In Episode 166 of the Best Coach Ever podcast, we flip the script by letting ChatGPT take over and interview me. We let the bots take over and answered a bunch of juicy, invasive, slightly chaotic questions about life, business, and allll the stuff I don’t always share on social media.

What starts as a fun game (thanks to a creative idea borrowed from coach Ashley Hubbard!) quickly turns into some spicy questions, and I realized I had zero chill and was absolutely about to have a vulnerability hangover after this.

From my go-to coffee order to the messiest client red flags I’ve ever ignored, this episode is 50% girl talk, 50% business therapy, and 100% real. If you’ve ever wanted to sit on my couch with a glass of wine and ask me everything—this is that episode.

In this episode, we cover:

1) Icebreaker Qs: Coffee Orders, Walk-on Songs & Career What-Ifs [0:00 - 7:35]
 – Lynette’s go-to Americano and cocktail preferences
 – What she’d be doing if she weren’t a coach 

2) Behind the Scenes of Business Life [7:36 - 17:20]
 – The most unhinged DMs and sales calls she’s gotten
 – Why explaining her job to non-online-business people is awkward

3) The Spicy Truth Bomb Segment (According to ChatGPT) [17:21 - 29:35]
 – The biggest mistake she sees coaches making in 2025
 – Why over-relying on templates and AI is killing your ability to think

4) Red Flags, Client Drama & Business Boundaries [29:36 - 36:59]
 – The one client red flag she’ll never ignore again
 – How a chargeback situation taught her a hard (and expensive) lesson

5) The Ugly Truth About Making More Money [37:00 - 39:24]
 – Why bigger income months = bigger expenses
 – The surprising financial pressure that comes with scaling

6) Petty Moments & Copycat Drama [39:25 - 43:50]
 – The time a coach blatantly copied her program
 – Her Instagram Story response and why she mostly stands by it

7) Coaching Beliefs That Have Changed [43:51 - 46:08]
 – Why she used to tell clients to avoid lifestyle content
 – How the rise of connection-based marketing changed her entire strategy

8) What Actually Made Her Successful (Spoiler: Not Strategy) [46:09 - 49:58]
 – The one trait she says guarantees success
 – How showing up even when it’s hard changed everything

9) Burnout, Crying & the Weight of It All [49:59 - 52:21]
 – The vulnerable truth about why she sometimes cries over business
 – That familiar spiral every coach hits when they feel they’re not enough

10) If She Had to Start Over From Scratch… [52:22 - End (54:00)]
 – The exact steps she’d take to rebuild her business from zero
 – How she'd create a high-ticket offer fast and focus on conversations + connection

Connect with Lynette:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynettemarieh

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The Wellness CEO Mastermind: https://wcmprogram.com