In this episode, I sit down with the brilliant Danny Wicks to explore what it really takes to build a coaching business that supports your life rather than consumes it.

We talk honestly about corporate pressure, anxiety, burnout, identity shifts, and the courage it takes to move away from chasing money and exits towards building a business and life you actually love.

Danny shares his journey from banking and consultancy into coaching, what the Ibiza retreat unlocked for him, and why you cannot shortcut the process if you want something real and sustainable.

What You Will Learn in This Episode

• Why chasing money and exits leads to emptiness
• How anxiety and personal struggle led Danny into coaching
• Why you cannot skip the process in coaching or business
• How he built a successful business without social media
• What it really means to create a business and life you love

Timestamps 

00:00 – 02:00 Welcome, retreat reflections, and why this conversation matters
02:00 – 06:30 Danny’s corporate life, anxiety, and breaking point
06:30 – 10:30 Therapy, self-work, and discovering coaching
10:30 – 15:30 Why the Ibiza retreat became a life-changing moment
15:30 – 20:30 Transitioning from consultant to coach while staying employed
20:30 – 25:30 Building a business by earning your stripes
25:30 – 30:30 Do not skip the process in coaching or business
30:30 – 36:00 Scaling without social media and doing the opposite
36:00 – 42:30 Redefining success and creating a business and life you love
42:30 – End The long game, meaningful work, and Danny’s message to coaches 

If this conversation resonated and you want to become an accredited coach or take your coaching business to the next level, come and train with me at the Coach Business School.

I’ll personally guide you through both your coaching skills and your business growth.

I’d love to support you.

Let’s do this.