I wanted to challenge myself in this episode to come up with a comprehensive list of where your potential coaching clients are going to come from. These are the individuals that might go on to become clients and go through your sales funnel - hence ‘top of funnel’. It is not enough to know where to get these leads from of course, then you need commitment and strategy to choose your preferred avenues and get enough volume into your funnel.

Listen in for the full list!

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In this episode I really wanted to be very clear.

Your credibility as a coach is about so much more than your number of coaching hours. In fact, you will be surprised by how many people will hire you as a coach, not because of your coaching experience, but because of your professional background. 

We need to get comfortable and confident selling our coaching services based on both our coaching experience and also our professional experience. Listen on to learn why and how to do this!

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You might be surprised at how early in your coaching business the question of whether you should build a team of associates comes up. If you want to offer a choice of coaches to a great client, you are overwhelmed with work, or you are interested in scaling, this could be something you are thinking about. In this episode I am taking you through practical things to think about before you start hiring.

Keen to be an associate coach? I think there could be a few gems in here about what coaching companies are looking for too.

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This episode is all about financial success and the goals and metrics we choose to judge our success by. I share what matters when you assess your financial performance, what doesn’t, and I also touch on why you should apply a cynical filter to numbers shared by coaches and consultants to convince you to buy their services!

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For this episode I am so fortunate to be speaking with Nathan Blair. Nathan is a coach and entrepreneur who discovered somatic approaches during his search for ways to manage ADHD as a young person.

I’ve heard a lot about somatic approaches in executive coaching and truly my understanding is patchy. I’ve probably avoided it because it felt a little too ‘woo woo’ for me, but I think the evidence has caught up and I’m behind the 8 ball.

In this episode I got to ask Nathan my most uninformed questions, which he answered with grace and humour. We discuss:

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Today I am pleased to share a conversation with Han Ee Lim. Han Ee and I roam far and wide, and touch on:

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The terminology ‘executive coach’ can be tricky, and I have met a number of coaches who aren’t sure if that is what they really are.

 In this episode I want to share what an executive coach actually is, and – spoiler alert – it doesn’t require coaching people at the C-Suite level. In my opinion the real differentiator of an executive coach is that we are coaching people in an organisational context – regardless of their place in the hierarchy.

Let me know if you agree!

Coaches, I know it’s hard out there sometimes. And I know sometimes we can feel like we have to put on our ‘game face’ and not show that it is hard or that we are struggling.

This episode is a love letter of sorts (or maybe a pep talk?) to executive and leadership coaches who are out there doing the work. If you have been feeling the ups and downs, this is for you.

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Today’s episode is a personal one because I’ve had lots of my community talking about the pain they’ve experienced through making the wrong investments in coaches and mentoring programmes.

Firstly – I’ve been there! I invest a lot in coaching and mentoring, and generally I feel like I get an excellent ROI on my investments. BUT! I’ve made some big mistakes too so I want to share my thoughts on when it makes sense to invest in coaching, and when it doesn’t.

I’d love to hear your stories so if you have a success story or a story of regret, hit me up on LinkedIn, FB, Instagram on email.

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Ever wondered about the difference between group and team coaching? If you have you are in good company as many of my community members have wondered the same thing. I had the pleasure of a conversation with Dr Louise Kovacs about this very topic.

We covered:

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