At some point in your coaching business, someone is going to ask you for a refund.This season on the Coach Pony Podcast, dating coach Bobbi Palmer, of Date Like a Grownup (http://www.datelikeagrownup.com/) and I are here to help by answering your burning questions about your coaching business, so you can get more clients and get paid to coach! Also, we have a Bridgerton audio theme this season, so enjoy!Refunds can be a tricky and uncomfortable situation. But today, Bobbi and I are giving you...

Sometimes to move forward as a coach, you just need your questions answered.This season on the Coach Pony Podcast, dating coach Bobbi Palmer, of Date Like a Grownup (http://www.datelikeagrownup.com/) and I are here to help by answering your burning questions about your coaching business, so you can get more clients and get paid to coach!Today, we’re talking about how to stay motivated in your business and how to get back on track when you feel like you’ve fallen behind.Listen to the full...

Are you a new coach who wants to use words to sell things? AWESOME!My guest today is a genius at using words to sell things. And she’s used herself as a guinea pig. She started a newsletter that produced six figures of income, which grew into an empire full of written programs, and landed her a huge book deal with Penguin Books.All in, she’s made over $5 million just from her words.Obviously we need to know, Ash Ambirge how did you build that?Ash Ambirge is the founder of The Middle Finger...

If you love working intimately with a small group of clients, and you love the community building that happens in group coaching, you might be thinking about starting a membership program.But getting it off the ground can be daunting.Today’s guest wanted to create engagement and support for a small group of people and she built out a premium membership program called the 10K Club on a minimal budget, all while the world was in lockdown. So we want to know, Natalie Sisson, how did you build...

Are you struggling to get referrals or with organic growth?Before you spend money on ads (which new coaches shouldn’t do unless you like setting money on fire), listen to today’s episode.My guest built a highly successful digital marketing firm the old fashioned way–through referrals and word of mouth.Before she made millions and built a team, Rita Barry was a solo business owner trying to grow.We want to know, how did you build that?Rita founded her company, a boutique digital marketing...

There are lots of ways to do courses, but if you’ve been thinking about offering a DIY-style option, this episode is for you.Today, we’re sitting down to pick Laura Belgray’s brain about her program, Inbox Hero, that brought in over six figures the very first time she launched it.We definitely want to know: How did you build that?We’ll find out how she developed the course, why she went DIY, and how she made her launch such a wild success.Laura Belgray, founder of Talking Shrimp®...

So far this season, we’ve talked to big name coaches about how they built wildly successful programs, conferences, and podcasts in their businesses.But it’s not just the big name coaches that are doing really interesting work.Coaches all over the world, in businesses big and small and new and old, are building cool and life-changing things for their clients and their businesses every single day.And in this episode, I want to highlight their stories.So we invited our amazing community of...

Have you wondered what it takes to start a membership site or community?Today, our guests, Erica Cordae and India Jackson, have done just that. In 2018, they founded Pause on the Play®, a community hub of professionals and entrepreneurs connecting at the intersection of values and visibility. We'll dive into how they got started and how they grew their membership business into an inclusive  community committed to guiding individuals in the process of defining their values, diversifying their...

Jason Gracia founded Swyft Sites to be an all-in-one done for your website builder that grows your coaching  business on autopilot.And it has exploded into a seven-figure business.So of course, we want to know, how did you build that?We'll dive into how he built such a niche service business, and why niching help him hit seven figures, Jason Gracia is an author, consultant, and founder of Swyft Sites, the all-in-one, done-for-you website solution for coaches.Listen to the full episode to hear...

John Lee Dumas has built one of the all time, top podcasts for business owners and has not only made over $20 million from his podcast, but he's also dominated his market.Obviously we want to know, how did you build that?We’ll chat about how and why he started the podcast, what his goals were at the beginning and how he grew his platform into what it is today.John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of Entrepreneurs On Fire (https://www.eofire.com/subscribe/), an award-winning podcast where he...

Have you thought about starting a podcast to build a network and market your coaching business?With over 10 million downloads under her belt, Emily Thompson, co-founder and host of the Being Boss podcast has all the info you need and then some on running a podcast, and the amazing community and business opportunities that have come from it.And of course we’re going to take it back to the beginning and ask Emily, how did you build that?Emily Thompson is the co-founder and host of Being Boss...

Evan Marc Katz has been called a “personal trainer for smart, strong, successful women. How did he come to dominate the date coaching industry?On this season of the Coach Pony Podcast, I'm sitting down with successful business owners to ask them, how did you build that? Today I’m diving in with Evan to talk about how he built his business - featuring millions of blog readers and podcast listeners - and especially about his massively successful program, Love U.With over 13,000 women completing...

As one of the founders and current President of the board for the Maine Women’s Conference, Jodi Flynn has taken the conference from just an idea to a successful nonprofit focusing on supporting women across the state. So how did she do it?On this season of the Coach Pony Podcast, I'm sitting down with successful business owners to ask them, how did you build that? And today I’ll dig in with Jodi about how it all started, how she grew the conference, what she’s learned, and what you should...

It can seem like celebrity entrepreneurs won the jackpot, but there's more to the story. Behind the blockbuster coaching programs, offers, and live events are stories of careful development, fixed mistakes, and strategy.On this season of the Coach Pony Podcast, I'm sitting down with successful business owners to ask them, how do you build that?I'll talk to a wide range of coaches and leaders, digging into how it all started, what they learned, and what you should know if you want to play a...

Life coaching has changed A LOT in the last 20 years. But what I want to know is what happens next.To get answers, I wanted to talk to smart people with a pulse on what’s happening in the industry...and what better place to start than with coaching schools, since they’re actively shaping new and upcoming coaches!Today I’m joined by: Sherri Gerek from IPEC, the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching, Stephanie Griffin from the Life Coach School, and Jennifer Voss of the Martha Beck...

No matter what level you’re at or what niche you’re in, you’ll make mistakes. It just means you’re human.And you can still run an amazing coaching business even when you make mistakes.All season on the Coach Pony podcast, Bobbi Palmer from Date Like a Grownup (http://www.datelikeagrownup.com/) and I have taken trips down memory lane to share our biggest flops and what we learned about messing up with clients, contracts, events, social media and more.To wrap up season three, we’re giving you...

There are a frightening number of ways to make mistakes on social media.Today on the Coach Pony podcast, Bobbi Palmer from Date Like a Grownup (http://www.datelikeagrownup.com/) joins me again to dish on where we’ve screwed up on social, so you don’t have to!We’ll take you back to a time before Instagram even existed let alone TikTok, (no, dinosaurs did not roam the earth) and talk about the pitfalls of trying to be everywhere at once and why it’s hard not to take it personally when you get...

If you want to have a business, you have to make sales.Otherwise, you’re just coaching people for free. If that’s your jam, cool! But if you’re here...then you probably want to make a living with your coaching.This is why Bobbi Palmer from Date Like a Grownup is here with me to talk about sales mistakes. This is a big one and there are a lot of ways your sales process can go sideways.Bobbi shares her biggest struggle point with sales and what she’s learned over the years to smooth out the...

Ooh, shiny!Everyone gets distracted by something sparkly now and again. But shiny object syndrome can slow down your business...big time.Of course you want to chase that shiny new idea, but dividing your attention across too many projects and programs at once can lead to disaster. Whether it’s burning out after working umpteen hours a week trying to juggle it all, or your programs not taking off like they could because they’re not getting your focus, shiny objects can take their toll on you...

Live events have their rewards: When an event goes well, you get the satisfaction of being hands-on and seeing people make progress in real time. Not to mention that attendees learn and make connections with your work (yay!) and each other! Everyone wins!But when a live event goes badly, those mistakes can be hugely detrimental to your business and your reputation.If people leave your event feeling that you’ve failed to deliver on the promise they paid for, your business will suffer. Or if...

Making mistakes with your website can cost you.It can cost you time, it can cost you peace of mind (oh the stress of redoing things!) and of course, it can cost you money.Whether you’re paying an agency to design and build your site or you’re DIY-ing it, having a site that doesn’t do what you need it to can hinder your business’s ability to grow.Building a website from scratch can be intimidating, especially when you’re just starting out. There are more options than ever for creating a...

We’ve all had clients we regret. It’s almost a rite of passage for a coach (so yes, it’ll probably happen to you!).Maybe you saw the red flags from the beginning and ignored them because you really believed you could be the one to help them. Coaches want to help people! Or maybe it took a few sessions for you to realize that what they need isn’t what you offer.Either way, it can be incredibly awkward and uncomfortable to be confronted with a client who is wrong for you, or you’re wrong for...

Investing in your business is a fact of life. It can help you learn, grow and be a better coach.   But what if when you need advice, consulting, training or something else, you fork over an enormous amount of money only to have it not work out the way you wanted? OUCH.   This season of the Coach Pony Podcast, it’s all about mistakes. I teamed up with Bobbi Palmer from  Date Like a Grownup (http://www.datelikeagrownup.com/) to give you the lowdown on our biggest mistakes and lessons learned,...

We all make mistakes in life. And as a coach, you’re going to make mistakes with your clients. You’re not perfect and your clients (usually) don’t expect you to be.But they will–consciously or not– take advantage of contract loopholes, poor enforcement, unclear terms and other not-so-fun ways to ask for services outside of what your intended agreement is.This season on the Coach Pony Podcast, I’m teaming up with Bobbi Palmer from Date Like a Grownup (http://www.datelikeagrownup.com/) to talk...

Do you ever worry about making mistakes in your coaching business? Of course you do! Everyone makes mistakes. No matter what level you’re at– whether you hung up your shingle yesterday or you’ve been at this for years– mistakes are a normal part of moving your business forward. Welcome! And not only are they normal, but coaches in all niches, at all revenue levels make many of the same mistakes. So, you aren’t alone! This season, we’re diving into the mistakes coaches make when building their...