Leadership Coach Jennifer Maxson on building a coaching business and staying connected with our clients

About this episode

Leadership Coach Jennifer Maxson discusses her journey in building a coaching business and the importance of client relationships.

We ask Leadership Coach Jennifer Maxson when and how she knew to build her own coaching business, how to stay connected with our clients, and why and how the International Coaching Federation's Proficiency exam despaired us both (and we still passed.) You can find Jennifer Maxson & Associates here and find Coach Jennifer on LinkedIn here. Your show host, Debbi Gardiner McCullough, is a communications coach for Fortune 100/500 leaders, a former reporter for the Guardian, the Economis...

People in this episode

Host: Debbi Gardiner McCullough

Guest: Jennifer Maxson

Topics covered

• coaching business
• client connection
• leadership
• professional development
• coaching certification

Keywords

• coaching
• leadership
• business development
• client engagement
• International Coaching Federation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Coaching Federation

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