Christie Mims on How Coaches Find Paying Clients and Build a Real Business | Ep.50

About this episode

Christie Mims discusses strategies for coaches to find paying clients and build sustainable businesses.

In this episode of "How to Get Ahead" with Millennial Life Coaches, host Tanya sits down with Christie Mims founder of Coach Pony @coach-pony for an honest and practical conversation about what it really takes to grow a coaching business. Christie shares how her own experience as a newly certified coach led her to build Coach Pony as a resource for coaches who need more than inspiration — they need a real path to paying clients and sustainable growth. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to niche down without feeling like you’re leaving money on the table How to create messaging that speaks to the real problem What to do when impostor syndrome shows up Why marketing feels so vulnerable for coaches How to build a coaching business that can actually support you Christie also speaks candidly about fear, visibility, and the emotional side of becoming a coach entrepreneur. Her encouragement is clear: you do not need to be perfect to get started, but you do need business skills, consistency, and the courage to keep going. She closes by reminding coaches that this is a healthy and growing industry — and that there is space for them in it. Connect with Christie Mims / Learn More About…

People in this episode

Host: Tanya

Guest: Christie Mims

Topics covered

• coaching business
• client acquisition
• marketing strategies
• impostor syndrome
• business skills

Keywords

• coaching
• business growth
• marketing
• client acquisition
• impostor syndrome

Sponsors

Melissa Castro

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coach Pony

Products: Intrinsic Leadership

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