About this episode

Gina Bianchini discusses the pitfalls of one-on-one coaching and offers strategies to avoid burnout while building a sustainable business.

If you're juggling one-on-one coaching, ten social platforms, an email list, and a freemium group on the side, you're not building a business — you're building a burnout machine. Gina Bianchini gets honest about why high-ticket coaching feels good on paper but quietly drains the creators, coaches, and consultants trying to scale with it. If you're stuck in feast or famine or wondering how to turn your expertise into recurring revenue without giving up your life, this one is for you. In this episode, you'll learn: Why one-on-one coaching quietly leads to creator burnout How to design a four to six week cohort that scales The truth about freemium communities and why to avoid them How to escape the feast or famine cycle as a consultant How to translate your expertise into a transition people will pay for Why member-to-member connection beats more content every time (0:00) Intro (0:18) Why creators are exhausted right now (0:42) The hidden cost of one-on-one high ticket coaching (1:05) Why to start with a finite cohort instead (1:38) Pricing your first cohort the right way (2:15) When to layer coaching on top of community (2:48) Focus on one social channel, not ten (3:20) Why…

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