485: What We Really Know About Building a Successful Business with Meg Rentschler, MSW, PCC
About this episode
Meg Rentschler discusses the real challenges coaches face in building successful businesses and offers research-based strategies for overcoming them.
In this solo episode, Meg Rentschler pulls back the curtain on the real challenges coaches face when building their businesses. She reveals what actually works and the most common mistakes that trip coaches up. Drawing on ICF industry data, small business research, and over 40 years of experience, Meg walks through the six most common struggles coaches encounter, including inconsistent client flow, isolation, pricing, and more. She offers six concrete, research-based strategies to position yourself for success. Meg makes a passionate case for community and mentorship as the biggest differentiators in a coach’s long-term sustainability. Join us! Show Highlights: The good news about our booming coaching industry (Hear the facts!) The market wants coaching, but we have to know how to position ourselves for success and sustainability. Building a sustainable coaching practice is challenging because business-building skills differ significantly from coach training. Six common struggles for coaches: Consistently attracting the right clients (“Hope marketing” doesn’t scale.) Niching down (Niche-focused coaches grow their businesses 30% faster!) Pricing with confidence (It’s a mindset and…
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