the coaching business everyone thinks is dead

About this episode

Ollie Carson discusses the viability of online coaching in 2026 and shares strategies for building a profitable coaching business using AI and effective marketing techniques.

Is online coaching dead in 2026? Not even close. Here's the truth about AI and how to actually build a profitable coaching business this year. I'm Ollie Carson. I've built and scaled three successful online coaching businesses across different niches, and in 2025 I grew RemotePro to $90,000 in a single month with just a VA and a video editor. In this video, I'm cutting through the noise on AI, showing you exactly where it adds real value in a coaching business, and walking you through my step-by-step plan for getting clients consistently in 2026. In this video I cover: Why online coaching is NOT dead (and what the data actually shows) The truth about AI in coaching businesses vs. the hype 3 genuine use cases for AI that free up your time and make you more money How to pick a profitable niche in one of the four core markets Setting up your Instagram for coaching from scratch Building a high-converting lead magnet and automating lead collection with ManyChat Using a VSL or video miniseries to nurture leads on autopilot Why charging £1,500+ attracts better clients and better results The monthly marketing cadence that keeps your pipeline full Client results mentioned: Kat: left…

People in this episode

Host: Ollie Carson

Topics covered

• online coaching
• AI in coaching
• building a coaching business
• client acquisition
• marketing strategies

Keywords

• online coaching
• AI
• profitable niche
• lead generation
• client results

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RemotePro

Products: ManyChat

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