The Business of Executive Coaching

Today I'm joined by Alex Field, a clinical psychotherapist and naturopath with over 30 years' experience in mental health and wellbeing. Alex's work focuses on chronic nervous system dysregulation, stress and trauma, and she's the founder of the HEAL Method, a program combining psychotherapy with functional body-based medicine.

In this episode, Alex unpacks why our capacity as business owners has a strong biological component and that mindset work sometimes just doesn’t cut it. Alex takes us through some of the basics of the nervous system and what it means to be ‘regulated’ as well as some strategies for spending more time in our window of regulation.

Alex and I also dig into what it really means to grow sustainably, without white-knuckling your way to burnout - you'll want to take notes on this one.

If you'd like to connect with Alex Field, you can find her on Instagram or learn more about the HEAL Method at healforlifeprograms.com

If you want to grow your business with more corporate clients, I have a live event this week where I will be sharing all the components of your Executive Coach Pipeline - the foundations you need for your business to thrive. Save your seat over at www.elliescarf.com/pipeline.

How do we know if our resistance is sensible caution or our self limiting beliefs in action?

In this episode (a popular one I'm bringing back for the new coaches tuning in), I break down the subtle ways fear shows up as reasonable excuses in your business, and why the cost of playing small is far more layered than the a ost opportunity.

Before you dive in, I'm running a free live masterclass next week, the Executive Coach Business Growth Workshop: Your Pipeline to Consistent Clients, where I'll walk you through the exact pipeline model I use with my own clients. You can sign up here.

And if you're ready to stop playing small and want support building consistent corporate clients, you can learn more about the Corporate to Coach Accelerator here and please book a call with me to chat about whether it's the right fit for you.

Getting clients via word of mouth and referrals feels like the "right" way to build a coaching business doesn’t it? None of that messy sales business. And gosh it feels good when clients come to us.But I’m sorry to say, if referrals are your whole business development strategy, we need to talk.

In this episode I break down why the word of mouth and referral-only approach that worked for coaches starting out 15 - 20 years ago doesn't hold up in today's market, and why hope is not a sustainable strategy.If you'd like support building a strategy that gets you consistently in front of corporate clients, you can learn more about the Corporate to Coach Accelerator here and please book a call with me to discuss whether it makes sense for your business.

And don't forget to connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know your take on this episode!

Today I'm joined by Jennifer Lewis, a leadership and team coach who spent three decades in senior advertising and media roles before making the leap into coaching.

In this episode Jennifer shares her corporate to coach story, from running the day-to-day of a major agency's Los Angeles office to the moments along the way that showed her the importance of trust at work. We dig into Jennifer’s three layers of trust, her assessment strategy, and how she's building her business in line with her purpose.

Jennifer and I also explore the role of creativity in business - you will love what she has to share.

If you'd like to connect with Jennifer Lewis, you can find her on LinkedIn or search for her business, jennifergel.com

If you want to grow your business with more corporate clients, you can learn more about the Corporate to Coach Accelerator at elliescarf.com/cca and if you'd like to discuss whether it could be a good fit for your growth agenda, let's chat! elliescarf.com/bookacall

Selling your coaching services is tough. And if you're a coach working with corporate clients, chances are there are one or more barriers getting in your way - and it might not be what you think.

In this episode I break down the four biggest obstacles I see preventing coaches building a comfortable and consistent sales approach. As you listen, my challenge to you is to pick just one that you will work on this week.

If you'd like support to work through these barriers and build a strategy that gets you consistently in front of corporate clients, you can learn more about the Corporate to Coach Accelerator here and please book a call with me to discuss whether it makes sense for your business.

I'm also running a free masterclass, Three Ways to Use LinkedIn as a Tool to Get Your Next Three Corporate Clients, on 16th July (15th for the US/Canada). I'm not sure when I'll run it again, so save your spot here if you'd like to join. And don't forget to connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know which of the four barriers is your biggest one!