One of the best ways to grow your coaching business is through building strong relationships with people in your network, and to expand your network to other people through the people you already know. These folks can be potential clients, Influencers, referral sources, and/or Strategic Alliances. A Strategic Alliance (or Partnership) is a mutually beneficial relationship with formal agreements in place that enhances the growth and prosperity of both of your businesses. One of my passions is helping my clients … Read more…

I have never met a coach who hasn’t had a deep love and desire for Connection. Coaches love deep dialogue.  We are infinitely curious about others.  Connection inspires us and helps cultivate our creativity and joy.  And frankly, one of the hardest parts of being a solopreneur is that it can be challenging to find the right partners to collaborate with who are also a good fit for this deeper connection that we long for. What makes a great partner … Read more…

Are your current Strategic Alliances truly working for you? Strategic Alliances can be powerful tools in generating clients and revenue for your coaching practice (next week I’ll detail the most common types of Alliances that work best for coaches), but sometimes we outgrow our partnerships and need to move on. Many of my clients, especially when they were first starting out, created what are called “extension partnerships” with bigger, umbrella companies. This can be a great partnership because, essentially, the … Read more…