If you’re a newer coach, it’s easy to get stuck in what I call pre-launch limbo — spending months (or years) working on things that feel productive but don’t actually get you paying clients. I call this Shiny Object Paralysis: the pull toward fun, pretty, or “safe” tasks that eat up your time, money, and energy while you avoid the real work that will actually get your business off the ground.

In this episode of The Coaching Edge, I’m breaking it down into two clear lists:

• 10 things you actually need to launch your coaching business
• 10 things you don’t (even if you’ve been told otherwise)

We’ll cover what’s essential to protect yourself legally, start attracting clients, and feel confident in your skills — including why knowing your scope as a coach is just as important as having a booking link or a payment processor. And we’ll bust some of the most common myths keeping new coaches stuck (hint: you don’t need a $5K logo, a massive Instagram following, or a perfectly dialed niche...

If you’ve ever hit mid-December and realized you have no holiday offer, no seasonal content, and no energy left to create either… this episode is your friendly nudge to change that cycle this year.

I used to leave my holiday content and offers until the last minute — and I’d spend my holidays half-present with my family, half-panicking about Canva graphics, revenue goals, and the fact that my clients hadn’t heard from me in weeks.

Now, I plan my holiday campaigns in October, and I’m sharing exactly how you can do the same. You’ll learn:

• Why late October and early November are prime buying windows for most coaching niches (and why December is tougher for self-investment offers)
• How to organize your seasonal marketing so you can truly take time off
• 10 things to consider when creating holiday content that connects and converts
• 10 creative holiday-specific offers — with examples for life, business, and wellness coaches — so you can adapt them to your own niche
• How to leverage “gif
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The coaching industry isn’t in freefall, but let’s be honest — the buying climate has changed.

People are taking longer to make decisions. Trust is harder to earn. And clients need more reassurance than ever before before committing their time, money, and energy to solving the problem you help with.

If you’ve been feeling this shift in your business, you’re not imagining it — and you’re not alone. The good news? Coaches who adapt now will be miles ahead in the months to come.

In this “State of the Union” episode, I’m sharing:

• The truth about the current trust + economic “recession” in the coaching industry
• Why I’ve doubled my free content this year (and what it’s already done for my business)
• How my new low-ticket Coaching Edge Workshop Series is meeting clients exactly where they are
• The 3 critical marketing shifts every coach needs to make right now
• 10 specific, actionable ideas you can implement immediately to keep growing in this climate

You’ll leave this episode with ...

What if you could create one coaching program that becomes the cornerstone of your business — the thing you’re known for, that clients immediately recognize, and that keeps generating revenue year after year?

That’s exactly what happened for me when I built the Business Building Bootcamp (BBB) — my flagship, one-year business-building program for coaches. In this episode of the Coaching Edge Podcast, I’m pulling back the curtain on how and why I created it, the lessons I learned along the way, and how you can tell if you’re ready to design your own signature course.

I’ll take you back to year 10 of my coaching career, when my practice was already full and I was focused on burnout, alcohol, and life transitions for professional women. Out of the blue, coaches from my latest certification class started coming to me for help building their businesses. Their training had promised business-building support, but the reality fell short — and they saw me as someone who was actually doing it ...