282 episodes
- Yes, you can grow your coaching business without spending a single dollar on ads.
I've helped hundreds of coaches hit five figure months, multiple six figures and beyond, before they ever ran one.
But only if you build the foundation first.
Paid ads don't fix a business that can't attract clients organically, they just help you spend money faster. In this episode I'm sharing the five things I'd focus on if I had to grow my coaching business without ads, and the difference between doing organic marketing and just posting. If you've been showing up consistently but clients still aren't coming, this is for you.
In this episode:
Why followers don't pay you, conversations do (coaches with 2,000 followers out-earn coaches with 100,000)
How to build a consistent attraction strategy with one or two channels, not ten
Why nurturing beats pitching, and how to create content that solves problems instead of just inspiring
The conversations most coaches wait for instead of creating themselves
How to make buying simple with one clear next step
Why paid ads are an amplifier, not a foundation
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Work Together: Here - The best coach doesn't win. The clearest coach wins.
Your ideal clients are deciding in seconds whether you're for them.
If it isn't immediately obvious, they leave.
Not because you aren't good at what you do, but because they don't understand what you do. In this episode I'm walking you through the five things every coach needs to position themselves as the obvious choice, so ideal clients stop scrolling and start thinking "this is exactly who I've been looking for". If you're doing everything right but the right clients aren't recognising you, this is the one to fix it.
In this episode:
The positioning mistake I see most (and why the broader your message, the weaker it becomes)
How to make it obvious what problem you solve, because people buy solutions, not coaching
What actually makes you memorable: what you believe, not what you teach
The three types of proof that create certainty, even if you're newer in business
Why your audience needs more repetition, not more variety
The five questions that tell you if you're the obvious choice
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Work Together: Here 279. Why You're Stuck In Your Coaching Business (And The 5 Bottlenecks To Fix First)
27/07/2026 | 18 mins.You're not stuck because you're not working hard enough.
Most coaches are doing more than ever, and the needle still isn't moving.
The real problem is a bottleneck, and you probably haven't found yours yet.
Every plateau, income dip or momentum stall comes down to one of five bottlenecks. In this episode I'm walking you through all five, the questions that diagnose which one is yours, and exactly what to do once you've found it. If you're posting, offering and showing up but growth has stalled on the way to $30K months, this is where to look.
In this episode:
The 5 bottlenecks in every coaching business: Mindset, Attract, Nurture, Convert, Deliver
The symptoms of each one, from leads going cold to delivery eating you alive
The five questions that diagnose yours (the first no is your bottleneck)
Strategy gap or time gap, and the 60 day rule that tells you which one you have
Why you fix one bottleneck for 30 days, not all five at once
The reframe: you're not broken, you're between layers of refinement
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Work Together: Here- If most of your clients come from referrals, your growth is out of your hands.
Three referrals one month, none the next.
That's not a business problem, it's a marketing system problem.
In this episode I'm showing you how to build a business that still benefits from referrals but doesn't rely on them. If you're a coach who's brilliant at what you do but hears yourself in "I had a $20K month... then a $10K month... then nothing", this is how you get off the revenue roller coaster for good.
In this episode:
Why referrals feel easy but keep your income reactive instead of intentional
The pattern I hear on almost every roadmap call ("mostly referrals")
The three jobs your marketing has to do every week: attract, nurture and convert
The exact channels I teach my clients for each stage
The mistake that keeps most coaches stuck (overinvesting in one stage)
What changes when all three systems finally work together
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Work Together: Here - I'm planning my first $300K cash month, and you're coming behind the scenes with me.
It's the 11th of July, we've averaged a $10K+ cash day every single day this month, and 30 of those in a row is $300K. So I got the pens out and mapped my entire August on paper, in real time.
If you're a coach who wants $30K+ months without working more hours, this is what planning looks like when your business model is actually scalable. No reinventing the wheel, just the same proven things done at higher volume, with a team that holds it.
In this episode:
The $300K goal, and why I only ever count cash collected (not contracted sales)
The maths that makes a scary goal believable
Why I run the same workshop every Tuesday (nearly 30 times in a row now)
Lifting ad spend from $50K to $80K per month, and the data that makes it safe
My Monday data check-ins and Friday team reviews
How I've delegated ads, setting and sales so my week is 2 client calls and 1 workshop
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