FAQs

I can’t speak for other coaches, but I am happy to share what a relationship with me looks like. About half the time, we will be solving specific problems you bring to our conversations, and you will leave our meeting with practical, actionable solutions. And the other half of the time, I will be guiding you down a known, step-by-step path to build a business that doesn’t own you.

While the specific improvement needs vary from company to company, generally the benefits of hiring a business coach usually come down to a few things: More profit, more freedom, more consistency and controls, and less frustration, stress, and feeling ‘stuck’.

The best coach is one who has successfully done what you want to do. You want to find a guide who will know the kinds of problems you are likely to encounter well before you experience them. Just like you wouldn’t hire a person who has never actually played the piano to teach your child to play the piano, you wouldn’t want to hire someone who hasn’t practically applied the solutions you will be presented with.

The difference between coaching and consulting is a bit subjective. There is no universally agreed upon criteria to separate one from the other. I offer both, and for me it comes down to how much direct involvement you would like from me in your business. As a coach, I will walk you through solutions via phone or Zoom, so you can easily implement them. As a consultant, I will help you facilitate solutions with you, in your business.

Coaching is simply paying for another person’s experience to shorten your learning curve by not making mistakes that you would otherwise make, had you done it all on your own. You get the knowledge that results from experience without paying the consequences of the mistakes made to gain that experience along the way. The fewer mistakes that are made, the faster the business can grow.

Of course! I offer solutions with investments of less than $100 and two group meetings per month.

Coaching is only important for business owners who want to make more progress than they are now. People who are interested in more profits, having more time off, building a bigger company, and/or improving their own skills will benefit from coaching a great deal. Business owners who are content with their company’s performance are not as likely to benefit from coaching.

I can’t speak for other coaches, but my clients learn actionable, step-by-step solutions for problems business owners face every day, relating to: people (employees and customers), processes, and profitability. Knowing that a problem exists is important. And knowing proven ways to actually solve problems is where the compounding benefits of learning practical, real-life strategies really begins to pay off.

Yes! A key benefit of the skills my clients learn is getting more time. One of the biggest pain points for business owners when they come to me is feeling like their business ‘owns them’. Once we have clarity and confidence with our team, we will be freed up to do the other things we need to do as business owners and want to in order to enjoy life.

Generally, about half of the time we will be working on known problems you will bring to the conversation. In those cases, we will work out an actionable, step-by-step solution. The other half of the time, I will be guiding you down a proven, step-by-step path to make your life as a business owner easier today, as well as takings steps to more quickly and easily overcome challenges your company will face later, as it grows.