Coffee With The Coaching Revolutionaries
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -The Coaching Revolution is a collective of experienced coaches, who mentor other coaches to success.
The International Coach Federation (ICF) have a global statistic that says that 82% of coaching businesses fail in the first 2 years. We've turned that statistic around. 80+% of our coaches succeed.
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Liz Smith - This Is The Best Money I Spent On Myself Since My Facelift!
June 20, 2022 08:31 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBLiz Smith left a corporate career more than six years ago and retrained as a counsellor. She became interested in coaching and started am accredited course. Then she found The Coaching Revolution.
George Wilkinson - From Tony Robbins to The Coaching Revolution!
May 12, 2022 11:37 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBGeorge joined The Coaching Revolution to take our coaching diploma as well as to learn how to market his new coaching business. Sarah and George chat about George's experience to date.
Sarah Clein - Oh sh*t! What have I done? (Or, how I joined The Coaching Revolution!)
April 19, 2022 15:56 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBSarah Clein joined The Coaching Revolution at the beginning of 2022 and has started successfully marketing her coaching business. She chats to Sarah Short about her journey to date - including the 2am panic she had once she'd committed to joining us!
Sam Harvey, From An Arrogant Boss to A Braver Leader
November 30, 2021 13:10 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBSam Harvey used to be a difficult, arrogant boss. He's worked around the world from New Zealand (where he was born), to Australia, from the USA to where he lives now in London, England. Over the years he was managing teams, Sam struggled to understand why his team members wouldn't just 'do as they were told' and with the impact that their apparent lack of obedience had on profits and stakeholders. As all good coaches do, Sam had a road to Damascus moment and dramatically changed the way he...
John Gilbert - Public Sector CEO to Successful Coach and Consultant
November 01, 2021 06:28 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBBefore he retired, John Gilbert was the CEO of a large local council. He had lots of 'delivery' skills but no marketing skills at all. He joined the The Coaching Revolution and fast-tracked his journey to running a successful coaching and consulting business. In this episode Sarah chats to John about that journey to success.
Amy Wilkinson - For Food's Sake!
October 15, 2021 09:29 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBAmy is a coach who works with professionals in the food industry. She is making great progress with building her corporate coaching business. In this episode, we chat about why she became a coach and why supporting people in the food industry is so important to her.
Nicola Semple, Coaching Qualification And Mentoring Together
August 09, 2021 11:30 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBNicola Semple came to us as someone with a lot of coaching experience, but no formal qualification. She joined up to take our coaching diploma as well as our marketing (and business) diploma.
Sarah Loddick - A Lover Of Learning (And Our Programme!)
July 28, 2021 15:52 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBSarah Loddick had a stellar career in the pharma industry and came to us both to consolidate the learning she'd already undertaken in coaching, and to learn how to find coaching clients who pay a professional rate for coaching. In this episode, we chat about her experience so far.
Helen Clare - Passionate Menopause Coach For Educators
June 07, 2021 15:33 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBHelen Clare has a whole quiver full of skills, including coaching, teaching, mentoring and facilitating which she uses to great effect to help female teachers who are struggling with menopause and the schools who want to know how to best to support them.
Coaching In The Corporate Space With Liz O'Neill
March 23, 2021 11:38 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBLiz O'Neill has a technology background. She has worked for 20+ years in the finance sector as a technology leader. She joined The Coaching Revolution because she wanted to coach technology leaders. Today, Liz coaches tech leaders in the corporate space. She needs only a few contracts a year as fees in this space are significantly higher than those in other spaces. Sarah and Liz are talking about the new group programme that she and Liz have designed especially for coaches who want to work...
Group Mentoring with Becky Field
March 01, 2021 07:33 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBWe're launching our group mentoring programme! Coach and mentor (formerly mentee) with The Coaching Revolution Becky Field is going to be running our programme with tiny groups of 4 coaches. Click here for more details.
Jo Woods, Revisited
February 03, 2021 16:57 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBI first spoke to Jo in June last year, when she'd had a single mentoring session. She was upbeat, excited and declared that her single session had been worth the fee in itself. You can find that episode here. We revisit Jo as she's about to have her final mentoring session.
Louisa Pau - Agency Owner to Agency Owners' Coach
December 30, 2020 11:09 - 24 minutes - 23 MBLouisa Pau delighted in owning and running her creative agency for many years, before stress and ill-health caused her to pause for thought. After regaining her health, Louisa realised that agency owners tend to work themselves into the ground, without stopping to figure out how they could change what they do so that they can have a healthy business AND a healthy life. In this episode, Sarah talks to Louisa about her work to date and about her experience with The Coaching Revolution. Louis...
Rebecca Amin: From Talent Acquisition to Career Coaching Business (in 2020!)
December 17, 2020 09:35 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBWho says 2020 was a write off? Rebecca Amin joined The Coaching Revolution about a year ago, having taken a qualification in career coaching. This year she has grown her coaching business and quit the job she hated - all during the global pandemic! Listen as Sarah and Rebecca chat about her journey and how she feels about it.
Scott Foley; 2020 Has Been A Great Year For My Coaching Business!
December 03, 2020 14:12 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBScott joined us as a mentee in August 2019. Then, just as he ramped up his marketing efforts, coronavirus happened and the UK went into lockdown. Despite this, Scott has still managed to not only create a coaching business, but grow it to a point that he has been able to give up his full-time job and coach for a living. Listen while Scott and I chat about the work he's done and what's been happening for him this year.
How To Use Social Media To Promote Your Coaching Business When You're Still Employed
July 10, 2020 07:33 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBLiz O'Neill started her coaching business while working full time as a technology leader. She needed to be able to use social media to promote her coaching business without falling foul of her employer. Liz works B2B as a coach within corporates. I interviewed her about starting her business last year and you can hear that episode here. In this episode, Liz explains how to utilise social media without getting into trouble at work. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to su...
Stephanie Rowley - A Lead A Day In Just 12 Weeks
June 18, 2020 12:51 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBSteph has a background in market research and left her job to set up her coaching business. She was busy networking and talking to as many people as she could to no avail. She realised that she needed some help, and needed it urgently. Steph and Sarah talk about Steph's journey from a standing start, to a lead a day in just 12 weeks. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for business-building coaches Coa...
How To Use Social Media To Promote Your Coaching Business, When You're Still Employed
June 15, 2020 13:00 - 54 seconds - 867 KBLiz O'Neill started her coaching business while working full time as a technology leader. She needed to be able to use social media to promote her coaching business without falling foul of her employer. Liz works B2B as a coach within corporates. I interviewed her about starting her business last year and you can hear that episode here. In this episode, Liz explains how to utilise social media without getting into trouble at work. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to su...
Jo Woods - Brand New To The Coaching Revolution
June 08, 2020 10:44 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBJo Woods joined The Coaching Revolution as a mentee just 3 weeks ago. Sarah interviewed Jo to talk about the massive mindset shift that she's experienced in such a short time. Jo said I now understand the difference between being busy and being productive. Most of all, I know that neither of them is the same as being effective! In the podcast we refer to a YouTube video from Alisa Barcan, which you can find here. If you'd like to join our free community for ALL coaches, you can find Coa...
Kathryn MacNeill; Coronavirus, Change and Coaching Businesses
March 28, 2020 17:26 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBKathryn MacNeill and Sarah chat about the current peculiar place the world finds itself in and how it is affecting us all. Kathryn explains why we might be feeling angry, sad and/or frustrated. Sarah reflects on managing your coaching business during this coronavirus period. Join our free online community Coaching Republic
From Management Consultant To Full-Time Career Coach
March 13, 2020 11:25 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBMila Komarova had a high-flying career as a management consultant when she started working with The Coaching Revolution. She was struggling to understand how she could ever transition from her career into working for herself; apart from anything else, what about the income!? Sarah chats to Mila about how she adapted The Coaching Revolution framework to create the coaching business of her dreams.
An Except From A Coaching Business In A Book
February 10, 2020 14:24 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBThis is a chapter of The Coaching Revolution's newly published book; A Coaching Business In A Book. The book can be bought by clicking here.
An Excerpt From A Coaching Business In A Book
February 10, 2020 14:24 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBThis is a chapter of The Coaching Revolution's newly published book; A Coaching Business In A Book. The book can be bought by clicking here.
Samantha Thomas; Learning and Development Professional, Turned Coach
February 10, 2020 12:24 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBSamantha Thomas is an L&D professional with 25+ years' experience. She joined The Coaching Revolution to formalise her coaching experience into an internationally recognised qualification, and to get the support to grow her coaching business. Samantha says that The Coaching Revolution has given her everything she hoped for - and more!
Turning The Tables - Jeff Matthews Interviews Sarah Short
February 05, 2020 12:07 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBSarah is one of the founders of The Coaching Revolution and usually hosts this podcast. In Turning The Tables, Jeff Matthews, client and now mentor with The Coaching Revolution interviews Sarah. We'd love you to join Coaching Republic, our business-building community for qualified coaches.
Damian Duguid; Finding An Oasis In The Desert
January 20, 2020 11:41 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBDamian had worked with a number of people who promised to show him how to get paying clients and they tried to make him fit into their business model. Trying to squeeze himself into someone else's shape was making him unwell, and then he found The Coaching Revolution!
John Carter; A Quiver Full Of Arrows And A Brand New Bow!
October 20, 2019 09:04 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBJohn is an ex-Hollywood actor, who joined The Coaching Revolution about a year ago. If you'd like to join our business-building coaching community Coaching Republic, you'll find it here.
Rachel Lauren Wade MCC - Our ICF Course Is Different
August 30, 2019 10:29 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBRachel Lauren Wade is magnificent! Not only did she teach many of the mentors at The Coaching Revolution (Sarah, Josh, Paul, Kathryn) she is also an ICF MCC. What the MCC bit means is that she has logged more than 2500 hours of coaching and that's extraordinary! In today's podcast, Sarah interviews Rachel about why the ICF course that we offer is different.
Sarah Gilligan - Finding My Way Out Of The Killing Fields...
August 15, 2019 10:47 - 29 minutes - 27 MBSarah Gilligan is based in Melbourne, Australia and she has spent quite some time in what she refers to as 'the killing fields'. What she means is that space where those people who say they can help coaches build businesses live.... In this episode, Sarah (Gilligan) and Sarah (Short) talk about Sarah's journey to finally having some focus as far as her business is concerned.
Getting Your Skills Honed
August 08, 2019 17:18 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBSuccessful coaching businesses are made up of equal amounts of 2 different skill sets. Coaching (the delivery half of your business) and the business of coaching (the business development skills that create the opportunities to do the delivery). Coaches need both. Coaches tend to love the delivery half, but are fearful of the other skillset. This podcast looks at why you really, really don't need to be anxious about business development.
Jenny Goody: Creating A Consulting Business With The Coaching Revolution
July 05, 2019 10:04 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBJenny wanted to create her own consulting business, but was worried about how to get clients. She was utterly confident in her abilities and knowledge, but she needed clarity on how to start good conversations with potential clients. The sound in this podcast is really quiet - sorry about that. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for business-building coaches Coaching Republic
Why Should I Pay For Business Development Training?
June 27, 2019 20:30 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBIt’s a good question, after all, there’s a lot of free stuff available. Why can’t a coach just swot up on the free stuff and go from there?
Jeff Matthews, Experienced in business, new to coaching.
May 27, 2019 12:31 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBWith a 30 year career in banking, followed by having a business in property investment, Jeff has joined us as a mentee, in order to become a coach. Here, he talks to Sarah about what he needed to learn - and unlearn - in order to succeed.
Craig Smith - Brand New Mentee With The Coaching Revolution
May 05, 2019 13:43 - 18 minutes - 17 MBThis podcast interview is unusual in that Craig is brand new to The Coaching Revolution - our other interviews have been with mentees who have engaged clients. In this episodes he's sharing why he wanted support in building a business, what he did before he found us, and how he's finding working with us so far?
Liz O'Neill - Tech-Nerd Turned Leadership Coach!
May 05, 2019 13:08 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBLiz O'Neill has had a 20 year career as a leader in the tech industry. She took a coaching diploma to be able to support her team in reaching their own goals. Following a lightbulb moment, when Liz realised that actually, she'd love to have a coaching business - because coaching is the best bit of what she does - Liz joined The Coaching Revolution as a mentee. Liz talks to Sarah Short about her journey from newly qualified, but clueless (business-development-wise) to experienced coach, pre...
Alisa Barcan - Revisited!
March 03, 2019 19:58 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBAlisa was the subject of one of our podcasts last September. Then she had joined The Coaching Revolution as a mentee and was halfway through her mentoring sessions. In this podcast episode, Sarah revisits Alisa to find out how she’s getting on now.
Round Up – 2018
January 01, 2019 20:45 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBA roundup of 2018 here at The Coaching Revolution
Alisa Barcan. Financial Coach, Mentee And Good Egg!
September 18, 2018 19:49 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBAlisa Barcan is an accountant who wanted to use her financial skills to help others manage their money and their lives. She is currently just finishing a coaching qualification at the University of Cambridge and has been a Coaching Revolution mentee since April 2018. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for business-building coaches Coaching Republic
Advice For Aspiring Coaches
September 09, 2018 20:25 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBYou want to coach for a living? This podcast episode is for you. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for business-building coaches Coaching Republic
Why Mentoring Makes All The Difference
June 03, 2018 18:04 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBCoaches have a knowledge gap around marketing. They simply don't know how to be effective at it. What that means is that you cannot be coached to success - coaching cannot fill a knowledge gap. Mentoring on the other hand, particularly when delivered by qualified coaches, does fill the knowledge gap. In this episode, we talk about how and why that's the case. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for bu...
Discovering Your Niche
April 15, 2018 20:32 - 25 minutes - 29.5 MBHow do you find your niche? Well it's not guesswork. Like everything else to do with marketing, it's a process. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for business-building coaches Coaching Republic
Podcast: Coaching Tools
April 05, 2018 08:13 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MBWhat tools do you need to coach effectively? They are probably not what you think... The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for business-building coaches Coaching Republic
Podcast: You Are Good Enough
March 25, 2018 07:02 - 24 minutes - 28.3 MBYour failure to find paying clients - or enough of them to sustain you - isn't because of you. You are enough. The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for business-building coaches Coaching Republic
Podcast: Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started
March 11, 2018 21:17 - 40 minutes - 47.2 MBWhen we finished recording this episode, Stephen (Parkinson – featured in the podcast) said ‘if I’d heard this when I first started, I could have saved 9 painful months. What do you think?
Finding A Hook To Hang Your Coaching Hat On
March 04, 2018 19:38 - 33 minutes - 47.1 MBIn This Week’s Podcast This week’s podcast: You’ve finished your course and you have your coaching qualification. Well done you! What are you going to do to turn that lovely certificate into a thriving coaching business? The Coaching Revolution is run by successful coaches to support other coaches to success. Join our fabulous (free) community for business-building coaches Coaching Republic