Transform Your Coaching Passion into a Profitable Business
Ready to Take the Leap into Independence?
Transform your professional expertise into a thriving business venture. If you’ve outgrown your current role but hesitate to make the transition, this comprehensive 5-week seminar is designed for you.
What You’ll Learn:
- Essential business startup strategies
- Time management for entrepreneurs
- Niche market identification and development
- Growth and scaling techniques
- And much more…
Program Structure:
- Flexible, primarily self-paced learning (95% asynchronous)
- Weekly content releases every Saturday
- Interactive online discussions throughout the week
- Weekly 30-minute live Zoom sessions on Thursday evenings (EST)
- Recordings available for all live sessions
- Bonus: Complimentary 30-minute personal consultation upon completion
Weekly Format:
- New materials (readings, videos, resources) released Saturdays
- Engaging group discussions run Monday through Sunday
- Live Q&A sessions focus on weekly competencies
- Wednesday evening Zoom meetings (specific dates to be announced)
Take advantage of this structured yet flexible program designed to help you transition confidently into entrepreneurship. Whether you’re ready to start immediately or planning for the future, you’ll gain the tools and knowledge needed for success.
Date(s): Janaury 27 – March 9, 2025
Instructor: Mark Danaher
Participation: 6 week commitment
Contact Hours: 15
Recertification hours: Careers by Design is an NCDA-approved provider.
Course Fee: $415.00
By the end of this 6-week seminar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the importance of knowing your expertise and be able to articulate it effectively to potential clients
- Describe their ideal customer and create detailed target audience profiles
- List at least 3 critical startup tasks that must be prioritized when beginning a coaching business
- Define what branding means and demonstrate how to incorporate it into marketing strategies effectively
- Describe proven methods and strategies to grow and engage your audience
- List at least 5 key people, agencies, or resources needed to support and develop your coaching business
COURSE OUTLINE:
Week 1 – Defining Your Expertise & Ideal Client
Week 2 – Business Launch Essentials
Week 3 – Building Your Brand & Marketing Strategy
Week 4 – Audience Growth & Engagement
Week 5 – Support Networks & Next Steps
Format: Interactive, online discussion with career professionals. Participants will have weekly assignments, readings, and discussions. Assignments open on a Sunday and remain open for 1 week. You may log in and post at any time convenient for you. We only ask that you please post your initial response by 11:59 pm EST on Thursday so that the discussion can continue for the entire week.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
- All assignments must be completed on time
- All participants must actively participate in the weekly discussions online, posting and replying to at least one other person.
- End of the seminar action plan: Your action plan to move forward in your wellness journey.
- Technology requirements: Internet access, ability to read MS Word documents & Adobe PDF files, ability to view video (primarily using YouTube)
ASSESSMENT OF COMPLETION OF COURSE:
- Evaluation will be made of the quality of the discussion in the class. All participants will post in each forum discussion. Participants are expected to be active in the online exchange of information, perspectives, and experiences.
- Must reply to at least one other person in the seminar in each discussion
- The final 90 day caoching plan plan is due within two weeks of the completion of the class.
- Payment is due in full at least one week before the seminar begins unless other arrangements have been made.
- Cancellations must be in writing via email.
- If you cancel and have paid through PayPal or Venmo, we will refund you minus their fees.
- If Careers by Design cancels the seminar, a full refund will be granted.
- Cancellations less than 1 week before the seminar begins will incur a $50 fee.
- No refunds will be granted for cancellations once the seminar begins.
- Refunds will be issued within 2 weeks from the cancellation request date.
