Business of Coaching Workshop

Online coaches should spend their time coaching, not repeating the same admin tasks every week. In this Business of Coaching Workshop, Mac McGregor hosts an open office-hours session focused on making the day-to-day work of coaching easier. The conversation covers ways coaches can streamline programming, client check-ins, scheduling, workout delivery, and other repetitive parts of running an online or hybrid coaching business. You'll hear how tools like automatic program advancement can reduce the time spent copying workouts from week to week, how better client dashboards and check-ins can reduce unnecessary back-and-forth, and why the right automation should support your coaching rather than replace it. The goal is simple: remove repetitive work so you can spend more of your time making coaching decisions, helping clients, and growing your business. Connect with Andrew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/  PS - Want to increase your dollar-per-hour earnings? Learn how to, for free, RIGHT HERE. 

More clients. More revenue. More content. More growth. That sounds like success—until the business starts taking over your life. Jon Vlahogiannakos has been a fitness coach for more than a decade and has spent the last five years mentoring hundreds of fitness coaches. At one point, he grew his own roster to more than 70 clients while also mentoring other coaches. The business was growing, but his training, nutrition, family time, and ability to step away from work started to suffer. Jon joins Niki Sims to talk about how online fitness coaches can grow without building a business that eventually burns them out. They discuss how to choose the clients you actually want to work with, why your content should speak directly to those people, and how to stop comparing your social media to every other coach online. Jon explains why coaches do not need to follow every trend or copy what is already popular. Instead, they should find a content style that fits their strengths, get more reps, and become better at communicating their own message. They also dig into the other side of growth: capacity. How many clients can you actually coach well? What does your income goal require from your time? When should you simplify, delegate, or stop doing something completely? Jon shares his "subtraction list" exercise, which helps coaches separate the work that gives them energy from the work that drains them so they can build a simpler and more sustainable business. If you are an online fitness coach trying to get more clients, improve your content, and grow without making coaching your entire life, this conversation will help you think more clearly about what you are actually building. Connect with Andrew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/  Connect with our guest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strongjonfitness/  Website: https://strongjon.com/diagnostic  PS - Want to know the next step for your business? Learn it  HERE, in under 2 minutes.

Getting more clients is great. Keeping the right clients is better. Wyatt Christensen of Rebuild Stronger joins Andrew Jackson and the Business of Coaching Workshop to break down what actually drives long-term client retention—and why it starts before a client ever signs up. Wyatt explains why coaches need to set clear expectations, understand who they coach best, and be willing to turn away clients who aren't a good fit. Instead of trying to serve everyone, coaches can build stronger relationships by being honest about their expertise, their personality, and the culture they create. They also discuss the value of building a referral network, why referring someone elsewhere can actually generate future business, and why a positive offboarding experience matters just as much as onboarding. Most importantly, Wyatt argues that client retention isn't something you manufacture with a tactic. It's the outcome of doing your job well and consistently delivering a great client experience. In this episode: Why client retention creates a more stable coaching business Setting expectations before a client signs up Filtering for clients who fit your expertise and personality Why coaches shouldn't try to be someone they're not Building a referral network for clients you shouldn't coach Finding your niche when you're still a newer coach Prioritizing client experience over client count How to handle clients who decide to leave Why a great offboarding experience can lead to referrals—and even returning clients Building systems before aggressively growing your roster Connect with Andrew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/  X: https://x.com/AndrewBarBender Connect with our guest Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wyatt.strength.coach/  PS - Want to keep more clients. Check out the churn calculator HERE. 

What separates a good coach from someone who can build a sustainable coaching business? In this Business of Coaching Workshop, Andrew Jackson breaks down key lessons from the Scalable Coaches Conference, including how to create repeatable systems, use hybrid coaching, move beyond selling individual sessions, improve client retention, generate more referrals, and identify the bottleneck limiting your business. They also discuss why your clients are paying for the result of your coaching—not the amount of time you spend working behind the scenes—and why getting a new client an early win can have a major impact on long-term retention. If you want to serve more clients without simply working more hours, this episode gives you practical ways to make your coaching business more scalable. Connect with Andrew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/  X: https://x.com/AndrewBarBender PS - Register to attend the weekly, free Business of Coaching Workshop HERE. 

Fitness coaches understand why clients hire coaches. The information is already out there, but information alone does not tell you what to do first, what to ignore, or how to avoid wasting months making preventable mistakes. The same is true in business. Business coaching for fitness coaches can provide sequencing, confidence, accountability, permission, and access to a valuable network. The right mentor can help you solve problems faster and compress years of trial and error into a much shorter path. But not every course, certification, or mentorship is worth the investment. Andrew Jackson breaks down how coaches should evaluate paid education and mentorship, including whether the person has real students with verifiable results, whether they still operate the kind of business they teach, whether they can explain the mechanics behind their advice, and whether the community surrounding them adds real value. The bigger question is not simply, "Can I afford this?" It is whether the investment can help you get where you want to go faster, avoid unnecessary mistakes, and make better use of your most limited resource: time. Topics include: Why more information is rarely the real solution How coaching and mentorship compress time When paying for education makes sense How to evaluate a business coach or mentor Why real-world experience matters more than theory The value of community and professional networks Certifications versus practical experience Imposter syndrome and knowing when you simply need more reps Finding people who have already built what you want to build Connect with Andrew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/  X: https://x.com/AndrewBarBender PS - Want to grow your coaching business without continually adding more hours? Attend the Scalable Coaching Conference on August 27. Reserve your seat HERE.