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The two most popular paths high achievers take when they leave corporate is to either start their own consulting business or start their own coaching business. In this blog post I want to help you understand the difference between the two so that you can you know which one is right for you AND set y...

"If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world
but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all."
Anna Quindlen

Have you fallen out of love with your career (or has it fallen out of love with you?) There is nothing scarier for a high-achiever than to hit the t...

Are You Ready to Take Your Place as an Advisor to the C-Suite?

Consultants and coaches, here’s a truth bomb: If you’re not positioning yourself as an executive advisor, you’re leaving massive opportunities on the table.

And chances are - you know this.

• You’ve probably faced the frustration of b
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If you're a consulting or coaching business owner, you probably invest a ton of time, money and mental energy trying to find your perfect clients and convince them of your value. You might even stay up at night wondering what words you can use to establish instant credibility and how to market yours...

I’ll never forget the moment the Disney team turned around the performance of the Animal Kingdom theme park. This beautiful park opened in 1999, full of compelling backstories and adventure. However, it wasn’t resonating with the Disney guests as expected.

The breakthrough solution to this challeng...

Rachelle Stone was an experienced meeting and events executive with 28 years in the industry until she simply imploded. She was maxed out way beyond her capacity and had no personal life and was living to work. She decided to quit and quickly hung up her shingle without really understanding what it ...

Jahaan Blake is a former sports executive turned consultant who was ready for some freedom and control over her personal and professional life.

Some great consulting opportunities to work on the Superbowl fell into her lap, but the one thing that was missing was her identity as a business and what ...

Are you at a point in your career where you're starting to ask life's big questions:

Who am I?

What do I want?

What is my purpose?

Then you're going to be relieved that I put together this video to help you start finding answers. 

Let me give you a few things to think about as you watch this vi...

Got big dreams for your career and business?

Chances are - you also got big fears.

Part of you is SO EXCITED about the vision! It can see the potential and cannot wait to make it real!

And another part of you is completely overwhelmed and terrified by the same idea.

Part of you is saying, "Let's...

Hiring a mentor is the most significant business development decision you'll make. 

It signifies three things:

1. You're done with trying to cobble together best practices from podcasts, webinars and books and are ready for real traction. You're wanting to grow your business right without wasting t
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The majority of us who take the leap from high-paying corporate jobs into full-time business ownership do so because we want control over our career, time and earning power. 

We are SO done with those 70-hour workweeks investing in someone else's bottom line!

So, it can be totally soul-sucking whe...

Dave Saliaris was a sales and customer service executive with over 30 years of experience who found himself at a career crossroads when his company was bought out by an equity firm.

He felt blindsided by many of the changes and decided it was time for him to control his own path.

But he didn’t kno...