197: Three New Academic Coaches Talk Candidly About Starting Their Biz




The College Prep Podcast show

Summary: <a href="http://collegepreppodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-11.06.33-AM.png"></a>Thinking about starting your own academic coaching biz?<br> Maybe you’ve already started, but you’re frustrated with how slow moving it is?<br> Maybe you’re a parent curious about hiring an academic coach?<br> Listen in as these 3 newly minted academic coaches (who’ve just completed Gretchen’s <a href="http://www.gretchenwegner.com/training">Anti-Boring Approach Coach Training Program</a>)  talk about the challenges and joys of marketing their services and working with new families to support scattered students.<br> Together we discuss:<br> <br> * their unique backgrounds and what made each one of them decide to start academic coaching businesses<br> * challenges they’ve experienced in the first year of business<br> * success stories from their first coaching clients, and how they feel they’ve been of the most service<br> * tips for families thinking about whether  to get a coach to support their teenager<br> * tips for folks thinking about starting their own businesses<br> * what kinds of people are the best fit for Gretchen’s year-long mentoring program, and how it benefitted each of them<br> * and more!<br> <br> If you are curious about working with any of these amazing new coaches, feel free to reach out to them. <a href="http://www.teampasch.com">Marni Pasch</a> and <a href="http://intentionalmodernlife.com/academic-life-coaching.html">Nicole de Picciotto</a> can be found through their websites. Lindsey Permar can be emailed directly at lindseypermar [at] gmail [dot] com.<br>  <br>