Welcome to The Life-first Coaching Business Podcast - with Leonie
The show that helps new Wellness & Life Coaches build joyful, sustainable businesses.
Learn how to start a coaching business, find clients, and create life-first foundations for success. Discover strategies, systems, and mindset tips to grow your life-first coaching business with ease so you can focus on achieving both your wealth and your wellbeing goals.
Featured Episodes

How to Define Your Unique Edge as a Coach and Stand Out as Your Dream Clients’ Ideal Solution - Episode 21
In this episode of the Life-First Business Podcast, we're diving into how to define your unique edge as a coach and stand out as the ideal solution for your dream clients. With the coaching industry becoming increasingly crowded and noisy, it's more important than ever to carve out a space for yourself and offer something distinct. I'll share three key strategies that will help you find and leverage your unique strengths to differentiate yourself from others in the market. By crafting a standout personal brand, developing your own methodology, and creating a legacy through your coaching, you'll be able to connect with your ideal clients faster and with more authenticity.

Troubleshooting Your Coaching Business: How to Fix Leaks for more Leads and Sales - Episode 20
In this episode of The Life-first Business Podcast, we’re diving deep into troubleshooting your coaching business. If you're struggling to sign clients or aren't seeing the results you hoped for, this episode will help you pinpoint exactly where the problems lie and how to fix them. Learn how to analyze your lead generation, sales strategy, messaging, and offer to identify the bottlenecks holding your business back.
I walk you through a step-by-step troubleshooting process to help you bring in more leads, close more sales, and optimize your coaching business for growth. This episode is packed with actionable insights and tips to get your business back on track.

How to Stand Out as a Coach in 2024: Lessons from the Restaurant Industry you can apply in your Coaching Business - Episode 19
In this episode of the Life-first Business Podcast, I dive into ways to stand out as a coach in 2024. Drawing from years of experience as a brand and design consultant for the hospitality industry, I share valuable lessons that you can apply to elevate your coaching business.

How to Choose your Coaching Niche, Stand Out and Grow Your Business - Episode 18
In this episode of the Life First Business Podcast, we dive deep into why niching as a coach is crucial for your success, especially if you're just starting out. Host [Your Name] discusses the common misconceptions about niching, how to choose a niche, and why getting specific about who you serve and how you help them can set you apart in a crowded marketplace.

How to Avoid Feeling 'Stuck' and Take Strategic Action in Your Coaching Business - Episode 17
Welcome to this week’s episode of the Life-First Business Podcast! If you're a new solopreneur in the wellness or life coaching industry, this shorty episode gives you some practical tips to help you overcome that early-stage overwhelm and take focused, strategic action toward building your successful coaching business.

5 Simple Steps to Overcome Overwhelm in your Solopreneur Coaching Business - Episode 16
This episode explores the three primary stages involved in building a thriving wellness coaching business:
Launch Phase: Focus on defining your niche, crafting a compelling offer, and attracting your initial clients. This stage is about building a strong foundation for your business.
Growth Phase: Expand your client base, create valuable content, and refine your coaching services. This phase involves scaling your business while maintaining high-quality client experiences.
Scale Phase: Optimize operations, automate tasks, and diversify income streams. This stage is about achieving sustainable business growth and maximizing impact.

What You Need to Know About the Three Stages of Your Wellness or Life Coaching Business - Episode 15
This episode explores the three primary stages involved in building a thriving wellness coaching business:
Launch Phase: Focus on defining your niche, crafting a compelling offer, and attracting your initial clients. This stage is about building a strong foundation for your business.
Growth Phase: Expand your client base, create valuable content, and refine your coaching services. This phase involves scaling your business while maintaining high-quality client experiences.
Scale Phase: Optimize operations, automate tasks, and diversify income streams. This stage is about achieving sustainable business growth and maximizing impact.

How to start your Wellness or Life Coaching Business and start signing clients FAST - Episode 14
Are you a wellness or life coach struggling to launch your business and attract clients?
In this episode, I dive into the essential steps to launching a successful coaching business.
Discover how to niche down, craft an irresistible offer, and master your messaging to stand out in a crowded market.
Learn how to prioritize client conversations and avoid common pitfalls that can hinder your growth.
Get ready to streamline your coaching business and start seeing results faster.
Want to get the exact 7 step plan to take your business from 0 clients to filling your waitlist?
Download my FREE 1 page Business Blueprint and Mini Training here

Get to Know Your Ideal Client Like They're Your BFF - Episode 13
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why knowing your ideal client is the foundation of attracting dream clients
How to conduct in-depth client research through conversations and surveys
The power of online communities and forums for uncovering client pain points
How to leverage AI tools to generate client avatar descriptions and messaging
Why pre-launch validation is key to ensuring your offers resonate with your ideal client
The importance of gathering client feedback to continuously refine your messaging
Ready to stop attracting crickets and start attracting raving fans who become your ideal clients?

7 Strategies to find Clients for your Coaching or Service Business without Relying on Social Media - Episode 12
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why diversifying your marketing efforts beyond social media is crucial
How to build real connections with potential clients through in-person events
Content marketing strategies to attract ideal clients searching for solutions
The power of strategic partnerships and collaborations
How to leverage guest blogging and podcast appearances to expand your reach
Building a referral program to incentivize happy clients to spread the word
Utilizing paid advertising for brand awareness and lead generation
Bonus Tip: Build, Borrow, or Buy: 3 Strategies to Grow Your Audience Faster

Find More Joy in Your Solopreneur Business: Avoid these 4 Common Pitfalls - Episode 11
In this episode I discuss 4 common things that could be stealing your joy in your Solopreneur Business and how to avoid them. Covering:
Decision Overwhelm
Creative Fatigue
Information Overload
Expectations

My Favourite Tech Tool Recommendations for Saving HOURS in your Solopreneur Business - Episode 10
In this episode I shared my top tech tools for saving hours of time in my solopreneur business. Covering:
The Importance of investing in time saving Tech Tools
My 8 top tech tool recommendations
Canva
Calendly
Notion
Mailerlite
Linktree
Google Drive
Receipt Stash/Xero
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Using Habits to Create More Ease and Time Freedom in Your Solopreneur Business- Episode 09
Today's episode of The Life-first business Podcast is is about using habits to create more ease and time freedom in your business. Covering:
The Power of Habits
The Habit Loop
Habits for Business Ease
How to Use This in Your Business
Habit Stacking

How to Manage your Content Marketing with Ease as a Solopreneur - Episode 08
Today's episode of The Life-first business Podcast is all about creating a simple and spacious system for your content creation and marketing strategy, so you can be consistent and build your authority, your audience and find new clients with way more ease.

Your Business Questions Answered - Q&A Call - Episode 07
In today episode I'm answering some of the key questions that cam up in the intake forms of my recent course launch and giving you a taster of a Q&A call.




