Life Coach Business Building School with Debbie Shadid
Welcome to the Life Coach Business Building Podcast. Join Business Growth & Life Coach Debbie Shadid as she teaches you simple (organic) strategies to gain more paid clients in your life coaching business. Debbie's coaching style is unique. She focuses on the specific actions you need to take to market your life health, career, and weight loss coaching business to your ideal client. Debbie teaches life coaches how to design, price, and sell their coaching offers. She helps you craft an impactful marketing message. Building your coaching business is easier than you think when you know what to do. So, if you're ready to be a well-respected life coach with paid clients, this podcast is for you! Debbie will inspire you to take simple, consistent action to grow your coaching business.
Episodes
313 episodes
EP 359 - Why Your Consultation Calls Don't Convert in 2026 (I Did 800)
In the first 18 months of my business, I had 800 consultation calls. I made just about every mistake you can make, the pushy script, the two-hour calls, the price I didn't believe in. In this video, I'll show you what I learned so your calls ca...
EP 358 - Can't Find Coaching Clients? This Is the Fastest Way in 2026
If you're a coach who's tired of waiting for clients to magically find you, this one's for you. The fastest, simplest path to your next client isn't a funnel or paid ads. It's a conversation.If you're new to my channel, my name is Debbie...
EP 357 - The Only Tech You Need to Start a Coaching Business in 2026
If you've ever wanted to throw your computer across the room because it froze in the middle of a recording, this video is for you. Most of the tech frustration you're blaming on yourself has nothing to do with you, it has everything to do with ...
EP 356 - Why Coaches Have an Offer But Still No Paying Clients (2026)
If you've got a coaching idea or even an offer but no paying clients yet, this one's for you. There's a gap between having an offer and sitting across from a client who's actually paid you, and that's the gap I'm walking you across today.
EP 355 - The BEST Tools For Online Coaches in 2026 (Softwares I Actually Use Under $100)
Do you cringe when you think about having to manage the actual business part of your online coaching business? Does the tech feel overwhelming? I get it. I've been there myself! That's why I've put together the best simple online tools to start...
EP 354 - Why Coaches Don't Know What to Say (And How to Stand Out in 2026)
If you're a coach who knows you need to be marketing but you freeze because you don't know what to say, this video is for you. There's a little-known strategy that'll help you figure out exactly how to talk about yourself, and it starts with di...
EP 353 - How to Get Started on Social Media as a Coach in 2026 (for Women 50+)
If you're a woman over 50 who keeps telling herself she doesn't like social media or doesn't want to put herself out there, this one's for you. Here's the truth. You do like social media, because you found me on it, and your future clients are ...
EP 352 - From Invisible to Viral at 65 with Candas Barnes
If you want to go viral and grow a large audience on social in a short amount of time, this video is for you. Viral social media creator Candas Barnes shares her journey of how she went from invisible to going viral on TikTok and Instagram, bui...
EP 351 - How to Find Your Coaching Niche in 10 Minutes (Stop Overthinking It)
If you're a coach who has been stuck trying to figure out your niche for months, this video will help you decide today in less than 10 minutes. No more researching, no more asking everyone you know, and definitely no more asking AI to pick it f...
EP 350 - Why Brilliant Coaches Can't Land Clients (And It's Not What You Think)
If you are an accomplished coach with decades of experience, credentials, and a track record that earns you respect in every room, but you cannot seem to land paying clients, this video is going to show you exactly why. The problem is not your ...
EP 349 - What It Really Takes to Build a Coaching Business After 50
If you're a woman over 50 building a coaching business and you've been wondering why it feels harder than you expected, this video is the honest conversation you've been needing. I'm not selling you a shortcut. I'm telling you what it actually ...
EP 348 - How to Build a Profitable Coaching Business in 2026: A Step by Step Guide
If you're a coach trying to build your business and you have no clients (or not enough of them), there's a good chance you're skipping one critical step. In this video, I'm walking you through the exact framework I use with my clients inside th...
EP 347 - From Therapist to Thriving Coaching Business with Dr. Cheryl Williams-Jackson
If you're a therapist, psychologist, social worker, or any kind of helping professional wondering whether you could build a coaching business alongside (or instead of) your clinical work, this conversation is for you. Dr. Cheryl has done exactl...
EP 346 - Why AI Is Killing Your Coaching Business in 2026 (for Women 50+)
If you're a woman over 50 building a coaching business and you've been leaning on AI for everything, this episode might be the most important one you watch all year. AI isn't the bad guy, but the way most coaches are using it is quietly destroy...
EP 345 - Why Some Spiritual Coaches Can't Get Clients (And What to Fix in 2026)
If you're a spiritual coach, transformational coach, intuitive healer, energy worker, or mindset coach who is struggling to get clients, this video is for you. The problem isn't your gifts and it isn't your niche. It's something more specific, ...
EP 344 - The Real Reason You Don't Have Coaching Clients Yet in 2026
If you've hired a coach, taken a program, and learned all the things, but you still don't have coaching clients, this video is the honest conversation you need to hear. It's probably not the program. It's probably not your niche. It's the gap b...
EP 343 - From Wall Street to Health Coach: Jenny Pena's Coaching Business Story
If you're a coach who's wondering whether you can really build a thriving coaching business while working full-time, raising a family, and starting from scratch - this conversation is for you. Jenny Pena did it, and she's sharing exactly how.
EP 342 - What Nobody Tells You About Building a Coaching Business
Grab our free Masterclass to Grow Your Coaching Business:https://coaching.debbieshadid.com/masterclassLast year I hired two coaches. The biggest investments I had ever made...
EP 341 - The One Thing Holding Most Coaches Back From Getting Clients
You know, I have had so many conversations with coaches who are sitting on something truly powerful and they just cannot find the words to explain it. And I want you to know, that is not a you problem. That is a clarity problem. And clarity is ...
EP 340 - What Happens When You Just Tell People What You Do As A Coach
What if growing your coaching business had nothing to do with the algorithm, paid ads, or a perfect funnel? What if it has everything to do with something you already know how to do?In this episode, I'm sharing one of the simplest, most ...
EP 339 - From Local Therapist to Online Coaching Business with Dr. Michelle Alden
If you’re a local therapist or counselor wanting to start an online coaching business, or transition from local therapy to online coaching, this episode is for you. You’ll learn how Dr. Michelle Alden shifted from in-home therapy to online coac...
EP 338 - From Zero to 6-Figure Coach: “Stay-at-Home Mom” Thais’ Journey
What if you've invested thousands in coaching programs, courses, and certifications and still don't have a coaching business that feels like yours?That's exactly where Thais Glenn found herself. A certified coach, a mom of three, a woma...
EP 337 - You're Using AI Wrong In Your Coaching Business (+ What To Do Instead)
Ready to build your coaching business the right way? Book a free Business Blueprint Call: https://www.debbieshadid.com/scheduleIf you’re using AI to build your coaching business, you n...
EP 336 - YouTube for Coaches: How to Get More Views with Titles, Thumbnails & SEO in 2026 (Part 5 of 5)
If you want to get more views on YouTube as a coach, you're in the right place, because in this episode we're going to show you exactly how to do it with titles, thumbnails, and SEO.In Part 5 of this 5-part YouTube for Coaches Series, D...
EP 335 - YouTube for Coaches: How to Use Shorts Get More Views in 2026 (Part 4 of 5)
YouTube Shorts are a must-have for coaches posting to YouTube! If you want to get more views on YouTube as a coach without recording more videos, you're in the right place, because in this video we're going to show you exactly how to do it with...