Inside a Coaching Career: A Roundtable Conversation with Alumni

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What does building a career as a life coach actually look like? And is it really possible to turn your passion for helping people into a fulfilling, profitable business? In this special roundtable episode of Six Figure Certified, Liv sits down with eight IGC Coaching School students and graduates to pull back the curtain on what happens when you decide to pursue a career in coaching. From healthcare and accounting to the military, performing arts, and beyond, these women prove there's no single path to becoming a successful coach.

But what about the fears nobody talks about? Wondering if you're qualified enough, worrying about choosing the right niche, questioning whether people will actually pay for coaching, or trying to figure out how to build a business when you've never owned one before? These coaches have been there. And their honest perspectives on what surprised them, what they wish they'd known sooner, and what it really takes to make coaching a career might challenge everything you think you know about this industry.

Whether you're considering life coach certification, exploring a career change, or already building your coaching business, this conversation offers a refreshingly real look at what's possible. We're talking about money, confidence, identity, flexibility, and some of the unexpected ways becoming a coach can change your life. Because the most rewarding part of this career might not be what you think.

In This Episode, We Explore:

• Is becoming a life coach worth it? Real perspectives from coaches at different stages of their careers.
• Career changes and transferable skills: Why your professional background might be more relevant to coaching than you realize.
• Life coach certification and confidence: The fears, doubts, and questions that come up before getting started.
• Finding your coaching niche: The pressure to figure out exactly who you serve and what makes you different.
• Making money as a life coach: What it means to build a sustainable coaching business on your own terms.
• Imposter syndrome and self-doubt: What happens when you stop waiting to feel completely ready.
• Work-life balance and freedom: The opportunities a coaching career can create beyond financial success.
• Building a coaching business: The role of business skills, community, mentorship, and personal growth in creating a career you love.

Connect with our Panelists:

Sam Synett @thatswhatsam_said

Kendell Daly@kendellmdaly

Sarah Smith Warren @soulspacework

Teddi Stern Roseman @beautifulmesswithteddi

Erin Corine @identitybelongingcoach

Yoli Ray @theselfloveshutterbug

Laura Huger: https://www.facebook.com/laura.langdeau/

Eve Carmona: https://evecoconsulting.com/

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