The Business of Executive Coaching

The Business of Executive Coaching

Hosted by: Ellie Scarf

The executive coaches out there know that coaching is very rewarding, but the business of executive coaching can be confusing, frustrating and unnecessarily opaque. Join senior executive coach Ellie Scarf each week...

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Pod O’Sullivan on the Business of Building a Practice that Lasts (and so much more!)

My guest today is Padraig O'Sullivan (Pod to his friends!. Pod is an executive coach, team coach, author and international leadership specialist with nearly three decades of experience working with CEOs and top...
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Jo Saies on Elite Sport, Disability and Performance in the Workplace

This week I'm sitting down with the brilliant Jo Saies, a highly experienced PCC credentialed coach with 15 years of experience supporting leaders and organisations across the public and private sectors, including...
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Why is it so hard? How to reduce the emotional toll of marketing your business.

Marketing your coaching business shouldn't feel heavy. But for most of us, it does. For most of us there are a series of decisions, doubts and fears that attach a whole heap of emotional labour to the marketing and...
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Unlearning - Zsofia Juhasz on the MCC coach evolution

In this episode, I'm joined by the extraordinary Zsofia Juhasz, ICF MCC coach with over 9,500 hours of coaching experience, mentor coach, coach supervisor, and creator of a Level 3 training program for PCC coaches...
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5 practical ways to build your rejection resilience (and grow your business)

Rejection is the cost of entry to business ownership. But what if you could get so used to it that it stopped stopping you? In this episode I share five practical, gentle ways to expand your tolerance for rejection,...
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Quiet Leadership in a Loud World with Jenny Toh

In this episode, I’m joined by Jenny Toh, hot off the back of her recent trip to present at the ICF Converge Summit 2026 in Paris!  Jenny and I cover all sorts of territory - from  her transition from law and banking...
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How to build business momentum before you leave your full time job

I’m often asked for tips about starting coaching businesses, and one of my biggest tips is one you might not expect. In this episode I’m talking about how taking some tangible business building steps  while still...
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Executive Coaching, Resilience & Reinvention with Kirsty Grace

In this episode, I’m joined by Kirsty Grace to talk about her transition from financial services into executive and leadership coaching, and the experiences that shaped the work she does today. Kirsty shares how a...
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Is a self-trust gap holding your business back?

What if the reason your business isn’t growing at the rate you want it to isn’t because of anything you are doing or not doing? It is possible that you are getting in your own way, and in this episode I want to talk...
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From Expert to Leader: Insights with coach Sue Bush

Today I’m joined by Sue Bush, and we talk about her journey from a long corporate career into coaching, and the work she now does supporting people stepping into leadership for the first time, or those already in...
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Community isn’t just a nice to have, it will grow your business

If you’ve been thinking about community as a “nice to have” rather than a business essential, this episode is for you. Today I talk about community and its value, not just for friendship or connection, but also for...
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How to announce your coaching business on linkedIn

If you’ve been wondering how exactly you should announce the starting of your business on LinkedIn, this episode is for you. I was asked this very specifically this week, and I realised that it was a question that...
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