
Episode 173 - Five home truths about the business coaching industry
06/02/23 • 54 min
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In this episode I will looking at business coaching industry and some home truths about it.
The main points in this episode are :
1. Why I felt called to to record this episode
2. Business coaching isn't for everyone put definition here
3. Five home truths I have seen, read and learnt about the business coaching industry in the last 7 years
4. Consider what feels right for you
People who mention in this episode
1. Neal Veglio - https://podknowspodcasting.co.uk/
2. Nicola Huelin - Her book is called invisible revolution you can find out more here https://www.mpower.academy/the-invisible-revolution
3. Pali Kaur - https://www.soulslemonade.co.uk/
4. Sharn Kharia - https://afecollective.com/about
5. Lousia Van Vessem - https://workflowvirtual.com/about/
Links I mention
Business coaching definition from Betterup.com - https://www.betterup.com/blog/business-coaching#:~:text=Business%20coaching%20is%20a%20process,strategies%2C%20or%20improve%20their%20mindset.
Indeed.com article - https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/business-coach-duties#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20business%20coach,strategies%20to%20help%20businesses%20grow.
Coaching accreditations and training
Coaching academy - https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/coaching/small-business-coaching/
Business coaching academy - https://thebcacademy.com/
International coaching federation - https://coachingfederation.org/
Previous episodes that you may useful Episode 8 - Why branding and marketing are important if you want to start a online business? (Interview with Sharn Khaira) Episode 36 - How to create a successful business and be a mum (Interview with Nicola Huelin) Episode 56 - How can we work in more flexible way and look after your health at the same time (interview with Louisa Van Vessem) Episode 163 - Should you start a business podcast Episode 170 - Should you hire a business mentor?
Working with me
If you are interested in working with me you can find out more here - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-business
You can apply for a call here to find out more - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0gpDnDpsF3qZwebagkQ2mQCtIFqvCr-pQDLbP5J1Rfe_P7w/viewform
If you have any questions about this episode please email me at [email protected] or [email protected]
In this episode I will looking at business coaching industry and some home truths about it.
The main points in this episode are :
1. Why I felt called to to record this episode
2. Business coaching isn't for everyone put definition here
3. Five home truths I have seen, read and learnt about the business coaching industry in the last 7 years
4. Consider what feels right for you
People who mention in this episode
1. Neal Veglio - https://podknowspodcasting.co.uk/
2. Nicola Huelin - Her book is called invisible revolution you can find out more here https://www.mpower.academy/the-invisible-revolution
3. Pali Kaur - https://www.soulslemonade.co.uk/
4. Sharn Kharia - https://afecollective.com/about
5. Lousia Van Vessem - https://workflowvirtual.com/about/
Links I mention
Business coaching definition from Betterup.com - https://www.betterup.com/blog/business-coaching#:~:text=Business%20coaching%20is%20a%20process,strategies%2C%20or%20improve%20their%20mindset.
Indeed.com article - https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/business-coach-duties#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20business%20coach,strategies%20to%20help%20businesses%20grow.
Coaching accreditations and training
Coaching academy - https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/coaching/small-business-coaching/
Business coaching academy - https://thebcacademy.com/
International coaching federation - https://coachingfederation.org/
Previous episodes that you may useful Episode 8 - Why branding and marketing are important if you want to start a online business? (Interview with Sharn Khaira) Episode 36 - How to create a successful business and be a mum (Interview with Nicola Huelin) Episode 56 - How can we work in more flexible way and look after your health at the same time (interview with Louisa Van Vessem) Episode 163 - Should you start a business podcast Episode 170 - Should you hire a business mentor?
Working with me
If you are interested in working with me you can find out more here - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-business
You can apply for a call here to find out more - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0gpDnDpsF3qZwebagkQ2mQCtIFqvCr-pQDLbP5J1Rfe_P7w/viewform
If you have any questions about this episode please email me at [email protected] or [email protected]
Previous Episode

Episode 172 - 3 tips to help young people who want to start a business
In this episode I talk about the following :
1. Why supporting young people to think about business is still careers advice
2. Organisations that help with this already and what schools do now
3. Three tips to support you with this as a parent or teen listening
Special announcement
I also mentioned a special announcement on this episode to find out more see links links here - https://wearethecity-risingstars.com/soma-ghosh-career-adviser-the-career-happiness-mentor/ and my LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/soma-ghosh-26086638_business-work-people-activity-7066669108292919296-JhzQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Links I mentioned in this episode
https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/support-starting-business
https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about-the-trust/success-stories/jazmin-lee
https://www.peterjonesfoundation.org/foundation-for-enterprise/
https://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/what-we-do/
https://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/focus-areas/good-career-guidance
If you have any questions about this episode please email me at [email protected] or [email protected]
Next Episode

Episode 174 - Is how you communicate at work affecting your career progression?
Within this episode we explore the following:
1. What the main purpose of this episode
2. What communication says about you non verbal vs verbal introvert vs extrovert
3. Five Communication skills
4. Four types of of communication styles
4. How can it affect your career progression
5. Some solutions moving forward
Previous episodes linked with this episode that may also help you
Episode 38 - How to be a confident introvert and find a career you love (Interview with Gemma Stow)
Episode 55 - 3 ways to communicate better with your colleagues
Episode 71 - How your personality can impact your career?
Articles mentioned in this episode
- 5 communication skills - https://unm5.unm.edu/5-research-COMMUNICATION-skills.html
- Contextual communication - https://www.vonage.co.uk/resources/articles/power-contextual-communication/#:~:text=What%20Is%20Contextual%20Communication%3F,cultural%20context%20of%20the%20exchange.
- Four types of communication - https://asana.com/resources/communication-styles
Practical exercises I mentioned in this episode
Visual timer I mention in the episode - https://www.amazon.co.uk/visual-timer/s?k=visual+timer
If you do the exercised mentioned email me and let me know how you get on you can email me at [email protected] and [email protected]
Book a call with me limited spaces
If you are interested in working with one to you can apply for a call here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_op9hNEHtgubM1Q5dfspOqSTonc5dsz9ktl1TpVa0Hs/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=1337396816529605572#responses
Find out more about my career happiness program here - https://www.somaghosh.com/career-happiness-program
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