Behind The Business

Sofia Rose Bernardi

The raw, real, and unfiltered podcast that takes you behind the scenes of what it really takes to build a thriving coaching business. Both the strategy behind the brand and the human behind the business.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    268. How To Build A 7 figure Brand Story With Lilia Tarawa

    In this deeply powerful episode of Behind the Business, I sit down with TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and brand coach Lilia Tarawa to unpack the life-changing power of storytelling and personal branding. Lilia shares her extraordinary journey growing up inside the Gloriavale religious cult in New Zealand, leaving everything she had ever known behind, and rebuilding her identity, voice, and future from scratch. Together, we dive into why storytelling is one of the most powerful tools coaches and service providers can use to stand out, build trust, and create a magnetic personal brand in today’s online world. In this episode, we cover: Why your personal story is your greatest business assetThe biggest mistake coaches make with personal brandingHow storytelling builds trust, connection, and authorityWhy AI makes authentic storytelling even more importantLilia’s 3-step framework: Own Your Story, Build Your Story, Sell Your StoryHow to uncover your story even if you think “nothing interesting” has happened to youThe role vulnerability plays in attracting clients and growing your business Connect with Lilia: Instagram: @liliatarawa LinkedIn: Here Other Links: Latest Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofiarosebernardi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work Together: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠

    49 min

  2. 4 MAY

    267. Navigating Full Time Work While Growing A Business

    Trying to grow your coaching business while working a full-time job, juggling clients, kids, life, and everything in between? This episode is your reminder that you are not behind and you are not doing business wrong. In this powerful and lovingly direct conversation, Sofia shares the truth about what it really looked like to build her business from the ground up while working five casual jobs and navigating 60-hour weeks. She breaks down why this season is temporary, how to stop making your current reality wrong, and what it actually takes to build the capacity required for long-term success in business. Inside this episode, you’ll learn: Why having stable income while building your business is not a bad thingHow to stop viewing this season as a setbackThe mindset shifts that helped Sofia grow through hard seasonsWhy consistency matters more than perfect conditionsHow to expand your capacity to hold bigger resultsPractical ways to work smarter, not harderHow to use AI and multitasking to save hours every weekWhy your business needs to become a non-negotiableOther Links: Latest Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofiarosebernardi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work Together: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠

    38 min

  3. 27 APR

    266. A Full Breakdown Of My Scalable Coaching Business Model

    In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my exact business model and showing you how I’ve built a spacious, scalable, and sustainable way to grow. This is not about hustle or rigid strategies. It is about creating a business that supports your life, not consumes it. I break down the four core phases of my funnel and how each one is designed to maximise impact, profit, and freedom without burnout. What you’ll learn: The 3 core values behind a scalable business modelThe 4 phases every successful funnel must haveHow to attract leads without trading time for visibilityMy exact nurturing strategy using workshops and automationHow I’ve scaled sales beyond relying on my own timeWhy group delivery is key for long term scalability Other Links: Latest Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofiarosebernardi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work Together: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠

    18 min

  4. 20 APR

    265. When to Hire, Raise Prices, and Run Ads in Your Coaching Business

    If you are stuck tweaking your logo instead of signing clients, this episode is your wake up call. In this raw Behind the Business conversation, we talk about doing the unsexy work in the early stages of business. From cold outreach and tracking revenue generating tasks to raising your prices and investing before you feel ready, this episode breaks down what it actually takes to move from dabbling to scaling. We also unpack systems, branding, organic versus ads, profit margins and the mindset required to stop playing small. In this episode, you will learn: Why 2 percent conversion changes how you see your numbers How to stop doing comfortable tasks and start doing revenue generating ones When to hire and when to stay scrappy How to raise your prices without tying them to your self worth The truth about organic content versus paid ads Why overpaying is often the cost of growth If you want bigger months, you need bigger decisions. Other Links: Latest Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofiarosebernardi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work Together: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠

    56 min

  5. 13 APR

    264. How I Made $180K in One Month in My Coaching Business

    In this episode, I break down exactly how we hit our first $180,000 cash month and the real lessons behind it. Not just the strategy, but the mindset, discipline, and long term thinking that actually creates results like this. This was not one good month. This was years of consistency, refining one process, and staying in the game long enough for the compound effect to kick in. If you want bigger months, you do not need more strategies. You need better execution, better thinking, and mastery of one process that actually works. In this episode, you will learn: Where the $180K actually came fromThe funnel that is driving consistent salesWhat worked and what did not work in MarchThe biggest mindset shifts behind growthThe changes I am making to reach $200K monthsWhy simplicity scales and complexity failsThe real reason consistency creates big moneyOther Links: Latest Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofiarosebernardi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work Together: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠

    28 min

  6. 6 APR

    263. If You’re Worried About The Economy, Listen To This

    A lot of coaches and online business owners are feeling uncertain right now. The economy is changing, the cost of living is increasing, AI is changing the online space, and many people are wondering what this means for their business and their income. In this episode of Behind the Business, we talk about the biggest mistakes coaches make during uncertain economic times and what to do instead if you want your business to keep growing. This episode is not about ignoring what is happening in the world. It is about helping you make grounded, strategic decisions in your business instead of fear-based, emotional ones. In this episode, we cover: Why lowering your prices can hurt your business Why going quiet and waiting for a better time is a mistake Why having a repeatable system is more important than ever The difference between emotional decisions and strategic decisions in business How to stay competitive in a saturated industry What smart coaches are focusing on right now Why now is the time to build a predictable way to attract, nurture, and convert clients If you want help building a more predictable and scalable coaching business, you can book a Roadmap Call with Sofia or one of the team using the link below. Book a Roadmap Call: Here Other Links: Latest Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofiarosebernardi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work Together: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠

    34 min

  7. 31 MAR

    262. Building A Business That Supports Your Life With Taylor Lee

    In this episode, I sit down with Taylor Lee to talk about what it really looks like to build a business that supports your life, not the other way around. We talk about the realities of growth, rebuilding after a dip, navigating pregnancy while running a business, and the mindset shifts that come with stepping into a new season of life and leadership. This conversation is honest, practical, and incredibly refreshing for any coach or service provider who wants to grow sustainably, protect their capacity, and build a business that actually aligns with the life they want. In this episode, we cover: Building a lean, sustainable business modelWhat happens when your business dips and how to rebuildSystems and structure for scaling with less stressPregnancy, motherhood, and business ownershipBoundaries, identity, and redefining successWhy profit, time, and lifestyle matter more than revenue alone Other Links: Latest Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofiarosebernardi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work Together: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠

    41 min

  8. 23 MAR

    261. Sales Lessons That Doubled Our Conversion Rate

    If you are getting on sales calls but not closing as many clients as you want to, this episode is going to change the way you approach sales forever. In this episode, I share the four biggest sales lessons I learned from working with a sales coach that helped us double our conversion rate, even while working mostly with cold leads. These lessons are simple, practical, and incredibly powerful when implemented properly. If you want higher conversion rates, better quality clients, and more confidence on sales calls, this episode is for you. In this episode, you will learn: Why a pre-call process dramatically increases conversion rates How to turn cold leads into warm and hot buyers The importance of highlighting the real pain point on sales calls Why going deeper on one problem increases sales How to handle objections with curiosity instead of pressure Why holding clients to a higher standard increases conversions Other Links: Latest Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofiarosebernardi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work Together: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠

    21 min
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The raw, real, and unfiltered podcast that takes you behind the scenes of what it really takes to build a thriving coaching business. Both the strategy behind the brand and the human behind the business.

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  • Creator
    Sofia Rose Bernardi
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    269
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sofia Rose Bernardi
  • Show Website
    Behind The Business

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