Career Coaching Secrets

Davis Nguyen

Career Coaching Secrets is a podcast spotlighting the stories, strategies, and transformations created by today’s top career, leadership, and executive coaches. Each episode dives into the real-world journeys behind coaching businesses—how they started, scaled, and succeeded—along with lessons learned, client success stories, and practical takeaways for aspiring or established coaches. Whether you’re helping professionals pivot careers, grow as leaders, or step into entrepreneurship, this show offers an inside look at what it takes to build a purpose-driven, profitable coaching practice.

  1. From Passion to Profitable Coaching: Hazel Russo’s 25-Year Journey

    3 DAYS AGO

    From Passion to Profitable Coaching: Hazel Russo’s 25-Year Journey

    In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro is joined by executive coach and coaching supervisor Hazel Russo (EMCC) for a deep, honest conversation about what it really takes to build a sustainable coaching career over 25+ years. Hazel opens up her journey from having no clear career direction as a young adult to eventually discovering coaching through personal development work. What started as curiosity about people—how they think, behave, and grow—evolved into a lifelong profession focused on transformation, leadership, and meaningful change. She shares how early experiences, including volunteering with adults learning to read and write, shaped her deep appreciation for human stories and development. From there, Hazel walks through the pivotal moment she discovered coaching and realized, “this is it—this is what I want to do.” The episode then dives into the real transition most coaches struggle with: moving from passion to profession. Hazel and Pedro discuss the shift from “I help people” to “I run a coaching business,” including the uncomfortable but necessary steps of marketing, networking, and self-identification as a coach. Connect with LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazelrusso/ Website: https://www.hazelrusso.com/ Support the show You can also watch this podcast on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@CareerCoachingSecrets If you are a career coach looking to grow your business you can find out more about Purple Circle at http://joinpurplecircle.com

    34 min
  2. Katrina Van Oudheusden Built 2 Six-Figure Businesses… Then Walked Away (Here’s Why)

    29 APR

    Katrina Van Oudheusden Built 2 Six-Figure Businesses… Then Walked Away (Here’s Why)

    In this powerful episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with Katrina Van Oudheusden, creator of the Create Her Method and founder of the Female Intelligence Cycle, to unpack a truth that most entrepreneurs completely miss about business growth, burnout, and sustainability. Katrina’s journey is anything but typical. From working as a chef inside the Disney ecosystem to transitioning into digital marketing and eventually building multiple six-figure coaching businesses, she experienced firsthand what “success” looks like on paper—and what it feels like behind the scenes. Despite hitting major milestones, she ultimately walked away from two thriving businesses due to exhaustion and misalignment. What she discovered next changed everything. Katrina realized that most business strategies, productivity systems, and growth frameworks are built on linear, constant-output models—systems that often ignore how women naturally think, create, decide, and lead. Instead of forcing herself to fit into that mold, she developed a new approach centered around the natural rhythms of female intelligence, helping women build businesses that are both profitable and sustainable. Connect with LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinavanoudheusden/ Website: https://truthbombmarketing.com/ Support the show You can also watch this podcast on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@CareerCoachingSecrets If you are a career coach looking to grow your business you can find out more about Purple Circle at http://joinpurplecircle.com

    37 min

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Career Coaching Secrets is a podcast spotlighting the stories, strategies, and transformations created by today’s top career, leadership, and executive coaches. Each episode dives into the real-world journeys behind coaching businesses—how they started, scaled, and succeeded—along with lessons learned, client success stories, and practical takeaways for aspiring or established coaches. Whether you’re helping professionals pivot careers, grow as leaders, or step into entrepreneurship, this show offers an inside look at what it takes to build a purpose-driven, profitable coaching practice.

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