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Michelle Leotta | Health Coach Business Mentor
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Real talk and no-BS advice for health coaches who want more clients, more confidence, and consistent income. I'm Michelle Leotta – certified health coach, mentor, and marketing pro with 20+ years of experience. I built a thriving health coaching practice from the ground up while raising kids, moving seven times, and navigating a divorce. If I can do it, you can do it. Each week, I share down-to-earth strategies and real-life stories to help you grow your practice, attract paying clients, and create the impact (and freedom) you're after. Join thousands of like-minded coaches inside the free Health Coach Power Community: HealthCoachPowerCommunity.com

  1. May 21

    I Left Corporate for Health Coaching. Here's How I Matched My Income.

    You left your career, your title, your salary. Maybe your window office. And now you're sitting there with a health coaching certification, wondering what comes next and why it feels so disorienting. In this episode, Michelle gets real about what it was actually like to leave her senior art director role at one of Boston's biggest ad agencies to become a health coach. Spoiler: the hardest part had nothing to do with money. She breaks down the identity shift that blindsides so many career changers, why your previous experience makes you more valuable as a coach, not less, and the single moment that finally made her believe in herself. She also shares the mistake almost every career changer makes when they come out of health coaching school, and what to do instead if you actually want to build a business. Join Michelle's next private training: https://HealthCoachPower.com/CareerChange Connect with me: 📘 Facebook group: https://healthcoachpowercommunity.com/ 💻 Website: https://healthcoachpower.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthcoachpowercommunity/

    16 min

  2. May 7

    The 3-Part Flow for Consistent Health Coaching Income

    You're posting, creating freebies, running workshops, doing the stuff. And still not gaining traction. The problem usually isn't effort. It's that all those efforts aren't working together. In this episode, Michelle breaks down the 3-part client flow she developed through years of trial and error in her own health coaching practice, designed so that each effort feeds the next. She also shares the hard lesson she learned after spending a year building a big, engaged audience that never spent a dime, and why finding proven demand before you build anything is the whole game. Mentioned in this episode: Free video series: https://HealthCoachPower.com/Grow The Good Niche training: https://HealthCoachPower.com/GoodNiche Connect with me: 📘 Facebook group: https://healthcoachpowercommunity.com/ 💻 Website: https://healthcoachpower.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthcoachpowercommunity/

    17 min

  3. Apr 27

    Only Have 2-3 Hours a Week? Here's How to Grow Your Coaching Practice Anyway

    You've been coaching long enough to know this works. But life has a way of putting your business on the back burner, and suddenly months (or years) have gone by. The good news? You don't need a wide-open schedule to rebuild momentum. You need a better plan for the hours you actually have. In this episode, I'm breaking down why time constraints can work in your favor, what to stop spending those precious hours on, and what to focus on instead when you only have 2 to 3 hours a week to grow your practice. Grab the free 3-hour health coach schedule: https://HealthCoachPower.com/3hours Connect with me: 📘 Facebook group: https://healthcoachpowercommunity.com/ 💻 Website: https://healthcoachpower.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthcoachpowercommunity/

    14 min

  4. Apr 9

    The Uncomfortable Truth About Health Coaching & What Needs to Change

    A health coach recently donated a three-month coaching package to a school auction. Not one person bid on it, even after they dropped the price to $150. If you've been hearing my warnings that nobody wants health coaching, this is exactly what I'm talking about. In this episode, I'm getting honest about why health coaches struggle to get clients, even when they have a great niche, a program, a newsletter, and a heart of gold. Inside this episode: Why "wellness that lasts" and "peace with food" aren't things people will pay for The real reason your messaging isn't landing (it's not you, it's the promise) Why another certification won't solve your client problem How health coaches have been trained to make themselves smaller and smaller What needs to change about the way you talk about your work Grab The Good Niche at a special listeners-only rate: https://HealthCoachPower.com/GoodNiche Connect with me:  Facebook group: https://HealthCoachPowerCommunity.com/  Website: https://HealthCoachPower.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HealthCoachPowerCommunity/

    12 min

  5. Mar 26

    Use ChatGPT to Build a Hyper-Efficient Health Coaching Business (Without Sounding Like a Robot)

    A while back, I went through every subscription and contractor I was paying for in my business and started cutting. About $5,000 a month, gone. But there was one tool I didn't cancel, and I actually doubled down on it. That tool is ChatGPT. And in this episode, I'm introducing you to the person who taught me how to use it the right way. Sarah Cook is a former naturopathic doctor with over 20 years in the wellness space. These days, she helps practitioners stop getting generic, robotic output from ChatGPT and start getting content that actually sounds like them. Inside this episode: Why better prompts will never fix the generic-output problem How to train ChatGPT to actually know your voice, your niche, and your offers over time Why you're the CEO, and ChatGPT is the assistant What a BrandVibe Kit is and why it might you might want to make one In about a year of doing this right, I've saved somewhere around $60,000. Go check it out for yourself: https://HealthCoachPower.com/AI Connect with me:  Facebook group: https://HealthCoachPowerCommunity.com/  Website: https://HealthCoachPower.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HealthCoachPowerCommunity/

    35 min

  6. Mar 12

    The FASTEST Way to Get Health Coaching Clients That No One Talks About

    Years ago, a very quiet young woman walked into one of my very first workshops at a local yoga studio. She wasn't searching for a health coach. In fact, she had never even heard of one. But she was in the room, and I was in the room, and that one hour changed the entire direction of her life. This story (and many others from my own private practice) is why I believe workshops are the fastest way to get health coaching clients, and why I think they matter more today than they ever have. Inside this episode: Why workshops work better than social media or a website for getting clients fast The difference between workshops for your existing audience vs. a brand new one How to get booked at a yoga studio, gym, corporate office, or virtual space even when you have zero connections Why you don't need a certification, a slide deck, or even a finished website to start The seven-step framework inside The Right Room that walks you through exactly how to find and pitch the right venues If you've been struggling to find clients, this might finally be the thing that changes your business… Grab The Right Room at a special listeners-only rate: https://HealthCoachPower.com/Room Connect with me:  Facebook group: https://HealthCoachPowerCommunity.com/  Website: https://HealthCoachPower.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HealthCoachPowerCommunity/

    16 min

  7. Feb 26

    She Earned Her Entire Previous Year of Health Coaching Income in One Month (While Working Full-Time)

    Stephanie Smith spent a year trying to make her health coaching business work. She had clients here and there, tried different offers, and tested different messaging. But the income never matched the effort. So she went back to her job as a pharmacist. And somehow, that was the turning point. Without the financial pressure on her business, she got laser-focused. She stopped spending weeks on Instagram reels and online courses. She started doing the things that actually moved the needle: narrowing her niche, refining her offer, getting on the phone with people who needed her. By January of this year, she earned in one month what she had made in health coaching for the entire previous year. We talk about: The counterintuitive reason her full-time job helped her coaching business grow How she found her niche inside a very specific professional community The direct outreach strategy that has never once gotten a no Why she stopped offering group programs and went all-in on high-ticket 1:1 The mindset shift that changed how she shows up every single day If your health coaching business feels like it's going nowhere, this one is for you. Because Stephanie isn't some overnight success story. She's someone who kept showing up, stayed willing to start over, and finally found what works. 🎯 Ready to grow your coaching business with less time and less tech? Get my free framework at https://healthcoachpower.com/Grow 💌 Interested in joining Empowered? Email "Empowered" to michelle@healthcoachpower.com 🔗 Connect with Stephanie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniecsmith/ Connect with me:  Facebook group: https://HealthCoachPowerCommunity.com/  Website: https://HealthCoachPower.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HealthCoachPowerCommunity/

    23 min

  8. Feb 12

    3 Steps That Turn Health Coaches into Action-Takers (and How You Can Too)

    I announced a free training course that didn't exist yet. On purpose. Sounds reckless, right? But it's actually one of my main strategies for getting anything done in my business. If you've ever wondered why some health coaches seem to move faster, follow through more consistently, and build momentum with paying clients while others stay stuck, this episode breaks down the exact three steps that turn just about anyone into an action-taker. Inside this episode:  Why I purposely created a ticking time bomb in my business The kind of stress you actually need (and why it's not what you think) What happened when I woke up with terrible hair on recording day The three-step framework that gets my Empowered members so much done every week 🎯 Want the free training I talk about in this episode? 👉 https://HealthCoachPower.com/Grow Looking for deeper support to grow your existing health coaching practice?  📧 Email "Empowered" to michelle@healthcoachpower.com Connect with me:  Facebook group: https://HealthCoachPowerCommunity.com/  Website: https://HealthCoachPower.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HealthCoachPowerCommunity/

    12 min
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Real talk and no-BS advice for health coaches who want more clients, more confidence, and consistent income. I'm Michelle Leotta – certified health coach, mentor, and marketing pro with 20+ years of experience. I built a thriving health coaching practice from the ground up while raising kids, moving seven times, and navigating a divorce. If I can do it, you can do it. Each week, I share down-to-earth strategies and real-life stories to help you grow your practice, attract paying clients, and create the impact (and freedom) you're after. Join thousands of like-minded coaches inside the free Health Coach Power Community: HealthCoachPowerCommunity.com

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  • Creator
    Michelle Leotta | Health Coach Business Mentor
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    397
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    Clean
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    © 2018- 25 Michelle Leotta
  • Show Website
    Health Coach Power Community

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