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Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business
Hosted by Amanda Walker · EN
The Best Damn Coach Podcast is the premier podcast for coaches who want to grow a profitable coaching business and master their coaching craft. Master Coach and creator of the Best Damn Coach Program and the Framework Builder Lab, Amanda Walker, brings her 25+ years of experience as a coach to each episode. She teaches you how to run a profitable coaching business and confidently coach your clients. The goal of this show is to help you be the best damn coach you can be so your clients get amazing results and tell the world about you. This podcast is for coaches, mentors, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and online service providers who want to create a big impact with their gifts and make money doing it.
If you want to build a profitable coaching business and be a confident coach, you are in the right place.
This show will provide answers to questions like:
*How do I make money as a coach?
*How much should I charge for my coaching services?
*How do I find clients?
*How do I get my clients consistent results?
*How do I build my signature coaching framework?
*How do I create an offer that converts?
*How do I market my coaching services?
*What type of coaching works best?
*How do I get more confident as a coach?
To connect with Amanda and learn more about her work, visit www.amanda-walker.com
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What 400 Episodes Taught Me That I Couldn't Have Told You at Episode One
1w ago00:33:14Tap to summarizeFour hundred episodes in, and I'm finally ready to say the things I didn't have the guts (or the proof) to say back on episode one. In this milestone episode, I'm breaking down six coaching business lessons that took me a decade to learn the hard way, so you don't have to. What you'll learn: Why "build it, and they will come" is a lie, and what actually gets your offer in front of people The real reason you're not selling (hint: it's not your strategy) Why comparing your chapter three to someone else's chapter twenty is quietly killing your progress How the most patient coaches end up the most profitable Why your best marketing material is already sitting inside your client sessions The one habit that predicts how you'll handle every hard month in your business Connect with me on Instagram: @awalkmyway https://www.instagram.com/awalkmyway/ Grab my free resource, 10 Powerful Questions: amanda-walker.com/questions
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(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: How to Rewire Self-Doubt Out of Your Business
2w ago00:04:42Tap to summarizeWelcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: How to Rewire Self-Doubt Out of Your Business For More Info Go To: https://amanda-walker.com/best-damn-coach/
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{Case Study} Zero clients for 6 months...then this changed it.
2w ago00:27:32Tap to summarizeRachel DeSonier is a registered dietitian, certified personal trainer, and mom of 5 who went six months without a single sales call booked. Then she changed one thing: her messaging. In this episode, Rachel and I break down what that shift actually looked like, why "client acquisition" language was working against her, and how two premium clients booked within weeks of the change. In this episode: Why changing your offer almost never fixes a client drought What activation language is and exactly where to find it in your own audience Why trying to hit every pain point in one email means you hit none of them How Rachel's podcast downloads climbed after she rewrote her episode titles How to know who your premium client actually is, instead of who you'll settle for Connect with Rachel: https://www.effectivefitnessforwomen.com/ Podcast: Effective Weight Loss for Moms https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/effective-weight-loss-for-moms-high-protein-strength/id1723754440 Instagram: @effectivefitnessforwomen https://www.instagram.com/effectivefitnessforwomen/ Ready to do what Rachel did? Get access to the Premium Client Activator: http://amanda-walker.com/smallbite Grab my 10 Powerful Questions: amanda-walker.com/questions http://amanda-walker.com/questions
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(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: How to Silence Self-Doubt and Take Action Toward Your Revenue Goal
3w ago00:09:21Tap to summarizeWelcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: How to Silence Self-Doubt and Take Action Toward Your Revenue Goal For More Info Go To: https://amanda-walker.com/best-damn-coach/
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Using Testimonials To Drive Sales In Your Coaching Business
3w ago00:22:32Tap to summarizeYour clients are having wins right now. They're sending you messages. Sharing breakthroughs. Telling you things that stopped you in your tracks. But if you're not capturing and using those moments, you're leaving money on the table, and leaving future clients without the proof they need to say yes. In this episode I will break down my complete system for using testimonials to drive sales in my coaching business: how to collect them, where to repurpose them, and the three-part framework that makes selling feel effortless. In this episode, you'll learn: The three moments in every coaching container that are prime for testimonial collection Why messy, unpolished testimonials often convert better than perfectly designed graphics Where to place client results so they answer objections before buyers even have them The story-bridge-invite framework that lets client win do your selling for you How to ask for testimonials without it feeling awkward (and why clients almost always say yes) Resources mentioned: 10 Powerful Questions Every Coach Should Know: https://amanda-walker.com/home/questions/ Instagram: @awalkmyway https://www.instagram.com/awalkmyway/
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(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: How to Stop Letting Busy Work Steal Your Focus From Revenue-Generating Tasks
4w ago00:06:31Tap to summarizeWelcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: How to Stop Letting Busy Work Steal Your Focus From Revenue-Generating Task For More Info Go To: https://amanda-walker.com/best-damn-coach/
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Are You A Good Coach?
4w ago00:23:34Tap to summarizeHave you ever finished a session and quietly wondered: am I actually good at this? This episode was inspired by a real moment with a client who asked that exact question. And it sat with me, because it's one every coach grapples with at some point. Inside this episode, I'm walking you through five honest indicators, split into two categories, that will help you assess your coaching quality without relying on flattery or feel-good feedback. You'll learn: The 3 external indicators you can point to in your client relationships right now Why clients loving you is not the same as clients changing because of you The 2 internal indicators that separate good coaches from great one What it really means when long-term clients are still bringing the same problems Resources mentioned: 10 Powerful Questions Every Coach Should Know: https://amanda-walker.com/home/questions/ Book a call with Amanda: amanda-walker.com/letstalk Instagram: @awalkmyway
Transcribe →(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: How to Build a Coaching Business That Pays Off Long-Term
Jun 500:05:34Tap to summarizeWelcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: How to Build a Coaching Business That Pays Off Long-Term
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Finding Your Unique Edge and Authority as a Coach With Tracy O'Malley
Jun 200:47:15Tap to summarizeWhy do so many brilliant coaches still struggle to get clients consistently? It usually has nothing to do with your skill. It comes down to how clearly you own who you are. In this episode I sit down with my friend and mentor Tracy O'Malley to talk about finding your unique edge and stepping into your full authority as a coach. We get into why people buy when they feel seen and heard fast, how hyper-specificity makes you impossible to ignore, and why being polarizing is the assignment instead of a problem. We also go deep on AI: where it helps, where it quietly erases your voice, and why sounding unmistakably human is your biggest advantage in today's market. Inside this episode: The real reason clients aren't buying, and the fix How owning who you are sharpens your coaching Checking your blind spots without the shame Why AI can't be your voice Tracy's story of rebuilding from rock bottom Ready to bring premium clients into your world? Join the only live 2026 cohort of my Small Bite Offer program at https://amanda-walker.com/smallbite/, kicking off June 4. Connect with Tracy Website https://tracyomalley.com/ Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-enneagram-edge-with-host-tracy-omalley/id1491541582 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
Transcribe →(LIVE COACHING) Coaching Clinic Friday: Why Your Content Feels Repetitive
May 2900:05:25Tap to summarizeWelcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours. This week: Why Your Content Feels Repetitive
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