Career Coaching Secrets
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.
Career Coaching Secrets
20-Year Veteran Coach Michael Scarpone Says Training ALONE Is Useless
In this episode, we sit down with Michael Scarpone, a coach with over 20 years of experience and the founder of Scarpone Coaching. Michael shares the story of his career transition from the nonprofit sector to starting his own coaching business and the challenges he faced, including a lack of marketing strategy in the early days. He discusses his experience getting certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and how that opened new doors for his coaching practice. Michael also talks about his coaching philosophy, the different modalities he offers, and the importance of a strong marketing plan for any coach. He also shares his future ambitions for the business and his approach to pricing and investments.
You can find him on:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mscarpone/
https://www.scarponecoaching.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ScarponeAssociates/
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https://www.youtube.com/@CareerCoachingSecrets
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