How I got started

In these blog posts, I will be sharing snippets of my personal story of how I built my coaching business through the last 10 years. I’ll be including strategies I took and especially how/where I stepped out of my comfort zone.

Around 2003/4 is when I discovered coaching. I was working at a university as a Career Counselor and was also planning a move to a new state. Coaching was the new career path I wanted to take so I enrolled in my coaching program through the Institute for Life Coach Training.

There I began honing my coaching skills and discovering my coaching style. I brought my coaching skills to the clients I was already working with at the university and also embarked on finding some clients of my own.

Where I stepped out of my comfort zone?

During my coaching program, we had to coach each other in triads, and also coach during the class (mine was a tele class). Wow, that was scary! To have “observers” listening to me coach was very uncomfortable. What got me through it? Remembering that we all were going to be doing this, and that I had to find a way to allow my “true self” to show up during these practice sessions for the feedback I received to be truly worthwhile.

When I first had to find my own clients (as part of the requirements of the program for certification), I was nervous. Who would I ask? How would I ask? You see, I was a relatively shy person most of my life – and preferred to have people come to me without having to “solicit” them. I realized though, that in order for anyone to come to me, they had to know what I was doing now. What did I do? I started with people I knew (friends, select colleagues) and shared my new path, letting them know I was offering a select few a special coaching package for them or someone they referred who could benefit from coaching.

The results?

I found three initial clients to work with – a friend, a colleague and surprisingly a family member – and completed my coaching program and got certified!

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My Business Building Story

About Zizzo Inc.

My name is Stefanie Zizzo, President of Zizzo, Inc. I am a Professi onal Certified Coach (PCC) who is passionate about helping Coaches achieve success!

In my 12 years experience as a coach, I have seen too many great coaches struggle with building their businesses and with their confidence as coaches. Therefore, I created this second business to support coaches in being successful! My passion as a coach is helping many people to live their best lives. As I am only one person, it became clear to me that to expand my reach and help more people, it was time for me to devote more time to supporting coaches to succeed in their work with clients, and in attracting new clients. The more coaches that are successful, the more people can be served! My Career and Life Coaching business, for the past 12 years, has focused on helping my clients to gain clarity, confidence and direction. I've coached hundreds of people, mostly 1-1, and have successfully built my business from the ground up - with no business background! In fact, when I completed my coaching program back in 2005, I knew nothing about starting or running a business (I had never even taken a business class!). Furthermore, I was moving here to NC, a place where I had no connections. How did I do it? In my blog posts, I will be sharing bits and pieces of my story and the keys to success that I have experienced in the last 10 years. These are just some examples of how someone can achieve success, though by no means are they the only ways to become successful. In my work with Coaches, I help you uncover what your personal keys to success can be to allow you to create your coaching business your way! My Background I've been a member of the International Coach Federation since 2005, joining the year I completed my coaching program through the Institute for Life Coach Training. My education also includes a Masters degree in Counseling and Bachelors in Psychology. My background includes 11+ years as a Career Counselor in a University setting before launching my Career and Life Coaching business in 2005. I work with coaches in North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex) and throughout the country.

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Have you:

found your niche?
well branded yourself?
achieved good visibility in your market or community?
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developed a support team?
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taken your business seriously?
created your business structures/systems?

If you answered no to any of these, you are in the right place! Perhaps you have completed (or are in the middle of) your coaching program and are excited and perhaps a bit nervous to launch your business - OR - maybe you have gotten started, trying out some marketing strategies and things are just not coming together like you had planned - OR - maybe you would like to expand your coaching business or take it in a new direction!

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Greater clarity of your Vision for your coaching business
Business structures/systems that allow you to thrive
Understanding of the marketing strategies that could work best for you
Who your ideal clients are and how to attract them
Your coaching niche/focus area
How to brand your coaching business
Activities that take you out of your comfort zone so you grow into your business

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I have worked with coaches in the Triangle area of North Carolina and throughout the country, helping them to build their coaching skills and/or their coaching business. Here are some of their experiences... "Stefanie Zizzo has built a thriving coaching business based on her strong skills and the highest of professional and ethical standards. As my coach, she supported me through the transition out of nonprofit leadership and into coaching. Our work together has--without a doubt--made me a better coach who is better-equipped for financial success doing the work I love. Now that I have an ICF credential and am serving clients, I continue to work with Stefanie to grow my business and reach my next set of personal and professional goals." Beth Livingstone, Durham, NC, www.BethLivingstone.com "I have worked with Stefanie for several months. I was looking for help getting focused and confident about the way forward with my coaching and yoga business. Stefanie worked with me every step of the way on what I needed to move forward. With what seems like a sixth sense, Stefanie really hears what I am saying and supports me in addressing any underlining obstacles that might appear to be keeping me from moving forward. She gives me permission to be, and to stand witness to who I am; and to really enjoy the unfolding of planting seeds, cultivating the process and growing success." Suzanne Ballantyne, Cary, NC, Life & Wellness Coach and Yoga Teacher "Having been a life coach since 1998, the time had come to reinvent myself and take my coaching to the next level. I quickly discovered that I am far more effective at coaching others than I am at coaching myself, so I decided to hire a mentor coach. I was looking for someone I could relate to, someone who was “state of the art” skilled yet compassionate and easy to talk to. I wanted a coach who would recognize my strengths, areas that needed polishing up and hold me accountable in a no-nonsense manner. Stefanie has proven to be all that and more. Almost immediately, she zeroed in on the faulty beliefs and perceptions that were getting in the way of my growth as a coach. She was instrumental in expanding my awareness, helping me recalibrate and develop a game plan that reflected my newly created vision for myself as a coach and business owner. She has remained one step ahead of me in knowing how best to support, motivate and guide me in a direction that has encouraged me to experiment and take risks while remaining true to myself. Thanks to Stefanie, I am a more confident, creative and successful coach. I am more aware of and open to opportunities and possibilities that once seemed out of reach. I now have a new tool kit filled with powerful and effective strategies that have enabled me to grow as a person and life coach in addition to growing my business". Shelley Weiss Cohen, Illinois, Midlife Mastery Coach

THANK YOU………YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE!!!! THANK YOU again for being there for me as a my Coach. Your presence was fundamental for me to breakthrough some of the pain and limiting beliefs I had for so many years. Thank you for believing in me and holding my higher vision when I was stumbling. I continue to take daily actions toward creating my own coaching practice and I already see my desires manifesting in my life. Josie, North Carolina

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How long have you had your coaching business?
What are your goals for the next 12 months?
Full Name
Email Address

Since we’re making this offer for the first time right now and we don’t know how intense the response will be, we only have room for 24 people on this webinar. If you don’t hear from us, it means we’ve received more requests than we can handle right now and if something opens up we’ll get in touch with you at a later time. Again, to take advantage of this offer, simply email us at thecoacheslab@gmail.com with WEBINAR in the subject line and answer the questions listed above. Once registered, we’ll email you the call in details. Warmest Regards, Stefanie Zizzo, PCC & Noa Ronen, MBA, ACC The Coaches Lab Learn more about the Coaches Lab

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