WISDOM CIRCLE 1: Successful Coaches Share Their Secrets for a Thriving Business
Are you ready to discover real world, immediately applicable ways to grow your business. Would you like to get advice from top experts for about 2% of what it would normally cost you? If you have ever purchased a marketing or client attraction program, you know that you can spend thousands of dollars to get a few useful tips. Imagine having up-close-and-personal access to several of the industry's top marketing and client attraction experts and being able to pick their brains practically free! That is exactly what you will get when you attend The Coaches' Edge™ Extravaganza.

	Expert Milana Leshinsky - Originally from Ukraine, Milana spent most of her life studying to become a music teacher. However, life in America gave her a new gift - business ownership. She has been in coaching industry since 2002, mentoring coaches through her virtual Coaching Tele-Summit, live Coaching Super Summit, Coaching Millions business development tools, and other support channels. "Coaching is a business. Yes, it may be a calling, a profession, a natural ability...But first and foremost it's a business, and requires entrepreneur-savvy owner to create a truly successful coaching company."
	Expert Pam Boney - Pam is a subject matter expert for Transcendent Leadership-The new leadership model for dynamic environments of the global economy. Author of the Tilt Suite of Leadership Assessments and the Tilt Suite of Parallel People Solutions, Pam is a futurist and thought leader for the development of mission critical leaders. She provides Leadership Coaching for Mission Critical Leaders and High Potential Leaders.
	Expert Ann Farrell - Ann enjoyed a very successful career in corporate as a corporate executive for a Fortune 500 company being the only woman in its 150-year history to rise from entry level to top of the house.  Ann retired in 2006 to launch her own business, Quantum Endeavors, Inc, an executive, leader and business success coaching firm.  Within 3 months, her business revenues hit 6 figures, within 12 months, a half-million.  Ann now trains and licenses other coaches to use her programs and tools for corporate and professional coaching to build their own thriving businesses with her “Coaching or Corporate” programs.
	Expert Kathy Jo Slusher-Haas - As the owner of 2 successful businesses over the past 15 years, Kathy Jo has learned a lot about marketing. Although she has NO background in marketing & sales, she strongly believes you DO NOT need one to be successful. “Coaches are in the unique position that they naturally have the skills that marketing students take years trying to learn.” Kathy Jo’s greatest wish is to never hear another certified coach say, “I have to get a “real” job.”

WISDOM CIRCLE 2: Choosing and Championing a Viable Coaching Market
One reason coaches fail to fill their practices is that they have not identified and connected with viable clients. They are pursuing the wrong clients, presenting the wrong message to the right clients, or both. This panel of experts will help you discover your perfect niche and show you ways to communicate your unique strengths, abilities and expertise to your ideal market.

	Expert Rhonda Hess - Success Strategist Rhonda Hess has been a professional coach for eleven years and a mentor coach for 8. As Senior Trainer and co-author of the Coach Training Accelerator, Rhonda has trained over 500 coaches through the CTA Certified Coach Program and helped hundreds more build a financially successful business through Prosperous Coach, her online coaching community and step by step prosperity building program, The Coach's Power Path. "Only 20% of coaches make six figures and the other 80% are struggling to sustain their business. The mission of Prosperous Coach is to flip that data so that every life coach is wildly prosperous."
	Expert Evelyn T. Kalinosky - Evelyn is a coach, author, poet and speaker.  As a certified retirement and recareer coach, Evelyn works exclusively with professional women ages 45+ who are not interested in “retiring” to the sidelines, but in creating a unique, enriching life as they move into midlife and beyond.  Evelyn believes that coaching one person can make a difference in the lives of countless others. "My role as a retirement and recareer coach to executive women 45+ who don't plan to spend their "retirement" years on the sidelines, is to help them create an enriching midlife and beyond that is as unique as their fingerprint. The focus of coaching is on guiding clients to find their own unique answers."
	Expert Jane Perdue - Founder of The Braithewaite Group and former Fortune 100 Company VP, Jane coaches, speaks, writes, consults, facilitates and challenges your thinking @ the intersection of the art of leadership and the science of business: that exquisite but rare balance between head and heart that’s understood and practiced by successful individuals, leaders and businesses.  "Live boldly and fully to the cadence of a different drummer so I will inspire others to grow wings and embrace possibilities beyond what they think…dream…hope for."
	Expert Schelli Whitehouse - As a pioneer for conscious evolution and radical transformation, Schelli is a stand for the unique expression of authentic purpose in life and business. Schelli believes in moving beyond, “Do what you love and the money will follow.” She shows you the blueprint to put the Fun and Freedom you’ve always wanted into your business while you align your purpose with your passion for a highly lucrative profit!

WISDOM CIRCLE 3: Turning Prospects into Raving Fans & Paying Clients
Attracting clients is critical to building a successful coaching practice, but what happens once you have a potential client's attention is just as critical. In fact, if you are not good at turning prospects into raving fans and paying clients, you will be spending a great deal of time and money attracting attention with very little return. This panel of experts will show you how to build such WOW! into your very first encounter that prospects will be certain from the start that you are the only coach on the planet they want. You will also learn ways to keep wowing clients so they gladly refer you to everyone they know. –

	Expert Kim Clausen - Kim is a Professionally Trained Coach, founder of Ready2Go Marketing Solutions, Inc. and has more than 20 years of marketing and business development experience. She has worked in several industries and various sized companies developing and implementing strategic marketing programs. She has also founded several businesses and has developed a successful coaching practice of her own. Kim is a successful author, public speaker and teacher, and dedicated single mom.
	Expert Kim Avery - An accomplished coach, Kim Avery is passionate about marketing and helping coaches develop a steady stream of clients who are hungry for their services. Combining her expertise as a businesswoman and a professional speaker, Kim coaches entrepreneurs to take the angst out of marketing by creating and delivering a Strategic SpeechTM - a unique, customizable, and powerful way to market your business. For those who lack the time or desire to write their own Strategic Speech, on Speeches2Go.com. Kim offers prewritten, Strategic Speeches that coaches can purchase and brand as their own. Kim is also a Certified Career Management Coach, Certified Life Coach, Get Clients Now™ facilitator, Coaching and Marketing Instructor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. You can find Kim online at Speeches2Go.com and WorkStrategically.com.
	Expert Sherry Buffington PhD - Sherry is the originator and co-developer of one of the finest coaching tools available anywhere, the CORE Multidimensional Awareness Profile (CORE MAP), and author of the life changing book, The Law of Abundance, and its companion coaching manual Creating Abundance. She trains coaches worldwide to use these powerful, proprietary tools to quickly and effectively grow their business by providing clients with the profound results they seek. Her company's world class coaching products create immediate positive impact, produce almost instant breakthroughs, and provide pathways for creating deep, profound, measurable and trackable change. Sherry is co-founder of The Coaches' Edge Extravaganza and The Coaches Edge Resource Center.
	Expert Janet Slack - The owner of Life Adventure Coaching and Solopreneur.biz, is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and has been coaching since 2003.  Janet is also a Licensed Professional Counselor and has developed and runs a thriving private practice in her town.  In her years as a coaching entrepreneur, Janet has mentored, coached and supported hundreds of others as they started their own small businesses.  She has a passion for helping solopreneurs and other small business owners succeed. Her dedication is to helping more coaches reach their goals through increasing their comfort in the business world. Janet is the author of “Mind Your Own Biz: Develop the Coaching Business of Your Dreams” and publishes a weekly Biz Tip for coaches.  Janet was previously the National Education Director for Practice Pay Solutions where she developed a curriculum for business development training.  She is the VIP and Speaker Liason for the Conversation Among Masters event for master level coaches.

WISDOM CIRCLE 4: Developing Your Personal “System” & Support for Success
To be successful in the world of coaching you need more than just a love of people and something valuable to share; you need a workable system that will help you grow your business by design.  A good system can be the difference between struggling to succeed and having an efficient, prosperous coaches’ business. Prosperity is not being created by chance - you either manage your practice or it manages you. This panel of experts will help you eliminate the burdens and distractions that hinder you from achieving your very best and introduce you to the finest tools available to tailor and propel your business to your unique vision of success.

	Expert Melinda Cohan - co-founder of The  Coaches Console. “I spent time exploring the best methods to accomplish all the various aspects of running a successful coaching practice, and it really got easier once all of that effort started to pay off. It helped me create 18 full paying clients in only six months. I knew that if I had to perform certain administrative tasks as a coach, that other coaches were doing similar activities. I also know not everybody has those organizational skills – or enjoys using them to the same extent. I had already done much of the work, so it made sense to find a way to share it with others.”
	Expert Joshua Miller - Joshua is completely results-oriented. In his notable career as senior creative marketing executive, he was responsible for developing the marketing and advertising for Fortune 100 companies and wide range of global brands. He organized and motivated teams and supervised strategic development. As an executive and personal life coach, he has an enviable track record of helping others achieve their potential and find solutions to what had seemed to be an insurmountable problem. Joshua works with both individuals and organizations to define their key goals, working at an accelerated pace to accomplish them successfully.
	Expert Sandi Silva - Sandi, Internet and Social Media Marketing Strategist, is the founder of Dynamic Support Solutions. She and her team specialize in working with coaches, speakers and authors, providing Internet and Social Media Marketing services. She was featured on ABC’s The View From The Bay in 2008 for balancing family and career successfully. Sandi is a member of the IVAA where she serves as the Co-Chair of the Live Summit Committee. She was honored this year with the VA Accolade Business Entrepreneur Award.
	Expert Viki Winterton - Viki is a respected coach and consultant who has practiced since 1989 for Fortune 500 companies and many individuals. Inspired by conversations with many coaches looking for new and creative ways to share ideas and promote their practice, Viki founded thecoachexchange.com, Ask tce, and co-founded The Coaches' Concierge and The Coaches' Edge Extravaganza. "It's all about connecting coaches with unique opportunities, powerful alliances and diverse resources to affect success and to create an atmosphere of mutual opportunity and positive relationships."

WISDOM CIRCLE 5: Getting the Most from the ICF Conference
Discover ways to get the most from the ICF conference, and from every other conference you will ever attend. Understanding what you want to gain and how to get it will greatly enhance your experience. This panel of experts will show you how to make the most of every minute so you will leave the conference certain that the time and money you invested was well worth it.

	Expert Diane Foster - With over 25 years in coaching and organization developmenht, Master Certified Coach, Diane, is known as "the coach's coach." Currently she serves as Director of Training and ICF Competency Development for the Gestalt Instititute of Cleveland's Coaching Program and the College of Executive Coaching. The author of The Skill Kit for Leaders, she has worked both internally and externally in almost every industry from Fortune 50 to emerging growth and public sector.
	Expert Gina Morgan - Gina is a coach’s coach and co-developer of the highly acclaimed CORE Multidimensional Awareness Profile. She helps coaches find their own true path and provides tools that help them develop instant and lasting rapport with clients so building their coaching practice is made easier. She is co-founder and co-coordinator of The Coaches' Edge Extravaganza. She has coordinated numerous conferences for coaches and says, “To get the most from any conference, prioritize events with the things you are trying to achieve in your life and business right now. If you can’t put the information to immediate practice it is unlikely you ever will.”
	Expert Kate Steinbacher - Kate is co-founder of The Coaches Console, an entrepreneur and business builder as well as a coach, speaker and writer, Kate has helped many build their businesses in ways that truly speak to their hearts and pocketbooks. "Give a person a safe space to grow and add inspiring connections and they will discover a part of themselves they forgot existed and give back exponentially to the world!"

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