Small Business Talk For Coaches With Cathy Smith

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100

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Jun 2026

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EN-AU

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Small Business Talk for Coaches with Cathy Smith Your go to podcast for marketing, visibility, and client growth. Whether you are just starting out or ready to scale, Cathy shares real strategies to turn your coaching passion into a profitable business. 🎙 Weekly episodes 📈 Practical tips and tools 🤝 Built for coaches like you Need help growing your business? Get free resources, the book, and program at coachesmarketingroadmap.com.au Follow for updates and fresh episodes.

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June 12, 202611 min

The Tree That Fell. What Marketing Can Teach Us About Growth

🎧 What if your marketing did not fail? What if it simply became something else? In Episode 351, Cathy Smith shares a powerful story about a fallen tree and what it can teach coaches about marketing, growth and momentum. Because when a webinar flops, a launch feels flat or a post gets no engagement, it is easy to call it a failure. But what if that one idea gave you confidence, content, insight, conversations and the next clue? This episode will help you stop mourning what did not work and start seeing the value, lessons and opportunities already growing underneath. 🎉 Listen now and discover why nothing in your marketing is wasted.Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 7, 20263 min

5 Minute Momentum - Stop Waiting

🎧 Still waiting to feel ready? That might be exactly why the clients are not coming. In this Five Minute Momentum episode, Cathy Smith gives you the nudge every coach needs. Stop waiting for more confidence, more planning, more content or the perfect time. Clients come from conversations, invitations, trust and action. If you have been stuck in planning mode, this is your reminder to move. Send the message. Follow up. Make the offer. Start the conversation. 🎉 Stop waiting. Start inviting. 🎧 Listen now and build your next piece of momentum todaySupport the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 4, 202614 min

How to build an email list, no matter where you are starting from.

🎧 No email list? No problem. One of the biggest myths in coaching is that you need a huge audience before you can get clients. You do not. In Episode 350, Cathy Smith shares practical ways to start building an email list from scratch, even if you feel like you have nobody to market to. Learn how to find the contacts you already have, what to send them, how to create a simple free gift and why a small engaged list will outperform a large disconnected audience every time. If you have been waiting until you have "enough people" before getting started, this episode is your permission slip to begin today. 🎉 Stop waiting. Start building. 🎧 Listen now and discover how to grow your email list no matter where you are starting from.Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 31, 20263 min

5 Minute Momentum - Sitting on a Goldmine

What if your next coaching client is already watching you… and you do not even realise it? They are on your email list.They have liked your posts.They have had conversations with you before. So why are they hiring other coaches instead? In this Five Minute Momentum, Cathy Smith reveals the simple mistake many coaches make that quietly costs them clients and the small shift that can change everything. Because growing your coaching business is not always about finding more people.Sometimes it is about reconnecting with the people already in your world. 🎧 Listen now. Your next client might already be closer than you think.Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 28, 202622 min

Profit Leaks. Where are you losing money in your business?

“The extra 1% is sometimes just being realistic about what is possible.” Most coaches think profit problems come from not getting enough clients. Sometimes the real problem is what is happening behind the scenes. Poor communication.High turnover.Unclear expectations.Clients quietly leaving.Systems breaking down. In this episode, Cathy Smith chats with Todd Krause about the hidden profit leaks that can quietly drain your coaching business even while you are growing. Because more revenue does not always mean more profit. 🎧 Listen now and learn the simple shifts that can create a stronger, more profitable business.Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 24, 20264 min

5 Minute Momentum - Track these Numbers

Numbers do not judge you.They show you what to do next. If your coaching business feels emotional, inconsistent or confusing, this Five Minute Momentum will help you take the drama out of it. Cathy Smith shares the 3 simple numbers every coach needs to track so you can stop guessing and start building a healthier client pipeline. No complicated dashboards.No maths panic.Just clear data that shows you where your next client could come from. 🎧 Listen now and turn your numbers into momentum.Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 21, 202613 min

Stop Chasing AI Tools. Start Solving Problems

🎧 Are you using AI all wrong? Most coaches are chasing shiny AI tools, buying subscriptions they do not need and still feeling overwhelmed. After attending 2 major AI events, Cathy Smith shares the real shift coaches and small business owners need to make before AI becomes useful. Because the smartest businesses are not starting with the tool. They are starting with the problem they want solved. If AI feels exciting, confusing or slightly terrifying, this episode is a must listen. 🎉 Press play before you buy another AI subscription.Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 13, 202616 min

What does it mean to be a coach? Happy International Coaching Week

Coaches spend so much time supporting everyone else that they often forget to support themselves. 🎧 Happy International Coaching Week! 🎉 In this powerful episode, Cathy dives into why coaches need coaches too, how overthinking keeps you stuck and why tiny shifts can completely change your confidence, mindset and business growth. If you have been waiting for the “right time” to show up, get clients or back yourself properly, this episode needs to be on your listen now list. Stop spinning. Start moving. Your future coaching business is waiting. 🎧✨Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 7, 202622 min

What Successful Coaches Do Differently

Ever wonder why some coaches seem to gain momentum while others stay stuck spinning their wheels? It is not always the most qualified coach who succeeds.It is usually the coach who keeps showing up, stays visible and learns how to clearly communicate their value. In Episode 346, Cathy Smith unpacks the real habits successful coaches build behind the scenes from niching and messaging to confidence, consistency and relationship building. This episode will help you stop overcomplicating your coaching business and start focusing on the things that actually attract clients and create growth. If you are ready to build momentum, strengthen your message and think more like a successful coach, this episode is for you. What successful coaches do differently, listen up 🎧Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 2, 20264 min

5 Minute Momentum - Stay in Touch

Staying in touch does not need to be hard.It just needs to happen. In this 5 Minute Momentum, Cathy Smith shares a simple truth many coaches need to hear. If you are chasing more followers, more likes and more leads, while ignoring the people already on your list, you are sitting on a goldmine and leaving it untouched. This episode is a quick reset on how to reconnect with your database, warm up old leads and turn silence into conversations. Cathy walks you through a simple 3 email approach to re engage your audience, share what you are doing and make a clear offer without making it complicated. If clients are not coming in consistently, this is your reminder to stop overlooking the list you already have. 🎧 Listen now and start using your email list the way it was meant to be used.Support the show: https://smallbusinesstalk.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.