Smart Gets Paid: Business Coaching for Women Consultants

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Join renowned sales coach for women running consulting businesses, Leah Neaderthal, for a behind-the-scenes look as she helps women solve their biggest sales challenges and start landing higher-paying clients. From her background in marketing -- “definitely not a salesperson” -- she taught herself how to sell and developed a selling methodology that feels comfortable and works. Now she shares that with other women in their consulting businesses. From clearly communicating your value, to comfortably leading a sales process, to pricing your work, getting in front of your ideal business clients, and even confidence and mindset, you’ll listen in on the real, honest conversations with women just like you who are facing, and solving, these challenges. Along the way, you’ll discover that even if you’ve never been a salesperson, you can learn how to land consulting clients, comfortably and confidently, without being salesy. Learn more at smartgetspaid.com.

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August 16, 2026Episode 14837 min

148: From taking the work to leading the work, with Shanna Hocking

You can be great at what you do, get results your clients rave about, and still not be the one deciding what you work on. That's most consulting businesses. Shanna Hocking spent 25 years in university fundraising before starting Hocking Leadership, and she went looking for help at the exact moment things were going well, because good wasn't the same as chosen. Here's what shifted, and what it made possible. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

August 2, 2026Episode 14731 min

147: The year I quit personal development - and the unexpected thing I found

Leah had spent over twenty years as a self-described personal development junkie, always reading, always learning, always reaching for the next book that would help her get better. But one day she sat down to work through a problem in her business and realized she couldn't hear herself think over the noise of everyone else's advice. So she did something drastic: she quit all of it, personal development and business books, cold turkey, for what turned into two years. In this episode, Leah shares what pushed her to walk away, and the unexpected things she found waiting on the other side. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

July 19, 2026Episode 14626 min

146 - Why smart, experienced consultants still have pricing head trash

Pricing head trash is sneaky. It doesn't care how long you've been in business, how much you've made, or how much mindset work you've done. In this episode, you're going behind the scenes into a real Academy group coaching call, where two experienced consultants are hitting the same wall in two very different ways. What you hear might sound uncomfortably familiar. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

July 5, 2026Episode 14540 min

145: How Abby McAdams built a business full of the clients she actually wants

You already know who you want to work with. You've known for a while. But saying it out loud, committing to it, building your whole business around it? That feels like a risk you're not sure you can take. Abby McAdams, founder of ASM Communications, felt the same way, and she did it anyway. Here's what happened when she did, and what it could look like for you too. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

June 21, 2026Episode 14436 min

144: What clients actually need from consultants right now, with April Uchitel

What do clients actually need right now? How are they making decisions? And what makes one consultant the obvious choice while another never hears back? April Uchitel, founder of The Board, sits on both sides of the table, working with clients and consultants alike, and in this conversation she's giving you the inside look. In this episode you'll hear how organizations are making decisions about outside help right now, what clients wish they could tell you but don't, and the one behavior that turns a first conversation into a client relationship that lasts. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

June 7, 2026Episode 14322 min

143: Why your marketing isn't working (and the one ask to make this week)

You're posting on LinkedIn. You're sending a newsletter. You're doing the things... and it's still not getting you the clients you want. If you've been working too hard at marketing for it not to be working, this episode is for you. Leah breaks down what's actually going on, the one thing not to do (even though every coach will tell you to do it), and the three shifts that actually move the needle, including the one ask you can make this week. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

May 24, 2026Episode 14242 min

142: How Katy Goldstein ended the “feast or famine” cycle for good

If you're a consultant, you probably know the feast or famine cycle: you look at the next three, six, or nine months and it looks fine. But beyond that, you have no idea what's going to happen. That's the cycle most consultants live in. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode, Katy Goldstein, a PR consultant working with early-stage B2B tech companies, will share how she ended her own feast or famine cycle, for good, and how you can too. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap

May 10, 2026Episode 14121 min

141: The hidden tax of living through hard times

There's a hidden tax to living through hard times, and your business is paying it whether you notice or not. Today, a coaching call where one client starts to see hers. Listen in for what overwhelm has been doing in the background, and what it takes to come back without spiraling into shame. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

April 26, 2026Episode 14029 min

140: The three things sought-after consultants do differently

You know the feeling. You're great at what you do. You've been doing it for years. And yet, the clients you want aren't finding you the way you thought they would by now. This episode is about why that's happening, and what the women who've cracked it are actually doing differently. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

April 12, 2026Episode 13947 min

139: The AI strategy that helped Nina Willdorf grow her business faster than she ever imagined

Everyone's talking about AI, but what does it actually look like to use it in your consulting business in a way that moves the needle? Nina Willdorf, founder of Special Projects, shares how combining a clear methodology with the right AI tools helped her grow faster than she ever imagined. In this episode, you'll hear the specific strategies that made the biggest difference, the mindset shifts underneath them, and what it could look like for you too. — When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you. 1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+. Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: → A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline → A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more. If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply. 2. Get Roadmap to Clients Map out a simple sales process for your consulting business in less than an hour. Take potential clients smoothly from first contact to a signed proposal – so you can stop reinventing the wheel with every opportunity. Get the free video course at smartgetspaid.com/roadmap — CONNECT WITH LEAH: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid Website: smartgetspaid.com Email: team@smartgetspaid.com