Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in coaching but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Gari Weilbacher, Founder of Wild Brook Coaching, located in Merion, PA, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
I am a life coach with a specific connection to entrepreneurial empowerment. Clients have called me their fairy godmother, loving taskmaster, and magician. You may have an idea spinning in your head that needs to come out, or you may need to better understand time, deadlines, teams, and other essentials for success. I am here for all of it. I love this work! As one CEO client put it: "Thanks Gari. As always, you have made me feel equal to the mountain ahead of me. I am very grateful for you." It all starts with a complimentary conversation.
Tell us about yourself
I have been coaching for nearly 20 years, and I have worked as a communications consultant in the advertising and non-profit industries. Through some hard years, I learned that the quality of our lives depends on how we spend each day, which is kind of mind-blowing when you think about it and is often the reason people want this kind of life. I love partnering with people to get their best selves out into the world because we need each other clear and activated. All of this serves to make me a compassionate coach, enthusiastic about people looking for sustainable growth and change. When we meet, ask me about my special relationship with time. It may be a little magical.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
I love the diversity of my clients - both corporate and individual. I have worked with people in the financial, legal, non-profit, and creative sectors. People come to me for executive functioning coaching, entrepreneurial empowerment, self-care balance, and virtual decluttering. We can address any sticking point that stops you from living the life you want.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
Potential isolation - especially during the pandemic, although my virtual coaching expanded exponentially with clients around the globe!
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
I am 100% sure that my entrepreneurial clients benefited from our coaching partnership. One uses me as a sounding board to float ideas in a safe environment. Others use me as an accountability partner to stay focused. Others need timeline and milestone help. All to say, find yourself a coach, buddy, friend, or colleague who can keep you on track and doing the work.
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
It all starts with a complimentary conversation! I want you to feel at ease on the entrepreneurial adventure. It sounds hard and maybe irrelevant, but it is critically important for the long haul. It even provides an honest way to assess the viability of an idea so that if it needs to shift a bit, you can make that happen with the least amount of drama. Self-care is also critical and one of the first things to drop as entrepreneurial energy rises. I am here for all of it.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.wildbrookcoaching.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildbrookcoaching/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/garijw
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gariweilbacher/
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