Hiring coaching professionals
Business, career and life coaches who work one-on-one. 13 guides, each with a sourced cost range, the questions to ask, and the red flags.
Business coachWhat a business coach actually does, what sessions cost, and how to vet one in an industry with no license requirement.
Career coachWhat a career coach does, what sessions cost, and how to tell strategy help from an overpriced resume rewrite.
Executive coachWhat executive coaches actually do, why sessions cost more than other coaching, and how to vet one properly.
Interview coachWhat an interview coach actually prepares you for, what it costs, and how to find one who knows your field instead of running generic mock interviews.
Leadership coachWhat a leadership coach actually changes, what sessions cost, and how to tell a seasoned operator from someone who read the same three business books you did.
Life coachWhat life coaches actually do, what they cost, and the honest boundary between coaching and therapy.
Marketing coachWhat a marketing coach teaches versus what a marketer does for you, what it costs, and how to tell strategy from recycled social-media advice.
Mindset coachWhat a mindset coach does, what it costs, and how to tell honest confidence work from vague self-help that borrows the language of therapy it isn't.
Productivity coachWhat a productivity coach really does, what it costs, and how to avoid paying someone to teach you an app you could learn free in an afternoon.
Public speaking coachWhat a public speaking coach fixes, what sessions cost, and how to find one who works on your actual talk instead of running you through generic drills.
Sales coachWhat a sales coach does beyond pep talks, what it costs, and how to spot one who has actually closed deals versus one who only teaches closing.
Startup mentorWhat a startup mentor offers that a coach doesn't, what it costs, and how to avoid paying for advice from someone who's never actually built anything.
Writing coachWhat a writing coach does that an editor doesn't, what it costs, and how to find one who fits the kind of writing you're actually trying to do.