Episodes

Let’s talk about the future of life coaching in 2026! Is there a bright future for this industry, and is there room for you to be a coach? Welcome back to this special episode of the Coach Pony Get Paid to Coach podcast where we cut through the noise and show you how to launch your coaching business fast. Listen to Christie from Coach Pony and Bobbi Palmer (founder of Date Like a Grownup) talk about the future of the coaching industry. To structure this conversation, they’re going to dig into ...

Let’s talk about your rates for coaching in 2026! Are you undercharging??? Welcome back to the first LIVE episode of the Coach Pony Get Paid to Coach podcast where we cut through the noise and show you how to launch your coaching business fast. Listen to Christie from Coach Pony and Bobbi Palmer (founder of Date Like a Grownup) talk all about how much to charge for coaching in 2026. And, if you’ve missed the Get Paid to Coach podcast in your ears recently, the new season is here, LIVE on YouT...

Sales, ugh. In this episode, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer discuss the cognitive dissonance many coaches feel between wanting to serve clients and their aversion (hate!) of sales. If you HATE sales, you might be misunderstanding the assignment as a coach. In this episode Christie and Bobbi dismantle the idea that "sales" and "coaching" are opposites, and talk about how to sell as a coach. Listen to the full episode to hear about: –How to be aut...

Don’t go it alone! Building a business is lonely work, and as coaches we are not wired to be lone wolves. Fight the blues, get connected to other perspectives, and avoid the isolation of the entrepreneur by building your own community of other coaches. In this episode, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer discuss their experience working together in a mastermind of coaches that has lasted more than a dozen years (and counting!). Get some practical tips...

In this episode, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer talk all about group coaching. The pros, the cons, and some important things to consider when setting up your first group coaching offer. If you love coaching, and want to find a way to help more people at scale, take a look at group coaching! Listen to the full episode to hear about: –Which is better: group coaching or private coaching? –What are the pros and cons of group coaching for business (B2...

In this episode, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer talk all about group coaching and share some of their insider secrets. Between the two of them, they have built and sold all kinds of group coaching offers, and this conversation is all about sharing their knowledge and answering some questions. Listen to the full episode to hear about: –What to include in “higher touch” group programs? –How many emails to send when launching a group program? –What...

Clients are why we are coaches! Working with clients and helping them achieve their goals is the best feeling in the world! But some of them… are tricky. "Difficult," even. In this episode, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer talk all about handling difficult clients. They share their experiences from one-on-one and group coaching across multiple niches, as well as some suggestions for how you handle your own clients when they get difficult. If you coa...

The number #1 thing to do before using AI in your coaching business! …And some practical tips on how we are using it! In this episode, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer talk all about niching and also how they are using AI in their coaching businesses. They share their experience from coaching across multiple niches, and what they have seen when coaches fail to niche. And, Bobbi shares a deep dive on her process for using AI while developing content f...

Getting your first coaching clients feels impossible when you have zero testimonials — and getting testimonials feels impossible when you have no clients. Here's exactly how to break that cycle. In this episode, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer walk you through the proven system new coaches use to collect feedback and testimonials from day one — even before you've charged a single client. Whether you're figuring out how to start a coaching business ...

Are you a life coach looking to expand your coaching business into a new niche, but struggling with client acquisition? In this episode of the Coach Pony podcast, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer dive into the reality of getting clients in an unfamiliar market and provide you with valuable coaching tips to help you succeed. As a coach, it's essential to have a solid coach marketing strategy in place to attract potential clients and grow your busines...

Feeling like a fraud is one of the most common struggles new coaches face — and almost nobody talks about it honestly. In this episode of the Coach Pony podcast, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims and Date Like a Grownup founder Bobbi Palmer pull back the curtain on their own experiences with imposter syndrome and fear of failure so you know: you are not alone. In this episode, you'll hear how to face your worst-case fears, plus real talk on why confidence doesn't come before action — it comes A...

AI, Ozempic, and a business model that actually lets you take August off — here's what's really happening in health coaching right now. In this episode of the Coach Pony podcast, Coach Pony founder Christie Mims sits down with holistic weight loss coach Tameika G, who has spent 11+ years building an online coaching business from scratch — and recently blew it all up to simplify. In this episode, Tameika breaks down how she went from 5 confusing offers to ONE signature 3-month program that laun...