Are you wondering how successful women actually build thriving businesses — without sacrificing their lives, families, or mental health?

In this powerful episode of the Next Level Women’s Show, three accomplished women entrepreneurs share their real journeys from corporate careers to entrepreneurship, revealing how they built visibility, marketing systems, and profitable businesses aligned with their values.

This conversation covers entrepreneurship, leadership, remote work, marketing strategy, pricing confidence, and redefining success on your own terms.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, professional considering a career pivot, or a woman ready for your next level — this episode is your masterclass.

🔥 In this episode you’ll learn: • How to transition from corporate to entrepreneurship • Visibility strategies that actually attract clients • Marketing & sales approaches that feel authentic • How to price your services confidently • Building a business around your lifestyle • Remote work and global career opportunities • Leadership growth and career advancement strategies

👇 Meet the Panelists Below + How to Connect With Them

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✨ Lani Shaw — Executive Leadership Coach & Attorney Lani Shaw is a certified executive coach with over 20 years of leadership experience. She helps professionals — especially women — gain clarity, increase leadership presence, and position themselves for promotions and career advancement.

🌐 Website: https://coachingwithlani.com 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exec_coachlani/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@levelupwithcoachlani 📩 Free leadership book list - https://coachingwithlani.com/essentialreading

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🌎 Yoanella Hernandez — Remote Work & Global Lifestyle Entrepreneur Yoanella is a dynamic Dominican Spanish influencer currently based in Canada with a wealth of international experience from living in five different countries. With 14 years of remote work expertise, she specializes in empowering others to embrace the freedom of a nomadic lifestyle, whether they're looking to relocate abroad, work from home, or explore remote opportunities.

Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Home-sweet-across-world-ready-ebook/dp/B0GBQ8PF8H

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nomadwriterincana?_r=1&_t=ZM-938OXLnzr1o

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZf4qSHnm/

Ig: https://www.instagram.com/nomadwriterincanada?igsh=N2cyYWdwaWxqcjVz

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📈 Britt Holmes — Founder, Merit Media Advertising Agency Britt Holmes is the founder of Merit Media Inc., a performance-driven digital advertising agency that helps service-based and mission-led businesses grow without the gimmicks. With over 14 years in the advertising industry — including a decade in corporate managing $100M+ in media — Britt brings a rare blend of strategic rigour and real-world clarity. She specializes in Google, Meta, and LinkedIn ads for therapists, health and wellness brands, and values-led companies who want sustainable growth. Known for her straight-talk approach and systems-first mindset, Britt is passionate about ethical marketing, operational clarity, and helping good businesses win online.

Social links: IG: @meritmediainc @brittholmeslive LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/britt-holmes-merit-media?

https://www.linkedin.com/company/merit-media-inc/

Website: https://www.meritmedia.com

-------------------------------------------------- 🎤 Joy Rowland Business Coach | Host of Next Level Women

🔗 Connect with Joy: https://www.joyrowland.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joy.rowland_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrowland/

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⏱️ YOUTUBE CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction & Meet the Panel 00:30 Lani Shaw – Leadership Coach Journey 01:24 Yoanella – Remote Work & Global Entrepreneurship Story 03:48 Britt Holmes – From Corporate to Agency Founder 04:59 Entrepreneurship Origin Stories 19:43 Visibility, Marketing & Social Media Growth 24:20 Sales Confidence & Pricing Your Services 29:56 Networking vs Social Media Marketing 33:57 Building Referral-Based Businesses 40:05 Defining Success on Your Own Terms 41:30 Lani’s Coaching Framework Explained 45:05 How to Work With Lani 45:36 Yoanella’s Book & Remote Work Mission 52:32 Britt’s Advertising Strategy & Client Growth 01:02:40 Final Advice for Entrepreneurs 01:05:42 Closing Thoughts

If you’re a coach, consultant or service provider ready to go from burnout to booked out, this powerful conversation will show you how to attract aligned clients, grow your sales, and build a coaching business that actually supports your life.

In this episode of The Next Level Women’s Show, I sit down with Dr. Corey Winn — entrepreneur, physical therapist, and founder of Her Quantum Rise — to discuss how women build businesses through clarity, embodiment, strategy, and authentic visibility.

We talk about how to stop chasing clients, how to attract premium buyers organically, and how mindset and business strategy work together to create consistent income online.

This is an inspiring interview designed to help coaches and consultants grow authority, increase visibility, and create sustainable business growth.

👩‍⚕️ About Dr. Corey Winn

Dr. Corey Winn is a business mentor, philanthropist, and former healthcare executive who helps high-achieving women scale income, leadership, and impact without burnout. As the founder of HER Quantum Rise™, she blends identity-level leadership, emotional intelligence, and AI-powered strategy to help women move from over-functioning and plateaus into clarity, ease, and sustainable wealth.

With a doctorate in physical therapy and years of leadership inside complex healthcare systems, Dr. Corey brings a rare ability to translate high-pressure decision-making, nervous-system regulation, and strategic execution into real-world business growth. Her work supports women in healthcare, leadership, and entrepreneurship who are ready to lead with authority, expand financially, and build success that actually supports their lives.

She is also the founder of The Carl Edward Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to funding critical resources for individuals with life-altering neurological diagnoses—proving that wealth, when aligned, becomes a vehicle for service and legacy.

🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode

👉 Work with Dr. Corey Winn: https://coreywinn.com/freecall

👉 Her Quantum Rise Website: https://herquantumrise.com https://coreywinn.com/

👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreywinndpt/

👉 The Carl Edward Foundation (Donate / Learn More): https://thecarledwardfoundation.org

🎙️ Connect With Joy Rowland https://www.joyrowland.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joy.rowland_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrowland/

⏱️ Timestamps / Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Dr. Corey Winn 01:20 Empowering women entrepreneurs & business growth 02:46 From healthcare career to entrepreneurship 04:13 Confidence, branding & visibility online 06:37 Embodiment and attracting clients 10:30 Making money with a coaching business 15:22 Messaging clarity & ideal clients 17:44 Finding your niche 21:06 Wealth, legacy & entrepreneurship 24:26 Nonprofit mission & impact 26:49 Offers & how to work with Dr. Corey 28:47 Mindset routines for success 31:18 Advice to younger entrepreneurs

🎯 Who This Video Is For

✔ Coaches who want consistent clients ✔ Consultants growing an online business ✔ Women entrepreneurs building authority ✔ Service providers wanting aligned marketing strategies

📈 Education-Based SEO Summary

This educational interview teaches coaches and consultants how to attract consistent clients, grow sales organically, improve mindset and messaging, and build a scalable online business.

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#FromBurnoutToBookedOut #CoachingBusiness #ClientAttraction #WomenEntrepreneurs

In this powerful conversation, we explore how coaches, consultants, and purpose-driven entrepreneurs can attract consistent clients, grow aligned businesses, and create true high performance without burnout.

If you’ve ever felt successful on paper but still disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure how to grow your coaching business, this episode will give you powerful mindset shifts, leadership insights, and practical frameworks you can apply immediately.

In this episode, Joy Rowland sits down with certified high-performance coach Connie Cotter to talk about faith, identity, clarity, and the real journey behind building a coaching business that creates both impact and income.

You’ll learn: ✔️ How to move from “busy” to truly productive ✔️ The mindset shifts that unlock consistent growth ✔️ Why clarity and identity matter more than tactics ✔️ How coaching frameworks create real transformation ✔️ How purpose-driven entrepreneurs attract aligned clients ✔️ What high performance actually looks like without burnout

This episode is perfect for: ✨ Coaches ✨ Consultants ✨ Experts building authority online ✨ Faith-driven entrepreneurs ✨ Service providers ready for consistent clients

If your goal is to grow your audience, build authority, and attract more aligned clients through education-based content, this conversation will inspire your next level.

🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on business growth, leadership, faith-driven entrepreneurship, and high-performance success.

👤 About Our Guest — Connie Cotter

Connie Cotter is a faith-forward, joy-driven Certified High-Performance Coach who guides high achievers move from ‘fine’ → fulfilled. After 23+ years as an IT training leader, she now guides professionals through life's biggest transitions—when success feels hollow, and your soul whispers, "Why do I feel like something’s missing?" Through Beyond the "Good" Life™, Connie combines practical high-performance tools with faith-grounded confidence to help clients rediscover who they are, reignite joy, and design their next chapter with purpose, clarity, and contagious fun. 🌿✨

🔗 Connect With Connie

Instagram: @connielcotter (https://www.instagram.com/connielcotter) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connie.wilhelmsoncotter/ Beyond the "Good" Life: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beyondthegoodlife LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniecotter/ Website: www.conniecotter.com

30-minute Connection Call: https://conniecotter.com/connect30min Gift to Podcast Listeners: https://conniecotter.com/wonder

🎙️ Connect With Joy Rowland https://www.joyrowland.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joy.rowland_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrowland/

This episode teaches coaches and consultants how to attract consistent clients, improve performance, and grow aligned businesses through education-based strategies.

⏱️ Timestamps / Chapters

00:00 Introduction & Guest Welcome 00:53 Connie’s Story & Finding Purpose 04:08 How to Find Your Path When You Feel Lost 07:31 What High-Performance Coaching Really Means 11:25 Faith, Purpose & Business Growth 15:10 How She Built Her Coaching Business 19:51 Why Coaches Need Coaches 23:43 Defining High Performance Without Burnout 26:08 Mindset Blocks Coaches Face 30:39 Identity, Authenticity & Confidence 31:33 Advice to Her 21-Year-Old Self 35:20 Free Gift & Ways to Connect 36:44 Final Message for Coaches & Entrepreneurs

Coaches often struggle to get consistent clients—not because they lack skill, but because of mindset blocks, visibility gaps, and unclear sales strategies.

In this expert panel conversation, host Joy speaks with three successful women entrepreneurs and coaches who share real insights on what it actually takes to grow a business, build confidence, and attract aligned clients.

Together, we discuss: • Why coaches struggle to get clients consistently • How mindset directly impacts sales and visibility • How to market yourself authentically • How to sell without feeling pushy or salesy • Why consistency matters more than perfection • How confidence is built through action

This episode is designed for coaches, consultants, and service-based entrepreneurs who want insights they can actually apply.

👇 Watch to the end for powerful mindset shifts and practical strategies.

⬇️ Connect with the panelists and explore the resources mentioned in this episode below.

🎙️ PANELIST BIOS & LINKS

✍🏾 Ioana Chei Certified Mindset Coach | Licensed Psychotherapist Ioana is a certified mindset coach and a licensed psychotherapist who works with people who dream big but stumble upon their self-doubt and fear. Together, they unravel their blockages, change the hindering beliefs and align their values and identity so that they can move towards their dreams with intention and ease.

🔗 Connect with Ioana: https://www.instagram.com/ioanachei/ linkedin.com/in/ioana-chei-752966398 https://tidycal.com/ioanachei/discoverycallmindsetcoaching

🎤 Robbin Kelton Visibility Expert | Podcast Host | Founder Robbin is the host of the Mamapreneur Podcast, where she spotlights women-owned businesses from around the world and helps entrepreneurs increase visibility, credibility, and impact. Robbin also founded Team Robbin’s Divas Cancer Foundation, supporting women going through cancer treatment. Her work focuses on helping women build confidence, leverage platforms like podcasting, and grow their brands through authentic relationships.

🔗 Connect with Robbin: https://www.youtube.com/@MamapreneurPodcast https://www.instagram.com/mamapreneurpodcast https://www.instagram.com/robbinsdivascancerfoundation

💻 Sharon Dawson Advanced Nurse Practitioner | Author & Founder Sharon is an advanced nurse practitioner, author, and founder of Mamama and Mamama Baby. With decades of experience in healthcare, Sharon supports parents with evidence-based education, realistic expectations, and reassurance during pregnancy and early parenthood. She is the author of So This Is Parenthood: The Manual Nobody Wrote, a candid and compassionate guide for new parents navigating the realities of parenthood.

🔗 Connect with Sharon: https://mamamababy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mamamababy2025/ https://www.amazon.ca/So-this-Parenthood-manual-nobody/dp/B0G596L8M4

🎤 Joy Rowland Business Coach | Host of Next Level Women

🔗 Connect with Joy: https://www.joyrowland.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joy.rowland_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrowland/

⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Introduction & Panel Overview 03:22 Choosing a Profitable Niche as a Coach 07:30 Entrepreneurial Journeys & Starting Before Ready 12:00 Building a Business With Limited Resources 14:37 Mindset Blocks That Stop Coaches From Getting Clients 17:35 Supporting Clients Through Confidence & Clarity 20:21 Visibility Strategies for Coaches & Consultants 23:42 How to Market Without Feeling Salesy 27:11 Reframing Sales & Rejection 31:16 Allowing Yourself to Be Bad Before Getting Better 34:11 Imposter Syndrome at Every Level 37:02 Consistency, Community & Long-Term Growth 40:46 Self-Compassion & Sustainable Success 44:36 How to Work With Each Guest 48:16 Purpose-Driven Business & Impact 52:08 Advice to Your 21-Year-Old Self

If you're a coach or consultant struggling with confidence, pricing, or consistent clients, this conversation will change how you see yourself and your business.

In this episode, we explore the deep mindset shifts required to move from self-doubt to paid authority. My guest shares her powerful journey through personal transformation, emotional healing, and business growth—and how redefining worth directly impacts income, confidence, and client results.

This is an education-based conversation for coaches who want to: • Build consistent clients without hustle or burnout • Charge their true value with confidence • Heal mindset blocks around worth, visibility, and sales • Create success aligned with purpose—not pressure

You’ll learn why mindset is the foundation of sustainable business growth, how identity shifts create income growth, and what successful coaches do differently when it comes to confidence and pricing.

If you’re a coach, consultant, or service provider ready to grow your income while staying aligned, this episode is for you.

🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on business growth, mindset, and high-level coaching strategies.

Mita Begum is the founder of Glowing Beyond Consulting, a mindset and transformation coach, and professional makeup artist with over 16 years of experience. She helps women rise from toxic relationships, divorce, and life transitions by rebuilding confidence, emotional strength, and self-worth. Through a unique blend of mindset coaching and beauty empowerment, Mita guides women to heal from within and step into their most authentic, empowered selves. Her work focuses on resilience, emotional intelligence, holistic growth, and helping women glow—inside and out.

📩 Ready to work together?

Connect with Mita: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mita-begum-213a7610b Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/glowingbeyondconsulting/

Connect with Joy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joy.rowland_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoyRowlandx?sub_confirmation=1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrowland/

⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & guest background 02:00 Finding purpose through personal experience 05:00 Why mindset—not tactics—creates transformation 09:00 Breaking free from toxic patterns and self-doubt 15:30 Regaining control and rebuilding confidence 20:15 How identity impacts business growth 25:00 Defining success on your own terms 28:30 Why coaches undercharge (and how to shift it) 31:00 Creating value-driven, high-ticket confidence 35:00 Daily mindset practices for long-term growth 36:45 How to work together

If you’re a coach or consultant struggling to sign clients consistently, the problem isn’t your expertise — it’s your social proof.

In this video, I break down my exact testimonial system that allows me to attract clients without chasing, convincing, or over-explaining my value. Every time I share testimonials using this system, I generate consult calls and new clients.

You’ll learn: • How to collect powerful video testimonials (even early in client work) • The PROOF Framework for testimonials that convert • How to track, organize, and reuse testimonials across YouTube, email, and social media • Why 92% of buyers require testimonials before investing • How coaches and consultants turn client wins into consistent sales • What to do if you’re new and don’t have testimonials yet

This is an education-based walkthrough designed for coaches, consultants, and service providers who want consistent clients without aggressive selling.

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🎁 FREE RESOURCE: Download my Testimonial Playbook for Coaches & Consultants: → https://explore.joyrowland.com/testimonial-playbook/

☕ Want to work together? Book a low-pressure coffee chat here: → https://tidycal.com/joyrowland/coffee-chat-with-joy

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⏱️Chapters / Timestamps

00:00 Why testimonials are the missing link to consistent clients 00:59 The testimonial that triggered inbound leads 01:29 Real example of a high-converting testimonial 03:18 Why authority testimonials build instant trust 04:14 How testimonials directly generate sales 05:10 Organizing testimonials on YouTube 06:07 Turning testimonials into reusable content assets 07:05 Tracking testimonials for long-term leverage 07:31 Using testimonials daily on social media 09:54 Why testimonials outperform self-promotion 11:48 The PROOF Framework explained 12:46 When and how to ask for testimonials 14:13 Documenting client transformation properly 15:59 The testimonial request process 17:20 Interview-style testimonials that convert 18:00 Live testimonial interview example 28:53 The Testimonial Playbook walkthrough 33:14 How to elevate clients while sharing testimonials 36:06 What to do if you have no testimonials yet 38:25 Using testimonials to scale long-term sales 41:12 Ways to work together

Are you a coach or consultant struggling to get consistent clients and predictable income? In this free training, I break down a proven, beginner-friendly framework to help coaches and consultants sign their first $10,000 in clients within 60 days—without paid ads, complicated funnels, or a large audience.

This video is perfect for:

→ Coaches who want consistent clients → Consultants transitioning from corporate → Service providers tired of unpredictable income → Experts who want to turn lived experience into a high-ticket offer

You’ll learn:

→ How to turn your skills or life experience into a sellable coaching offer → Why workshops are the fastest way to attract aligned clients → How to enroll clients without feeling salesy → What AI can’t replace—and how to position yourself for long-term demand → A simple group coaching model that creates income + testimonials fast

If you’ve been asking yourself “How do I get clients as a coach?” or “How do I grow my coaching business?”—this training will give you clarity and a clear path forward.

👇 Watch until the end to learn how to launch your first workshop and start signing clients fast.

Want me to help you create and market your workshop? Shoot me a DM here - https://www.instagram.com/joy.rowland_/

⏱️ Timestamps / Chapters 00:00 Welcome & What You’ll Learn 03:08 Why More People Are Leaving Corporate for Coaching 06:47 How to Make Your First $10K in 60 Days 08:14 Identifying Skills You Can Monetize 12:30 Why Using Existing Experience Is the Fastest Path 14:55 What AI Can’t Replace (And Why This Matters for Coaches) 17:07 Turning Lived Experience Into a Coaching Offer 20:05 Real Client Examples & Profitable Niches 25:38 What People Will Actually Pay For 28:11 Overcoming Doubt & Fear of Starting 30:26 The Workshop-to-Clients Model Explained 34:25 Pricing, Confidence & Getting Your First Yes 36:26 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 38:19 Simple Math Behind $10K Months 40:48 Creating an Irresistible Offer 42:36 How I Help Coaches Launch Faster 46:22 Accountability, Community & Results 49:27 Taking Action Without Overthinking 50:51 Program Details & Next Steps

🔎 Questions Answered in This Training:

How do coaches get clients consistently? How do I start a coaching business with no audience? How do I make my first $10,000 as a coach? What coaching niches are profitable in 2026? Can I start coaching without certifications? How do workshops help coaches get clients? How do I sell coaching without being pushy? What can AI not replace in coaching businesses?

If you’re sending emails consistently but they’re not turning into clients, this video is for you.

Email marketing is NOT dead — and the problem isn’t your subject lines or list size. The real reason your emails aren’t converting is because most coaches and consultants treat email as content instead of a client acquisition strategy.

In this training, I break down how to use email as a business asset — not a newsletter — so you can build trust, create safety, and generate predictable sales without relying on social media.

You’ll learn:

→ Why email converts better than social media for high-ticket offers → How coaches use email to build trust and sign clients consistently → The 80/20 email framework that keeps people engaged (not unsubscribing) → The only email metrics that actually matter for sales → How to turn your email list into a predictable client acquisition system

This is especially for: ✔ Coaches ✔ Consultants ✔ Service providers selling high-ticket offers ✔ Anyone struggling to get consistent clients

📌 Email is part of a larger sales system — and in this video, I show you exactly how to use it to grow your business sustainably.

👉 Want help installing an email system that brings in predictable sales every month? DM me on Instagram or LinkedIn and I’ll send you the details. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrowland/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joy.rowland_/

Get the full client acquisition system - https://explore.joyrowland.com/profitable-client-attraction-system/

⏱️ Timestamps / Chapter Markers

00:00 Why your emails aren’t converting into clients 00:27 Email is a strategy, not just content 01:54 Why email is a business asset (not social media) 03:23 Why high-ticket clients buy through email 05:17 How to start an email list (without a big audience) 06:15 The real reason emails don’t convert 07:40 How trust and repetition create sales 08:09 The welcome email that gets replies 10:35 Why nurture sequences matter 11:54 The 80/20 email framework explained 15:13 Email metrics that actually matter 17:10 How replies improve inbox placement 19:07 Tracking sales from email (the most important metric) 20:06 Email as part of a full client acquisition system 21:35 How often coaches should email their list