LUYC 082: Michael Knouse on How to Catalyze Your Business Growth

LUYC 082: Michael Knouse on How to Catalyze Your Business Growth

Author: Janelle Allen: Learning Designer, Online Course Coach, and Entrepreneur February 6, 2019 Duration: 45:40
What’s up everyone! Today my guest is Michael Knouse, a business coach and strategist. Having personally experienced the impact of coaching, Michael transitioned from a corporate career into becoming a business coach for visionary business builders. His program Growth Catalyst helps service entrepreneurs grow their business through mentorship and various coaching strategies. Listen as Michael shares his journey as a business coach, and how he structured Growth Catalyst to give his clients the best results. Coaching has been a big part of my life in allowing me to succeed Episode Quotes "I want to build it around from a place of integrity...what is going to give people the best results?" "Representation is so important, when we can see and point to somebody, that's a huge catalyst." "The business journey is hard, and helping people withstand that journey juices me up." Listen to Learn 00:38 Getting to know Michael Knouse, Rapid 5 Questions 07:13 Michael's journey becoming a business coach 11:20 "My Big Wake Up Call" - rough experiences in the business 14:40 Recovering from burnout, moving forward and thriving 16:54 Overview about Growth Catalyst - who is it for? 25:22 Structure of Growth Catalyst program - what do participants get? 28:34 Strategy of grouping people by levels 31:08 How to get participants out from the "stuck zone"? 35:07 How do you solve for mindsets and habits? Importance of assessment/evaluation 40:45 Growth Catalyst and other service offerings 46:34 Awesome things to look forward from Michael, social media links Want More? Check out the bonus segment Michael and I recorded. It’s a great conversation around growth and scaling your business. Grab it here: https://get.zencourses.co/extra

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