LUYC 104: Leveraging Your Stories for Growth with Kerri Twigg

LUYC 104: Leveraging Your Stories for Growth with Kerri Twigg

Author: Janelle Allen: Learning Designer, Online Course Coach, and Entrepreneur September 4, 2019 Duration: 42:00
What’s up everyone! In this episode, I talk with Kerri Twigg, career coach and job search strategist. Kerri is the founder of Career Stories, which helps people use their stories to land ideal work and grow their careers. She’s here today to share her own journey and how she’s impacting lives with her coaching and courses. I am allergic to formulas that make you look like everyone else. You are more interesting than that. Kerri started as a drama teacher, then moved into community art which fueled her love of helping people, building programs, and solving problems. She was a career transition coach for three years before starting her own business. Listen as Kerri shares her interesting experience in this unique coaching field, how she built Career Stories and incorporated the teaching component, and how she generated 400 sign-ups for her course. We also dig into her Career Mapping Masterclass and how she manages to run her workshops monthly. Enjoy! Episode Quotes "Career coaching is like a big drama class." "The consistency of giving a lot of resources and interacting with people on LinkedIn made my brand grow." "Usually information is not the answer... it is just a very small part of learning." "If everyone in the world is doing work that they love and use their own talents, I don't think we'll have any problems." Listen to Learn 00:59 Getting to know Kerri Twigg, Rapid Five Questions 04:11 Kerri's career and business journey 15:41 How Kerri incorporated the teaching component to the course 17:59 Kerri's different class offers 19:09 The genesis of the Career Mapping Masterclass 21:55 How Kerri grew her business and made 400 sign ups 23:52 Building Career Mapping Masterclass and challenges Kerri faced 26:46 When and why did the monthly offer came about? 27:47 Course structure of Career Mapping Masterclass 30:06 The "Resume" program 35:11 Kerri's advice for course creators 36:48 Exciting things coming up from Kerri 37:26 Find out more about Kerri (website & social media links) Get the Bonus Episode! Join us in the bonus segment! It’s a great conversation about how Kerri leveraged LinkedIn as a marketing channel to grow her business, plus some practical tips to try it for yourself. Grab it here: https://get.zencourses.co/extra

Behind every successful online course is a story, and Level Up Your Course Podcast with Janelle Allen: Create Online Courses that Change Lives is where those stories are told. Host Janelle Allen, a Learning Designer and Online Course Coach with nearly a decade of experience as an Instructional Design consultant, goes beyond surface-level advice. In each episode, she sits down with entrepreneurs who have actually built impactful learning experiences, delving into the real journeys-the breakthroughs, the unexpected hurdles, and the lessons learned the hard way. This isn't just about inspiration; it's a practical resource. Janelle systematically unpacks her own proven strategies for designing courses that truly stick, building a sustainable business around them, and creating material that genuinely transforms students' lives. Tuning into this podcast feels like having a direct, honest conversation with a trusted mentor who has been in the trenches. You'll gather actionable insights on moving from idea to launch, structuring content for better learning outcomes, and establishing your own authority in a crowded market. If you're looking to create something that is both profitable and meaningful, this is the space for you.
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Level Up Your Course Podcast with Janelle Allen: Create Online Courses that Change Lives
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