# Inside Coaching

## The teacher, the artist, and the change-maker

Kirstin Hotelling Zona loved her work in academia but came to a cross roads when the classroom no longer felt big enough. In this episode of Inside Coaching, Kirstin shares how struggles in her personal life lead her to work with a coach and **catapulted her into high-end personal coaching**.

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- How Kirstin’s personal struggles inspired her to embark on a new career path as a coach.
- How Kirstin’s passion lead her to juggle two professions—even after making over $100,000 in her first year coaching.
- How Kirstin limits the number of people she works with at a time to create a high end, personal coaching experiences.
- How Kirstin uses straight-up coaching techniques with her clients as a basis before delving into deeper modalities and methodologies.
- Kirstin’s take on the power of Mastermind groups.
- Kirstin’s pricing model for her private one-on-one coaching sessions.
- How Kirstin embraced her life long love of entrepreneurship and grew her coaching business.
- How Kirstin’s drive and excitement lead her to hosting her very first women’s retreat before she was even certified.
- Kirstin’s method for acquiring new clients today.
- How Kirstin shows up 150% for her clients.
- How Kirstin continues to prioritize her personal coaching as an investments in her business.

> The best training is being coached. Taking that first step into coaching requires a willingness to be imperfect.
>
> Kirstin Hotelling Zona

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