Your MADE A WHOLE LOT MORE Story
Initially I was having a challenge in how I could successfully market my program in Facebook and LinkedIn. Then the EPM program introduce a simple but highly effective way of gaining interest in what I could help potential clients with. And, that simple but effective way was Chatterboxing. What I did was to reconnect with many of my consultant colleagues and past clients and ask them how they were doing. In that conversation I let them know what I was doing. I knew that most of my colleagues may not need the program I was offering. Then came the one who said that they had a friend working in a company in Utah that probably could need my help. Their friend happened to work for Company supplying Dietary Supplement products in the US market. The Company was looking for someone that could mentor their Director of Compliance and help them improve and implement an improved complaint handling process. I went out to visit the company in Utah and not only did they ask me to mentor their Director of Compliance they asked me to actually work full time with her to significantly reduce a backlog of complaints they had within 90 days, implement an improved Complaint Handling System. I negotiated a $50K contract and am now actively supporting this company both on-site and from home to ensure that their project deliverables are 'in place' and 'in use' well within their expected delivery dates
I used to consult with clients globally at their actual manufacturing sites. Covid changed that model. EPM helped me re-vision, as a 70+ retiree, how I could still utilize the knowledge and experience I have had the opportunity to learn through a very diverse and divergent career path. Keep chatterboxing. MVP works. Keep things simple. I only need to find 2-3 clients per year to feel financially secure and still have time to enjoy time with my wife, life on the farm, my Irish Wolfhounds and all the other activities I'm passionate about. Oh! before I forget. Looking forward it will be relatively easy expand my initial program by adding multiple congruent modules to it.
Coach Missy was a fabulous coach. A true beacon of light, wisdom and love for her pod members.
Hi Missy
I wanted to give you an update of progress I have made over the Christmas Holiday period. A Dietary Supplement company in Utah reached out to me re mentoring their Complaince Director on a key project they have. I flew out to meet them on December 27th. Not only did they want me to mentor their director they wanted me to help her oversee a complete overhaul of their complaint handing process. I now have a contract with them and have already received over $10k with more to come each week. They were looking at a 2Q2024 implementation and I have figured out how I can help their company deliver that a month earlier. Overall this project will pay me $50k upwards.
I will gain valuable feedback on whether my coaching program will leave the Director of Compliance at the company with the ability to successfully manage future projects on her own. Most of the work I’m able to do from home with daily zoom meetings. Then once a month I fly out to their facility for face to face mentoring session. This is a full time project and what is does mean however is that I will not have time to take on other clients until I’m near the end of this project. I will continue chatter boxing and just maybe I’ll be able to attract another company to coach in the 2Q2024.