Business Coaching and Strategic Planning
for Social Justice
You found your way here because you’ve got a fire in your belly to make the world a more just place, right?
Me too.
How many of these also describe you?
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You want to change the world with your business and you’re a changemaker, a troublemaker, a disruptor, or an innovator
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You have hope for the future because you know you can make the world a better place for everybody
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You’re angry and frustrated about the way “typical” (extractive and exploitative) business strategies haven’t worked for you, and you’re not interested in doing business that way, anyway
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You want to run your organization in a way that is regenerative, to make the world a better place right now and in the future
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You feel lonely because you don’t have a supportive community of leaders who believe in social justice
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You’re tired of getting advice from people who don’t understand you and don’t have any context for what YOU need
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You’re drained from all the demands on your time that don’t seem to support your needs (Need help right away? Check out my Boundaries Playlist of podcast episodes here.)
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You want people to understand that you have a right to be angry about the current state of the world, without shaming you for it
Ethical Business Strategies
Boundaries Skills
No B.S.
Vision Building
Ready to learn more about Business Coaching?
Here’s how it works: book a free Session Zero with me. Then, if you’re ready to take back control of your vision in only 6 weeks of working together, your investment in Jumpstart Coaching will be just $600!
You need to make only two commitments for this Session Zero: your time and your willingness to talk honestly.
If we both agree you’re a good candidate for the Jumpstart Coaching 6-week program, I’ll ask if you’d like to talk about enrolling so you can get back to changing the world.
But you will always be in control of the conversation and you can decline at any time. You won’t hurt my feelings (I’m not kidding – listen to my podcast episode called “You can’t hurt somebody else’s feelings”).
Interested in Strategic Planning for solopreneurs or very small businesses?
Book a Session Zero with me so we can talk about the outcomes you’re looking for, and how I can help you get there. I can make this really simple for you, and you can be ready to go with your strategic plan in just a few weeks.
Book your Session Zero with me right now
Client Testimonials
But most importantly: your process of supporting people expresses care rather than a series of directives. You invite people to consider and try different things, rather than giving them a fictional One Correct Way that they must follow for success… Your process of care, of respect for autonomy, of inviting people rather than giving them demands, makes a big difference, and it makes you unique among business coaches.
–Chris Musei-Sequeira, Principal, CJSC, LLC
What I find most valuable about our work together is how you hold space for vision AND implementation. You don’t just believe in the dream with me, you help me structure the dream so it can walk on its own legs. You never force the process, but you also don’t let me hide in the fog of “someday.” You meet me with a powerful balance of intuition, strategy, and consent. It’s a soft discipline, one that honors the cyclical nature of liberation work while still moving the needle forward, not many can hold space in that way.
–Desiree B. Stephens, Make Shift Happen
It’s a totally different experience participating and working in my business now. It’s fun to do now. It’s empowering. Your ability, Kay, to be non-judgmental with me was so important. I would not have been able to move forward without a safe space, because I would have been so worried I was doing it wrong. I would never have been able to emotionally get past so many of the hard things, so coaching with you has been a real gift to me.
–Staci Lowell, Giving Insight
I’m your guide, Kay Coughlin (she/her). I’m a business coach for leaders in the non-profit and social justice spaces. I’m also an anti-racism activist, currently co-host of the “Unraveling -Isms” podcast, an advocate for family caregivers, and a mother and wife. I hear the criticism and I feel the pressures of life every day. I’m a white, cis-het woman, which means I won’t be the right coach for everybody*. But I’m committed to making the world a more equitable place for every human.
I will help you approach your work without getting stuck in typical capitalist business models and traps, and without judgment, guilt or shame.
I have an equity pricing model, so don’t hesitate to ask about it.
It couldn’t be easier for you to get started.
During your Session Zero, I’ll take you through a series of questions I’ve used with hundreds of people. These questions have been proven to help immediately.
I offer this service free of charge because I love asking these questions and it’s the first step to working together.
But don’t be fooled because this session is free – you’ll want to make sure you have a full 60 minutes set aside to focus on our conversation.
You can expect to get more clear about what you really want and need, and identify the next steps in your personal journey to set healthy boundaries and create business strategies that will really work for you and your vision for a more just, equitable world.
Book your Session Zero with me right now. It’s always free.
Have questions about the 6-week Jumpstart Coaching program or a free Session Zero? Send me an email (Kay at FacilitatorOnFire.net).
*FAQs
- Do you coach people of the Global Majority/BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ and/or people with disabilities? Yes, I do coach people who don’t identify as white, cis-het, and non-disabled, which are my primary identities. I am always working to be more culturally aware and create more equity in my own business, as well as in the world. I encourage my clients to speak up if they think I am centering my own identities, and I love it when they call me out on it, because it makes me a better human. But the only way to find out if I’m the right coach for you will be to have a conversation with me, which you can schedule by sending me an email, here.
- What if I’m not feeling very brave right now, but I want to change the world anyway? I get a lot of my courage from the supportive communities I’m involved in. If you just don’t have enough courage right now, that’s OK – we’ll get stronger and braver by working together.
- What is a “Session Zero”? This is also known as a Breakthrough Strategy Session. During the session, I’ll ask you a series of questions I’ve posed to thousands of people over the years to help you dig a bit into your own mind and you what you really need right now. I’ll be transparent about the way I run the session, including if/when it’s time to talk about what a coaching engagement with me would look like (that’s the sales part and I promise you I will never bait & switch or try to be sneaky about sales).
Book your Session Zero (Breakthrough Strategy Session) with me right now.