I absolutely love hosting a group coaching program, but I would not have been able to fill

or even fulfill our Six Figures Lab Group coaching program in the early years of my business.

Today I'm joined by Elizabeth Cook, the accountability coach in our program who asked me to share some

cold hard truths that most group program owners will not tell you. Please listen if you're

thinking of starting a group program or if you currently have one or even if you've had one in

the past. This applies to group coaching,

masterminds, and membership sites. There is absolutely a time in place for group programs

in many service-based businesses, and we also share how to know when your business is ready for

one. Before we dive in, may I welcome you to the Biz Chicks podcast, which has been a free resource

for women entrepreneurs since 2014. I'm your host, Natalie Eckdal. I'm a business strategist,

former competitive swimmer, out-of-the-box thinker, author, speaker, mama, caregiver,

MBA, and CEO of BizChicks Inc. My passion is helping women's service entrepreneurs grow and scale

their businesses to first six figures in revenue and then six figures in profit. We help you do this so that you

can build wealth, have a greater impact, and create more time for your VIPs. My VIPs are my

husband Mark, our three kids ages six to 19, and our two sibling Bengal cats. I have a very full life running a home family and this dream

business where my team and I coach and train high performing women entrepreneurs from around

the world. May I encourage you to get as much help as you can afford at home and in your business.

And remember, just because you can do something

does not mean that you should. Elizabeth Cook, welcome back to the show. Hi, Natalie. Thank you.

Today we're going to discuss group programs and from the perspective of filling them because it can be a challenge. It's something that we watch, well, one that I've had the challenge of doing in the past through mastermind programs that we've had in the business and now our two group coaching programs, but also our clients that are maybe in a

stage where a group might be a challenge for them to sell. Where do you want to start today,

Elizabeth, with this topic? Yeah, well, this came up last year, several months ago. We had many

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