In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Laura Wright, a coach and business consultant. Laura helps overworked and underpaid women transform into seven-figure empire builders by creating structure and reframing their business models. She firmly believes that when women hold true wealth, it changes the world. The conversation dives into Laura’s journey—from running a multi-seven-figure real estate investment company to now helping women succeed in their businesses. We explore how her approach to ethical, energetic, and enjoyable sales is reshaping the way women approach business and scaling their online coaching practices.
Guest Introduction: Laura Wright is a business consultant, coach, and the founder of Epic at Sales. Known as a "sales ninja," she specializes in helping women create wealth and scale their businesses. Through ethical, energetic, and enjoyable sales techniques, Laura empowers women to create their own economy and reach their highest potential. She is committed to teaching women how to authentically sell high-ticket offers and successfully build their businesses with intention and integrity.
Mastering Authentic Sales - Key Takeaways:- The Power of Sales: Sales is a critical skill for success, especially in online coaching. When done ethically and energetically, it can lead to significant growth and business scaling.
- Overcoming Limiting Beliefs: Many women undercharge and overdeliver because they haven’t been taught how to sell high-ticket offers. Learning to price services appropriately is transformative for your coaching business.
- The Math Behind Pricing: It’s crucial to calculate how many clients you can serve and what you need to charge to meet your income goals. This understanding can help scale your online coaching business more effectively.
- Switching from Service Provider to Business Owner: Moving from offering a service to creating scalable offers is key to building a business that can operate without constant client intake—vital for growing your online coaching.
- The Importance of Ethical Sales: Sales doesn't have to be coercive or uncomfortable. When done with love, energy, and authenticity, it can empower clients and lead to stronger relationships, which is especially important when scaling your coaching business.
Laura’s Pivotal Moment:- From Disaster to Success: Laura shares her personal story of losing everything during the 2008 financial crash and how learning sales and restructuring her offers helped turn things around.
- A Moment of Clarity: After helping a client grow from $250K to $1.2 million, Laura realized that teaching women how to scale their online coaching businesses was her true calling.
Why Women? Laura works primarily with women because they’re often not taught to sell in ways that feel natural or ethical. Many women are conditioned to undercharge and undervalue their services, while traditional sales tactics are often coercive. Laura is passionate about helping women overcome these barriers and embrace their sales power, which can have ripple effects on other areas of life, including scaling their businesses.
Top 3 Problems Women Face in Sales:- Undercharging and Overdelivering: Women often undervalue their services, leading to burnout and limiting their income potential.
- Not Comfortable with High-Ticket Sales: Many women struggle with selling premium offers because they haven’t been shown how to position them effectively in the market.
- The Lack of Capital: Women often use the money they make from sales to reinvest in their businesses, limiting growth potential. Pricing services correctly is essential to creating...