#003 "I Love Being a Coach - So What Now" With Alessandro De Giacomo, PCC

🚨Join the community by the coaches for the coaches on the Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/coaching-journe... In this episode of "I Love Being A Coach - So What?", we sit down with Alessandro De Giacomo, PCC, to discuss the reality of building a sustainable coaching business over the last seven years. Alessandro shares his transition from a corporate career to entrepreneurship, offering refreshing advice on why you shouldn't obsess over a niche too early and how to build a client base through simplicity and genuine connection rather than "noisy" marketing. To reach out to Alessandro, please visit his YouTube channel ‪@lobstercoachingofficial‬ and website https://www.lobstercoaching.com For further discussions, insights, and coaching business development support, join our community on the Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/coaching-journey Key Moments: • 00:00 – Introduction: Hub4Coaches mission and the "So What?" business series. • 05:00 – The Origin Story: From corporate sales to finding the "spark" as a coaching client. • 15:00 – The 7-Year Reality: Overcoming struggles, from COVID to health setbacks, with no shortcuts. • 28:00 – Coaching vs. Therapy: Maintaining clear ethical boundaries while offering mental health support. • 38:00 – Marketing Simplified: Why your existing network is more powerful than social media. • 48:00 – The Niche Myth: Why you should "diverge before you converge" to find your true focus. • 55:00 – "Critical Ignoring": How to stay focused by tuning out the industry noise.