Many women dream of having their own sustainable “wellness” business. Some have invested thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours into training in various fields of expertise (yoga, movement, massage, healing, coaching, etc), but still struggle to support themselves financially.
Are you one of these women? Do you have that dream, or have you struggled to make that dream a reality?
Or have you been working in this field for years, running your own business as a solopreneur and living your life/managing your finances month to month, but dream of creating more financial flexibility and freedom?
Have you even started to feel more drained and less passionate about your business because you spend more time on the tasks you dislike than on the things you love to do, the things that got you into this field in the first place?
It's extremely hard to create and grow a business when you don’t have the roots or foundation to support your growth!
When you teach your classes or workshops, run your events and retreats, or lead one-on-one sessions, you are operating from your zone of genius. This is where you shine – and where you have so much goodness to offer to the world!
But when it comes to managing your finances, creating an efficient daily schedule, discerning what projects to take on, marketing and promoting your services or products, selling what you offer to potential clients, or doing the other administrative tasks that your business involves… you struggle.
When you drain yourself trying to figure out the things you don’t understand or you avoid doing them altogether, you leave your zone of genius and stop being rooted – which makes it hard for you and your business to grow!
This is why Root to Rise Coaching was created– a program designed to help you create the roots you need to thrive in your wellness business! Developing structure and organization in your business doesn’t have to be so hard!
When you create the roots, then you can rise. Some of the “fruits of your labor” from our work together can be….
That’s where I can help! Root to Rise coaching works at your pace, around your schedule, as the program is customized to where you currently are in your life and business.
Maybe you already have clients, teach classes, run workshops, or even offer training programs and want help taking your impact and income to the next level; maybe you're just getting started with an idea and vision and you need help getting it off the ground and into action; or maybe you're somewhere in between – wherever you are, I’m your guy!
Most importantly, I bring a balanced approach to the table. I believe that it is vital for you as a woman to lead your business from your feminine, right-brain, creative energy. Far too often I see solopreneurs or aspiring solopreneurs trying to force things to happen from their masculine energy and their right brain – which isn't satisfying and isn’t authentic. With that said, I also believe you need to balance your right by engaging your left in ways that feel good and ground you. I can help you learn how to create balance between your masculine and feminine when it comes to the tasks involved in running your business.
As a man who has done a considerable amount of personal growth work, I understand the need to find balance between both my left and right, and I know the balance that is required to run a successful business. After all, it isn’t always about what you are doing or how much you are doing; it's more about the energy and intention behind the doing. Although counter-intuitive at times, there is great value in BEING more and DOING less.
When I graduated from McGill University with a business degree, I had a strong vision and desire to make people's lives better. I felt drawn to those who were struggling – I wanted to run to them and start helping.
Why, you ask? Because I went through those struggles myself! The first 18 years of my life were full of challenges. I was bullied frequently at school; was incredibly sensitive; suffered from low self-esteem; had issues with stress, anxiety, and depression; and even developed a stomach sickness. Only one thing got me through it: after I had a breakdown at 19 years old, I was introduced to some amazing tools and strategies rooted in meditation and mindfulness – rewiring my thoughts and beliefs, how to feel and express my emotions, and how to shift my perspective. I was able to turn my life around at the age of 19, and by the time I graduated from McGill, I realized that I didn’t want to follow the standard path that many do: work my hardest to make somebody else richer, doing a job that paid in money but not in meaning. There had to be more to life than that! But because I didn’t know what to do or where to begin, I took the first job offer I got and went to work in the corporate world.
It took me a few years and various different jobs before I realized I was meant to be my own boss. I had a vision of creating an organization that could provide wellness training programs and resources to youth who struggled mentally, emotionally, and physically.
I wanted to create my own path and my own business, but didn’t know where to begin!
So I took what I learned from my business degree, coupled with all the tools and strategies I learned about myself from my amazing Life Coach, who happens to be my father, and went to work on figuring out how I could create a business based on helping others overcome the challenges I went through.
At age 25 I launched my business, the Youth Wellness Network, and with the right balance of passion, ambition, and effort combined with my commitment to learning and an unwavering trust and faith that something bigger than me was guiding me and had my back, the business took off faster than I could have imagined. Within 3 years I went from making no money to making six figures doing what I love.
For the first four years I ran YWN mostly on my own. I was a solopreneur with visions of making the jump to entrepreneur, but had to master all aspects of my business first. After successfully doing so – using the same techniques I'll share with you – my business is growing and I am now learning how to make the jump from successful solopreneuer to entrepreneur.
Not only have I done this for myself, but I have also helped my wife, Hillary Faye, build her yoga and healing business from the ground up. For years she struggled to get students to her yoga classes and to make a living doing what she loved . Today she's an international yoga teacher, is the creator of the Awaken Love yoga teacher training, is a Reiki Masters Teacher, has taught at huge platforms including the Toronto Yoga Conference, is a Lole Ambassador, and more!
No! I do specialize in working with women, and the program was created for and content designed for female solopreneurs/entrepreneurs in the wellness industry; however, I have worked with male clients before and will continue to do so. The men I work well with are typically more of the creative visionary type and right brain dominant, and I have had great results supporting them with the more practical aspects of their business. So although most of my clients are women and the program is catered towards women, in certain circumstances I will work with the conscious male solopreneur/entrepreneur as well.
Often when we are still in the idea/vision phase of starting a business, we think that we don’t need help until we actually start doing something with it. The catch is that it’s a lot easier to come up with the vision, and a lot more challenging to put that vision into action. (Imagine as an example that you wanted to make a movie. Getting an idea and writing the script would be the easy part! Raising money, hiring actors, scouting locations, finding a crew, and doing the filming – putting the vision into action – is the tough part. You might not even know where to start!) Without the proper support, it's easy to struggle through those initial phases and become overwhelmed by not knowing what to do or what order to do it in. Indeed, many people end up not DOING anything with their ideas/visions. They can sit idle for months or even years. (Maybe yours has!) That’s where this program can really bring your vision to life. I can help you sort through all your big ideas and create a practical action plan with step-by-step instructions on what to do and how to do it, and I can hold you accountable for taking those most important first steps. Rather than having to figure everything out on your own, you'll have my help to speed up the process significantly and get you to where you are earning income doing what you love with a lot less stress.
The first thing I want to say is that starting or expanding a business from a “lack” mindset or desperation to make money is one of the biggest reasons why many aren’t able to do it successfully. I always suggest that, when you are starting a business or trying to expand it, you have some form of stable income, even if it comes from a part-time job unrelated to your desired business or passion. This will allow you to have the cash flow you need to pay your bills and invest time and money into getting your business off the ground with the right energy. In this industry in particular, it is very important that your intention is rooted in service and helping others, and not just about possible dollars being earned. Your clients can tell if you are being authentic or if you are just after their money. With that said – I am 100% willing to work with you on a payment plan that feels good to you so that you can start or expand your business from abundant energy. Just email me about the payment process and we will figure something out that works!
Currently I am still looking into venues and cities to run both the introductory group workshop and the twelve-hour immersion. Email me if you are interested in either one of them and I can keep you in the loop on when dates/places have been finalized.
I will absolutely travel to your city/community to run the group workshops. Depending on how far you are from Toronto, I'll need a certain minimum number of participants to justify the travel. I already intend to run the workshops in the GTA and California in the near future, but if you are interested in bringing me to your community, just send me an email and we can figure out the details!
No, but you can! The reason I can’t guarantee any results is that a lot of it depends on what you do with what I teach you. Some of my clients see great results and some of them see simply amazing results – everyone is different! Depending on the package you sign up for, your results will vary accordingly. When you sign up for my program, I am in your corner one hundred percent. My support does not end in between sessions - you get access to constant email and text support seven days a week. I will do everything in my power to give you the tools, strategies, and action steps to increase your impact and income. Nothing would make me happier than hearing that you've used my tools and strategies to make a sustainable living doing what you love!