Two months. That’s how long it took Emma Johnson to go from finishing OBM Accreditation to a fully booked business, built entirely around her kids’ school hours.
Emma Johnson, founder of Emma Johnson & Co, a former business strategist and coach who is now an Accredited OBM for coaches and online course creators joins Sarah Noked for this episode of The OBM Show to talk through her pivot from a front-facing, launch-based coaching business into a fully booked OBM practice, and how she designed the whole thing around being present for her two boys.
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What You’ll Learn in This Episode
This episode is especially relevant for aspiring OBMs and Online Service Professionals thinking about what a sustainable business, built around real life, can actually look like.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
- recognize when a highly visible, launch dependent business model is costing you more than it’s giving back
- go from finishing OBM Accreditation to a fully booked roster by taking messy, imperfect action early
- build your client hours around your life instead of building your life around your clients
- templatize your own expertise into a repeatable, sellable OBM service offer
- work asynchronously with clients across multiple time zones without sacrificing responsiveness
- use self-trust and clear boundaries to decide which clients are actually the right fit
The Next Step
If Emma’s story has you thinking about what a partner like this could do for your business, start by booking a Matchmaking call and we’ll help you find an Accredited Online Business Manager that fits your business style.
If you’re the one reading this and thinking, “I want to build a mom-friendly, work-from-home business like Emma’s,” the OBM Accelerator is a good place to start!
