1 To 1 Mentoring

Let’s face it – leaving the security of corporate life and starting out as a freelance trainer can be a frightening prospect.

Time and time again I come across immensely capable, professional and highly qualified trainers with years and years of experience who feel so overwhelmed by the thought of going it alone that they never get started. And I meet other trainers too who have got started but have then found it a lot tougher than they thought as they don’t really have a clear plan of action – they’re not really sure what to do and are just thrashing around in the dark trying to find ways of getting business.

I know what that feels like!

Hi, my name is Sharon Gaskin and I’m the founder of The Trainers Training Company.After a 13 year successful corporate training career I took the plunge and went freelance in 2001. In my early days as a freelance trainer I had all those feelings of panic too. I hated the idea of marketing and selling, the constant pressure of trying to get work and the uncertainty of knowing if I would get any money from one month to the next. I got disillusioned with going to networking events that didn’t get me anywhere. I used to despair about how I would ever get corporate clients and break away from low value associate work.

Quite frankly – I was a good trainer but I didn’t know anything about running a training business.

It was only when I started to figure this out that life got a whole lot easier.  Slowly but surely I learnt how to do the right things the right way and built up a successful training business with clients such as Zurich, Europ Assistance and Lloyds.

I know from personal experience that life as a freelance trainer can be lonely. Whether you are just starting out or more established in your business it’s very easy to be thrown off track, have your confidence knocked and to feel like giving up.

It can feel like most business advice out there is not really tailored to freelance trainers like you and not really helpful to the business you want to create. When I was starting out as a freelance trainer I often wished I could talk to someone who not only understood what I was going through but who could show me >better and quicker ways of getting my business to where I wanted it to be.

My 1 to 1 Mentoring Programmes Can Help You To Build a Successful and Profitable Training Business by:

• Getting you focused on where you want your business to be
• Helping you to identify what you are going to be offering and to who
• Identifying marketing strategies you can use to get clients, putting together a marketing plan and making it happen!
• Giving you the self confidence and self-belief to become a more successful freelance trainer

I can help you work out what it is you want to achieve in your business and put together a simple, yet highly effective Action Plan to make sure it happens.

You will also benefit from my specific experience and knowledge in:

• How to win corporate business
• How to get associate work that is worth doing
• Developing and building relationships with potential clients and other freelance trainers
• Effective networking – ensuring your networking is productive not destructive!
• What to say and do in meetings with potential clients
• How to make sure you price yourself at the level that you deserve to be paid
• How to create information products and a passive income stream
• How to use social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
• How to develop training programmes and market them effectively

1 to 1 Mentoring: By Trainers for Trainers

Here’s what my clients have said they get out of working with me:

• The Industry experience you have has helped me know that you are talking from knowledge of the sector
• Your network of people helps to understand thetraining industry
• Your network for introductions and connections
• Your use of social media is impressive and shows you practice what you preach, making you accessible and current
• You have been there and done it! You know the pitfalls
• Your structured approach helps with clarity and goal setting
• You challenge yet understand we are all individual
• Your passion is infectious and motivating
• You are clear and direct with your advice and suggestions.

How Does 1 to 1 Mentoring Work and What Do You Get?

Working 1-2-1 with me is only for those of you who are serious about making their business happen!

It takes a lot of hard work and commitment from both of us. If this is the sort of help and support you are looking for, then you need to take action NOW

What Do You Need To Do Next?

Your first step is to book a FREE 30 Minute Strategy Session.

Click here to book

 

I will schedule 30 minutes on the telephone. This is your chance to find out more about me and whether I am the right person to be helping you at this stage. It also gives me the opportunity to discover whether you are the right person to embark on this Mentoring Programme.

So, what are you waiting for?

Book your 30 Minute Strategy Session

 

I look forward to speaking to you!

Sharon Gaskin