Best Practices Roundtable:
Is Private Practice the Right Move for You?
Facilitator: Suzanne Blake
Host: Michele Rapp
Location: Virtual (a Zoom link will be sent to you a few days before the event)
Date: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
This interactive webinar is designed for career professionals who are considering the transition to a private practice model. We will guide you through a comprehensive exploration and an entrepreneurial assessment to determine if this path is the right fit for you, and provide a clear, step-by-step roadmap to successfully launch and grow your business. Join award-winning career coach and private practice mentor Suzanne Blake for insider tips that helped her start and grow a six-figure training and coaching business for the past 27 years.
Is Private Practice for You?: You’ll evaluate your personal and professional readiness for private practice. This includes assessing your financial goals, desired work-life balance, and passion for developing a niche expertise. We’ll also explore letting go of your fears so you start your practice with energy and enthusiasm!
Creating Your Business Blueprint: Learn how to define your unique coaching niche, identify your ideal client, and craft a compelling value proposition that sets you apart in the market.
Foundational Business Setup: Gain resources for starting a private practice, including choosing a business structure, understanding legal and ethical considerations, and setting up basic financial systems.
Launching and Attracting Clients: This section provides practical strategies for marketing your new practice. We'll cover building a strong online presence, networking effectively, and creating a sustainable client acquisition pipeline.
You will leave this webinar with more clarity about whether going into private practice is a good fit, how to clarify your potential offerings, build your business foundation and begin to attract potential clients!
More about our Presenter
Suzanne Blake
Suzanne Blake, PCC, is an award-winning International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coach with 27+ years of coaching, training and coach mentoring experience. With warmth, humor and the latest in coaching and brain science techniques, Suzanne works in partnership with individuals and groups to attain their communication, empowerment, career and leadership goals.
