Certification

CASE STUDIES

by Classy Career Girl®

Every one of these women was where you are now. Watch how they got certified, found their first clients and built a coaching business around the life they already had.

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Twenty-five stories from our certified coaches.

Real stories

Real coaches. Real clients.

Find the woman whose starting point looks like yours, and hear it in her own words.

Fully booked

Jen was in corporate and wanted a coaching practice

Jen now has five clients and is fully booked. She raised her prices, launched a group coaching program, and is no longer nervous on sales calls.

Laid off and starting over

Nicole was laid off and had no idea where to start

Nicole had eleven years of leadership experience and no idea how to begin. She is now getting PR and was recently ranked one of the top career coaches in Las Vegas.

Taken seriously

Suzannah wanted to be taken seriously as a coach

There is something powerful about being able to say I am a Certified Career Coach. Suzannah now has speaking engagements and big name clients, and sells herself with confidence to large organizations.

Systems instead of scrambling

Candace was building everything from scratch

The systems in certification helped Candace stress less. She does not sit and brainstorm what to say, because it is all done for her, and she stands out from her competition immediately.

First clients from the DMs

Mariyah started by narrowing her niche

Mariyah narrowed her niche, crafted her bio, put her offer out, and booked ten calls in just a few weeks.

Coaching from anywhere

Caitie wanted a business that travelled with her

Caitie is booked with clients and ready to launch her group program. She works from anywhere and travels all the time, and grew her business while she was in Europe.

Lori Lawrence

Three VIP clients, all paid

“I have 3 VIP clients and started two clients in my group coaching program. All paid. And I am also offering a paid workshop thanks to Anna’s great idea. This has been an awesome experience and I am loving coaching so much!”

Brie Johnson

Women supporting women

“There is something magical when women support women. Being an entrepreneur feels a little lonely sometimes. Even beyond the individual attention Anna provides, this community has been amazing.”

Melanie Smith

From HR to entrepreneur

Erin Treacy

Building a grounded coaching business

Dr. Tina Wheat, MD

A practicing physician coaching others out of burnout

Michelle Knight

Her first client two days after launching

After 18 years as a lawyer, Michelle launched Transforming Her Work International while raising three young boys. She landed her first client two days later, and now coaches women in the built environment.

Carina Lawson

Running the backend on autopilot

Joan

Her certification story

Sarah Geraghty

Her certification story

Esther Klay

Her certification story

Gail

Her certification story

Katerina

Her certification story

JoAnn

Her certification story

Camille

Her certification story

Sarah

Her certification story

Magali

Her certification story

Ashley

Her certification story

Graduation day

September 2025 certification graduation

Graduation day

Career Coach Certification graduation

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Every woman on this page started where you are now. Certification gives you the coaching methodology, the practice clients, the business systems and Anna’s personal feedback, so you launch while you learn.

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