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Ready to hit publish on your group coaching sales page? Before you do, there’s one thing you need to be sure of:that your legal foundations are strong enough to support growth without exhausting you, harming your reputation, or inviting refund and payment disputes. As a lawyer for coaches, I see group programs from the inside […]

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Ready to hit publish on your group coaching sales page? Before you do, there’s one thing you need to be sure of:that your legal foundations are strong enough to support growth without exhausting you, harming your reputation, or inviting refund and payment disputes. As a lawyer for coaches, I see group programs from the inside […]

The Legal Checklist for Launching a Group Coaching Program (Without Drama)

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Scaling a coaching business from one-on-one into group programs is often marketed as the promised land. More leverage.More income.Fewer hours. And while there is truth to that promise, there is also a very real risk that coaches are not warned about nearly enough: Scaling too fast—or scaling poorly—can destroy your results, your reputation, and your […]

How to Scale From One-on-One Coaching to Group Programs Without Ruining Your Results (or Your Reputation)

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What do you mean you can’t protect your coaching method? If you’ve ever created a clear process that reliably gets clients from point A to point B, this is the moment that usually feels frustrating — because that method is valuable. It’s the result of real work: trial and error, years in the seat with […]

How to protect your coaching method from copycats and ripoffs

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Creating a course is an exciting step in a coaching business — but it’s also one of the fastest ways coaches accidentally lose control of their content. Before you launch, you need to understand what “protecting your course” actually means from a legal standpoint, and what documents do that work for you behind the scenes. […]

The Legal Checklist for Selling a Course as a Coach

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No-refunds policies are incredibly popular in the coaching industry — and for good reason. Coaches have real expenses, real time commitments, and limited capacity. Refunding money after the work has started can feel unfair, stressful, and destabilizing to a growing business. But here’s the truth most coaches never hear until it’s too late:You cannot always […]

You Can’t Always Have a No-Refunds Policy in Your Coaching Business (Here’s When)

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Hello, I'm Valerie, founder of Good Authority Co.

I help serious coaches build businesses that deliver transformational results without payment drama, content thieves, or burnout-inducing personal brands.

Here, you'll find just-for-coaches client agreements, easy to understand instructions so you can work with clients fast, and the business education no one else is delivering about what it really takes to succeed in the long term. Hint: you'll be happy to know it's not being everywhere all the time and that substance still sells. <3 

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