Business and personal performance coach Denise Molloy has made a name for herself as the woman who guides businesses towards increased success. She’s used her experiences of providing one to one coaching and mentoring services to small business owners to create The Step Up Your Business programme, an easy to follow interactive online coaching platform, that can be worked through in their own time and in the comfort of their own home.

Now Denise is bringing her unique coaching style direct to audiences through a FREE online teleseminar on 16^th November, which focuses on the 4 simple steps to creating a business that runs without you.  In this interview with Denise, we asked how coaching works, who should use it and what her upcoming teleseminar will reveal.

Q. Denise, the term ‘Coach’ is often heard in sporting circles, but not as familiar in business, can you explain what it means in this context, how it works and why it’s important?

Coaching is all about growth and maximising potential and that’s what I help owner managers do for themselves and their business. As a business coach I ask lots of questions of my clients to raise their awareness of where they are now and where they want to be; we then work together to set achievable goals and set the stepping stones to get them there.  It can be lonely being a business owner and working with a coach gives you someone you can work with in confidence, someone who will be supportive yet will hold you accountable to take the actions to which you commit.

Q. How did you become a business coach yourself, what qualifications do you need and what experience do you have?

I have over 20 years’ experience in Human Resources in management development and resourcing and became a chartered member of the CIPD for personnel professionals. During this time I worked with people to help make sure they were following a career path that fully utilised their strengths and maximised their potential for accomplishment, both for them and the company.

When I had a young family I started and ran a fashion clothes business and it was during this time that I made the decision to combine my business and HR experience to help others to run a successful business of their own. Qualifying as a coach was a natural step and I now run my own coaching business and love it!

Q. My business is successful do I need a coach or is it just for those who are struggling?

Business and personal performance coaching is right for any business owner who is ready to move their business forward.  It’s true, some use a coach to get their business back on track, but many use it to establish what they want from their business and put the steps in place to achieve it faster that they would on their own.

Running your own business is one of the biggest challenges you will face and for many it can take over their life.  Coaching works to help you establish a clear direction and gives you the confidence and drive to achieve your goals.

Q. You took coaching online with Step Up Your Business, can you explain how that benefits business people?

Many of my clients ask me to help them find time to step out of their business so they can step it up. The Step Up Your Business programme gives them the flexibility they need to do that at a price any business owner can afford.  Each client works through the same programme that my VIP clients have progressed through, but instead of it being face to face, they work through the programme, via a secure online coaching platform, at any time that suits them, 24/7.  The programme is interactive and they can store everything online so there is no extra filing or storing of paper.  To ensure they are achieving the most they can from the platform and using it to its full potential, there is also a telephone 1 to 1 coaching session and group booster calls to keep them on track.

 Q. And now you’re attempting to reach a wider audience with a free teleseminar, why should I listen?

During the teleseminar I will be clearly explaining 4 simple steps all business owners can take on to step up their business and create one that can run without them. I will also give details of the modular online programme for those that would like help in getting the focus and direction right for their business success.

Q. I assume you consider the teleseminar to be valuable to all that listen, why is it free?

With so much pressure on small businesses at the moment, the struggle to survive can often mean business owners cannot see passed the next week, let alone plan for the future, which is what they need to be doing.  No one benefits when a business goes down and I truly believe coaching can help more owner managers to achieve their goals, the teleseminar is an opportunity for me to show them how, by giving away 4 simple steps that are truly powerful business success tips.

A teleseminar gives easy access for everyone, so it becomes a kind of business success forum.  Owner managers will know they are not alone out there; they can ask questions and everyone gets the benefit of the answers. I also like the personal touch that a teleseminar allows, so people can get to know me and feel comfortable coming to me for further support if they need it.

Q. The teleseminar is based on you explaining the 4 simple steps to business success, what will you be revealing?

Well firstly I will be helping attendees answer the one key question that all owner managers need to know before they consider investing any of their time or money in stepping up their business. There’s a lot of shared experience out there and we’ve found many small business people make the same mistakes, but they can be easily overcome, so I will be revealing the big mistake that many small businesses make and showing how it is easy to fix, then explaining how to stop making costly mistakes and start making the right decisions for your business. Finally, we’ll get the focus back on moving your business forward by revealing how to reduce the overwhelm and frustration and make sure your great ideas don’t keep falling off the to-do list.

Q. So how do our readers listen to the seminar?

Just visit www.stepupyourbusiness.co.uk to register your interest and I will send you log on details allowing you to dial in on your phone or to join the call via the web where you will have access to a slide presentation during the teleseminar.