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Business coach Robin Waite helps coaches, consultants, freelancers and small business owners build businesses that make double the income with half the clients. Each week you get one of two kinds of episode. In solo episodes, Robin shares the frameworks, mistakes and lessons from over 20 years in business. On The Business Bench, he sits down with a real business owner and coaches them live through their biggest challenge, from pricing and finding clients to cash flow and confidence. Everything comes back to three pillars: 1. Your offer. Build a product you love delivering, that gets real results. 2. Your pricing. Charge two to three times what you do now, without the guilt. 3. Your lead flow. Attract the right clients and turn them into paying ones. Robin is the international bestselling author of Take Your Shot, Fearless Pricing and The Fearless Business Blueprint. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has coached hundreds of business owners. Grab a free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app More at https://www.robinwaite.com and https://fearless.biz
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13 hours ago
13 hours ago
11 min
It is easy to scroll through the highlight reel of other entrepreneurs and assume everyone else has it figured out. In this episode, Robin Waite does the opposite. After 22 years in business, award wins and bestselling books, he talks openly about a September that left him stressed, tired, overwhelmed and, for the first time in ten years of coaching, not enjoying the work.
Robin explains how a strong couple of years led him to take his eye off the ball, how quickly a rainy day fund can shrink when consultations dry up, and why being a hands-on parent makes a dip feel even harder. He is candid that a lot of what rattles around your head in these moments is not true, and that separating the real from the imagined is part of the work.
He then walks through the 4 Stages of Business Growth from his book Fearless Business Blueprint: Consolidation, Imposter, Fear Zone and Breakthrough. Robin has been through the dip five times before, and his goal each time is the same: get into it and out of it as quickly as humanly possible. If you are in the fear zone right now, this one is for you.
What you will learn:
- What entrepreneur burnout looks like from the inside, even after decades of success
- Why good runs are often when owners take their eye off the ball
- The 4 Stages of Business Growth and why you usually come out of a dip stronger
- How Robin is protecting his pipeline with a backup source of leads
- Why shrinking the next task matters when everything feels hard
- The early warning signs that you are heading into a dip
- Why a problem shared really is a problem halved
Robin's message to anyone listening: "Whatever it is that you're going through in your business right now, I get it. I'm going through it as well."
Read the full write-up: robinwaite.com/blog/surviving-entrepreneur-burnout-business-dip
Resources and links
- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMjZna6HXu4
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
May 31, 2026
May 31, 2026
6 min
Most coaches are sitting on an extra £2K a month and don't even know it.
If you're already working with coaching clients, you have everything you need to add a significant recurring revenue stream without finding new clients, increasing your hours, or changing your business model. One simple product addition is all it takes.
In this episode, Robin breaks down exactly how to add half day and full day intensive sessions as upsells to existing clients, and why just three quarterly bookings at £1,500 each can transform your monthly income.
What you will learn:
- Why existing clients are your biggest untapped revenue opportunity, and how to approach the upsell conversation naturally
- How to price and position a half day or full day intensive without undercharging or overcomplicating it
- The Assess, Implement, Maintain framework, and why intensives work best at a specific stage of the client journey
- How to use intensives to reduce sales friction and get hesitant prospects over the line
Resources and links
- Free signed copy of The Fearless Business Blueprint: https://www.fearless.biz/fbb
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
9 min
Most coaches have money sitting in their business doing absolutely nothing.
Interest on savings, affiliate recommendations and underutilised assets are three of the simplest ways to generate extra income each month with minimal effort. Yet most coaches overlook all three completely.
In this episode, Robin shares the exact passive income streams he uses to generate consistent additional revenue in his coaching practice, including the one mistake he made for over 12 months that was quietly costing him hundreds of pounds every single month.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- ✅ Why your business cash is losing value every month and the simple fix that takes less than a day to set up
- ✅ How to earn affiliate income from products you already recommend without becoming a pushy marketer
- ✅ How to sweat your existing coaching assets and turn content you have already created into a revenue stream
- ✅ How to work towards a cost-neutral business where your passive income covers your monthly outgoings
🔗 Grab your free Marketing Asset Matrix by dropping "matrix" in the comments or reaching out at fearless.biz
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
May 17, 2026
May 17, 2026
9 min
Most coaches are losing thousands every month and blaming the wrong things.
It is not your pricing, your niche or your marketing. For many coaches just starting out, the single biggest drain on monthly revenue is the absence of one simple document. Robin learned this the hard way, losing close to £24,000 in his first year of coaching before finally fixing it.
In this episode, Robin shares the exact mistake that cost him £2,000 a month, how a simple client agreement transformed his retention and cash flow, and why getting clients to sign a contract is about far more than legal protection.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- ✅ Why coaching clients leave early and how to prevent it without having difficult conversations or chasing payments
- ✅ How a simple coaching agreement changes client commitment and why signing a contract is as much psychological as it is legal
- ✅ The payment plan structure that anchors clients into long-term recurring revenue and sets up your continuation income automatically
- ✅ How to protect your coaching income without feeling pushy or transactional whilst still delivering maximum value
🔗 Want a copy of Robin's coaching agreement template? Reach out directly at robinwaite.com/app and mention this episode
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
May 10, 2026
May 10, 2026
14 min
Most coaches are broke not because they lack talent but because they are invisible.
The work is good. The results are real. But without the basic foundations of a credible online presence, consistent social proof and the right volume of activity, even the best coaches struggle to attract and enrol clients. The frustrating part is that most of these fixes take less than a day and cost almost nothing.
In this episode, Robin breaks down the six mistakes he sees small business owners making repeatedly and the simple, inexpensive fixes that can start generating more leads and enquiries almost immediately.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- ✅ Why an inconsistent online presence is silently eroding trust and the quick fixes that make you look credible overnight
- ✅ Why a Gmail address is costing you clients and how to set up a professional online presence in a single day
- ✅ How to build social proof from scratch even if you are just starting out and have no existing reviews or testimonials
- ✅ Why hiding behind a laptop is the number one growth killer and how in-person networking still outperforms social media
- ✅ The lead indicator framework that tells you exactly why your sales are falling short before it is too late to fix it
🔗 Grab your free business scorecard at fearless.scoreapp.com
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
May 3, 2026
May 3, 2026
9 min
Most coaches are not burned out because they work too hard. They are burned out because they are working on the wrong things.
Robin discovered this the hard way two years into running his coaching practice, when a mentor looked at his diary and immediately spotted the problem. The fix took less than 30 days and freed up 20 hours every single week, without dropping a single client or reducing his income.
In this episode, Robin shares the exact diary audit system he now uses to protect his time, batch his energy and run a thriving coaching practice in just six hours of coaching per week.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- ✅ Why your diary is the real source of your burnout and the colour coding system that makes wasted time impossible to ignore
- ✅ How Robin freed up 20 hours a week in under 30 days by making one simple change to how he ran his consultations
- ✅ The weekly diary detox that takes 30 minutes and sets up every week for maximum energy and minimum stress
- ✅ Why batching your activities by type makes you significantly more productive and how to structure your ideal coaching week
- ✅ How transitioning from one-to-one to group coaching can cut your delivery hours in half whilst improving client results
🔗 Thinking about making the shift to group coaching? Apply for a free diagnostic call at robinwaite.com/app
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Apr 26, 2026
Apr 26, 2026
22 min
Google's monopoly on search is over. Most business owners have no idea what to do next.
Organic traffic from Google has dropped by 30% in the last 12 months alone. The businesses picking up those lost leads are not the ones spending more on ads or posting more on social media. They are the ones showing up in AI search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude. And right now, almost none of your competitors know how to get there.
In this episode, Robin breaks down exactly how AI search works, why it represents the biggest shift in digital marketing in 20 years and the five practical steps any business owner can take today to start getting found without spending a penny.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- ✅ Why a 30% drop in Google traffic is just the beginning and what is replacing organic search faster than most people realise
- ✅ How brand mentions have replaced backlinks as the primary trust signal for AI search tools
- ✅ The five content fixes that get your website indexed in AI search including schema markup, FAQs, key takeaways and rich snippets
- ✅ Why now is the wild west moment for AI search and how getting in early could replicate what Gary Vee did with Google in 2004
- ✅ Two real case studies where AI search generated paying clients including a £10,000 coaching client found through Perplexity
🔗 Get early access to ZeroClick Authority at fearless.biz
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Apr 19, 2026
Apr 19, 2026
12 min
One podcast interview generated as many leads as four and a half years of social media. Here is what that taught Robin about growing a business.
Most coaches believe that consistent social media content is the path to sustainable revenue. Robin believed the same thing, until a single guest appearance on Ali Abdaal's podcast produced 3,000 leads in one conversation and made him question everything his team had been doing for years.
In this episode, Robin breaks down the unconventional strategies that took his coaching practice from zero to $300,000 a year, why 10x thinking beats working harder every time, and how partnerships with the right audiences can do in one day what social media cannot do in years.
What you will learn:
- Why the heavy lift of in person activity still outperforms digital marketing, and how Robin hit £89,000 in his first year by doing the work most coaches avoid
- Why 2x is a trap and 10x is the only move worth making, and how to identify the plays that will genuinely transform your business
- How one podcast appearance generated 3,000 leads, and why audience partnerships are the most underused growth strategy in coaching
- Why writing a book is a 10x move, and how a single asset can open doors to stages, podcasts and partnerships for years
- How Robin now runs a $300K coaching practice in six to eight hours of client work per week, and the mindset shift that made it possible
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Apr 12, 2026
Apr 12, 2026
10 min
Most business investments come with a clear ROI. This one did not. Robin went anyway.
Flying business class to Dubai, hosting a rooftop dinner for 20 clients and spending three days at one of the world's biggest creator economy conferences is not a decision that makes sense on a spreadsheet. But after 10 years of building a coaching practice with clients in 30 countries, Robin has learned that the most valuable business moves rarely do.
In this behind the scenes episode, Robin shares what a day in the life of a global business coach actually looks like, why deepening partnerships matters more than chasing leads, and why trusting your gut over logical ROI calculations is sometimes the most strategic thing you can do.
What you will learn:
- Why Robin invested thousands in a Dubai trip with no guaranteed return, and the mindset behind making big decisions without a clear output
- How showing up consistently without selling builds long term trust, and why the work and money follow as a natural byproduct
- Why in person relationship building still outperforms every digital strategy, and what a rooftop dinner with 20 global clients taught Robin about the power of proximity
- How overthinking kills momentum, and why following your gut is sometimes the most logical business decision you can make
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Apr 5, 2026
Apr 5, 2026
29 min
Most of the things holding your business back today were learned behaviours from your 20s.
With over 20 years in business, several six-figure ventures and a recent health diagnosis that brought everything sharply into focus, Robin reflects on the 10 things he would go back and tell his younger self about money, health, business and life. Some of these lessons cost him dearly. All of them are avoidable.
In this episode, Robin gets candid about the mistakes that quietly shaped his 20s and the simple shifts that would have changed everything.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- ✅ Why hard work alone does not equal success and the 4% rule that changes how you think about effort and output
- ✅ The financial mistakes most business owners make in their 20s and how to avoid the compound cost of starting too late
- ✅ Why charging your worth from day one matters more than you think and how underpricing creates a negative cycle that follows you for years
- ✅ How to build multiple income streams so your business is never dependent on a single source of revenue
- ✅ Why business dips are inevitable and how to use them as a catalyst for your biggest breakthroughs
🔗 Grab a free signed copy of Take Your Shot at fearless.biz/tys
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Mar 29, 2026
Mar 29, 2026
28 min
Most coaches are waiting for clients to come to them. That's exactly why they're struggling.
Social media posts, perfecting a website and tweaking a lead magnet are not client acquisition strategies. They are procrastination dressed up as productivity. Real client acquisition requires getting in front of people, building trust at scale and creating systems that generate leads whilst you sleep.
In this episode, Robin shares the exact strategies he used to build his coaching practice from scratch, including how guesting on over 200 podcasts, building his own community and playing the long game with event sponsorship created a pipeline of qualified leads that still delivers results years later.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- ✅ Why a waitlist is the first thing every coach should build and how to get 100 people signed up without a large audience
- ✅ How to build a community that attracts clients organically without paid ads or cold outreach
- ✅ Why podcast guesting is one of the most underrated lead generation tools and how to get booked on your first five shows
- ✅ How to get onto the speaking circuit even with zero experience or an existing profile
- ✅ The long game strategy Robin used to go from event sponsor to keynote speaker in front of 1,500 people
🔗 Grab a free signed copy of Take Your Shot at fearless.biz/tys
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Mar 24, 2026
Mar 24, 2026
15 min
Most coaches are posting every day and wondering why nobody is buying. Here is why.
Social media is not a client acquisition strategy. It is an awareness tool. And confusing the two is costing coaches thousands in lost revenue every single month. In 2022, Robin quit social media entirely, rebuilt his marketing strategy from the ground up and doubled the revenue in his coaching practice as a result.
In this episode, Robin reveals the three-tier marketing framework that replaced his social media strategy, why vanity metrics like likes and shares are the enemy of real growth and how one partnership generated over £250,000 in new revenue from a single podcast appearance.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
✅ Why social media is a short-term awareness tool and nothing more and what most coaches get dangerously wrong about it
✅ The three-tier marketing framework covering short, medium and long-term lead generation strategies that work together
✅ Why marketing assets beat social media every time and how to build content that generates leads whilst you sleep
✅ How strategic partnerships create explosive inbound growth without spending a penny on paid advertising
✅ Why a hyper-engaged audience of 1,000 people beats 100,000 passive followers every single time
Contact Robin
🔗 Grab a free signed copy of Take Your Shot at fearless.biz/tys
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Apr 4, 2025
Apr 4, 2025
20 min
Why do some entrepreneurs make success look effortless, while most small business owners feel like they're pushing jelly up a hill? In this episode Robin shares the three simple ideas he believes made him a successful business owner over a 20 year career, and how you can start using them today. He starts with the story of a coach who had done just five consultations in a year, and what that taught him about action.
What you will learn:
- Survivorship bias: why having no plan B, and aiming to stay in business as long as you can, changes how you handle setbacks
- Action bias: why imperfect action beats months of planning, and how fear quietly stops you acting
- Kairos bias: doing far fewer things, far better, using the 4% rule
- How one podcast interview with Ali Abdaal brought in 3,000 leads and around £250,000 of new business
Books mentioned: The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, and The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Mar 28, 2025
Mar 28, 2025
9 min
Do you really need a 40 page business plan to succeed? After 20 years in business, building several six figure ventures and selling one, Robin Waite has found something far simpler: a one page plan, small enough to fit on a postage stamp, that sets a clear revenue target and works backwards to the business model you need.
In this episode Robin walks through his Goal Focused Pricing framework step by step. You set a realistic revenue goal for the next 12 months, work out the price and number of clients that will get you there, then do the sales and marketing maths: how many consultations, conversations and leads you need each week. It works for coaches, consultants, freelancers and small business owners who want clarity, profit and freedom without drowning in spreadsheets.
What you will learn:
- Why most business plans fail (75% of small business owners rate theirs as substandard)
- How to set a clear revenue goal for the next 12 months
- The formula for your ideal price point and number of clients
- The sales and marketing maths behind hitting your goal
- The simplest ways to generate leads and start conversations without overwhelm
Resources and links
- Free business scorecard: https://fearless.scoreapp.com
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
13 min
Marketing can feel like shouting into the abyss. Every coach, consultant and freelancer is fighting for attention, and very few are actually being heard. In this episode, Robin Waite shares a simple marketing framework to help you rise above the noise, build real connections and create long term success.
Robin explains why traditional social media marketing is failing so many business owners, and what to do instead: partner with people who already have your audience, give away a free gift that is genuinely valuable rather than just another PDF, and get back in the room with people face to face.
What you will learn:
- Why shouting louder on social media is not a marketing strategy
- How strategic partnerships can fast track your growth
- Why a tangible, high value free gift builds more trust than a download
- Why in person networking is making a comeback
Resources and links
- Robin on the Creative Courage Podcast: https://creativecouragepodcast.podbean.com/e/robin-waite/
- More on Robin's partnership strategy: The Unconventional Growth Strategy That Took Me From Zero to $300K
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Feb 7, 2025
Feb 7, 2025
20 min
Ever wondered how to turn a small email list into a revenue machine? In this episode Robin Waite breaks down the framework that helped grow a 6,000 subscriber newsletter into a $300K a year business, from attracting leads at scale to nurturing them into paying clients.
Robin covers the true value of every subscriber, how to grow a list fast without paid ads through list swaps and partnerships, and why physical books and in depth resources outperform generic PDFs as lead magnets. Plus, how one podcast appearance doubled an email list in just 90 days.
What you will learn:
- The true value of an email subscriber, and why each one is worth more than you think
- How to grow your list fast without paid ads, using list swaps and partnerships
- Why physical books and in depth resources beat generic PDFs as lead magnets
- The nurture sequence that builds long term trust with new subscribers
- How to turn subscribers into high paying clients
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Jan 31, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
7 min
If you have a hundred ideas and not enough hours, this short episode is for you. Robin shares the simple framework he uses to set and hit big, hairy, audacious goals (BHAGs): pick the few activities that make the biggest difference, set one ambitious target around them, and track it somewhere you will see every day.
His example is Operation Podblast. A handwritten postcard on his desk took him from a goal of 30 podcast bookings to 47 in about three months, with 33 interviews recorded in the first 90 days.
What you will learn:
- Why you have to be selective, and how the 4% rule (the 20% of the 20%) shows you where to focus
- How to find the marketing activities that consistently work for you and double down on them
- Why a physical tracker on your desk beats app notifications
- How to break a big goal into small daily chunks, such as a few hundred words a day towards a book
Resources and links
- PodMatch, the platform Robin used to get booked on podcasts: https://www.podmatch.com
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Jan 24, 2025
Jan 24, 2025
18 min
Robin Waite shares a practical, straightforward framework for building wealth, whether you are a new investor or an experienced business owner. It is about avoiding risky schemes, protecting your cash, and building multiple income streams that buy back your time.
Robin explains why most businesses do not really have a cash flow problem. They have two different problems: making money, and keeping it. He shares how small daily habits build an investor's mindset, why a six month safety net comes first, and a real example of turning £200 into £100,000.
What you will learn:
- Why low risk, consistent investing beats crypto hype and day trading
- How to understand your own tolerance for risk
- The two real money challenges in business: making it and keeping it
- How to shift from a scarcity mindset to an investor's mindset
- How starting small and building multiple income streams reduces risk
- Why living within your means and keeping a six month safety net comes before investing
- Passive and digital investments, including domains and digital assets
- Why freedom, and buying back your time, is the real goal
This episode shares Robin's own experience and is general education, not financial advice.
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Jan 10, 2025
Jan 10, 2025
15 min
In this episode, Robin breaks down the ultimate framework for hitting consistent $10,000 months in your business—without relying on gimmicks or quick fixes. Discover why mindset is your biggest ally, how to refocus on the fundamentals that work, and strategies for pricing, scaling, and staying in the game long-term. Robin also tackles the importance of getting out from behind the screen, overcoming fear, and building authentic connections that drive real results. Whether you're an entrepreneur starting out or scaling to the next level, this episode is packed with actionable insights to transform your approach and your bottom line.
The Pathway to Consistent $10K Months
1. Mindset Mastery: Your Biggest Barrier to Growth
- Stop searching for external solutions—success starts internally.
- Overcome fear-driven decisions like underpricing and avoiding sales.
- Build resilience to navigate business challenges.
2. Revisit First Principles: What Worked Before Still Works
- Rediscover early strategies like in-person networking and community engagement.
- Understand why fundamentals like marketing before sales are timeless.
- Avoid hiding behind "busy work" like perfecting websites or lead magnets.
3. Millionaire Math: Pricing and Scalability
- Shift from trading time for money to creating scalable products.
- Examples: $1,000 products (10 clients) vs. $5,000 programs (2 clients/month).
- Balance supply and demand to optimize sales and delivery capacity.
4. Consistency and Tenacity: The Long Game
- Achieving your first $10K month is just the beginning—build repeatability.
- Stay in the game long enough to learn, adapt, and succeed.
- Embrace the ups and downs; business isn’t a straight growth trajectory.
5. Get Out From Behind the Screen: Build Real Connections
- Stop relying solely on social media and embrace real-world networking.
- Attend events, collaborate with partners, and meet clients face-to-face.
- Boost creativity and mental health by stepping away from "procrastinate-work."
6. Play the Infinite Game: Beyond $10K Months
- Focus on long-term sustainability over short-term wins.
- Adopt an "infinite mindset" to stay in business for years.
- Recognize the importance of mental health and supporting others in the journey.
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.
Jan 3, 2025
Jan 3, 2025
40 min
Ready to escape the 9-to-5 grind and start your entrepreneurial journey without breaking the bank? In this episode, Robin explores 28 innovative business ideas you can kick off with just £200 or less. Whether you're passionate about pets, skilled in social media, or have a knack for writing, there's a business idea for you.
Key Framework for Business Success
Robin outlines a simple yet powerful framework to guide your side hustle or business venture:
- Passion: Choose something you genuinely love doing—it’ll keep you motivated through challenges.
- Clients You Love: Work with people who inspire you and make your job enjoyable.
- Monetisable Skills: Focus on areas where your expertise can translate into income.
Business Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the standout ideas discussed:
- Pet Sitting and Dog Walking: Earn £15-£30/hour doing what you love.
- Car Detailing and Cleaning Services: Start small, borrow equipment, and grow your client base.
- Social Media Management: Use your tech-savvy skills to support small businesses.
- Graphic Design: Turn creativity into cash through platforms like Fiverr and Dribbble.
- Blogging and Content Creation: Build a blog and monetise it with ads, sponsorships, and affiliates.
From Side Hustle to Full-Time Gig
These ideas are perfect for starting small, testing the waters, and scaling up as you grow. We also share practical marketing tips like leveraging local Facebook groups and networking to find clients.
Tune in now to discover actionable insights and start building the life you want today! Don’t forget to grab your free copy of “Take Your Shot” by visiting Fearless Biz.
Resources and links
- Book a free coaching session with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com/app
- Free signed copy of Take Your Shot: https://www.fearless.biz/tys
- Free copy of Fearless Pricing: https://www.fearless.biz/fp
- Take the Fearless Business Quiz: https://www.robinwaite.com/quiz
- Robin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/RobinMWaite
- Work with Robin: https://www.robinwaite.com
About Robin Waite
Robin Waite is a business coach, professional speaker, and international bestselling author. Through the Fearless Business Accelerator he has helped coaches, consultants, and freelancers productise their services, fix their pricing, and build businesses that deliver double the income with half the clients.