Hi all! I'm Izzy 👋 - Here's My #NoFilter Career Coaching Journey
Hi all, I'm Izzy Piyale-Sheard, a career coach based in Toronto, Canada. I specialize in LinkedIn and resume transformations. And here's a bit about me and the bumpy start to my career coaching business. ℹ️ A bit about me: - I'm Turkish/Canadian - based in Toronto - I speak 5 languages (3 fluent, 1 conversational, 1 basic conversational) - I'm a new dad looking stop trading time for money and build a better life 🤪 Quirky facts about me: - I opened the NASDAQ stock market in a giant pikachu costume - I was once quoted in a dutch magazine without knowing about it - I was mentioned in Inc.com for my satire on digital nomads - I once made an appearance on a Taiwanese gameshow ****** Here is my unfiltered career coaching journey: ⚫️ - 2016 - The Early Days Launched a Free Job Search Support Community on Facebook that grew to 900+ members - Felt like nobody would ever pay ME for coaching and help - Did a lot of work/support for friends and colleagues for free ⚫️ - 2020 - My First Paid Program ==== MAY ==== - Overcame imposter syndrome - Launched my first paid offering, $150 for a 6-week group coaching program - got 4 clients - Got my first badass testimonials for the program I designed - Person landed a job within 3 weeks after 12 months of job search black hole. 🎉 ==== JULY ==== - Launched several other cohorts, with mixed results. Some great successes, huge wins, huge salary jumps, and happy people. And others who didn't put in the work and didn't succeed. ⚫️ - 2021 - First $10K Month + Burnout - Had my best month ever, made $10K - Did 30+ cold sales calls from LinkedIn leads - Launched a 12 person cohort and made over $10K in one month - Felt a lot of burnout from all the selling, as well as clients not putting in the work