Design Your Best Life

You are amazing!!! Seriously, after talking with you it really cleared up my thinking and I am feeling 100% more motivation to fill my classes....and a way through without compromising who I am. Quite the contrary, actually feeling like..."Oh yes. That's what I am about. That's where I can stand and be fully me and contribute. Feels really great! So, excited. You're REALLY great at what you do. I feel so blessed to get to work with you!!! 

I was honored to be asked to be on a panel for the Actors Fund of Los Angeles that focused on Career Changes After 40. I spoke about how the Actors Fund connected me to Tora Brown at the SBDC. Working with Tora at SBDC since September of 2012 has greatly improved my author-based business. I have self published a book that is steadily increasing in sales, and have been promoting a tour to Tuscany, that now has 9 sign-ups---last year there were 3, so I am thrilled with the increase. I am in the process of writing a business plan with Tora's guidance. The clarity and step-by-step focus Tora gives me in our consultations has enlightened every aspect of my work--to breaking down the process so I can set goals and celebrate the triumphs, to learning how to better schedule my time, and bringing in new ideas to increase profitability and visibility. I look forward to continuing this process and am so grateful for all the guidance Tora has given me. 

When I launched my business, I thought I had a pretty clear idea of what I did. But actually, I only had a vague idea. Tora helped me to develop a laser focus of exactly what I really do.   She also elicited from me who exactly my clients are and where to find them. We also planned several approaches -- how to identify my clientele and how to engage them. Together, we figured out what my clients really want, their fears and their desires.   Not only is Tora a brilliant brand developer and marketing expert, she is an exceptional human being. She returns my calls and emails promptly, and has talked me off several ledges. She has impeccable morals and lives by a code of excellence. Tora has helped me to build and hone business development strategies, benchmarks and even scripts of what to say and when to say it... She has walked me through the fine points of negotiating, giving me scenarios to work through and providing clarification of the underlying intention driving the dialogue, showing me when to back off and when to not blink. I am an expert at what I do... but I am not naturally adept at developing business. I was upset when I thought I had to learn a whole new discipline -- the science of branding and marketing. But I didn’t! Tora has been able to expertly ask the right questions, offer support and guidance to help me move into my market, effortlessly. She has a keen eye on the horizon and is prepared to facilitate success at every turn. 

Coaching is an interactive experience where we discover your goals and your passions and use them to help you travel down a path to the life you want.

100%!  What happens in our sessions stays in our sessions.

The time that your coaching process will take depends on the complexity of your goals and your commitment and openness to your process. We suggest starting with a 12-week package.