You're Not Starting Over: How to Turn Your Career Experience Into a Coaching Business with Melanie Smith

The Classy Career Girl Podcast · Sep 2, 2026 · 28m

Think you're too busy to become a career coach or start a coaching business?

Meet Melanie Smith.

Melanie is a mom, finishing her undergraduate degree, running a recruiting and staffing agency AND building a coaching and consulting business.

In this episode, Melanie shares how she stopped feeling scattered, got clear on how her recruiting and coaching businesses could work together, and learned how to turn her years of experience into meaningful, purpose-driven work.

We talk about:

Why becoming a career coach doesn't mean starting over

How to turn your existing career experience into a…