Discover how you can master the Authority Economy by learning from business Titans who have successfully scaled their businesses to 7+ figures. Learn how to get noticed, leverage your skills and create a profitable gap for yourself in today’s digital world.

Dive into the evolving world of authority-led businesses where expertise, clarity, and connection form the currency of success. Ellen Donnelly, a seasoned business coach, shares her insights on building a solid foundation, crafting a compelling identity, and sustaining long-term growth.

Wondering what its like working with Ellen 1-1 in coaching?

This article breaks down the process from enquiry, onboarding, through to the sessions themselves and how a coaching engagement might end. Learn more about becoming a client or even how you’d manage your own coaching methodology!

As we step into 2025, I spy continued reinvention for service providers, creators, and expertise-based business owners. These predictions stem from my work with clients, observations within my community, and musings on what 2024 taught us—a year of platform chaos (hello X and TikTok), AI’s big breakthrough, and waves of job layoffs and burnout across industries.

If you are wondering how a seasoned startup founder coach would guide you to turn your business ideas into reality, this blog includes three essential steps from our Chief Coach, Ellen Donnelly about taking your big ideas and making sure they become tangible in 2025 and beyond.

Entrepreneurs at crossroads crave the clarity to assess their various options and to make sense of all the questions running through their minds. Questions like: Do I burn my existing business down? Do I find someone else to run my business? Am I crazy/stupid to add more to my plate? If you are navigating the next phase of entrepreneurship, here are eight lessons to help you navigate it.

Struggling to stand out in a crowded market? You don’t need to be 'The Only' in your field to succeed. Instead, focus on building your unique authority through your Vibes—your personality, brand, and client energy—and Beliefs—the insights and values that set you apart. Learn how these two elements can help you attract loyal clients, communicate your value, and position yourself as an authority without the pressure of being at the top of your industry

Ellen shares her most impactful productivity practices, advice and toolkit after four years running The Ask and writing the original version of this post.

When running a one person business, you are the focal element. Your character, strengths and quirks could all merge with your brand identity. But how much of your true self is the ‘right’ amount to share with the world, with your customers? This deepdive with give you the answers.

The most common barrier to success isn’t a tool, technique or strategy - it is in fact your mindset. Learning to hone your mindset to be positive, proactive and resilient is one of the most powerful things you can do to ensure you always make progress. In this article discover what the top three mental models are that keep you playing small and how to overcome them. Written by Ellen Donnelly Entrepreneur Coach UK

Naming your business is one of the biggest hurdles single person business owners in the early stages of business building. What if you get it wrong? What if you don’t like it in time? Read on for advice from entrepreneur coach Ellen Donnelly on how to name your business and get it right.

Building a business is an incredible opportunity to bring your passions, interests and skills together in a service that solves a problem you care about. The best way to set your new business up for success is to ask yourself the following questions.

Creating clients and getting them to say ‘yes’ to working with you, is a huge part of the business-building equation and so if you’re already there, a big congratulations. This post will walk you through how to monestise your offering, approach and secure clients and ultimately make your business financially viable.

Do you want more freedom? More money? More time? Or simply to choose the projects and people you work with. Designing a one-person business around yourself is the key to achieving all this. But knowing how to leverage your unique contribution and build a profitable business around your skills, interests and talents is another hurdle all together.

If you are curious about the entrepreneurial leap, and want to create meaningful work, the answer is likely to go all in on building a one-person business around yourself based on your Unique Contribution; that which only you can offer the world.

What is it about coaching that makes it so appealing? Is it really the most popular career pivot or business idea for people to pursue? We’ll discover the reasons behind the booming coaching industry and how that might impact you, should you choose to start your business around coaching.

I believe that company building is personal development — you learn and grow so much in the process of creating a business that you change as a person in the process. The level of confidence (self belief, mental fortitude and decisiveness) can dictate the course of your company more than the right product, tool or strategy ever can.

Looking to make a big career decision or change in your life, but feel stuck and unable to move forward? Career coach Ellen Donnelly shares her top three insights into how you can move closer towards achieving your dream entrepreneurial career.

Having too many options for your career is overwhelming and leads to analysis paralysis. Then, stuck in your state of indecision, you can’t move forward or unlock your potential.

Use your strengths to find clarity! This article will help you understand what your strengths are and how to best use them to unlock your full potential!

There is a lot of misinformation surrounding coaching. How much is it? Who is it for? Do I need one? We’ll answer all these questions and more in this article, so you can make the best decision about whether coaching is right for you.