Teachers to Coaches: Turning Expertise Into a Real Business
- Episode #245
What if your business is stuck because you’re too broad? Business coach and consultant David Zahn (Zahn Consulting, Okay, Now What) talks with Michi Lantz about finding your niche, naming your superpower, and helping teachers pivot into coaching and consulting.

David Zahn has been a consultant, an executive with global responsibilities, an entrepreneur, an author, and occasionally found time to enjoy spending time watching his children grow up and mature into adults.
His vast experience has ranged from working with multi-national brands found in supermarkets to individuals looking to start their own coaching or consulting business. His experience ranges from assisting Fortune 500 companies realign their organization design, employee and management development, training, competency enhancement and behavioral change through to assisting Teachers and Educators launch their own coaching or consulting businesses.
David Zahn is an adjunct faculty member at the University of New Haven in the Graduate Schools of Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Public Administration and teaches courses in Organizational Development, Consulting Skills, and Training Design. He also created and maintained an active website for small business owners and entrepreneurs to develop their skills as businesspeople and help grow their businesses (http://www.okaynowwhat.biz/).
When Mr. Zahn is not criss-crossing the globe working on client projects he can often be found in libraries, attending lectures, collaborating with other industry thought leaders, and pursuing the next big trend in instructional techniques.
Connect with David Zahn
- Website: http://zahnconsulting.com/
- Website: https://okaynowwhat.biz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-zahn-30270a4/
Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
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Credits:
Host & Producer: Michi Lantz
Editor: Michi Lantz
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
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