TL;DR: What a Women Entrepreneur Coach Does
A women entrepreneur coach helps you eliminate decision paralysis, stop second-guessing yourself, and build momentum when you feel stuck despite working harder than ever. This isn’t therapy or cheerleading. It’s strategic intervention designed to identify what’s actually stopping your growth, then remove it. Sharon Lee, a certified High Performance Coach and Strategic Interventionist based in Colorado Springs, works with ambitious women entrepreneurs who are burned out, plateaued, or spinning their wheels despite doing everything “right”.
Why Women Entrepreneurs Experience Different Challenges
Women entrepreneurs face specific patterns that rarely get addressed in generic business advice. You’re dealing with socialization that taught you to seek consensus before acting. You’ve been rewarded for perfection, not progress. You’ve learned to question your instincts, especially in high-stakes situations.
This shows up as:
– Overresearching before launching anything
– Seeking validation from peers, partners, or mentors before making decisions
– Pricing services lower than male counterparts with identical experience
– Attributing success to luck or timing instead of skill
– Working twice as hard to prove you deserve to be in the room
These aren’t character flaws. They’re learned behaviors. A women entrepreneur coach identifies which patterns are costing you revenue, time, or energy, then builds new decision-making frameworks that work with your strengths instead of against them.
What Doubt Actually Costs You
Doubt doesn’t just feel bad. It has a measurable business cost.
Every day you delay launching that offer costs you potential revenue. Every hour spent overthinking a decision is an hour not spent on implementation. Every time you undercharge because you’re “not sure” you’re worth it, you’re training your market to undervalue you.
Most women entrepreneurs don’t realize they’re stuck in what Strategic Intervention calls a “limiting pattern.” You keep hitting the same ceiling despite changing strategies, hiring help, or working longer hours. The strategy isn’t the problem. The pattern beneath it is.
Sharon Lee’s coaching practice in Colorado Springs focuses on breaking these patterns at the root level. Not surface fixes. Not mindset mantras. Actual behavioral change that produces different results within weeks.
How Do You Know If You Need a Women Entrepreneur Coach?
You need a women entrepreneur coach if:
– You’ve tried multiple strategies but keep hitting the same revenue ceiling
– You can advise other entrepreneurs clearly but freeze when making decisions for your own business
– You’re working 50+ hour weeks but not seeing proportional growth\n- You delay launching offers because they’re “not ready yet”
– You feel like an imposter despite having more credentials than most people in your field
– You’ve been told you’re “overthinking” but don’t know how to stop
The pattern shows up most clearly in decision-making speed. High performers make decisions quickly with incomplete information. If you’re taking days or weeks to decide things that should take hours, you have a doubt problem, not an information problem.\n\n
What Coaching for Women Entrepreneurs Actually Looks Like
Forget the stereotype of coaching as motivational speeches and vision boards. Real coaching for women entrepreneurs is strategic, structured, and results-focused.
Sharon Lee uses a combination of High Performance Coaching, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), and Strategic Intervention to identify exactly where you’re stuck, why the pattern exists, and how to replace it with something that actually works.
A typical engagement includes:
Pattern Identification
We map where doubt shows up in your business. Pricing? Launching? Hiring? Sales conversations? Most entrepreneurs think it’s everywhere. It’s usually two or three specific trigger points.
Decision Framework Building
You learn to make faster decisions with less information. This isn’t about being reckless. It’s about building trust in your judgment so you stop needing external validation for every move.
Momentum Creation
Momentum isn’t motivation. It’s a system. We build structures that keep you moving forward even when you don’t feel like it.
Energy Management
Burnout happens when you’re spending energy on low-value activities. We audit where your time actually goes, then restructure your days around high-impact work.
Why Location Matters (Even for Online Coaching)
Sharon Lee is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and works with clients both locally and nationally. Many clients are located throughout the Denver metro area and Front Range region.
Location matters because context matters. Women entrepreneurs in Colorado often face specific challenges: smaller local markets requiring national positioning, geographic isolation from major business hubs, and the need to build authority without traditional networks.
If you’re building a business in Colorado Springs, Denver, or anywhere in the mountain region, you need someone who understands the specific challenges of scaling from a non-coastal location.
What Makes Sharon Lee’s Approach Different
Sharon Lee is a certified High Performance Coach, Business Coach, NLP Practitioner, and Strategic Interventionist with 13 years of experience. She has been featured in the LA Times and Thrive Global.
Her approach differs from typical business coaching in three ways:
No Warm-Up Period
Most coaches spend weeks on “getting to know you.” Sharon identifies the core pattern in the first session, then starts building the replacement immediately.
Evidence-Based Methods
Everything is built on High Performance research and Strategic Intervention frameworks. Not personal opinion. Not trendy advice. Proven methods that have worked across thousands of clients.
Implementation Over Information
You don’t need more information. You need to implement what you already know. Sessions focus on removing the blocks that prevent action, not adding more to your reading list.
How Fast Can You Expect Results?
Most clients report noticeable changes within two to three weeks. This includes:
– Faster decision-making (decisions that used to take days now take hours)
– Increased confidence in sales conversations
– Higher close rates without changing scripts or strategies\n- More energy at the end of the workday
– Fewer hours worked with equal or better output
Sustainable momentum builds over 12 weeks. That’s when the new patterns become automatic and you stop needing external accountability to maintain them.
Common Objections Women Entrepreneurs Have About Coaching
“I should be able to figure this out myself.”
You’re smart. That’s not the issue. The issue is you can’t see your own blind spots. A coach identifies what you can’t see because you’re inside the problem.
“I don’t have time for coaching.”
You don’t have time to stay stuck. Coaching creates time by eliminating wasted effort on low-value activities.
“I’ve tried coaching before and it didn’t work.”
Most coaching focuses on mindset or strategy. If your previous coach didn’t address behavioral patterns, you got temporary relief but not lasting change.
“I can’t afford it right now.”
This is usually doubt talking, not a financial reality. If you’re generating revenue but not investing in growth, you’re choosing to stay where you are.
What to Look for in a Women Entrepreneur Coach
Not all coaches are created equal. When evaluating potential coaches, look for:
Specific Credentials
High Performance Coaching certification, Strategic Intervention training, or NLP credentials indicate formal training, not just personal experience.
Business Experience
Your coach should understand business operations, not just mindset. Revenue goals, client acquisition, scaling challenges, and operational structure all matter.
Direct Communication Style
If you need someone to soften feedback or prioritize your feelings over results, that’s therapy, not coaching. A good coach tells you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.
Focus on Patterns, Not Tactics
Tactics change. Industries shift. Patterns remain consistent. A coach who focuses on behavioral patterns gives you skills that work regardless of market conditions.
How Coaching Integrates with Other Business Support
Coaching isn’t a replacement for:
– Business consultants who build systems and processes
– Therapists who address trauma or mental health concerns
– Mentors who provide industry-specific guidance
Coaching addresses the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. You probably already know you need to raise prices, launch that offer, or hire help. Coaching removes whatever is stopping you from taking action.
The ROI of Coaching for Women Entrepreneurs
Coaching has measurable ROI when you track the right metrics:
– Time saved on decisions (multiply hourly rate by hours saved per week)\n- Revenue from offers you launched after removing doubt
– Increased close rates in sales conversations
– Reduced burnout leading to consistent work capacity
– Faster business growth due to momentum instead of stops and starts
Most clients report the investment pays for itself within the first three months through either increased revenue or recovered time.
Taking the Next Step
If you’re a women entrepreneur who is stuck, burned out, or plateaued despite doing everything right, coaching provides the strategic intervention you need to break the pattern.
Sharon Lee offers a coaching consultation where we identify your specific pattern, map where it’s costing you, and outline what removing it would look like. No pressure. No sales pitch. Just clarity on whether this is the right approach for where you are now.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a women entrepreneur coach?
A women entrepreneur coach helps women business owners eliminate doubt, make faster decisions, and build sustainable business momentum. The focus is on breaking behavioral patterns that limit growth, not just providing strategy or motivation.
How is coaching different from therapy?
Therapy addresses mental health concerns and past trauma. Coaching focuses on current behavior patterns and future goals. If you need clinical mental health support, work with a licensed therapist. If you need to break business-limiting patterns and build momentum, work with a coach.
How long does coaching typically last?
Most clients work with a coach for 12 weeks to build sustainable behavioral change. Some patterns resolve faster. Others require longer engagement depending on complexity and implementation speed.
Do you work with women entrepreneurs outside Colorado?
Yes. Sharon Lee works with clients nationally. Local clients in Colorado Springs and the Denver area have the option for in-person sessions, but most coaching happens via video call regardless of location.
What if I’m not sure coaching is right for me?
Book a consultation. We’ll identify your specific pattern, assess whether coaching is the right intervention, and outline what working together would look like. If coaching isn’t the right fit, we’ll tell you what is.
