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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 34 MIN

Ep 112: Launching a Group Coaching Program? Here's How to Build Community

from Craft of Coaching Podcast · host Kate Swoboda

If you're a coach considering a group program,  you need to know how to build a community. Building real community isn't about luck or personality — it's about understanding what actually creates belonging, and developing the skills to sustain it. Most of us were never taught how to build community in any deliberate way, and the gap that leaves is real: connection that feels hollow, groups that don't stick, and a low-grade hunger for something more solid.We break down the difference between cultivation — showing up consistently, being willing to go first, creating the conditions for belonging — and the specific skills that make community work: trust signaling, behavioral integrity, active listening, somatic awareness, and recognizing the inner critic narratives that quietly keep people isolated.And for coaches, this isn't just personally relevant. It's professionally essential. The coaches who know how to build community from the inside out bring something qualitatively different to their clients — because you can't hold space for what you haven't lived.If you've been thinking about how to build community that actually feels like something — this episode is a place to start.Coaching + Courage + Community = CLCC. We're a life-changing program, for you to become a life-changing coach. Our Level 1 ICF-Accredited program has worked with graduates from around the world. The first life you change? It'll be your own. We're the Credentialed Life Coach Collective, or CLCC, and we're here to give you a powerful coaching skill-set mixed with profound personal and professional growth.Head to https://TeamCLCC.com to get our catalogue and the free "Become a Coach" video series to learn more about becoming a life coach, choosing a coaching niche, how coaches make money, and more.Social:LinkedIn 

If you're a coach considering a group program, you need to know how to build a community. Building real community isn't about luck or personality — it's about understanding what actually creates belonging, and developing the skills to sustain it. Most of us were never taught how to build community in any deliberate way, and the gap that leaves is real: connection that feels hollow, groups that don't stick, and a low-grade hunger for something more solid. We break down the difference bet...

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