Ep 63 - I Started A Consultancy at 48 — From Zero to a Thriving Practice. Here's What Works

Age has no limit. Neither does your consulting business. In this episode of the Age Has No Limit podcast, host Patrice Davis—CEO of a multi-million dollar federal grant consulting firm—answers a listener's question: "How do I actually grow my consulting business?" No fluff. Just real strategies from someone who started, scaled, and is still growing after 50. You'll learn: ✅ The one business model decision that changes everything ✅ Why selling every single day (M-F) is non-negotiable ✅ How to position yourself as the obvious choice (without the ego) ✅ The #1 underrated habit: prioritizing silence (yes, really) ✅ Patrice's proprietary CATCH Method for sustainable growth ✅ Why doing something uncomfortable every day is your secret weapon TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Why age doesn't matter (but experience does) 1:45 – The prerequisites before you try to grow 3:30 – Business model + service framework 6:15 – Selling daily & doing uncomfortable things 9:00 – Positioning: why you're different 12:30 – RFPs, proposals & financial decisions 15:00 – SOPs, client experience & removing friction 18:00 – The CATCH Method explained 20:15 – The biggest flex: prioritizing silence 22:00 – How you can help us hit 1K subscribers Affiliate note: Links below (including reMarkable tablet) may earn commissions at no cost to you. FEATURED ON THE SHOW: Patrice Davis, Host - Age Has No Limit Podcast CEO, GrantWin - https://grantwinconsulting.com/ GET THE reMARKABLE PAPER PRO BUNDLE: https://amzn.to/4eoH4Ij GET THE ULTIMATE CONSULTANTS AND FREELANCERS STARTER KIT: https://www.readysetgoconsult.com/starterkit FREE TRAINING: https://www.readysetgoconsult.com/it-s-your-turn-event-registration GET SHOW NOTES AND LEARN MORE: Show Notes: https://www.readysetgoconsult.com/age-has-no-limits My Consulting and Freelance Business Accelerator: https://www.readysetgoconsult.com/ My Blog: https://www.readysetgoconsult.com/blog My Consulting Firm: https://grantwinconsulting.com/ Online Courses About Federal and Other Grants: https://www.grantsworksacademy.com/ ABOUT ME: I'm Patrice Davis, mom of three, CEO of GrantWin Consulting and Ready Set Go Consult, travel enthusiast, and culture lover. I'm happily living a redesigned life and want to encourage you to redesign yours to live life on your own terms. I created the Age Has No Limit podcast to inspire people in their late 40s, 50s, or older to pursue the life of their dreams. Whether they want to learn a new skill, refine a buried and ignored talent, live a life of solace and calm after giving themselves to a demanding career, travel the world, start a business, or finally unbox themselves from the confines of others' expectations. Each episode of the podcast will inspire or serve as an example of the life they can live. Each guest will share their path to a redesigned life and solo episodes will lay out ways you can do the same. You can listen to each episode here or on Apple, Spotify, and iHeartRadio. LIKE THE SHOW? PLEASE GIVE US A 5-STAR RATING.