Your Profile Is Costing You Clients: LinkedIn Is a Pipeline, Not Social Media | Melanie Wexler

What if the thing holding your coaching business back isn't your niche, your website, or your offer — but the fact that you're not treating LinkedIn like the pipeline it actually is?In this episode of Making Of A Coach, we sit down with LinkedIn coach and executive career strategist Melanie Mitchell-Wexler, who built her entire coaching business from the ground up — no plan, no savings runway, no perfect setup. Just a skill, a need, and a willingness to figure it out as she went.Melanie breaks down why 70-80% of jobs are never publicly posted, how to warm up an audience without spamming your connections, and the one shift that took her LinkedIn from crickets to consistent clients. Whether you're a coach trying to fill your pipeline or an executive looking to stay visible — this one's a masterclass.What You'll Learn:Why you don't need to have it all figured out to start — and what to do insteadHow LinkedIn works as a professional search engine, not just a social media platformThe difference between a LinkedIn profile and a LinkedIn presence — and why it mattersWhy job searching and client prospecting are the exact same skillThe 60-day engagement strategy that outperforms postingConnect with Melanie Mitchell-Wexler:LinkedIn: Melanie Mitchell WexlerLinkedIn Rockstar AcceleratorCareer Coaching: Find Succeed AchieveMaking Of A Coach Podcast | Hosted by Josh JurkovichFollow, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.