Chill & Prosper with Denise Duffield-Thomas

How to pick your niche and when to pivot

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Nov 20, 2025
Struggling to find your niche? Discover tips on how to choose one without feeling trapped. If a pivot didn’t pan out, learn how to bounce back and embrace failure as a learning opportunity. Denise tackles imposter syndrome, emphasizing that more certificates won’t solve it. She highlights the importance of designing a business model that fits your lifestyle and offers practical methods for gathering testimonials smoothly. Wrap up with insights on simplifying your approach and focusing on what truly works for you.
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ADVICE

Design The Business Around You

  • Start your business model with what works for you, not just customer preferences.
  • Reverse-engineer the audience and marketing to fit the model you can sustain.
ADVICE

Map Offers Before You Build

  • Map offers by ease, creation time, and revenue potential to choose what to build first.
  • Pick one product, create it, and test rather than overplanning forever.
ANECDOTE

From One-On-One To Group Programs

  • Denise shifted from one-on-one coaching to group programs after finding one-on-one wasn't sustainable with kids.
  • She iterated formats and frequency until demand and logistics fit her life.
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