Business Coaching for Owners of Service Businesses

Are you an owner delivering great results — but tired of running it all alone?

If you want more clarity, ease, and sustainable success, you don’t have to figure it out by yourself. I provide hands-on mentorship, proven business practices, and emotional support to help you build a business that supports your life.

Business Coaching, Consulting & Counseling

Real guidance from someone who has built it, lived it, and coached it for 15+ years – Reach out!

So many of us are providing a great service, but often we feel emotionally drained, in over our heads business wise, and sometimes trapped by our businesses. Getting support, business training & real world guidance can make all the difference!

Small Business Coaching, Consulting & Counseling

What My Business Coaching Helps With…

  • Strategy & Smart Growth
  • Hiring, Retention & Key Parts of Human Resources
  • Mindset, Stress & Emotions of Ownership
  • Increasing Profit & Understanding Financials
  • Compensation & Performance Reviews
  • Values, Culture & Employee Development
  • Freedom & Delegation
  • Dashboards & Tracking Key Metrics
  • Kaizen & the 1% Rule
  • Marketing & Business Development
  • Operations, Procedures & Scalable Systems
  • Leasing, Landlord Negotiations & Office Space
  • Software, AI & Leveraging Business Tools
  • Leadership Skills, Relationships & Communication
  • Organizational Structure & Sustainability

 

Small Business Coaching for Owners of Service Businesses, Ernie Schmidt

What My Private Business Coaching & Consulting Includes

  • A 360 business assessment and an in-person site visit
  • Two 60-minute coaching meetings per month
  • Tracking methodology & strategy
  • Clear & specific action steps after each meeting
  • Light check-ins & follow ups between sessions
  • In-person deep dive every 6 months — feedback, mindset shifts, and clarity
  • Thoughtful, grounded support from someone who’s built a successful business
Small Business Coaching for Service Business Owners

This is the kind of support I wish I’d had. I know what it’s like to feel overwhelmed, to overpay for vague advice, and to wonder if anyone actually cares about your business like you do! My goal is to over-deliver with insights, emotional support, and practical help that makes a HUGE difference.

Looking for a different level of support?

Every business owner needs a different level of support at different times. Review the other ways we can work together to get you honest feedback, real-world strategy, and clear priorities for your success and freedom.

About Me

Ernie Schmidt - Business Coaching & Consulting

I built and still own a highly successful professional service business in the Bay Area of California (Palo Alto Therapy). I’ve also spent over 15 years coaching other business owners, combining practical strategy, emotional insight, and deep experience to help them be more successful and live better lives. [Learn more about me →]

Let’s Connect for Business Coaching & Consulting

If you’re looking for experienced support, guidance, and feedback from someone who’s lived it, studied it, coached it, AND truly understands the emotional weight and practical steps of running a successful professional service business — reach out to me!