Client Case Study
Alice Hong of Alice Hong Coaching
From undervaluing her time and constantly feeling behind to quadrupling the value of her time, better client results, and a more aligned, abundant and spacious life.
Alice Hong is the owner of alicehong.com. As an empowerment coach, she helps women deeply connect with their bodies’ wisdom and create lives that truly turn them on.
“What surprised me about working with Nadine and Derek was how quickly we got tangible results. The ROI was immediate. My bottom line improved and I made big leaps in my life.
They are allies who believe in me and my work, and want to see me rise and grow. I know I can call on them and they’re excited to respond and support me in the gaps in my business and in my life. They show up for me 100%.
The ripple effect of their coaching continues to grow my business and life in every single way. I am creating a more aligned, abundant and spacious life.”
Client Goals
To sell her services with more ease and authenticity.
To increase the value of her time and expertise.
To lead and grow a skillful, passionate team.
“Before working Nadine and Derek I had a constant feeling of being behind, too much to do and not enough time in the day. It felt like there was a ceiling on the value of my time. It was exhausting to feel this way but I couldn't figure it out myself without accountability and more skills to change it.”
Ascend Solutions
We used our proprietary Time Mastery Method™ with Alice Hong and can do this with you, too:
01. Get clear about what you want, next.
We started with a strategy day to help her confidently identify and clearly articulate what she really wants. She was so chained to her business that she had lost touch with what wanted, what TRUE success looks like for her. We uncovered her goals and dreams for each of the 4 Pillars of Time Mastery™: her life, her relationships, her business and her team. Then, we got to work by helping her turn her goals and dreams into her reality.
02. Reimagine and redesign your time and energy.
We wove her goals and dreams into the fabric of her business and life, and created her unique Entrepreneurial Time Rhythm. We custom designed her calendar with what lights her up, gives her energy and brings her joy, both at work and outside of it. She made confident, deliberate decisions about her time, in a way that created MORE time. We supported her to build the supporting structures and systems needed inside of her business. This is where Business With Breathing Room started to become a reality.
03. Take brave action to create what you want.
We gave her ongoing coaching and accountability support to successfully implement the changes in her schedule, operations, team and leadership. As she witnessed tangible evidence that her vision was becoming a reality, she took further brave actions. Using our Ridgewalk Decision-Making System, she rewired her mind to masterfully make bold decisions, have challenging conversations with poise, and confidently lead her team.
“Nadine and Derek show up for me 100%. They bring 60 years of business experience into their coaching. I get two coaches with unique and complementary skill sets to support truly all areas of my business and my personal development.
I can call on Nadine and Derek for any big or small questions and we talk it through together. Their hands-on support is invaluable. For example, before Nadine became my coach, she was a client and experienced my work. She once shared with me that my offerings are some of the boldest, bravest and cutting-edge she’s ever seen. But I wasn’t showing the same boldness, bravery and cutting-edge in my leadership of my other areas of my business and life. And she was absolutely accurate.”
Client Results
To better sell her services.
“Nadine and Derek helped me to 4x my income for my core service offering. I now stand in the enormous value of what I do and get more motivated clients ready to invest themselves to make powerful changes.
Nadine and Derek taught me an empowered, authentic sales approach where both myself and the other person get to feel empowered in sales calls.
They showed me what to look for, helped me see my unhelpful habits, and how to be more confident. We debriefed and mined the lessons after each sales call.
My client results are now more potent and impactful and that feels exciting.”
To increase the value of her time and expertise.
“I am more confident in the value of my time and my expertise. I quadrupled the cost of my core offering, but it’s not about the 4X. It’s really about me standing in the value of my time and how my services change lives.
My business feels more joyful and easeful. I feel more nourished while delivering my services and that helps attract more clients.
I now grow my business in a way that doesn't require so much of me. It’s more of a choice now whether or not to be working and when to be taking time off.
I'm restructuring my time to have time and space for what used to fall by the wayside. I have more focus in my days and feel more resourced and accomplished.”
To grow a skillful, passionate team.
“I used to rely on my husband for business advice and that was having a negative impact on our relationship.
Now, I go to Nadine and Derek for help and support in my business. My husband gets to be my husband and we get to grow our personal relationship.
Nadine and Derek are core to my team. I get guidance and support from two people who've already done this and learned along the way, share their gems with me and guide me to find my own way.
My team leadership skills are sharpening as I bring into my own team the valuable skills I see modeled by Nadine and Derek during our coaching.”
Nadine & Derek’s Superpowers
“Nadine helps you value your time with confidence.
Nadine sees where you’re undervaluing your time. She has a deep understanding of human behaviour, very observant and sees where people get themselves stuck. She sees clearly and with curiosity, and communicates what she sees in a deeply empowering way.”
“I really appreciate how Derek is always guiding me to make things more simple.
When I overcomplicate things, he says, “How can we make this more simple and easier?” That creates a lot of space and breathing room for me. I feel like I can exhale when I’m around Derek. He brings more alignment in the way that I'm being in every area of my life.”
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“What surprised me the most about working with Nadine and Derek is how quickly we were able to make changes.
“I was also surprised at the breadth of experience and topics that Nadine and Derek helped me address in my business and life. When I signed up for coaching, I didn't imagine that I’d be able to get support on so many things, like where I get stuck in my personal life or in my own limiting beliefs.
If you want to invest in yourself and your business and get some really great coaching, you will get that from Nadine and Derek. They showed up for me 100%. Every time I've taken a step towards them, they've taken two steps towards me.”
This is business-focused coaching that absolutely ripples out into who I am being in my life.
At Ascend Leadership Co., Nadine and Derek Nicholson help powerhouse, high-earning entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs to build a successful business AND a successful life at the same time.
Using our signature Time Mastery Method™, we help clients to climb out of the “middle zone” of time stress and burnout, redesign their calendar, and leverage their team – so they can have better health, stronger relationships, enjoy work again, and make more money, all at once.
Our clients now live in complete integrity between what they SAY matters most and what they actually DO with their time. They create (seemingly) “Impossible Freedom” – being fully available for what matters most, experiencing spaciousness and flexibility in their schedule, and feeling truly present in their relationships – while also climbing to never-before-seen levels of business success.