Dr. Alexis Bjelica | Learning Strategist for Coaching Programs

@thelearningalchemist

✨Make sure your coaching program is as good as you say it is! I give coaches the PhD-level seal of approval premium programs deserve. 🎙️Podcast👇
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Your clients are talking about your program... without you. And that's exactly the problem. Too many coaches are living in a dream bubble thinking everything is fine, while their clients are sharing their frustration with one another, silently dropping out, and in some cases giving up on their dreams altogether. That's not okay! And it's not always the coach's fault. Most coaches just don't know what they don't know. But I do. Join me May 19th for my free masterclass where I'm pulling back the curtain on what's really happening inside coaching programs that's likely hurting your reputation and what you can do about it: "The 5 Biggest Mistakes Ruining your Coaching Reputation" Spots are limited! Link in bio. #coachingprogram #onlinecoach #programdesign #clientexperience #masterclass
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14 days ago
Your offer doesn't need a new name. It needs a new experience. Most coaches I work with come to me thinking they need a rebrand. New positioning. New price point. New launch. But when we actually look inside their offer? The problem was never the outside. It was the client experience — the drop-off, the disengagement, the overdelivering just to compensate for gaps in the design. And none of that gets fixed with a new color palette. Offer optimization is different. It's about building a learning journey that meets every client where they are, creates a transformation they can actually feel and articulate, and doesn't require you to run yourself into the ground to deliver it. If any of the 5 signs in this carousel made you nod your head — save this post! You're going to want to come back to it. And if one of them really hit? Drop the number in the comments.👇 #OfferOptimization #ClientRetention #CoachingBusiness #ClientExperience #EducationExpert
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1 month ago
A year ago, I was ready to launch this podcast. Then life unraveled. My dad got sick. He passed away. I survived a horrific car accident. Work shifted overnight. Leadership changed. And for the first time in my 20-year career…I didn’t recognize my own voice. Grief can do that. So can instability. So can losing your biggest cheerleader. But here’s what never left: The belief that learning matters. Feeling capable matters. Feeling like you matter…matters. And here’s the underlying truth I can't stand by anymore: 👉 PEOPLE DON'T FAIL COURSES. COURSES FAIL PEOPLE. I’ve seen too many brilliant, capable humans walk away from their potential — not because they weren’t smart enough, disciplined enough, or motivated enough…but because the learning experience didn’t support them. That’s why I created The Learning Alchemy Lab. This isn’t just a podcast about course creation. It’s about designing learning experiences that actually work! If you’ve ever: • Felt called to teach but doubted yourself • Built a learning experience that didn’t quite land • Wondered why students don’t finish your program • Wanted to create transformation, not just content Episodes 1 & 2 are live. Let’s raise the standard of online learning. Your reputation depends on it.
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2 months ago
Let me tell you something I’ve learned from being inside 15 coaching programs over the past 4 years. Clients don’t bond over how great a program is. They bond over what isn’t working. And in too many programs? There’s plenty to bond over. The confusion. The disconnection. The feeling that something is off but they can’t quite name it. The quiet disappointment of realizing the transformation they paid for isn’t coming. That’s what they’re talking about when you’re not in the room. And most coaches have absolutely no idea these conversations are happening. I’m not sharing this to scare you. I’m sharing it because you deserve to know and because knowing is the first step to changing it. In 2 days I’m pulling back the curtain on exactly what’s driving these conversations inside coaching programs ... and what your clients are really experiencing when they think no one is watching. Free live masterclass. May 19th. Only 2 days left. Link in bio to save your spot. #coachingprogram #onlinecoach #programdesign #clientexperience #masterclass
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5 hours ago
The coaching industry is full of talented people. What it's short on is well-designed programs. When your program isn't designed well, your clients feel it. Even if they can't name it. Even if they never say a word to you about it. They don't always tell you. But they tell someone. I know because I've been that person. Every coaching program I've ever been in, the first thing I do is connect with others in the group offline. And the very first thing we talk about? The program. Not the coach's credentials. Not the content. We talk about the experience. How it's making us feel. Whether we think it's going to deliver what was promised. Most coaches have no idea these conversations are happening. And most coaches I know are genuinely caring people who want the absolute best for their clients. They just were never taught how to design a program that shows it. Today I'm pulling back the curtain on the 5 mistakes that are quietly eroding coaching reputations ... and what your clients are really saying when you're not in the room. Free live masterclass. Link in bio. #coachingprogram #onlinecoach #programdesign #clientexperience #masterclass
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10 hours ago
Your clients feel the difference even when they can't name it. May 19th is your chance to finally see what they see. Free live masterclass. 🔗Link in bio.
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1 day ago
It's true. I've taken so many bad coaching programs that I've lost count, and it's really disappointing because most of the time the worst ones didn't want to hear why they didn't work for me. Or at least I assumed so because they never asked. I assumed they didn't want to make it better. They didn't want to improve. It's like once they had my money, they didn't care about me as my client anymore. I'm trying to change that. I don't want another single woman to waste her money or her time on a bad coaching program ever again! I don't want anything to hurt your coaching reputation. That's why I'm hosting a free masterclass on May 19th: The 5 Biggest Mistakes Ruining Your Coaching Reputation. Education is magic. Education is life-changing. That's learning alchemy!✨ Sign up at the link in my bio!
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1 day ago
When a client doesn't get results, most coaches do the same thing. They blame the client. They weren't invested enough. They didn't do the work. They just weren't the right fit. And maybe sometimes that's true. But after being a participant in 15 coaching programs and spending my career as a PhD level instructional designer reviewing programs from the inside out, I can tell you that most of the time that's not the whole story. Most of the time the clients showed up willing. They wanted the result. They were ready. The program just wasn't designed to take them there. And the hardest part? Those clients don't just ask for a refund and move on. They internalize it. They tell themselves they're not cut out for this. They give up on their dreams entirely. Wouldn't you want to know if that was happening inside your program? That's exactly what May 19th is about. Free live masterclass: The 5 Biggest Mistakes Ruining Your Coaching Reputation. Link in bio to save your spot.✨ #coachingprogram #onlinecoach #programdesign #clientexperience #masterclass
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1 day ago
After reviewing more coaching programs than I can count, I can tell you that most of the time it isn’t the client who failed. They showed up willing. They wanted the result. They were ready to do the work. The program just wasn’t designed to take them there. Swipe to see what’s really happening when clients don’t succeed. And join me May 19th to find out if it’s happening in your program right now. 👀 Free live masterclass. 💻 🔗Link in bio #masterclass #clientexperience #programdesign #onlinecoach #coachingprogram
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2 days ago
Sometimes your clients aren't as invested as they should be. Sometimes they don't put in the work. I get it. But here's what I see most coaches do: they assume it's the client's fault and move on. I've been that client. I've sat in programs where the coach was brilliant but something about how they designed the experience meant I couldn't succeed --and I still blamed myself. For years, I carried that belief that I just wasn't cut out for it. And that breaks my heart because I know it's happening inside coaching programs right now. A client has a bad experience, assumes they're not skilled enough, not talented enough, and they give up on their dreams entirely. Here's the truth: 99.9999% percent of the time, that's not about the client. That's about program design. Yes, sometimes your client isn't putting in the work on their end -- but it's a two-way street. Wouldn't it be better to know for sure? To know without a doubt whether it was your program or your client? That's what I'm showing you on May 19th. Free live masterclass: The 5 Biggest Mistakes Ruining Your Coaching Reputation. 🔗Link in bio to save your spot. #coachingprogram #onlinecoach #programdesign #clientexperience #masterclass
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2 days ago
I recently sat down and counted how many coaching programs I've been a participant in over the past 4 years. I was not prepared for that number. Fifteen. I've been in 15 coaching programs in 4 years. Many were business focused. Not all. But every single one of them taught me something about what it actually feels like to be a client inside a coaching program. And that combined with my PhD in learning design? 🤯 I started seeing things I couldn't unsee. I realized that most coaches have absolutely no idea what's happening inside their own programs. I want to help! What I learned from those 15 programs is exactly why I created my May 19th masterclass: "The 5 Biggest Mistakes Ruining Your Coaching Reputation." Come find out what I found out. 👀 Free. Live. Link in bio. #coachingprogram #onlinecoach #programdesign #clientexperience #masterclass
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3 days ago
Here’s a question most coaches never stop to ask themselves... When a client doesn’t get results, was it really their fault? I’ve reviewed more coaching programs than I can count. And what I keep finding surprises most coaches when I tell them. The clients wanted the result. They showed up willing. They were ready to do the work. But the program wasn’t designed to take them there. There’s a specific way to structure a coaching program so that clients can start from zero and build to a successful outcome step by step. Most coaches were just never taught how. You can’t fix what you can’t see. On May 19th I’m showing you exactly what to look for in my free live masterclass. Link in bio. #coachingprogram #onlinecoach #programdesign #clientexperience #masterclass
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3 days ago