If you've lost your job or benefits, please register at low or no cost

October 31, 2025

If you've lost your job or lost access to benefits or public assistance, or you're struggling for any other systemic reason, I want you to know I see you. If you've got an idea that's giving you hope (like starting a business, writing a book or starting a blog or Youtube channel, among dozens of other ways ideas show up), please consider joining my upcoming Spark Your Idea workshop (link in comments) that starts December 4th* OR December 9th, depending on when you can attend.

If you can join at the $25 rate (which is what I suggest for folks who are struggling), that would be great, BUT if spending $25 on this workshop will mean you have to choose between the workshop and food or rent or childcare, DM me and I'd love for you to join at no fee, with no questions asked. Your only "cost" will be giving me a tiny bit of a description of your idea, which helps me prepare (but even that "cost" is already built into the registration form, so you won't need to do anything I'm not asking of everybody who registers).

To learn more, please go to the link in comments.

There's no catch, no "gotcha." This is not a gimmick. This is just how I do things.

We're in this life together, after all.

P.S. A note on my identities: I'm a white, cis-het, non-disabled middle-class woman living in Ohio in the US. I know people who share my identities have done a lot of harm in the world, so if my identity is an obstacle for you, I get it. I hope you'll take a chance on me anyway, but if not, I still believe in you and your idea. I'm sending loving support no matter what.

*I'm in eastern/New York time in the US. If you are located in time zones around the UK, Europe, or Africa, I scheduled the December 4th workshop with you in mind. If you're in geographic areas that are farther from the US, you already know that scheduling to coordinate with US time zones is a struggle no matter what, so I hope one of the workshop times can work for you.

If you’ve got an idea you’d like to nurture, I’d like to help you do it through my Spark Your Idea Workshop.

My Spark Your Idea Workshop (details here) might be for you if you’ve got the itch to start something new or make a shift in some way including:

• Introduce a marketing idea or campaign

• Write a keynote speech

• Plan a new program or business

• Develop a work of art

• Move an existing program or idea in a new direction

• Offer your services to a new audience

• Become a coach or consultant

• Write a book

• Begin a community organization

• Start a blog, podcast or youtube channel

• Offer a course or design a curriculum

There’s no rush to register; get more details here. I’ll be presenting the workshop first on December 4th and you’ll have two opportunities to attend (you’re even welcome to attend both if you like). I’m offering an equity pricing structure, as I almost always do, so that cost won’t be a barrier.

Also, I have a favor to ask of you: please keep recommending me to friends and colleagues who might need a business coach or strategic planner (my specialty as a planner is small shops) or of course folks who might be interested in my Spark Your Idea workshop. My equity pricing structure means I can help most folks and I have extensive experience, especially in the area of social justice. Some of my clients run high-revenue businesses, while others run non-profits or part-time or one-person businesses.

As I mentioned above, I try to be transparent about my identity as a white, cis-het, middle-class, non-disabled woman in the U.S., because I think it’s important for my potential clients to know. I often get to work with people who have identities that differ from mine, and together, we are building a more just and equitable world where our lives and work are much better because of it.

Here’s to being in this together, especially during hard times,

Kay Coughlin, CEO and Business Coach, Facilitator on Fire