Forbes Coaches Council

Who is Forbes Coaches Council for?

Members of Forbes Coaches Council are respected professional coaches selected for the council based on their depth of experience and success in the field.

To qualify, you must be publicly recognized as a business, career, or professional coach, you must be actively engaged in coaching, and you must have owned your coaching or consulting business for a minimum of three years.

Eligible applicants are vetted by our selection committee, and if approved, are invited to select and purchase a membership package.

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Be Recognized As An Expert

Our platform allows you to easily share your coaching expertise through quick, concise quotes using our mobile app or web portal via Expert Panels. Members can select questions they have a unique perspective on and provide a response in under 400 characters. Then, the most apt responses are curated by our editorial team and distilled into a single piece.

Expert Panels are the ideal path to increasing your visibility while balancing a demanding schedule, and all include your name, company name, and link to your Executive Profile.

Publishing Bylined Articles on Forbes.com

Forbes Coaches Council members can submit bylined articles to be published on Forbes.com, each piece is edited collaboratively with our team of expert editors to meet the publication’s guidelines.

Articles are published on Forbes.com and syndicated across our social media channels, select pieces get extra promotion in our Career Pulse newsletter. Articles feature your headshot and bio. You’ll also receive an author page on Forbes.com which includes your headshot, name, short-form bio, and a link to your full Executive Profile.

Your Executive Profile on Forbes.com

Your Executive Profile on Forbes.com is optimized to be search-friendly, affirming your credibility as a coaching leader. Profiles include your headshot, professional bio, company description, links to your social media and website, and all of the content you’ve been featured in on Forbes.com.

You’ll also receive an assortment of badging options for use on social media and business websites, highlighting your status as a Forbes Coaches Council member.

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Apply for membership today.

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Clients are going to look deeper because Forbes Councils articles give them a high-level sense that your ideas are relevant.

April Armstrong

CEO, AHA Insight

Connect, Learn, and Grow With Your Peers

Through our member portal and mobile app, you’ll be able to connect with a network of like-minded, successful entrepreneurs. As a member, you’ll be able to message others directly, share insights, pose questions, and participate in council-wide and group conversations.

With exclusive access to other successful professional coaches, the opportunities for business development and strategic partnerships are plenty.

Our members are committed to a lifetime of learning and growth. We host regular virtual events, led by a broad range of experts on the topics most relevant to you and your work, providing you you the breadth of information required to address dynamic, real-time challenges in the coaching industry.

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