Start Your Business Program
You've spent years building expertise for someone else's company. This program turns that expertise into a business that carries your name.
Who this is for
Built for accountants, auditors, consultants, and managers who already know their craft and are ready to own the outcome.
- You have 8 or more years of experience and clients or colleagues already ask for your advice.
- You've thought about going independent for a while but haven't had a clear plan.
- You want a real structure and real deliverables, not a stack of PDFs and a pep talk.
- You're willing to make decisions and show up for the work between sessions.
What you'll work through
The course gives you the leadership foundation. The three live sessions turn it into a business. By the end you have a business, not a plan for one.
Clarify the offer
Name exactly what you sell, to whom, and why they'd pay you instead of the firm you left.
Set the foundation
Entity, pricing, contracts, and the financial model. Dr. Sabine's 20 years in audit leadership mean this part is done properly.
Find your voice
How to talk about your business so people listen, using the executive presence and influence tools from the course.
Get online and get found
A website that's live, Google Ads that bring in leads, and the confidence to close your first clients.
What's included
The program has three parts: a prerecorded course you move through on your own schedule, three live group sessions with Dr. Sabine where you apply it to your business, and hands-on services that get your business online and in front of customers.
The course is The Signature Leadership Transformation Course, five lessons on executive presence, moving from fear to courage, influencing without over-explaining, writing your leadership manifesto, and committing to bold action. You'll have full access from the day you enroll.
- Prerecorded course
- Full access to The Signature Leadership Transformation Course, five lessons, watch at your own pace
- Live group sessions
- Three sessions, 90 minutes each, with Dr. Sabine and your cohort
- Your website
- Your choice: two website design coaching sessions with an expert, or a four-page website built for you
- Google Ads
- Six meetings to set up and manage your first ad campaigns
- Between sessions
- Course lessons and workbook assignments, plus a private group for questions
- Schedule
- [Dates of the three sessions]
- Investment
- $4,997 with the four-page website built for you, or 3 payments of $1,749
- $3,497 with the two website coaching sessions, or 3 payments of $1,249
I built everything I have by learning how to use my voice. Now I help professionals use theirs to build something of their own.
Led by Dr. Sabine Charles
Dr. Sabine Charles is a leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and the founder of TAPA Institute and Charles Financial Strategies LLC. She spent more than two decades in executive audit leadership before building her own businesses, and she teaches this program from that experience, not from theory.
Questions
Do I need a business idea before I start?
No. The first live session is where you find and sharpen the offer. If you already have an idea, you'll refine it. If you don't, you'll leave with one.
Can I do this while keeping my job?
Yes. Most participants do. The course is prerecorded so you can watch when it suits you, and the three live sessions are 90 minutes each.
Is this only for accountants and auditors?
No. It's built for any experienced professional. Financial and audit professionals will find the foundation stage especially thorough because of Dr. Sabine's background.
Do I have to choose between website coaching and having the site built?
Yes, pick one. If you want to learn to manage your own site, take the two coaching sessions. If you'd rather have it handled, we build a four-page site for you. The built-site option is $4,997; the coaching option is $3,497. Both have a three-payment plan.
What happens after the program ends?
[Describe alumni group, follow-up calls, or continued access.]
What if it isn't the right fit?
Start with a complimentary call. Dr. Sabine will tell you honestly whether this program, a retreat, or a self-paced course is the better next step.
Talk it through first
Book a complimentary call with Dr. Sabine. You'll leave with a clear answer on whether the program fits, and one useful next step either way.
Book a complimentary call