How to Make 6 Figures Consulting / Coaching —3 Quick Wins You Need

Are you in business for yourself? Fantastic - let's up your income, and hence your FREE time!

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Dr. Abeyna Bubbers-Jones
February 23, 2025

Hello!

If you’re getting into any of these in industry - you’re an amazing doctor!

Most tend not to even consider working for themselves because they don’t know how and it seems financially insecure.

(stick around until the end for more information on our next free live training event!)

Working for yourself is one of the BEST ways to achieve time freedom, money freedom and autonomy.. IF DONE RIGHT!

If done wrong.. it can create all sorts of horrors - where doctors can fall into similar traps they left in their clinical work:

No free time, burnout, low income, surprising lack of autonomy - (yes I’ve been trapped in my own business before, OR with clients that end up ‘owning’ you!)

I’ve seen an increasing number of doctors starting businesses in consulting, coaching, and advisory roles because businesses need expert medical insight—without hiring full-time.

From pharma and tech startups to corporate wellness, companies are willing to pay for doctors’ specialist knowledge and credibility.

Whether advising on clinical strategy, workforce health, or burnout, the key is positioning yourself, attracting the right clients, and charging what you’re worth.

Unfortunately these last 3 is what a lot of doctors fall flat on…

3 Quick Tips to Maximise Your Income as an Independent Service-Based Business

1️⃣ Own a DEEP, SPECIFIC Niche, Not Just a Title – Be known for solving a specific problem rather than just being a generic "consultant" or "coach." The more focused your expertise, the higher your value.

e.g. I help doctors who struggle with undervaluing their work, burnout, wasting time and journey isolation & propel them to high impact careers beyond their greatest ambitions.

NOT

I help doctors improve their careers, find balance, and reach their full potential.

2️⃣ Package Your Services, Don’t Sell Time – Shift from charging hourly to offering outcome-based pricing. Think advisory retainers, training programs, or VIP strategy days rather than one-off calls.

As an example, you could theoretically charge £50k for one day’s worth of advice, saving a company £millions in wasted time, labour and effort for developing a product which had no therapeutic value, adding massive credibility by verifying their product as a doctor, or even simply making an introduction to a client that purchased a high value product.

I see doctors do the above for FREE a lot of the time..

3️⃣ Sell to Businesses, Not Just Individuals – Corporations, healthcare startups, and insurers pay more than individual clients. If you can solve a business problem (e.g., workforce health, risk management, leadership training), you can command higher fees.

e.g. We have a Fellow who has a 1-1 health coaching service for individuals who also sells this service at scale to corporate - company size of 4000 employees.

Can you imagine - the work it takes to sell to one individual vs the work it takes to sell to 1 company which pays you the equivalent of 4000 individuals.

Which would you prefer?

📣📣Stop Undervaluing Your Expertise! Build a Profitable Consulting, Advisory or Coaching Business as a Doctor

Live FREE event: Wednesday 5th March 2pm-4pm GMT

“Escape the undervaluation trap—get paid for who you are, not just what you do.”

You didn’t spend years developing your expertise just to be underpaid, undervalued, or stuck working for free.

Yet many doctors struggle to translate their clinical experience into a thriving business.

This workshop is designed for doctors building an independent service-based business in consulting, coaching, or medical advisory in ALL sectors from healthtech to lifestyle medicine to music to interior design!

You’re a great fit if:

You’re getting started with consulting, coaching, speaking, or advisory work but aren’t sure how to charge and attract premium clients.

You want to stop working for free and start landing high-value, paid opportunities.

You’re struggling to sell yourself confidently outside of clinical work.

You know your skills are valuable but companies and clients don’t seem to get it.

By the end of this workshop, you’ll know exactly how to:

  • Position Yourself as a High-Paid Expert – Shift from undervalued to in-demand by identifying what makes your expertise worth paying for.

  • Communicate Your Value with Confidence – Learn how to talk about your experience so high-paying clients see you as the go-to expert.

  • Map Out Your Next Steps to Landing High Value Clients – Get a clear, actionable framework to stop working for free and start landing premium clients.

PLUS: find out more about the Doctors in Industry Fellowship and hear stories from those who have successfully positioned themselves and now get paid for their non-clinical expertise.

Register for free here

Exclusive Opportunity for 10 Doctors Ready to Build a High-Value Consulting Business

My team and I are handpicking just 10 doctors who are in the early stages of their consulting, advising, or coaching business—and are serious about growing it into a premium-priced service without the trial-and-error struggle.

If that’s you, hit reply with:
 ✅ What you do in your business
 ✅ Your biggest challenge

If you’re eligible, you could access a FREE personalised 1:1 call next week to map out how to fast-track your success, grow sustainably, and replace your medical income—so you can focus on the work that truly matters.

❝

Every day is an opportunity to be better than yesterday.

Much love, Abeyna x

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