Lauren Bongiorno: Trusting Your Unique Path and Scaling A Coaching Business

Lauren Bongiorno Diabetic Health Coach Podcast Interview

Lauren Bongiorno, CEO of Lauren Bongiorno Coaching, is challenging the current healthcare system and the world of diabetes management through her company’s innovative health coaching programs, educational resources, and her book, The Diabetic Health Journal.

Lauren sits on advisory board for one of the largest diabetes tech companies while her signature A1C Shift Method and Together T1D Community make her a leading voice in her industry. Georgetown medical students are currently researching Lauren’s methods to publish the quantitative and qualitative results her clients see in her programs. She has been featured on the TODAY Show and other media outlets for leading a movement that truly makes people with diabetes feel more empowered, in control, and a lot less alone in their journey.

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We discuss:

Lauren’s Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) story
What led Lauren beyond labs and into coaching and personal development
How yoga shifted her path
Lauren’s pivot from being a yoga influencer to starting a health coaching business
Being yourself over copying someone else on social media
Feeling at home in social media in your business
Trusting divine timing
Behind the scenes structure of Lauren’s Diabetic Health Coaching business
How Lauren and I met thanks to mindbodygreen
Being on a mission to disrupt healthcare systems that don’t work
Holding the vision for who you need to be
How to choose a coach
How to let go of limiting beliefs by questioning your mind
Morning practices to help manage your energy
Lauren’s first hire and top lessons from building a team
Lauren’t take on product suite and the core product in her Diabetic Health Coaching business
Lessons from building funnels that convert
Why Lauren and her fiance moved from New York City to nature
The importance of making space in your life for what’s next (before you know what it is)

Mentioned:

55 Amy Jo Martin: Your Value Is Not In Your Social Media Numbers
114 Nikki Brafman: Human Design and Social Media
Human Design x Conscious Social Media Method Workshop
Peter Attia’s interview with MAPS founder Rick Doblin
Truffle salt – yum! (affiliate link)

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