Success Stories

Curious about the results in store when you work with me?

Success Stories

Curious about the results in store when you work with me?

Read these Success Stories and get inspired…

 “At last, now I have a marketing system that connects my company values with my prospects! I have 100% clarity about what I do and how to share the context with clients.

My name is Rachel Dungan and I am CEO of 4Front Pharmacy and an award-winning Pharmacist Coach. I am a creator of several high-end programs, but it felt like they were not fitting together, like a jigsaw in a way that makes it clear to clients the value of working with 4Front Pharmacy. I was constantly feeling challenged by how to market client offerings, regardless of the superb value that our programs provide to our clients.

Through Virpi’s VIP Day, she literally walked me through the nuances to clearly articulate 4Front’s Signature system. She kept me focused on my client’s needs throughout and skillfully guided me through the process. As a result, I now have a clear, consistent and cohesive outline for the company’s marketing that is aligned with the company’s purpose and communicates our authentic USP in a way we could not do before.

If you are a business leader looking for a strategic partner to support you to make a critical shift in your business, I highly recommend Dr Virpi as a business strategist.

Rachel Dungan

Executive Coaching for Pharmacists

Virpi is an incredibly effective and experienced business coach. After just a few encounters, she identified key strategic business areas long overdue for change and recommended concrete actions to implement. Hence, when the opportunity presented itself, I was ready and knew exactly what to do.

I am so excited how things turned out for me and I can tell Virpi: “What you teach, really works!”. After I talk to her, I feel empowered and inspired.

Kaia Davis Tan

Sustainability Strategy Consulting

Virpi has been massively helpful as a business consultant and advocator of what I do.

Through the work together, she has “held my hand, step-by-step” to get my business online & is continuously teaching me how I can reach out to hundreds of people who can change their lives through the work I provide using social media, among other strategies. Not only has she been a fantastic business coach, but she has also helped me realize how significant my work is.

This uplifting and eye-opening guidance has been invaluable to me. I highly recommend Virpi’s services to anyone who has a meaningful message that they want to bring to the world.“

Helena Livingston:

Leadership Consultant & Executive Coach

“Virpi’s coaching has clarified my thoughts tremendously. The work is finding its place as a productive and meaningful part of life, and I have gained many useful tools that will help me work efficiently and economically.

The best thing was to find a new kind of confidence in my own abilities and possibilities. Now I know how to take my time, rely on clarity and ‘produce fruit’.

My thanks is owed to Virpi’s coherent and bright thinking that will grip those who work with her.”

Liisa Uusitalo

Private Psychotherapy Practice

“Working with Virpi is a treat.  Using a unique blend of very clear systems and a positive attitude and regular coaching I was able to complete change the way I approach live.

The biggest shift following from working with her is stepping back from all day-to-day activities in the business I co-founded in 1997 and had built and worked for ever since, with an attitude of a total workaholic. I’ll still be a large investor in the business, while I move onto other initiatives that are meaningful to me. Feeling great about it. Thanks. And thanks again.”

Simon

Software Development Company

“This year was just awesome! Thanks to Virpi I managed to sharpen my own areas of expertise, lift the gross margin significantly, and found a new way to acquire new customers, I learned to close far more efficiently and, above all, to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for my own future by doing the right things in the right order

My business earnings have increased five-fold over the previous year. At the same time my customer base has greatly improved and I only work with companies that I can serve with my core competencies.

Thanks to newfound clarity, I have more to do than sit at the computer doing work. I’ve started to exercise regularly and all by myself. The best thing is that I can leave in the middle of the work day and play sports for a few hours and return to work even more effective. 

We also started the construction of our new house, which at my earlier income level was unthinkable, especially as a turnkey solution.”

Teemu Kinnunen

Marketing Consultant

I have been interested in moving toward an Online Business model for over 5 years. I have attended numerous seminars for business, marketing and online business ventures, paying well over $50,000. In doing so, I have enrolled in numerous online training programs that I have lost touch with login and URL information because there are so many I can’t keep track. In most programs, I was very excited to get started and would complete the first few modules and then nothing happened. It was easy to lose momentum and never see any progress or results.

I started one-on-one coaching with Virpi in and have noticed a vast difference in my online business. I have a clear focus, niche and area that I want to work in. In previous programs, I was often ‘stumped’ from moving forward because I didn’t know which market to work with. The biggest difference I have noticed with this program is progress.

With Virpi’s practical coaching tips, encouragement and guidance, my business’ momentum has built up. I have successfully completed a teleseminar, re-purposed the information and have 3 products. In addition, I have a continuity program ready for marketing and the momentum continues. This program makes you take action and gets your business started now, simple as that!“

Dr. Shara Downey

Chiropractor Clinic Owner

“When I started to work with Virpi, I was looking for something that would help me move forward from the stagnation I was experiencing in my professional and personal life. My business was already successful, but I did not know how exactly grow it and which direction to go.

I was thrilled when implementing her systems and advice added 50% in monthly sales revenue with little additional work for me.  At the same time I had shortened my work day by several hours, and stopped working on weekends. Even more I appreciate the remarkable shift with my own level of energy… I feel like a “spring chicken”!

Life has more excitement, and in addition to a striving chiropractic clinic, I also strive again as a person!”

Inge

Chiropractic Health & Wellness

“I had been in network marketing business part time for a year but didn’t have the confidence or skills to push it to the next level. When I took Virpi’s coaching, the sessions became the highlight of my week as I was transforming my business and my personal development.

From a business perspective my business TRIPLED but I also laid a very solid foundation based on the principles and skills Virpi taught me.

From a personal development perspective, I pushed myself right out of my comfort zone and began to do things that I had never thought I would be able to do: one-take videos, Facebook marketing, presentations, training courses and teaching my teams in different countries.

Today I am recognized as a leader in my organisation and people are now coming to me to learn! I am teaching my team members and helping them transform too. I can’t express how thankful I am for the massive personal and business growth that was initiated with Virpi’s coaching.”

Angela Gibson

Network Marketing

“When I first met Virpi, I felt that she was the person who could coach me, because I liked her straight forwardness a lot. I don’t like sugar coating and fake compliments. I had that a lot and it had not taken me anywhere.

Getting coached by Virpi was one of the best investments I and my husband did into ourselves. Her coaching was a great foundation and now we can build our life activities on it with confidence. Honestly it was a chaos, I didn’t even know where to start and where to end, when and how. I was living quiet an unorganised life every day as a result I was getting depressed because I am a person who hates wasting time or life…

Thank you so much for helping out and pulling me out of the chaos. Now I feel very motivated and confident and know how I am going to do things. Life got much more interesting :)”

Tolkun

Travel and Education

“Thank you Virpi for the past year! It has definitely been the best one so far of my entrepreneurial years.

For me, the training has helped me balance my life and it brought a more physical element into my life once again. Exercise and physically challenging myself has brought energy and enthusiasm into my everyday life, changed my old ways of thinking and got new ideas. I had more time for family and friends. By taking care of myself both mentally and physically, my business began to feel better and healthier.

As I wrote down my goals and did small things daily, something was happening all the time. It is as if I’ve achieved my goals by accident. My team has grown and become more active.

I take time for myself outside of work on a daily basis; I spend time with the children, go to the theater, jog in the forest, and meet with friends. My evenings became more relaxed, and daily life had its subtle nuances.

I have learned to clarify both what I do and offer, and my goals and objectives. I developed an effective work routine and my time management became more sensible. I’m not working 24/7. I learned to trust in myself and my abilities. My faith in my professionalism grew, and continues to grow.”

Maaria

Independent Skincare Product Distributor

Virpi has literally opened a door for me to understand my own value and my gift to others. I feel that I am ready now to take on much more than I have and see myself crossing over my workshops to other countries… I really and truly feel that Virpi has something that cuts to the chase and wakes you up!! Try and see for yourself… With Love and appreciation…Ronny

Ronny Hatchwell

Self-Discovery Coaching

When I first contacted Virpi, overwhelm and indecision kept me spinning my wheels constantly but I was going nowhere. My business had been withering to a near standstill for several years now. Following advice from books and blogs I had made many little starts there was very little result.

In the first two coaching sessions Virpi helped me prioritize and plan clear step by step actions to take on my websites. Maybe more important was her guidance for what actions not to even bother with.

I have been in business for myself as a custom jeweler for nearly 30 years, selling online for the last 15. Virpi immediately acknowledged my expertise and wisdom on that front while gently pointing out that in those years the internet has changed but my web presence has not.

Virpi has given me constructive insights and concrete alternatives to improve and clarifymy presentation both on the web and in email marketing. She has suggested new avenues and connections for me to follow up with and helped me build the confidence to pursue them. Virpi has been flexible and creative as we have worked together, asking for my feedback and tailoring her suggestions to fit the unique nature of my business and clientele.

At work I am now much more focused and productive. It has been such a relief to see clearly what actions have produced results and know what to work on next.

After years of frustration trying to make business changes on my own I now feel I have the most powerful resource available. I have a trusted teacher, guide and companion helping to steer me and to cheer me on as well. “

Miché Meizner

Life Coaching, Custom Jeweller

 “I chose Virpi’s coaching, when I was in a situation where I clearly needed a new and fresh independent perspective on my business growth.

I’ve liked Virpi’s direct and uncomplicated way of training. She has taken me to the core of the matters, so the weak points can be identified and addressed. I believe that her location in Singapore provides a suitable distance from the Finnish corporate mentality. Virpi’s way of work has given me a completely new and fresh perspective. I highly recommend her coaching, if you are willing to receive direct and fair feedback and guidance.”

Tuula

Event & Meeting Services, Wellness Services

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You are going to love these Client Case Studies…

MARKETING MEDIA CONSULTANT Generated over $219,000 in 5 Months

The client owns a marketing media company for small- and medium-sized companies. They provide content marketing services and media marketing strategy consulting.

The challenge she was facing…

Regardless of the long hours the client spent working in her business, getting enough revenue was a constant battle. There never seemed to be enough time to do all the work, and that caused high stress levels. Also, their clientele was very heterogeneous, and the service packages were all different and included separate various services.

“I was struggling with my confidence as a professional. While I know that I am good delivering my clients a great service, the constant feeling of not being in control of my business was undermining my self-trust. Some of my clients were very demanding and were repeatedly questioning my professionalism in a very negative tone. I was rushing from meeting to another and working at nights to get the clients’ work done. And yet, I was not earning much.”

Here’s what we did…

We identified the factors causing the chaotic situation and undesired results, with the bottlenecks in the work processes. After the desired outcomes were carefully defined, we created a 90-day strategy to correct the situation towards the wanted goals immediately.

Th client became clear how much each service required resources to be delivered, and which services brought the biggest value to the client, and which ones she enjoyed most doing. The services that brought low or no profit were discontinued. The focus was put on the high-value services she, as the specialist, knew would bring the best results to her clients. She created more deliberate service packages that were better equipped to bring stronger results to their clientele, and priced the services more accurately based on the value creation her services were designed to produce.

The results she gained…

Susan could cut her working time from around the clock to working from 9am to 4pm, and yet, she got all the required client work done on time. This allowed her to invest time in updating herself about her industry, self-development, and having time allocated for quality thinking. Her stress level decreased remarkably; she was able to sleep through the nights, exercise, spend quality time with her spouse and children, and meet friends outside of her business.

The new clients reflected her clarity about her ideal clients. Her soaring new confidence and inner calmness helped her to communicate with the difficult clients from a firm leadership position. This shifted their unappreciative behavior to a more respectful relationship. Some of the old clients who did not qualify as her ideal client were let go.

In 5 months, her company had already collected $219,905 while, during the last 12 months before that, the company generated $150,634. This means that company’s monthly revenue more than tripled from $12.5K/month to almost $44K/month.

How LEAD GENERATION CONSULTANT Multiplied Business Profits by 8x

In the first 9 months working together, the client increased his monthly business profits from €2,000 to over €16,000 which never seemed possible to him earlier. He offers online lead generation service and improvement of online sales conversion for small- and medium-sized B2C companies. He also provides online marketing strategy streamlining for his clients.

The challenge he was facing…

The client was overworking and, regardless of not having any days off or vacations, being late on delivering promised services was a continuing problem. This damaged relationships with clients, albeit he delivered results. He felt obligated to take every project that came his way and took responsibility for things not in his control. The monthly turnover was relatively good, but the majority of the income went directly to covering the costs of his clients’ projects, such as paid ads, destroying his profit margin.

“I felt almost fearful in my business. Every time my phone rang, I was afraid there would be one of my clients with new demands or complaints. I was continuously interrupted by calls and checking my emails, and I felt I had to respond immediately or the clients would get even more upset at me. I was extremely stressed, feeling endlessly busy and could not concentrate on anything. I felt worthless and guilty for reasons I can’t explain. My family life wasn’t getting any better in the midst of all this.”

Here’s what we did…

We worked on listing all undesired symptoms in his business and deeply worked on identifying his “playground”, the area he felt the most fulfilling and confident in his business, gave his clients high-value, and brought in profits.

Next, we created a realistic strategy focusing on expanding this area. Implementation was balanced with his current situation and scaled up as his situation improved so that he didn’t feel overwhelmed and could follow the action plan.

I coached my client to understand how his business worked now and get clear how he’d want it to work, instead. We established easy to implement routines that protected his time and energy levels and were easy to integrate into his daily schedule. Introducing clearer rules and boundaries slowly, one-by-one helped him further enjoy his business and other areas of his life. 

Based on his playground and ideal client profile, he offered service packages designed to bring incredible value to his clients. The new marketing communication signaled who he works with and what kind of results working with him produces to his clients.

The results he gained…

Henrik gained better control of his working hours. Instead of being at work 24/7, he left his office daily at 4 pm and spent the evening with his family. The relationship with clients shifted from slaving in it to being the trusted and appreciated leader in his own industry and location.

He started to attract prospects running €5-10 M companies, instead of startups with a bootstring budget. His company’s profitability increased so much he converted it from sole proprietorship to a Private Limited company. For the first time in the 5-year history of the company, there were significant funds on the company’s account and in his own personal bank account.

Last, his business income was secured for the next 6 months, and he had systems, knowledge, and confidence to maintain his life balance and income security.

Do you ever wonder what your business would look like if you had someone you could talk to about your big vision, your next steps, what might be in the way of reaching that big goal and how to overcome these obstacles, so you can really succeed?

There’s nothing worse, as a business owner, than feeling STUCK. This FREE session will give you just the clarity you need to move forward with confidence.

How a FITNESS INSTRUCTOR Went From Breaking Point to Breaking New Customer Records

The client is a Fitness Instructor and runs her own fitness studio. In the first 2 months of working together, she gained more new individual clients and corporate contracts she had during the past six months. Ironically, these two months she gained this boost in her business were months that typically were the worst business months of the year.

The challenge she was facing…

Anna had been losing money in her business for almost a year. The business had been very seasonal and she was feeling nervous about the nearing “dry months.” She had dozens of improvement ideas, but was jumping from one to another and was could not implement anything properly. She was feeling negative about herself, had neglected how she looked, and was quickly gaining weight due to her daily binge eating.

“My thoughts were on overdrive from the moment I woke up to the moment I finally fell asleep at night. In between fitness classes, I was continuously starting to do things from my many “to – do” lists that were constantly getting longer, not shorter, and more, not less. Every time I did something, another thought came to my mind, and I changed what I was doing. I was not completing anything. My eating habits got unhealthy, and I gained so much weight I felt ashamed to show up in my studio as a Fitness Instructor.”

Here’s what we did…

Anna had trusted almost solely on spontaneous referrals to get customers. First, we created a deliberate referral marketing system using “Open Door” days in her studio for the friends of current customers.

We designed marketing material demonstrating the effectiveness and results of the fitness classes. This marketing material was used online and for local printed advertising. Anna also scheduled interesting content on her business FB page and quickly gained positive attention and engagement.

Because she had not used email marketing, we organized her past and current clients database in an email marketing service and created customer friendly email campaigns, aimed to nurture the relationship with them.

Last, we created a quarterly marketing plan she could handle herself, with a documentation system, so she could stay on track with what had been done, and what was the next thing to be done for creating the wanted outcome.

The results she gained…

Client’s confidence boosted when new marketing campaigns brought new clients, and the documentation showed clearly what was working and how well. She could focus on completing the marketing tasks, because she had clarity on what they were and certainty how to do them. Marking the weekly marketing hours on her calendar helped her to stay consistent with her marketing efforts.

She got 24 new customers in two months that typically were the worst business months of the year. Besides that, she closed 3 corporate clients, who signed up for an ongoing fitness program for their employees. Her business generated profits, instead of losing money.

Getting her days organized and getting rid of the constant chaos, she lost 6 kg of body fat in three months. She got in touch with her relatives again, and overall, felt she had gained back control of her life.

Tracy Was Successful And Exhausted

If you are burning your candle at both ends as a solo-entrepreneur, you’re not alone. So was this client of mine, who is a Chiropractor and owns a chiropractic clinic, providing healthcare services, such as chiropractic adjustments and injury recovery treatments for adults.

The challenge she was facing…

The client was feeling anxious and depressed about her business, due to lack of progress, and feeling she was wasting her time being in it. She was spending 6 days a week in her clinic from morning to late evening, while having long breaks between seeing patients. She felt the situation so uninspiring that she was considering closing her clinic.

“I went for a holiday to cheer up myself. But when I came back from a vacation in a beautiful destination, I felt even worse. I felt like I was locked inside my business, in the treatment room, waiting for the next patient to show up. My patients got well again, but I was feeling more tired. I didn’t have much life outside my business.”

Here’s what we did…

First, we researched how to shorten her day in the clinic, without a negative impact on her income. Her work hours were designed to be such that she could treat all her patients, had a margin for new patients, and had time to take care of the other business tasks.

Her client database was organized in an email marketing service. The newly established communication got a very positive response. Although there were no offers in the few first emails communicating the future changes in the clinic’s opening hours, some old clients booked treatments for themselves, as the result of receiving emails. We designed and implemented a new email campaign for activating old patients. Client’s website content was improved and we created a strategy for improving her online presence.

To have more balance in Tracy’s life, meeting people outside business and exercise was deliberately added to her schedule. Daily and weekly accountability supported her to integrate new routines in her life.

The results she gained…

The client shortened her workday from 8am to 2pm and kept her clinic closed on weekends and public holidays. The changes were communicated to her existing patients, who adjusted, and there were no cancellations, nor any decrease in the clinic’s monthly revenue.

She began to exercise, started to visit social outings, got in touch with her friends again, and started dating someone. 

Regarding her business, her monthly revenue increased by over $10,000 a month (from $20K to $30K) in just 2 months from client retention campaigns alone.

Margaret’s Program Launch Generated over $276,000 in 3 Weeks

Margaret is a well-established and well-known transformational and self-development coach. She provides private and small group coaching, and live events for individuals wanting to discover their passion and life’s purpose and improve the quality of their lives.

The challenge she was facing…

Margaret was about to launch a new coaching program in a live event, but had no sales team to handle prospects before, during, and after the event.

Here’s what we did…

First, Margaret’s goals were defined with her style and business and the target audience. Next, we created the procedures for engaging and qualifying ideal clients. The ideal client was outlined, and the offers and positioning were clarified with market research and sales surveys.

Past clients and prospects were activated, and top-quality leads were generated using referral network and multi-channel marketing. The qualification steps for prospecting were defined. The sales team members were qualified to be a good fit for the Client’s business, products, and target market. The team was trained and managed throughout the project as it was an “in-house” sales team.

The results she gained…

The Pre-Event Sales

We increased virtual attendance by 19%, resulting in $60,000 sales. We did this by implementing a simple Virtual LiveStream event webpage exit popup. Our team called all 168 applicants within 3 days and increased LiveStream attendance by 19%, resulting in $60,000 worth of sales. 

Event Management

Our team increased engagement and build rapport by attending the LiveStream chat room all 26 hours of the event, answering every question and responding to almost every comment with affirmation and inquiry. Because of this high-quality interaction, 13 LiveStream participants requested a consult on the second day (11% conversion). From these consults, we closed six for Margaret’s coaching programs (46% close rate) for $116,000 in sales in just 24 hours.

Post-Event Sales

We sold out Margaret’s highest level program within 3 days of the event. The first week after the event, we closed another $132,000.

Summary

Every virtual seat was worth $900 net above the value of the ticket price. Total sales closed for the client: $276,000. No returns or cancellations to date.

Maybe a moment of radical self-inquiry will serve you right now…

Have you been going about it alone or getting support that’s not really supportive? Taking shortcuts, not really honoring what you really need to succeed? And if so, what would happen if you allowed yourself to try a different way, a better way?

If you know you have amazing potential but you just can’t seem to figure out how to live it… If you feel disconnected, stressed or stuck, reach out to me. Seriously.

Apply for an Exploratory Call with me.  You’ll get the strategic support to move forward and a healthy dose of motivation to go along with it.

And, if it makes sense, we can discover how potentially working together might look like, to grow your business with authenticity, integrity and love.

One conversation can change your life. This may be it.