W-2 Employee Life Coaches

Yes. This is for life coaches only. We can’t build a really strong brand if it’s diluted.

(3) Coaches will provide sufficient resources to pay for the people and resources that help us grow in a healthy manner. We do not plan to hire further coaches until existing coaches are operating at about 90% capacity, and even then new coaches will be hired one at a time. We want existing coaches to have full practices while also allowing new clients to get an appointment within 10 days.

You are right, it is sparse. We are in the process of reworking the site and building some background connections. As we hire coaches, we hope to hire some coaches who are fantastic writers too. We look forward to a richly developed site that attracts future visitors.

We use scheduling software called “Acuity” (https://www.acuityscheduling.com). It allows coaches to have private open sessions (for clients they have found) and also for clients we provide to choose from any available coach. Once the client selects an appointment, they enter payment information. At 24 hours prior to the appointment, the payment is automatically processed, pushed to our accounting system, and marked as your client. Paychecks are issued every 2 weeks.

From the standpoint of the IRS, there are two types of employees: W-2 or 1099. Many Americans are paid as a W-2 employee. That means that at the end of the the tax year, they usually file a Form 1040 and that’s about it.

If someone gets a W-2 form, that means there’s a business operating that has its own set of work and expenses. A legal, compliant business has its own set of business books for accounting, a state and perhaps city sales tax license, tax filings, liability insurance, vendors to pay, etc.

The W-2 employee doesn’t need to worry about any of those things. It doesn’t matter. The business bears the burden of all those things. This drastically simplifies the employee’s life. That’s our goal, to remove those burdens from you.

Payroll will issue paychecks each two weeks for all paid sessions you conducted in the previous weeks. Paychecks can be electronically deposited. All taxes are filed and taken care of on your behalf. At the end of the year, you can file a standard Form 1040. No separate business tax forms needed!

How about a nice cup of coffee instead? We provide 100% of the accounting.

Kind of, but not really … Since you give us “nexus” (a presence in your location), we will reach out and file the Sales Tax forms in the name of Fire Mountain Consulting, on your behalf. When it’s time to file the sales & use tax forms, we do that too. Legally, the only thing you may need to do is post the sales tax license in your office.

These are taxes and legal requirements that are paid on your behalf. An employer pays about 7.5% of your income to social security, you pay another 7.5% from your paycheck. We are simply passing both portions along to you, along with unemployment and worker’s compensation insurances.

We do. We have a CPA and other providers that file all taxes and forms for all purposes. Amazingly, if you coach someone in certain states or across state lines, it may be taxable. We keep track of 12,000 tax jurisdictions to make sure we stay in compliance. … but seriously, enjoy another cup of coffee, we take care of all of it!

Absolutely. We are fully insured for general business and liability insurance.

You sure can. We’ll keep track of that, get any needed sales tax licenses, file and pay the jurisdiction when appropriate … and even charge the client the right amount of sales tax, if it applies.

Not today, but when we get about 15 coaches hired, we plan to investigate and offer it as an option. It will be completely optional and probably offered at a percentage of your revenue.

Oh yeah. We require coaches to have at least 12 months of experience and who have coached at least 30 separate clients. Coaches need to have at least 5 clients during the average week. We are working to build a very reputable brand that will attract future clients. Hiring “just anyone” would be defeating our goals.

No. Your revenue is 100% dependent on the paid sessions you have. You are paid every two weeks for previous sessions paid by clients you have had. Payment is the full amount of your revenues after we have deducted our fees (23% for all combined expenses).

Right now, coaches should bring all of their own clients. Please do not hinge all of your hope depending on us to fill your practice. We will work tirelessly to develop the brand, but we can’t promise anything related to a steady stream of future clients.

Forms allow us an electronic means to provide our “terms of service” to a client. They also explain what a client should expect. This can all be done ahead time to set the stage for a great session.

Clients are also offered the chance to review their coach and sessions. This provides great feedback. The feedback forms can become a source of client testimonials too.

Yes. There will be no barriers between you and other coaches. Although coaches have their own practices, we are also a team. We will all learn a lot from one another.

If you don’t feel we provide the value you need, we offer the “Demand Value Guarantee”.

1.) You may opt out at any time, with only 3 days notice.*

2.) If you have worked for us at least four months, we will pay you a refund of up to $3,000. The refund is based on 5% of your gross, lifetime billings with us, but not to exceed $3,000.

*We do ask that you finish up all currently scheduled appointments that have been made within our system. But after notification +72 hours, you are welcome to begin scheduling new appointments in your own system. Please note though, that clients that were brought through you personally are yours to keep. Clients that were provided through Fire Mountain Consulting still belong to Fire Mountain and may not be coached outside of employment with us.