Launch Your Consulting Practice: A Step-by-Step Course
Are you ready to turn your expertise into a thriving consulting practice? This 4-week live, interactive course is designed to give you the clarity, confidence, and practical tools to launch—and grow—a profitable business.
Through weekly live classes with Q&A, a dedicated discussion group, pre-recorded videos, AI prompts, worksheets, templates, and proven resources, you’ll learn how to:
- Identify your niche and ideal clients so you know exactly who to serve and how to reach them.
- Define your “unfair advantage”—the unique strengths and experiences that set you apart from the competition.
- Price for profit with confidence and avoid the common traps that leave consultants undervalued.
- Set up your business the right way from day one with clear structures, systems, and tools.
- Market your services effectively so clients find—and hire—you.
- Build strong client relationships that lead to repeat work and referrals.
- Leverage AI and smart systems to save time, streamline operations, and stay ahead.
Each session combines practical teaching with interactive discussions and activities, so you’ll not only learn what works—you’ll start applying it right away.
You’ll also get:
✅ Worksheets, templates, and checklists tested in the real world
✅ AI prompts to spark new ideas and automate routine tasks
✅ A supportive discussion group to ask questions and exchange insights between classes
✅ Step-by-step guidance to help you move from planning to action with confidence
By the end of this course, you’ll have a complete roadmap to launch your consulting business—built on your own experience, connections, and expertise—and designed to give you the flexibility, autonomy, and financial rewards you want.
COURSE DELIVERY
We'll be delivering the curriculum above in four weekly live classes, as well as a bonus session, which will be held via Zoom and recorded and placed on this platform within 24 hours.
The dates/times of the live classes, all in Mountain time are:
October 27, 2025, 10 AM -11:30 AM
November 3, 2025, 10 AM -11:30 AM
November 10, 2025, 10 AM -11:30 AM
November 17, 2025, 10 AM -11:30 AM
Additionally, there will be a bonus class on December 1, 2025, 10 AM -11:30 AM
Each week, the relevant worksheets and templates will be uploaded into this platform before the class, along with the Zoom recordings 24 hours after the session.
The platform will also contain pre-recorded sessions from guest experts on special topics, including how to optimize your LinkedIn profile and how to best use virtual assistants.
The live discussion group will be hosted within this platform, making it easy to ask questions, weigh in on ideas and share resources.
Launch investment: $497 USD
(Spots are limited to keep the learning personal and interactive.)
Curriculum
- Session 1. Carve Your Edge — Build the Foundation for Your Consulting Success
- Session 2. Build It, Price It, Win It — Turning Your Expertise into Revenue
- Session 3. Market Like a Pro — Attracting Your Ideal Clients
- Session 4. Build Your Foundation — Setting Up Your Consulting Business for Success
- Bonus Session. Launching into 2026! 🚀
About The Instructor
Older doesn’t mean over—it means opportunity.
Hi, I’m Janine Vanderburg, a lawyer turned social entrepreneur with 30+ years running a successful consulting firm. I’ve trained thousands, redesigned university curricula, and helped change making leaders raise hundreds of millions for social impact.
I founded Changing the Narrative, a leading U.S. campaign to end ageism, where I've have trained 30,000+ people from around the world and guided organizations to build age-inclusive, intergenerational workplaces.
As a longtime leader in the encore movement—former chair of The Encore Network, co-founder of the Colorado Encore Network, and an Encore Public Voices Fellow—I bring the roadmap, the playbook, and the community.
I've been honored to receive the American Society on Aging’s Award for Success in Diminishing Ageism and Colorado Women’s Chamber’s Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
If you’re ready to turn your experience into a thriving consulting practice—and navigate ageism with confidence—I’ll help you launch with clarity, clients, and momentum.