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503: Thriving without Social Media with Polly Pollock
29th July 2026 • STaR Coach Show • Meg Rentschler
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Do you feel pressured to post on social media daily to keep your coaching business alive? Visibility in coaching doesn't depend on daily social media posts. There is an alternative: collaborative visibility strategies that create evergreen, compounding results instead of content with a 24-hour shelf life. Today’s conversation draws a clear line between marketing and coaching, unpacking a full visibility-to-client ecosystem of getting seen in the right adjacent spaces, using a genuine lead magnet to build an email community, and nurturing that community into coaching clients without relying on sales tactics. Ready to change your thinking about visibility as a coach? Join us to learn more about thriving in your space without being enslaved to daily social media posts.

Polly Pollock is a speaker, published author, and the founder of Neuropreneur Rising. She mentors coaches with ADHD and busy brains toward capacity-conscious marketing, redefining consistency as regular, intentional action toward a specific result rather than a daily habit. To sum it up, Polly’s philosophy is that weekly intention matters more in marketing than the daily social media grind.

Show Highlights:

  • Challenging your thinking around consistency
  • Three filters for choosing a visibility strategy: niche-specific spaces, alignment with your strengths, and honoring your real-life capacity
  • Focus on collaborative visibility: podcast appearances, guest teaching/speaking, and leading workshops.
  • Time management strategies: use time blocking and replace worn-out marketing strategies with high-leverage activities that align with your unique strengths
  • “We have the hardest time with consistency in doing something we hate. If we enjoy it, it’s easier to be consistent.”
  • Polly’s best tip for getting started with podcast guesting: Make sure you know exactly who your ideal client is and what podcasts they are listening to. (Find the space where you can resonate with those who need what you are offering.)
  • Pitching without AI: Authentic, researched pitches that lead with value win over generic, templated outreach.
  • Leading with value is the most important starting point in business, marketing, and sales.
  • Strategically using lead magnets to build your email community (“Give before you get.”)
  • Understanding the visibility-to-client ecosystem in today’s world
  • Polly’s key takeaway: “Send one pitch to a podcast, company, or community in which you want to teach and share value.”

Resources:

Connect with Polly Pollock: Website, Instagram, and The Anti-Social Marketing Kit (FREE with code “STAR”)

Connect with Meg:

Explore our mentor program! Now enrolling for Fall 2026! Click here for more information!

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