Analysis

December 1, 2022

Microexpressions, plant medicine and zodiac birth charts — inside the world of alternative business coaching 

Executive coaching is getting more and more popular, and there are all sorts of ways to up your game these days


Tim Smith

8 min read

Image: Sifted / Stable Diffusion

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an entrepreneur in possession of a healthy fortune must be in want of a coach.

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A photo of Kim-Adele Randall, an alternative business coach, in front of a green screen
Randall describes herself as an "Accredited Face Whisperer Practitioner" on her website
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Diagram of how the Psychedelic Map for Change works
Diagram of how the Psychedelic Map for Change works
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An image of Georgi Karamihaylov sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat on a hill
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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