OFB012 - Mark Mills runs his own tennis coaching business and serves up on how the ball is in your court when it comes to following your passion!

In this episode of the Open for Business podcast we are talking to my life long friend and ‘Best Man’, Mark Mills about what life is like running his very own tennis coaching business! Millsy, as he is best known, is a qualified Tennis Australia coach working in regional Victoria, Australia. Having been highly passionate about tennis (and sport in general) as well as a qualified coach for 10 years, Millsy is now ‘living the dream’ as he says working full time in his business. He has combined his passion for sport as well as his love of teaching kids into a strong and profitable career doing exactly what he loves to do! And isn’t that what we all want! In this episode, we go behind the scenes in the life of a tennis coach and what it takes to running your own coaching business.   

This interview is ACE and its time to serve it up! Pun’s intended! It’s time to become…Open for Business!

TOP LEARNINGS IN THIS EPISODE:

1.     Planning. It’s a vital part of any business, no matter what stage or area you are focusing on! Plan, execute the plan, achieve your goals.

2.     Spend time thinking about the different ways that you can combine doing what you love with earning an income! There are endless possibilities waiting for you!

EPISODE TIMELINE:

00:01 – The Intro

00:39 – Welcome to Episode 012!

04:00 – Its time to talk business and tennis with Mark Mills!

07:45 – The story before the business…

09:30 – Ultimate Frisbee anyone??

12:50 – Planning is key! Its also Top Learning No 1 this week!

18:50 – The coach becomes the ball kid co-ordinator… at the Australian Open!

22:25 – Marketing and social media as a tennis coach.

30:20– Top Learnings for this episode!

34:10 – Tweet of the Week!

 

RESOURCES AND LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: 

Follow Millsy on Twitter!

Your Advantage Tennis Facebook page

Australian Open website

Apply for a job at the Australian Open 2017!

Want to become a tennis coach in Australia?

 

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That’s it for this episode! Thank you again and remember you can get in touch with me anytime on Twitter @anthonygmurphy or via email anthony(at)openforbusiness(dot)net(dot)au!