# Coaching or Done-For-You? Get This Wrong and It Will Cost You

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Podcast: [Business Growth Lab](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-growth-lab-11354)
Published: 2026-06-22T20:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://samanthariley.global/podcast/
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## Resource

It's one of the most common questions in business and one of the most misunderstood. Should you hire someone to do the work for you or invest in a coach? And the answer, as Samantha and Leon break down in this episode, is almost never a simple one or the other. It depends entirely on what stage your business is in, what you actually need right now, and whether you're clear enough on your direction to even know what to hand off. Get it wrong and you can end up paying twice. Once for work that doesn't convert, and again to fix the mess. Get it right and you buy back your time, accelerate your growth, and build something that actually works. They break down the real pros and cons of both done-for-you services and coaching, including why not understanding what you're asking someone to do can get your wallet cleaned out faster than you think. Why the quality of done-for-you work is only as good as your ability to review it, why hiring the wrong coach at the wrong stage of business can slow you down just as much as hiring no one at all, and why the return on the right coaching investment will stay with you forever. Got questions or want more business growth content? Follow us over at @thesamriley and @leonflitton Ready to build a business that funds your life and doesn't run your life? Apply to join Scale With Soul here

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