# Ep 224: Building a Coaching Business Without Social Media (and Over 40!) with Alex Strauss

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Podcast: [The Wholehearted Business Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wholehearted-business-show-4327389)
Published: 2026-05-25T05:00:00+00:00
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Got some feedback or a question for Laura? Send it in here! Have you ever wondered whether it's too late to start a coaching business, or whether you really have to be on social media to grow one? This week I'm joined by the brilliant Alex Strauss, who has built not one but two successful online businesses -- entirely without social media -- and she's doing it in her 50s and heading towards 60. In this week's episode we cover a lot of ground, from starting an online coaching business later in...

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