Most professionals understand, at some level, that relationships drive opportunity. The challenge is rarely knowing that. The challenge is building the skills, habits, and confidence to actually do it consistently, in a way that feels genuine rather than forced.
Group coaching gives you a structured environment to develop those skills alongside other people who are working on the same things. You learn from the coach. You learn from each other. You practice, get feedback, stay accountable, and build the kind of professional community that makes showing up to networking events feel less like a chore and more like something you are actually good at.
At The Connection Company, our group coaching program is called Strive Circle, and it is built around one core principle: that the professionals who build the strongest networks and the most sustainable businesses are the ones who have genuinely learned how to connect.
What Is Group Coaching?
Group coaching is a structured coaching format in which a coach works with multiple participants simultaneously around shared goals. Unlike one-on-one coaching, which focuses entirely on one person, group coaching brings together people with similar challenges or aspirations to learn, reflect, and grow together.
Participants benefit from the coach’s guidance and expertise, but also from something equally valuable: the perspectives, experiences, and accountability of the other people in the room. When someone in the group navigates a challenge you recognize, their experience teaches you something. When you share your own, the group helps you think through it more clearly than you could alone.
Group coaching programs typically involve structured sessions that cover specific skills or themes, guided discussion and reflection, peer feedback, and accountability between sessions. The format works particularly well for skill-building and behavior change because the group dynamic reinforces consistency in a way that individual effort often cannot.
At The Connection Company, group coaching takes that foundation and focuses it specifically on what we know makes the most difference for professionals: building authentic relationships, developing networking confidence, and turning connection into real business opportunity.
Meet Strive Circle
Strive Circle is The Connection Company’s group coaching program, designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners who are ready to build stronger networking skills and more intentional professional relationships.
The program runs as a six-session journey that covers the full arc of relationship-building: from how you introduce and present yourself, to how you have conversations that actually go somewhere, to how you follow up, maintain connections over time, and develop the kind of professional community that generates referrals and real business opportunity.
Sessions are structured but conversational, combining coaching on specific skills with group discussion, real-world practice, and accountability check-ins. Participants leave each session with something specific to implement before the next one, which keeps the learning connected to their actual professional lives rather than staying abstract.
The group format is intentional. Practicing relationship-building skills in isolation does not work. Strive Circle gives participants a real community of people who are working on the same habits, which makes the accountability concrete and the relationships that develop within the program genuinely useful outside of it.
Who Is Group Coaching For?
Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
Professionals who know that their next client, partner, or opportunity is likely to come through a relationship rather than an ad, but who have not built the consistent networking habits that would make that a reliable reality. Strive Circle is particularly valuable for entrepreneurs who are excellent at their work but have found the relationship-building side of business development harder to systematize.
Professionals Who Want to Become Better Networkers
People who attend networking events but rarely feel like anything comes of them. Who exchange cards but do not follow up. Who know they should be building stronger professional relationships but are not sure where to start or how to make it feel natural. Strive Circle provides both the skills and the repetition that make networking feel less like performance and more like genuine connection.
People Who Want Accountability and Community
Learning a skill is easier when you are doing it alongside other people who are working on the same thing. Strive Circle gives participants a built-in accountability structure and a professional community that extends well beyond the program itself.
Benefits of Group Coaching
Stronger Networking Confidence
The skills that make networking feel natural are learnable. Strive Circle builds them through structured practice and real feedback rather than generic advice.
Peer Learning and Multiple Perspectives
The group brings together people from different
industries and backgrounds. The diversity of experience makes each session richer than any one-on-one conversation could be.
Built-in Accountability
Knowing that other people in the group are implementing the same things you are, and that you will check in at the next session, changes how consistently you follow through.
A professional community you actually want to be part of. The relationships that form within Strive Circle tend to be among the most useful professional connections participants develop. The shared experience of the program creates a foundation of trust that takes much longer to build in most networking environments.
Real Business Application
The focus throughout is on skills and habits that translate directly into professional results: better conversations, stronger follow-up, more intentional relationship-building, and greater confidence in networking situations that used to feel draining.
How the Group Coaching Program Works
1. Start With a Connection Call. Before joining Strive Circle, you will have a brief conversation with The Connection Company to discuss your goals, where you are currently getting stuck with networking or relationship-building, and whether the program is the right fit for your situation.
2. Join the Group. Strive Circle runs in small groups, which keeps the sessions focused and gives every participant enough space to engage meaningfully rather than getting lost in a crowd.
3. Attend Group Coaching Sessions. The program covers six sessions, each focused on a specific aspect of professional relationship-building. Sessions combine coaching, discussion, practice, and accountability in a format that is structured enough to stay productive and conversational enough to feel genuine.
4. Implement Between Sessions. Each session ends with clear, specific actions to take before the next one. The real development happens in the space between sessions, where you are applying what you have learned in actual professional situations.
5. Build Your Network Within the Group. The relationships you build with other Strive Circle participants are part of the program’s value. The community that develops within the group is intentional, not incidental.
Group Coaching vs. One-on-One Coaching
Both formats develop real skills. The right choice depends on what you need most right now. One-on-one coaching gives you fully individualized attention, a private space for honest conversation, and a coaching agenda built entirely around your specific situation. It is the stronger fit when your challenges are highly personal, when confidentiality is important, or when you need a highly customized development path. You can learn more about our individual coaching program if that sounds like the better fit.
Group coaching adds the dimension of peer learning, shared accountability, and professional community. For people specifically working on networking and relationship-building skills, the group format has a built-in advantage: you practice the skills with real people, get feedback from multiple perspectives, and build relationships as part of the process rather than as a separate outcome.
Many people find that group coaching is the right entry point, and one-on-one coaching becomes a useful complement as they go deeper into specific challenges.
Group Coaching in Los Angeles and Beyond
Strive Circle serves professionals in Los Angeles and virtually, which means the program is accessible regardless of where you are based. Los Angeles has a particularly active professional community across industries including entertainment, technology, real estate, creative services, and entrepreneurship, and many Strive Circle participants come from and build relationships within that community.
Virtual participation keeps the program available to professionals who are not in LA or whose schedules make in-person sessions difficult to maintain consistently.
Ready to See If Strive Circle Is Right for You?
If you are ready to build stronger networking skills, develop more intentional professional relationships, and do it alongside a group of people who are working on the same things, Strive
Circle may be exactly what you are looking for.
The first step is a Connection Call, where you can talk through your goals, where you are currently getting stuck, and whether the program is the right fit.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Group Coaching
What is group coaching?
Group coaching is a structured coaching format in which a coach works with multiple participants simultaneously around shared goals. Participants benefit from the coach’s expertise and from the perspectives and accountability of the other people in the group.
How does group coaching work?
At The Connection Company, group coaching runs through the Strive Circle program: a six-session journey covering networking skills, professional relationship-building, follow-up, and accountability. Sessions are structured, conversational, and focused on real-world implementation.
What are the benefits of group coaching?
Stronger networking confidence, peer learning from multiple perspectives, built-in accountability, a professional community, and practical skills that apply directly to business development and relationship-building.
Who is Strive Circle designed for?
Entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals who want to build stronger networking habits and more intentional professional relationships in a structured, accountable group environment.
Is group coaching good for entrepreneurs?
Yes. Strive Circle is particularly well suited to entrepreneurs and business owners who understand that their growth depends on relationships but have struggled to build consistent, effective networking habits.
How is group coaching different from one-on-one coaching?
One-on-one coaching provides fully individualized attention and a private, highly customized coaching experience. Group coaching adds peer learning, shared accountability, and professional community. Both formats develop real skills; the right choice depends on your situation and goals.
Is group coaching available online?
Yes. Strive Circle is available both in-person in Los Angeles and virtually for participants in other locations.
How much does group coaching cost?
Pricing details are best discussed during a Connection Call, where we can talk through the program, your goals, and what the investment looks like for your situation.
