the Cole Collective
Build a business aligned to the life you want.
Turn good intentions into calm, consistent progress — without the hustle or endless “shoulds.”
The Cole Collective helps freelancers and solo business owners do just that – through guided conversations, simple tools and a supportive community that regularly carves out space to pause, reflect, and plan — one intentional month at a time.
What is the Cole Collective?
A low-pressure, weekly business community for solo business owners and freelancers who want to think, plan, and evolve their business – without chasing someone else’s version of success.
No hustle. No hype. Just momentum built through meaningful progress over perfection.
The Collective is a space where we grow stronger, together.
Each week we meet live on Zoom to reflect, plan, and make small shifts that add up to big change. Some sessions focus on strategy, others on habits, learning, or coaching – but they all create space to work on your business, not just in it.
👉 Come be part of a thoughtful, encouraging group – moving forward, together.
Here’s how one of our members describes it…
I joined because it’s full of like-minded, big hearted people.
The group is led by Mike & Liz who are wonderful people; and their level headed, calming nature emanates throughout the group to provide the perfect environment for all of us to think, learn, and grow together.
That calm, grounded energy is what makes the Collective special. It’s not another course or community shouting about hustle and growth. It’s a space built on rhythm, reflection, and genuine connection – where progress feels steady, not forced.
What makes the Collective different?
In a noisy ocean of memberships, masterminds and business groups, the Cole Collective is a tranquil island – a place to pause, reflect and move forward in your business with calm, intentional energy.
It’s steady, not sprinty – built on rhythm and reflection, helping you find sustainable momentum that feels like you.
It’s human – a safe space to think out loud, gain perspective and connect with others who truly get it.
It’s life-first – focused on shaping a business that supports the life you want to live, not one that consumes it.
It’s practical – turning reflection into direction, and direction into confident action: one step at a time.
You don’t join to feel “pumped up”. You join to feel anchored, seen and supported – with the quiet confidence that you’re moving forward on your own terms.
What it feels like inside the Collective
Before you join, you might wonder what kind of people you’ll find here.
Last year, we asked members to describe the Collective in three words. The most common answers?
Supportive. Friendly. Knowledgeable.
In other words – exactly the kind of people you’ll want in your corner.
How the Cole Collective works
Weekly live sessions
The Collective gives you a regular rhythm to step out of the day-to-day and refocus on the bigger picture – without the overwhelm of doing it alone.
We meet every Monday morning (10.30–11.30am UK time) live on Zoom to think, plan and make meaningful progress together. Each session has a slightly different flavour, but every one helps you strengthen your business and your mindset.
Group Coaching – Mike shares a reflective model or framework to help you explore a challenge in your business.
Hive Mind Sessions – mastermind-style discussions where we explore ideas, insights and encouragement, tapping into our Collective knowledge and experience.
Bite-sized Learning – a short, thought-provoking idea (prepared in advance), followed by a focused discussion on how we might apply it.
Monthly Planning – time to reconnect with your bigger vision and translate it into meaningful action for the month ahead.
You can join as often as you like – but there’s real power in the rhythm.
Turning up regularly builds calm momentum, helping you create consistent progress month after month.
Beyond the sessions
Away from the live calls, you’ll also have ongoing access to tools and spaces that keep you supported throughout the week.
Vault of On-Demand Courses – explore our practical Business Strategy and Practical Planning sessions anytime you like. These short, focused videos help you set a clear direction and build firm foundations for both your business and you to succeed.
Facebook Group (optional) – a supportive, lightly structured space where we:
» Set intentions & celebrate wins
» Share new ideas & worth-knowing updates
» Ask questions & get support
» Access replays and extra resources
Weekly Email Round-Up (the Collective Insider) – a Saturday morning email summarising the week’s activites and what’s coming up, helping you stay connected even if you miss a session.
💡 It’s not about doing more. It’s about doing the right things – with a bit of structure, support and accountability around you.
Who it’s for?
The Collective is perfect for freelancers and small business owners with upto 3 staff, who want to…
Want on their business, not just in it – creating space to think, plan and make meaningful progress.
Value a thoughtful, steady approach to sustainable business growth – without the hustle, overwhelm or endless “shoulds”.
Find community without the pressure of pitching – a space to talk things through, share wins and challenges, and learn together.
Reflect and take measured action – turning ideas into calm, consistent progress that lasts.
Build a business that supports their life, not one that consumes it.
If that sounds like you, you’ll feel right at home here.
What you can expect
What we are
A genuine community that celebrates progress and keeps each other moving forward.
A place to share challenges honestly and learn from others’ experiences.
A positive place to be – focused on making progress and evolving our businesses to better suit us.
Present – in calls and in the group. We’re there for you when you need us.
What we aren’t
A networking group or a place to pitch
A “get-rich-quick” or hustle-fuelled mastermind.
Somewhere to be told what to do – we believe your business should work your way.
A once-a-month drop-in. We believe rhythm and regular reflection create lasting change.
🌿 If you’ve been looking for a space that’s calm, kind, and quietly effective – this is it.
It’s not about doing more.
It’s about doing the right things, with a bit of structure, support and accountability around you.
Your journey, made doable » Strategy | Structure | Support…
1. Strategy that’s right for You
Get clear on what you-shaped success actually looks like.
Whether it’s income, time, energy or impact, we’ll help you shape a business that supports your life, not one that takes it over.
🧭 We’ll help you to:
Define your goals (long and short term)
Refine your business model & pricing to provide this
Focus on what really matters (and let go of what doesn’t)
💡Includes our Business Strategy 101 course, planning roadmap, and drop-in strategy support sessions.
2. Building momentum through planning & action
Setting your direction is one thing. The real magic comes from making that happen.
We’ll help you find your stride and make consistent progress at the pace you want.
You’ll get structure without pressure – turning ideas into practical, actionable steps.
📆 Our live sessions and community support helps you to:
Set clear, focused goals
Amplify what’s working
Refine what’s not working
All so you can make steady progress without burning out.
💡Includes live (online) monthly planning sessions, weekly accountability in the community & access to Mili (our AI planning & goal setting assistent).
3. Breaking through what’s holding you back
Taking action is great, but what if that doesn’t give the outcome we want? Or what if there’s a better way of approaching it?
Even our best plans can sometimes stutter and fall.
So we help you get unstuck, feel less alone, and uncover new ways forward.
With expert coaching, group masterminding, and informed knowledge-sharing from others who get it, you’ll find support that’s practical, personal, and confidence-building.
🧠 Our live support sessions help you:
Talk through work challenges and decisions
Build a “you-shaped” business that fits how you think and work
Learn from others’ experiences (incl. their trials and mistakes)
💡Includes monthly themed coaching calls, shared learning sessions (in two format – “3 things learned from…” & “Laser Lessons”) and of course the Collective wisdom in the community.
Stronger together...
A stick on it’s own is easy to break. But a stick in a bundle holds strong.
That’s what we create in the Collective: quiet strength, shared resilience, and space to grow – together.
Walk your own path, at your own pace. But why do it alone?
The support and insights I gain from the regular Monday morning Collective call is invaluable for me as a solo business owner. Mike and Liz are not only intelligent and intuitive coaches, they are also gentle and understanding. Their approach has not only led me to ask myself pertinent questions, but I have also acquired ideas and action points to take the next steps in my business.
The Cole Collective charter...
To help us articulate our values, mindset and approach we made a charter. It’s more than just what we do – it’s how we show up.
We collectively bring kindness, curiosity, honesty, confidentiality and a shared commitment to progress over perfection.
These are the principles that make the Collective a safe, energising place to reflect, share, and grow – on your own terms, but never on your own.
Have a read and see if it resonates. If it does, you’ll likely feel right at home.
✨ So how about our knowledge sharing…
These beautiful illustrations were captured live by one of our talented members – Pete Gray from Big Appetite Illustrations – during two recent Three Things Learned From (3TLF) sessions.
These sessions aren’t lectures. They’re not about preaching from the front or handing down a ‘right way’. They’re about exploring new ideas – whether from books, talks, podcasts, or experience – and reflecting together on what feels relevant for us and our businesses.
Sometimes it sparks a change of direction.
Sometimes it simply affirms what we already know.
But it always gets us thinking.
That’s the kind of learning we value in the Collective » thoughtful, practical, open-minded.
Would you like a friendly, relaxed space to talk things through?
In the Cole Collective we meet up (live on zoom) to:
have real conversations with people who understand
learn from each other’s experiences
support each other through the challenges that business inevitably throws up
celebrate our triumphs (big and small) – sharing the good stuff with people who really know what it means for us
keep evolving our businesses to work better for us
All led by experienced mastermind coach, Mike Cole
investment: £24/month
You’re committing to just one month at a time.
Your membership renews automatically each month, but you can cancel whenever feels right for you (and you retain access until the renewal date).
So if this all sounds good to you, come join us.
What do members of the Cole Collective say?
Hi, I’m Mike…
We all have different strengths, and mine is that I’m great at helping people to see and explore opportunities to evolve their unique work lives.
Together, in the Cole Collective, we encourage each other to make consistent, sustainable progress towards our own ideal businesses. There are no pre-conceived ideas about what you ‘should’ do or ‘six-figure models’ to shoehorn your business into.
I bring my coaching skills to help create a calm, supportive space so that we can learn from each other, and then make the right decisions for ourselves.
I’m an ICF-accredited coach, which means I’ve had a lot of training and experience at helping people explore their unique situation, gain new insight and take positive action.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What if I can’t make one of the sessions?
Firstly, we encourage you to only come to the sessions that are useful to you. So don’t feel that you have to come to everything. We’re all about making the best use of your time.
All sessions, except for the group coaching call, are recorded and you can catch up at your leisure. We only record what happens in the main session (not the discussion in the breakout rooms), so the recordings will be much shorter than the actual sessions, and easy to catch up with.
When are the live sessions held?
We meet every Monday morning (except Bank Holidays) 10.30-11.30am (UK time).
What is the commitment?
There is no commitment. When you join you will pay for your first month. Then, on the same day each month, we will take payment until you cancel.
You can cancel your membership at any point, and your access to the membership will continue until the last day of the month that you have paid for.
What is the time commitment for the membership?
As much, or little as you want it to be. We’re really focused on making the most of your time, so we’d encourage you to pick the things that are useful for you and ignore the rest.
If you want to attend everything live, then that is an hour a week. If you catch up with some sessions, then the time will be considerably less as the recording doesn’t include the time we spend in the breakout rooms (eg a bite-sized training catchup will probably be less than 15mins).
Will the price of the Collective rise?
Probably. But not for you, while you stay as a member. As long as you remain part of the Collective, you will continue to pay whatever the rate is when you join. If you leave and want to re-join, then you’ll pay whatever the price is at that point.