Amanda Workman Consulting

24/10/2026

There is no better feeling in my professional life than watching my clients launch something into the world and then watching them THRIVE!

This particular small business owner works in a very unique niche. Over the past five weeks, we have built a strategy, clarified her offerings, put practical systems in place and started turning her ideas into a business that can grow.

Yesterday, she launched her “baby” into the world. A project she had been working on privately for over a year was suddenly out there for everyone to see. And just 20 minutes after launching, she sold her first eBook! 🥳

Fast forward 24 hours, and she has sold multiple copies, booked FIVE new client appointments and is discovering just how much demand there is for what she offers.

She has done the work, and I have had the privilege of bringing the strategy, challenging her thinking and helping her turn her vision into a viable business.

This is what I love doing. Helping executives and business owners turn their ideas into action and their hard work into results.

Sometimes you are so close to your own business that it is difficult to see what needs to happen next. Having someone bring a fresh perspective, challenge your thinking and help you make those decisions can change everything.

I am making room for two new coaching clients. If you have been wondering what experienced strategic support could do for your business, perhaps it is time we had a coffee and a conversation. ☕️

And yes, virtual coffees count! I work with clients across Botswana and internationally. Let’s chat!

21/10/2026

This past weekend I watched one of my coaching clients bring her dream to life, and I could not have been prouder! Behind that moment were months of hard work, honest conversations, big decisions and a few necessary pushes along the way. She made it happen, and what a wonderful thing to witness!

I love working with executives and business owners to turn their ideas into action and their ambitions into results. Sometimes all it takes is the right conversation, a fresh perspective and someone who believes in what you are capable of achieving.

I currently have a few openings for 1:1 executive and business coaching. If you have a business you want to grow, a vision you are ready to bring to life or a challenge you need to work through, drop me a message - let’s see what we can do together. (And yes that em-dash was typed with my own old school fingers. 😉)

18/09/2026

Love it or hate it, AI is here to stay. I am excited to be co-hosting this session with my favourite Systems Architect, BK of BokomosoK Consulting, where she will be helping women in business evaluate their existing systems and understand how AI can be used to enhance their work, save time and support the way their businesses operate.

If you have tried AI but received generic results, struggled to work out which tools to use or wondered how it could practically fit into your business, join us for The AI-Ready Business. https://businessgems.co.bw/ai-for-business/

What would you most like AI to help you do more effectively?

We are SO excited to announce that BK of BokamosoK Consulting will be hosting our next free webinar!

Have you tried ChatGPT, Claude or another AI tool, only to receive generic responses that did not sound like you or really help your business? Perhaps you have saved dozens of prompts, tried several tools and still cannot see how any of it fits together.

During The AI-Ready Business webinar, BK will explain why AI may not have worked for you so far, what has been missing and how to begin using it properly. You will learn how business context improves the results you receive and discover practical ways AI can support and enhance your business.

Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026
Time: 10:00–11:00 am (CAT)
Place: Online
Cost: FREE

Spaces are limited, so register here: businessgems.co.bw/ai-for-business

What would you most like AI to help you do in your business?

17/09/2026

Here’s a little truth about me:

I am either an hour early or 5 min late. There is little in between. It is almost always due to traffic vs poor planning.

Leave my house at 6:15 I’ll zoom right into town. Leave my house at 6:20 - I’ll be in stop and go traffic that can have all sorts of delays.

So, here I am over an hour early for a meeting sitting in my car working on notes for my coaching client calls this afternoon.

Anyone else have timing problem that is not really your fault?

09/09/2026

Here’s to the solopreneurs…

- Those who looked at the traditional route and decided there had to be another way.
- Those who wake up at 4:30 am wondering whether any of this is going to work…and get up and keep going anyway.
- Those who may have people who love and support them, but still carry the responsibility of the business on their own.
- Those without children whose time is often treated as endlessly available.
- Those who keep adapting, pivoting and figuring it out, even on the days they would rather lie down and cry.
- Those building something meaningful while also doing the selling, planning, marketing, invoicing, admin and actual work.
- Those determined to make a difference, even when progress feels painfully slow.

We are the dreamers. The ones who inspire others as we are inspired. We are the lovers of our dreams even when they are scary. We are guzzlers of coffee and the queens and kings of long hours to get it all done.

Keep going, friends! We got this!

(I wrote this 7 years ago today...it is still true and I still drink way too much coffee.)

08/09/2026

This was me at 6:30 this morning. No makeup, a little sweaty, Ssetting up for a group coaching program full of executives and business owners. I had a dozen reasons not to start now…including the fact that my office is currently being renovated (thus the plastic chairs 😅).

But I decided to start anyway. Because at the end of the day, the business owners I’ve been working with, need each other, they need community, and they need what I have to offer.

They don’t need a perfect office space. They need presence.

Today 14 brilliant business women started a 10 week journey to level it up. I can’t wait to see where we go!

Somedays you have to stop waiting for circumstances to be perfect - and start anyway.

07/09/2026

My Surviving to Thriving business coaching programme for executive women starts tomorrow, and I have a whole group of women who are READY!

I have wanted to do this programme for years…and before I could even get it on my website, it filled up! 🎉🎉

Meanwhile, if you are looking for:

• Someone to help you figure out what is actually holding your business back
• Practical strategy to move from where you are to where you want to be
• Executive coaching when you need to think through a decision, challenge or change
• Enneagram work to better understand yourself, your team and how you lead
• A strategic partner who will ask the questions other people are not asking

Let’s talk.

06/09/2026

I have become fiercely protective of Sundays.

When you run a business, there is always something you could be doing. My brain rarely ever stops thinking of the next thing on my list.

But rest does not have to earn its place by making us more productive tomorrow.

Sometimes Sunday gets to be Sunday & I get to sit on my stoop and read the latest Nora Roberts. Sip something delicious & just be.

What does real rest look like for you?

04/09/2026

One of my favourite things about living in Botswana is I am always just a few short hours from where people from all over the world pay thousands of dollars to be.

A couple of weeks ago, my partner and I took advantage of that. We drove up North for the weekend and Friday afternoon found us on the Okavango Delta. Kyle driving the boat. Me apparently taking my responsibilities as navigator very seriously. We saw elephants, crocs, zebra, hippo, and host of birds...you know just a casual Friday in Africa.

It was a very good day.

When I first stepped out on my own 13-some years ago, I gave myself Fridays off. It seemed like a good idea...one of the perks of working for myself.

As perks go though...I've got a real stickler of boss when it comes to using them.

It is Friday, and I have spent this week launching a website, delivering training, building a coaching programme and working on approximately 47 other ideas. And of course, today I have been working since before dawn on all the things you work on when you say, “I am NOT going to work on a Friday...”

But I think this photo might be evidence that I have, at least occasionally, managed to honour the original plan.

I might need to revisit that particular SOP.

Happy Friday from Botswana! Keep it casual.

03/09/2026

Day two of client training this morning.

Some of my favourite work starts with someone saying, “Amanda, we have a problem…”

Maybe the business is growing but the systems haven’t caught up. Maybe the team isn’t working the way it should. Maybe there is a decision that has been going round and round for months. Or maybe you can’t quite put your finger on what is wrong, but you know something needs sorting out.

Give me a complicated business or people problem and let me start pulling at the threads. I genuinely love it.

So I’m curious. If you could put one problem from your business on the table with me today, what would it be?

Tell me in the comments or send me a message. I might have some thoughts.