Confessions with Jess and Cindy

Ever wish you could pull back the curtain and see how other nonprofit consultants run their businesses? Well, we’ve got you covered! Welcome to the Confessions podcast, hosted by Jess Campbell and Cindy Wagman. We are two former in-house nonprofit pros turned coaches and consultants to purpose driven organizations. 


In this podcast, we are giving you access to the business leaders who serve nonprofits as their clients - you know - the people who truly get it. No more gatekeeping, no more secrets - this podcast is going to give you an inside look at what running a successful nonprofit coaching and consulting business looks like. Basically, we’re asking people how much money they make, how they get paid and what has and hasn’t worked in their businesses.


After building our own successful 6-figure nonprofit coaching and consulting businesses, we are on a mission to help other nonprofit coaches and consultants looking to start or scale their own businesses by pulling back the curtain. 


Whether you are still working inside a nonprofit and thinking of one day going out on your own or have been running your consulting business for years - you understand that working with nonprofits is just different. Listen in as sector leaders and other experts share their insights, their numbers, and the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to building a nonprofit coaching or consulting business. 


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Recent Episodes
  • The Myth of Passive Income: Marc Pitman's Candid Take on 20+ Years in Nonprofit Consulting
    Apr 17, 2025 – 48:55
  • "This Isn't What I Want": How Brittny Wilson Built a Recruitment Agency from Scratch
    Apr 3, 2025 – 37:30
  • Fractional/Shift Replay: From Self-Doubt to Six Figures: Embracing Audacity in Your Consulting Business
    Mar 20, 2025 – 36:46
  • From Idea to 1,400 Registrants: Behind the Scenes of the Fractional/Shift Summit
    Mar 6, 2025 – 36:42
  • £6 Per Month: How Caroline Danks Built a Newsletter That Pays
    Feb 27, 2025 – 42:03
  • Managing an $800K Consulting Practice with Just 2 Tools (And No Full-Time Team) with Ashley Rose
    Feb 13, 2025 – 40:54
  • Stop Being Nice at Events (And Start Being Strategic) with Chris McMartin
    Feb 6, 2025 – 40:06
  • Charging $500/Hour (And Only Work With Values-Aligned Clients) with Rachel D’Souza
    Jan 30, 2025 – 47:41
  • Inside Jess’s Black Friday Bundle: A Play-by-Play Breakdown
    Jan 23, 2025 – 26:12
  • The Power of Pause: How Strategic Reflection Days Can Transform Your Consulting Practice with Tes Cohen
    Jan 16, 2025 – 42:21
  • Stop Doing Work You Hate: A Real Talk About Boundaries, Reputation, and Growing Your Consulting Practice with Naomi Hattaway
    Jan 9, 2025 – 43:23
  • Beyond Coffee Chats: Rethinking Consultant Networking
    Jan 2, 2025 – 18:22
  • Attraction-based marketing with Racheli Edelkopf (Re-published)
    Dec 26, 2024 – 45:59
  • Redefining Success and Growth with Meena Das (Re-Published)
    Dec 19, 2024 – 42:50
  • Becoming the go-to for Philanthrotainment with Layne, the Auctionista (Re-published)
    Dec 12, 2024 – 38:34
  • Legal Tips for Nonprofit Coaching and Consulting with Adrienne Ng (Re-published)
    Dec 5, 2024 – 43:36
  • Rebuilding, Redefining, and Thriving with Kishshana Palmer
    Nov 28, 2024 – 58:12
  • The Micro Agency Model: Freedom, Flexibility, and Family with Eman Ismail
    Nov 21, 2024 – 50:50
  • Why Popular Growth Tactics Fall Short for Nonprofit Consultant with Natalie Eckdahl
    Nov 14, 2024 – 44:45
  • Feelings or Facts?
    Nov 7, 2024 – 32:05
  • A Rewarding Side Hustle with Shannon Bowen
    Oct 31, 2024 – 38:04
  • Embracing Vulnerability and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Denyelle Fraser
    Oct 24, 2024 – 35:54
  • A Revenue-Sharing Model That Works with Lauren Elyse Tudor
    Oct 17, 2024 – 44:52
  • Live from RAISE: Making the Most out of Conferences
    Oct 10, 2024 – 01:02:15
  • Conferences: The Good, the Bad, and the Work to be Done - A Behind the Scenes Hot Take
    Oct 3, 2024 – 44:03
  • Ditch the Cold Calls: Authentic Sales Strategies with Kristi Scott
    Sep 26, 2024 – 40:24
  • From Office Buddies to Business Partners with Sarah Staiger
    Sep 19, 2024 – 48:32
  • From People Pleaser to Boundary Boss with Rachel Zant
    Sep 12, 2024 – 38:31
  • Retention Secrets: Building a 70% Year-Two Retention Rate in Your Consulting Program with Alexandra Lustig
    Sep 5, 2024 – 40:31
  • $15K Minimum: How Kel Haney Raised Her Consulting Rates (And Got Clients to Say Yes)
    Aug 29, 2024 – 53:36
  • To Course or Not to Course: Thoughts From Our Mastermind
    Aug 22, 2024 – 32:50
  • What's Working in Emails - Right Now
    Aug 15, 2024 – 18:56
  • WTF is happening in 2024: Replay of a Roundtable
    Aug 8, 2024 – 53:43
  • Masterminds: Leveling Up Your Consulting Game with Aïko Thurlow
    Aug 1, 2024 – 45:02
  • Redefining Success and Growth with Meena Das
    Jul 25, 2024 – 42:50
  • Hot Takes on Trends in Nonprofit Consulting with Jess and Cindy
    Jul 18, 2024 – 15:25
  • Behind the scenes Mastermind planning with Jess and Cindy
    Jul 11, 2024 – 29:34
  • Balancing Two Businesses with Jennie Armstrong
    Jul 4, 2024 – 44:37
  • Partnership Playbook: Unlocking Revenue Streams for Consultants with Dana Snyder
    Jun 27, 2024 – 47:59
  • Confessions of a Community Builder: Putting a Price on Connection
    Jun 20, 2024 – 32:44
  • Referral Fees: Breaking the Taboo in Nonprofit Consulting
    Jun 13, 2024 – 42:20
  • Building an Agency with Maria Rio
    Jun 6, 2024 – 43:05
  • Peek Behind-the-Scenes: Is Hosting a Retreat/Gathering Good For Your Business? with Kamilah Martin
    May 30, 2024 – 49:47
  • Unlocking Fun and Flow with Maryanne Dersch
    May 23, 2024 – 42:42
  • Owning Ambition with Jenny Mitchell
    May 16, 2024 – 43:37
  • From Panic to Profit: Demystifying Money with Carleen Dehaney
    May 9, 2024 – 42:11
  • Managing Risk (because consulting can be risky)with Rosalie Ennes
    May 2, 2024 – 39:40
  • From Start-Up to Six Figures with Luz Reyna
    Apr 25, 2024 – 36:38
  • How I Grew My Nonprofit Consulting Biz to 7 Figures with Shavonn Richardson
    Apr 18, 2024 – 50:31
  • Balancing Hospitality and Numbers with Kara Alicia
    Apr 11, 2024 – 41:36
Recent Reviews
  • Catalina Parker
    ❤️ stories from nonprofit consultants
    Absolutely love hearing inspirational stories from a variety of nonprofit consultants! Thanks, Cindy and Jess.
  • SaraR74
    Better than business school
    If you don’t listen to this podcast, you’re missing out! I’ve been listening to it since well before I opened my own business and it’s better than most paid programs out there. I’ve learned so much on how to productize services, set boundaries, and think about sustainable growth. Thank you, Jess and Cindy, for your transparency, always delivering value and teaching me so much!
  • JordanPatrick322
    Great Show Jess & Cindy!
    Outstanding content and a really quality show! Really enjoyed the episode with Krista Miller! Keep up all the great work you do!
  • Diana FH
    You get it OMG
    Finally business advice that gets where I’m coming from! Working with nonprofits IS different. And while I’d apply many other business tactics to my work, it’s good to hear from successful entrepreneurs who get it. LOVE!
  • HRUSTICK
    Your Go-To Place for Nonprofit Consultants
    OMGEEE! Cindy and Jess are absolutely fabulous and really dig in. I love that this show isn't afraid to go into the dirt of behind-the-scenes with consultants, but also scrub it away and look at the diamonds. They are wonderful hosts and highlight an 'under-the-radar' industry that deserves its place in the limelight! ~ Holly Rustick, CEO of Grant Writng & Funding
  • Emily ANA
    Finally!
    Where else can you get the behind the scenes details on how consultants make it in this business. This podcast is full of real people with new ideas and reassurance that “you can do this”.
  • Jordana_VoiceforGood
    Love these conversations!
    Jess and Cindy have been an amazing resource to so many nonprofit consultants (🙋🏻‍♀️), and I’m loving this new platform for sharing insights and info! Grateful to listen to people who get what it’s like to serve nonprofits. Thank you both!
  • Offscripting
    Essential and Delightful
    If you’re working with nonprofit orgs, you need to be in these rooms! Cindy and Jess are both fantastic as what they do professionally, but the real power of this podcast is in their willingness and ability to really…confess(!) just how hard it is to build a flourishing consulting business. More and more of us are going to be starting businesses like theirs, and Confessions can be an essential resource for shortening the learning curve to success.
  • CGLockhart
    Incredible resource!
    This is an incredible resource for non-profit professionals and entrepreneurs of all kinds. Such great, actionable tips. Love the topics and guests. And the hosts are warm and so knowledgeable.
  • Bendicott
    A must-listen for entrepreneurs and nonprofit purists🤩
    Cindy and Jess ask the questions we’re all secretly thinking and take the guesswork out of scaling your consultancy. Whether serving nonprofits, social impact orgs, NGOs or people pouring their livelihoods into doing good, this podcast explores how to build, scale and live a healthy, balanced life concurrently. Excited to dive into future episodes! Bravo, amazing humans🤩🙌
  • abbymfox
    Real insight from real people
    Jess and Cindy tap entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants and nonprofit leaders to ask the questions we all want to know! Their combined experience along with the authentic, transparent environment they create is unmatched. I love learning along with them! It reminds me I am not alone.
  • Maria A Bryan
    Finally!
    After being a nonprofit consultant for years, I finally have a pod that answers all my questions. It can feel like a really lonely space, and I’m grateful for this access behind the curtain of successful and thriving np consultants. I binged all the episodes today!
  • Rachel Bearbower
    Heck yes, my new favorite pod
    An honest and refreshing podcast. So grateful to Jess and Cindy for creating something that’s been missing from the nonprofit sector for too long. There is just something that makes nonprofits different and I will be anxiously waiting to devour every new episode.
  • Julie Ordonez
    Candid helpful shop talk with pros
    Jess and Cindy are successful biz leaders serving nonprofits and understand the unique complexities of serving these folks. Love how they share about their successes and failures, learnings and decisions they’ve made in their businesses. This is a gift to other biz leaders. “How they built this” for nonprofit service providers. Love!
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