Our Story
Laura Minard and Shelby Kurz both shared a similar story of knowing that they were meant to do more with their nursing career. After several years of working in the ICU and the ER, they knew that they didn't have much time left in traditional healthcare. Burnout and career misalignment were becoming louder and louder, and that is when they found Nurse Coaching.
Laura and Shelby met during their coach certification in 2018. They started as peer coaches in their Nurse Coach Certification and were each other's first practice clients. After certification, Laura and Shelby opened separate private practices immediately, cheering each other on as colleagues and friends. They quit their jobs right out of the gate and were able to create some momentum and success in the world of nurse entrepreneurship. In late 2019, after many of their colleagues asked for help getting their businesses off the ground, they formed The Successful Nurse Coaches Inc.
After mentoring over 400 nurse coaches for more than four years, they began to see more clearly that 95% of nurse coaches were doing some form of Life Coaching, not Health coaching. Health is a major part of our clients' lives and is often impacted by other areas: relationships, limiting beliefs, work-life balance, emotional status, etc. They saw a need for more education around being able to support all areas with clients with confidence and more resources.
The Nurse Life Coach Academy is the culmination of over ten years of full-time coaching experience, several different coaching programs and certifications that prepares nurse coaches to confidently coach any client in any area of their life.
This program is designed for the RN who desires a private coaching practice, or the RN who wants to bring coaching to their organization.
The Nurse Life Coach Certification is the most affordable all-inclusive program in the country, while also offering the most live hours of coaching support to hone your coaching skills.
Meghan Ruttan, RN, BSN, NC-BC
"The road of entrepreneurship is the most liberating journey I have ever committed to~ and I would NOT have been able to step into it with the same intentional energy and confidence without the support of Laura and my amazing mentor group.
On paper, my biggest accomplishment has been signing 8 clients within my first 6 months of practice. But it's SO much deeper than that~ I would say my true biggest accomplishment is the fortitude I have gained; the grounded and centered confidence I have cultivated not only as a coach, or mother, or wife, or friend, or woman~ but as a human soul on this earth. I feel completely aligned with the work I do because it elevates me: mind, body, and spirit."
Taylor McGuire
"My biggest accomplishment so far has been having my practice be 2/3 of the way full within 6 months of starting my business. I more than doubled my bedside nursing income last month. I have also seen a lot of growth in my own mindset around things like success, money and how to find joy in the journey.
I cannot explain how much I have enjoyed these past 6 months in the mentorship. There is no way I would be where I am in my business right now without Laura and all the other amazing nurse coaches in this community. I probably would have given up by now or not have had as many clients as I have so far. It has been a life changing experience for me and I cannot imagine doing this without the support of the mentorship and all the other resources that I have access to with The Successful Nurse Coaches."
Shauna Krause
"Working with Shelby has been a crucial piece in my success of launching my own practice. She is not only a cheerleader, but she has also been the best form of accountability to "eat the frog" and push myself, especially when things aren't comfortable or I'm not 100% ready. She has helped me embrace diving in and believing in myself. She has also served as support for not only opening my practice, but having my first child at the same time.
The holistic approach to building my business and having that support has been priceless. I am so proud of what I've accomplished in running my practice and working with my clients prior to my baby's arrival and am thrilled to see what is to come! I know with Shelby's guidance, it's going to be nothing short of epic. Shelby and Laura are everything I could have asked for in coaches to help me grow, support and hold my vision, and cheer me on and I pave my path forward. I cannot recommend them enough as coaches and amazing humans!!"
Linde Carter, RN
Simplicity Nurse Coaching
"The Successful Nurse Coach Programs are worth every dollar and every minute you will invest!! It actually exceeded my expectations and provided me with everything I had hoped for and needed and more! I am someone who needs structure and consistency, but also the space in which to be myself, express myself, and feel comfortable enough to be truly open, honest, and vulnerable. That was exactly the safe container that Shelby created and consistently maintained for us. I have been so underwhelmed at times by other workshops I've participated in that I honestly didn't expect to get the personal attention and the constant support and encouragement, practical and usable tools and advice, the wisdom and insight, and the follow-up (amazing follow-up!!) in a group setting like this. This, to me, was true mentorship and true servant leadership. I am so very grateful to have found The Successful Nurse Coach and to have had this amazing opportunity!"
Rachel Synkelma, RN
"In working with TSNC team, I found the most value in having a community to turn to and hold me accountable every single day. I have people and an amazing coach to lean on, challenge me, hype me up and encourages me to be the best version of myself. I have been able to step into my own power, and become a leader and trailblazer in the nurse community by sticking by my unwavering faith that this is what I was made to do on this planet. I refused to give up despite the struggles the first few months of my practice and it has absolutely paid off.
I truly would not be where I am or the same person without TSNC community and mentorship. Eternally grateful for this opportunity, for Laura and Shelby's leadership and for the empowering community they cultivate."
