Roaming Coaches connects seasoned coaches with communities seeking a Coach in Residence for four weeks or longer.
This is not about collecting destinations or delivering a single workshop. It is about becoming part of a place long enough to listen, contribute, build trust, and do meaningful work.
A strong Coach in Residence knows how to be useful without becoming performative. The role requires excellent coaching, sound judgment, cultural sensitivity, clear boundaries, discretion, adaptability, and genuine comfort participating in community life.
We welcome experienced
Executive coaches
Founder and entrepreneur coaches
Leadership coaches
Career and transition coaches
Retirement and business-exit coaches
Wellness and resilience coaches
Relationship and communication coaches
Purpose, identity, and life-design coaches
Other established coaches whose experience is relevant to community life
Formal coaching certification may strengthen an application but is not automatically required. We evaluate experience, references, ethical standards, coaching maturity, professional background, and the ability to work independently.
How it works.
01
Apply
Tell us about your background, coaching approach, specialties, languages, preferred locations, availability, and the kinds of communities where you do your best work.
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Complete the review process
Selected applicants may participate in an interview, provide references, verify credentials, and complete any required background, safeguarding, insurance, or compliance review.
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Consider a residency
When an opportunity aligns with your profile, we share the location, dates, community, expectations, accommodations, compensation model, and other material terms. You decide whether you want to be considered.
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Agree on the placement
The community and coach meet before making a decision. No residency moves forward until responsibilities, compensation, duration, schedule, housing, travel, confidentiality, and cancellation terms are agreed upon.
How coaches are compensated.
There is no single compensation model because residencies vary considerably.
A coach's package may include
A fixed residency fee
Suitable accommodations
Travel reimbursement or allowance
Compensation for workshops or community programs
Revenue from participant-paid private sessions
Meals, local transportation, workspace, or community access
A combination of these elements
Compensation and expectations are disclosed before a coach accepts a placement. Roaming Coaches may receive a placement, referral, or program-management fee. Any such fee will be clearly disclosed to the relevant parties.
Coaches are not charged merely for the possibility of being selected, and inclusion in the network does not guarantee placements, compensation, or a particular volume of opportunities.
Questions coaches ask.
Roaming Coaches connects experienced professional coaches with host communities seeking a Coach in Residence for at least four weeks.
Expectations vary, but may include private coaching, office hours, small groups, workshops, community conversations, selected meals or gatherings, and being a visible but appropriately bounded member of the community.
The minimum residency is four weeks. Many placements last six to twelve weeks, and some are seasonal, recurring, or longer.
No. Some coaches may accept one residency per year. Others may build a more mobile practice. Coaches decide which opportunities fit their life and existing work.
Usually, yes. Many coaches continue serving existing clients virtually. Each residency proposal will state the expected schedule and availability.
Not necessarily. Certification is one indicator of training but is not the only measure of quality. Relevant leadership experience, coaching maturity, references, ethical judgment, professional credibility, and demonstrated results are also considered.
Roaming Coaches is intended primarily for established coaches and experienced professionals with a meaningful record of coaching, leadership, entrepreneurship, organizational work, or guiding people through transition. It is not designed as a first client-acquisition channel for newly trained coaches with little practical experience.
We review coaching experience, specialties, references, professional history, interpersonal maturity, ethical standards, availability, travel flexibility, languages, cultural fit, and the kinds of communities where the coach is most likely to thrive.
Some communities may require background checks, credential verification, references, safeguarding documentation, insurance, or other screening. Requirements should be disclosed before the coach agrees to proceed.
Matching considers the community's goals, participant population, location, culture, desired programming, duration, budget, and preferences. Coaches are considered based on both professional fit and the ability to live constructively within that particular community.
Yes. Coaches are never required to accept a proposed residency.
Coaches can indicate preferred regions, excluded locations, travel limitations, climate preferences, language capabilities, and availability. A match still depends on community demand and mutual fit.
In most residencies, the host is expected to provide suitable private accommodations or a housing allowance. The exact arrangement is disclosed and agreed upon before the placement.
Travel treatment varies. A residency proposal should state whether airfare, ground transportation, visas, travel insurance, baggage, meals, and local transportation are covered, reimbursed, capped, or the coach's responsibility.
There is no standard earning amount. Compensation depends on the residency length, coach experience, location, schedule, housing, private-session model, programming, travel, and host budget. Full financial terms are shared before acceptance.
Possibly. Some residencies include private sessions in the community fee. Others allow the coach to charge participants directly, and some use a hybrid model. The arrangement must be agreed upon in advance.
Roaming Coaches may charge the community or coach a disclosed placement, referral, or program-management fee. Any applicable fee will be disclosed before agreement.
The legal and commercial relationship depends on the residency structure and applicable law. The written agreement will clarify the relationship, responsibilities, payment terms, insurance requirements, and tax treatment.
The coach and host must confirm that the residency is legally permitted. Roaming Coaches may help coordinate information but does not provide immigration, tax, or legal advice. International placements are subject to applicable work-authorization, visa, tax, insurance, and licensing requirements.
Requirements vary by location and community. Coaches may be asked to maintain professional liability, general liability, travel, health, or other appropriate insurance. Exact requirements will be identified before placement.
Coaches are expected to use written coaching agreements, maintain professional boundaries, protect private information, and explain confidentiality and its limits. Coaches must not present coaching as therapy or provide services outside their competence.
The coach should remain within the scope of coaching and refer the participant to qualified clinical, medical, emergency, or local support resources when appropriate. The residency agreement should include an escalation and emergency protocol.
Possibly, but this depends entirely on the host, accommodations, insurance, visa rules, and program expectations. Coaches should disclose these needs before accepting a placement.
The coach and community may choose to extend the residency, schedule a seasonal return, continue selected relationships virtually, or conclude the engagement. Any continuing private coaching must respect the original agreement and applicable referral or commercial terms.
No. Acceptance into the network does not guarantee a match, placement, income, location, or minimum number of opportunities.
Complete the coach application with your professional history, coaching experience, specialties, credentials, references, preferred locations, availability, and reasons for pursuing this work.
Apply to become a Roaming Coach.
Tell us about your experience, your specialties, and the kinds of communities where you do your best work. Mark reads every application by hand.