The Freelance Upgrade · Live Cohort

Building alone
is harder than
it needs to be.

There's a room full of women ready to do this with you.

You don't just want information. You've had access to information. What you actually want is someone to walk through it with you — real time, real feedback, real accountability from women who are in it too.

10
Weeks live
90
Min per session
Zoom
Platform
$397
One-time investment
LIVE
What makes live different

The hot seat is where the transformation actually happens.

Every week for ten weeks, we meet on Zoom. Ninety minutes. You, me, and a cohort of women who showed up for the same reason you did.

I teach. You do the work — right there in your workbook, during the session. And at the end of every class, two volunteers bring their deliverable to the hot seat. I give live feedback. The room watches. Everyone takes notes.

That hot seat moment? It's where the transformation actually happens. Not in the content. In the room.

You don't get that from a recorded course. You don't get it from a PDF. You get it from being present — and from watching someone else's breakthrough land close enough to feel like yours.

Opening
Teaching
Diona opens with the week's framework — the why before the how.
In session
Live workbook time
You complete the week's exercises during the session — not as homework you'll skip.
End of class
Hot seat
Two volunteers share their deliverable. Live feedback from Diona. The whole room takes notes. This is the part that pays off.
The hot seat moment

"You don't get it from a recorded course. You don't get it from a PDF. You get it from being present — and from watching someone else's breakthrough land close enough to feel like yours."

A cohort. A room. A community built around the same ten-week journey — not a comment section, not a Facebook group with 40,000 strangers.

Before you enroll

Is this your room?

This is for you
You build better in a room.
You're a working woman or mother who is ready to build something of her own — and you want people around you while you do it.
You want accountability that goes beyond a calendar reminder. A cohort that knows your name and expects you to show up.
You learn better when you're in a room — even a virtual one. The energy of other people building matters to you.
You want real-time feedback on your actual work — not generic examples. Diona, in the room, on your deliverable.
You're ready to show up every week and do the thing.
This is not for you
Your schedule can't commit right now.
If your schedule is too unpredictable to commit to a weekly session — a live cohort will create stress instead of momentum.
If you need maximum flexibility — the ability to pause, restart, and work at 11pm — the self-paced version was built for exactly that.
If you're not ready to be seen — to share your work in a room, to sit in a hot seat — come back when you are. This room is warm, but it moves.

The self-paced version delivers the same curriculum on your schedule — no live sessions, no set timeline. Right product, right fit. See the self-paced course →

Ten weeks. Here's exactly what we cover.

Every week.
Every deliverable.

You leave every session with something completed — not just something learned.

Week 01
Finding Your Freelance Niche
Your niche statement — written and refined live, with real feedback before you log off
Week 02
Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills
A Services Menu — 2-3 outcome-based offers with prices you can say out loud
Week 03
Making It Official
LLC or sole prop. EIN. Business banking. Contracts. Done, not dreaded
Week 04
Money Moves
Your minimum rate backed by real numbers. Invoicing set up. Taxes planned for before they surprise you
Week 05
Building Your Portfolio
Human-proof work samples — live and shareable, even if you've never had a paying client
Week 06
Positioning as the Expert
Your positioning statement with a human differentiator. LinkedIn optimized. AI can't replicate what you build this week
Week 07
Marketing Your Services
A 30-day visibility plan you can actually stick to. Human voice. Consistent presence. Zero burnout
Week 08
Finding + Landing Clients
The pitch. The discovery call. The proposal. The close. Written and practiced in the room
Week 09
Run Your Business Like a CEO
Onboarding systems. Boundaries with scripts. A weekly rhythm that works around your real life
Week 10
Launch Week. Plan. Scale. Go.
Your 90-day plan. Your milestones. Your referral engine. Your graduation
What you walk away with

Ten deliverables.
One cohort.

Everything built, refined in the room, and witnessed by women who did it right alongside you. Results will vary — what won't vary is that the work gets done.

A niche statement you can say without flinching
A services menu with real prices
A registered business — legal + financial foundation set
A portfolio with human-proof work samples
A positioning statement that AI can't replicate
A 30-day visibility plan you can actually stick to
A pitch, a proposal template, and a close
A client onboarding system
A 90-day launch plan

And a cohort of women who watched you build it — and who you watched build theirs.

The investment

Your seat
is waiting.

Ten weeks. A room. Real feedback on real work. Add a membership and save at checkout — and the community keeps the momentum going long after the cohort ends.

"You are not alone. There is a room full of women ready to embrace you and walk this journey hand in hand."

The Freelance Upgrade — Live Cohort
Ten weeks live.
One cohort. Your work in the room.
  • 10 live weekly sessions on Zoom — 90 min each
  • 10 fillable workbooks — completed during class
  • Live hot seat feedback every session
  • Replays available within 24 hours
  • Cohort community access for the 10 weeks
  • Personal welcome + closing message from Diona
$397

One-time payment. Member discounts apply at checkout.

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Membership includes: monthly live Q&A coaching calls, private community of women building alongside you, growing resource + template library, and session replays within 24 hours.
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Results will vary based on individual effort, experience, market conditions, and factors outside our control. Nothing in this program constitutes a guarantee of income, client acquisition, or business success. See our full earnings disclaimer.

Your seat is waiting

There's a room.
Show up for it.

Not a comment section. Not a Facebook group with 40,000 strangers. A cohort — a room built around the same ten-week journey, with a version of you on the other side who built it with witnesses.

Join the live cohort -- $397

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