Melissa A.
Business Coaching Scam
I signed up for what I thought was business coaching from Well-Oiled Operations after attending a call hosted by Stacy Tuschl, who is a verified business owner. However, I had a call with a woman who purported to also be a business owner, but her role was really a salesperson. I was expecting to be paired up with a coach with entrepreneurship experience. I authorized the first monthly payment(of 6) for $1,997, but upon a simple LinkedIn search, I learned that the coach I was paired with had no business ownership experience, and instead, had recently joined WOO as an "Account Manager". If I am paying that amount for coaching for my business, I would expect that my "coach" would not be a salesperson who is in the beginning of their career. When I requested, and then reviewed the contract(which I was urged to immediately electronically sign without having a chance to review, during the call), I realized why. The "contract" bars you from any recourse if you have had a negative experience like I have had, including reviewing the company negatively or even filing a class action lawsuit! I sent an email and a certified letter to cancel the contract after I was able to do some research, but they refused to refund my money. They have only offered to cancel the contract and the balance if I remove my comment on Reddit. This is why there is only mostly positive information on the internet, and why MULTIPLE small business owners like me will continue to get taken advantage of by this predatory company. They are smart. They are going after small business owners because they are typically using a business credit card to pay. Consumer protections such as 15 U.S.C. § 1666i do not apply to business credit or debit cards. They are a Business Coaching Scam, according to the Federal Trade Commission, and I am sharing everything that I have documented with the FTC, reviews sites like these, and News outlets, in the hopes of preventing other small business owners from becoming potential victims.

