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Come root in good soil.
Let's grow together.

The Garden is a free learning community for and by coaches, consultants, mentors, and facilitators who want to learn what works in today's online business landscape.

Free today and always.

A hand-drawn garden with a fountain, flowering arch, and lush greenery

100+

Strangers connected

50+

Small group gatherings and counting

20+

Cultures, industries and generations represented

A different kind of
business community.

The Garden is a learning community for and by practitioners at every stage — coaches, consultants, mentors, and facilitators — who want to learn more about what works in today's online business landscape.

We share what we're learning, trade what we're growing, and support one another in building a sustainable business — not by chasing algorithms or hacks, but by showing up with curiosity, consistency, and courage.

Quality over quantity. Relationships over algorithms. Presence over pressure.

What happens inside

Cultivation Circles

Collaborative working sessions where members actively learn business development essentials and apply them in real time. We show rather than tell.

Feedback Circles

Dedicated spaces for giving and receiving feedback on offers, outreach, and daily operations. We discuss what can be done differently, and why.

Open Circles

Organic conversations to build or strengthen connections, and learn from one another in a relaxed, non-structured space.

Since its first roots in 2023,
The Garden has cultivated...

Intentional
Connections

100+ strangers became clients, collaborators, and long-term partners

New Ways
of Doing

Members have left sessions with a completely new way of thinking about and doing their business

Business
Clarity

Members have clarified their value proposition and solidified their positioning in the market

Real
Opportunities

Members have been guided to find and convert real business opportunities on LinkedIn

"Prioritizing connection rather than specific outcomes."

I realized I would choose The Garden above all other online learning communities I have tried. It's because you are prioritizing connection rather than specific outcomes. I feel welcome, no pressure, and not overwhelmed.

Janet Akselrud

Creative Thinking Guide · Uruguay

"11 out of 10. Seriously, 11."

How much value did I receive from today's call? 11. Seriously, 11 — because of the totally unexpected insight that I can roost and rest a bit and settle into the social field of The Garden. And 10 for the communion of shared stories and insights.

Laura Greiner

Regenerative Living Coach · USA

"The world SO needs more communities like this."

Grateful to have found The Garden and to be in your orbit — learning from you and being in the presence of your beautiful, infectious positive energy.

Alexandra Katz

Life Transitions Coach · Denmark

"It is a gift and it feels energizing."

The session helped me feel a deep connection I did not expect. The quality of your presence, your listening with your heart. I had lots of business insights: playing the long game, the power of connection, simplification.

Mark Tucker

Retired Leadership Consultant · South Africa

"Total strangers connected and became ONE."

I was deeply drawn to this new experience, and needed time to contemplate after we said goodbye. Thank you for holding the space so beautifully as total strangers connected and became ONE in the Discussion Circle.

Ildiko Szabo

High Performance Coach · Hungary

"Prioritizing connection rather than specific outcomes."

I realized I would choose The Garden above all other online learning communities I have tried. It's because you are prioritizing connection rather than specific outcomes. I feel welcome, no pressure, and not overwhelmed.

Janet Akselrud

Creative Thinking Guide · Uruguay

"11 out of 10. Seriously, 11."

How much value did I receive from today's call? 11. Seriously, 11 — because of the totally unexpected insight that I can roost and rest a bit and settle into the social field of The Garden. And 10 for the communion of shared stories and insights.

Laura Greiner

Regenerative Living Coach · USA

"The world SO needs more communities like this."

Grateful to have found The Garden and to be in your orbit — learning from you and being in the presence of your beautiful, infectious positive energy.

Alexandra Katz

Life Transitions Coach · Denmark

"It is a gift and it feels energizing."

The session helped me feel a deep connection I did not expect. The quality of your presence, your listening with your heart. I had lots of business insights: playing the long game, the power of connection, simplification.

Mark Tucker

Retired Leadership Consultant · South Africa

"Total strangers connected and became ONE."

I was deeply drawn to this new experience, and needed time to contemplate after we said goodbye. Thank you for holding the space so beautifully as total strangers connected and became ONE in the Discussion Circle.

Ildiko Szabo

High Performance Coach · Hungary

You might be in the
right place if...

The Garden was built for practitioners who are done doing business development alone and ready to learn alongside values-aligned peers.

  • You're a coach, consultant, mentor, or facilitator at any stage of your business
  • You want to learn what actually works in today's online business landscape
  • You value connection, collaboration, and community over noise and competition
  • You're globally minded, culturally aware, and purpose-driven
  • You believe business can be a force for good — and you want to build yours that way

Come as you are.
Grow as you will.

The Garden has no pressure to show up in a certain way or be at a certain stage. Engage as much or as little as feels right. Stay as long as it feels nourishing.

What you'll find inside is a global circle of practitioners from diverse cultures and backgrounds, tending to one another and navigating the complexity of their work side by side.

Join The Garden — it's free
Trish Sta. Rosa, founder of The Garden

Trish Sta. Rosa

The Idealist · Magician · Revolutionary

Many have been planting seeds
in the wrong soil.

I kept meeting coaches and consultants who were incredibly good at what they did — but struggled a lot in building their business. Not for lack of trying. They were reading, learning, investing. But the spaces they found felt transactional, noisy, or simply built for a different kind of person.

I knew that feeling too. What I was looking for wasn't another course or another content feed. I was looking for a place to think out loud, learn alongside peers, and be seen as a whole person — not just someone trying to hit a revenue target.

The Garden started as a small experiment in 2023. What grew surprised even me — not just in numbers, but in the quality of what happened between people. Strangers became collaborators. Conversations became opportunities. And slowly and organically, a community took root.

The Garden exists because I believe the right soil changes everything — and practitioners deserve a soil that doesn't ask them to become someone they're not.

Ready to root?

Growing from
roots to fruits.

Join hundreds of coaches and consultants cultivating their business in good soil. Come as you are. Engage as much or as little as you like.

Join The Garden — it's free

No credit card. No catch. Free today and always.