HeartCore Business Reviews

Its not a scam just very poor in certain aspects. Without recommendation from a close loved one or acquaintance who has done any courses, avoid. I wanted to learn leadership in relation to starting a business. Received group life coaching. Was not a good investment and one I look back at with deep regret

Shanda Sumpter is a total scam artist. Her business has many complaints on the BBB.

https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/solana-beach/profile/business-consultant/heartcore-business-1126-172020169

https://www.yelp.com/biz/heartcore-business-solana-beach?utm_source=ashare&ref=yelp-android

She's basically a Tony Robbins copy cat. The program uses intimidation, fear and mind control techniques. STAY AWAY!

I have a friend that his wife attended HER class and she left an emotional mess. She's seeing a therapist and is planning on suing Shanda because she was berated and abused verbally in the class. They claim to be professional but curse through out the class. Also, the class uses Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques, which are incantations as a way to reprogram the mind and create empowering beliefs.

This is New Age but she claims God told her to do this business. If you're a Christian, please DO NOT get involved with this kind of teaching. They don't have the authority, nor training to mess with anyone's mind or beliefs. Ironically, you don't get any business or leadership training content. It's all about getting people motivated, which lasts only temporarily. They have stupid rules like being banning people from the class if they're not on time.

Also, they want you to be alone and force you to show your background without any video background. Everything for them is secrecy. The business has been exposed since Covid because they had to use Online Training as opposed to private seminars.

SCAM - RANTING AND RAVING CEO SOLICITING FREE DATA AND CONTENT FROM VULNERABLE JOB APPLICANTS WITH ZERO INTENTION OF HIRING ANYONE

I am writing not as a member or former member of their program but as someone who attended their sh*tshow of a group job interview. They were (and still are) hiring for a Direct Response Copywriter and several other positions. After going on a 45-minute rant about transgender issues, gay marriage, Jesus, and such, Shanda solicited free marketing e-mails from our group of interviewees. After completing my writing sample (which is often standard in this industry), she had her little male secretary ask me to rewrite their landing page for free because they don't like their current one and want more people to enroll in their scam coaching program. After protesting to completing a second unpaid writing sample, they emailed me back 10 days later asking how much money I would charge for it. They clearly were soliciting free work from vulnerable job applicants, having zero intention of actually hiring and paying anyone. After I responded asking the actual salary range for the ROLE they were supposedly hiring for to make sure I wasn't wasting my time, they responded that they would be okay paying that six-figure salary and then never responded to my next email.

Long story short, MONTHS LATER and they are STILL posting about this job they're not actually hiring for, this time using a third party to solicit information and free content from applicants. Not to mention, the cap on this role is only $75K, much less than the six-figure number I was told was perfectly acceptable. STAY AWAY FROM THIS CRAZY CEO AND SCAM OF A COMPANY.

I have paid for 6 months with this coach and I would not recommend, Shanda guarantees so much if you do the work, but her coaching team give you very little time and don’t really understand your product/services. Also if your life changes they insist you keep paying.

Their Leadership program was built off of Lifespring. This isn't new and numerous other centers have a similar program, only less expensive. The trainers HCL uses are the same at every center in the US. Do your research! The people who volunteer to be Phase 3 coaches speak in jargon and have no idea what they are truly saying when asked. This shows their own level of understanding of transformation. Speaking in jargon in the "real world" makes you sound crazy, at best or condescending and manipulative, at worst.

No personal coaching by a professional. Just broke volunteers who are "life coaches" or "entrepreneurs" and need to take their own "coaching".

I am sad that HeartCore Business and Shanda Sumpter are being discredited for all the good they are transferring into the world. I am very grateful for the incredible value I receive on a continual basis. I highly recommend their leadership program HCL and List Power. I strongly recommend considering this valuable training for Your life.

Sadly, this business is completely built on white supremacy, and colonialist values. In particular, urgency is a huge value she teaches- to make decisions quickly… this ensures that people make decisions from their fear- instead of their person power. I don’t think Shanda even realizes how detrimental her values are to many of the entrepreneurs that are in her community. I was in it for several years and did most of her programs plus her leadership program.

I did learn a few things but the main thing I learned was that I will never ever treat people the way that she treated me.

A huge waste of your time and money.

Shanda is a scam artist and knows exactly the manipulation she is doing to control and use vulnerable people and their emotions to benefit her sadistic company! She uses God as a way to get people to trust her, she literally said I don’t need your enrollments.. u need these enrollments !

I’m selfish because I won’t play the givers game where I write down peoples name and why I want them to enroll because all these people believe we owe our lives to heart core … the program saved all these people and they need to give all their energy to heart core !

This does not align with my Truth and they will not manipulate my energy ! Stay away from this ! I Trusted the person who enrolled me (my angel, they say) but I have no respect for her now !

She left her amazing business working with kids, one being my daughter, owned her own physical therapy and now pays to follow shanda and the trainers around like a pathetic Lil puppy dog .. truly lost respect for her and the way she sold her soul to the devil - heart core leadership !

HC and Shanda have changed my life in all the best ways possible. They are committed to your growth and success in every way and you have to show up and be willing to do the work.

AND If you follow the coaching, and steps mapped out before you there is no way for you to not be successful.

Heartcore Leadership is LIFE CHANGING in every single way and its so life changing you cant wait for others to join you in the transformative work.

Shanda and her team genuinely care about every single person in this community and getting to be in the mastermind rooms are nothing quite else this community, leaders committed to being generous, kind and world changing leaders.

I did both Heartcore Leadership (HCL) and the Pace program. If you are here, hopefully you are doing your research and not coming to write a bad review.... because honestly I wish I never went into PACE. There is almost NO 1 on 1 coaching, which I think should definitely be included at the monthly subscription price!

You are locked into a year contract at around $1400 per month! I ended up doing one summit and gained about 100 new email subscribers, and it was soo much work. And if you want to cancel, they say you have to pay half of the price of the entire program!! If you are not a totally self-driven person, I would NOT recommend PACE. PERIOD.

HCL on the other hand, it was difficult, but I did enjoy the push. They push you to the edge and trigger you, AND THIS IS TO REFLECT INWARDS. Seeing what comes up to block you in this space is a reflection to see what comes up to block you IN LIFE. Many people are not used to being tested in this way but I found it pretty valuable.

The problem is, you may fall into depression like I did when the program ended 4 months later... having such an amazing support system to achieve my goals was very helpful, but after it ended I felt so lost. Of course, not the program's fault. But I'm still grateful to have gone through it.

PACE

I joined List Power in September 2020 then upgraded to PACE in October. The agreement was that I would start paying the monthly membership in November. However they started taking my money immediately. I had some success with the programme.

After a few months I realised I wasn't getting any more from it and cancelled my membership. They were very aggressive and said I had to pay another $3,000 or so to 'buy my way out of the programme.' As they had already broken our agreement and I had paid $6,000 to them already I felt that was fair and I wasn't going to quibble. I heard nothing more from them and then 6 months later they tried to take more money from my credit card. I had already had to claim money back and asked my card company to block any more payments from them.

That payment of about $1,000 dollars would have taken me over my limit so it was declined. Then they took 6 smaller amounts - one of $200 and 6 of $100 until I went over my credit limit. When I emailed them they said I still owed them money. Not true,

Fortunately I'm in the UK where the laws are a lot tighter.

I have mental health problems and a disability so I do not have the energy to even speak to them any more.

A review of HeartCore Leadership

This is the worst personal development programme I have ever done - and that is saying something! I was going to leave after the first couple of days but they talked me into staying. I stayed more out of fascination to see how bad this could get. There was a lot of shouting, insulting people, a dreadful 'lifeboat game' where you had to say why you weren't choosing people - this was a lose-lose situation.

In the end I turned the sound off my computer. It was that bad. The trainers were fat shaming people, calling people names, insulting people who were already traumatized by their life experiences. There was one guy (I won't mention his name) who used to wear a baseball cap hiding his face and bark at people to dance and get moving while he just sat there! It really was a complete ****show.

The whole programme was about making money because part of your 'leadership development' was to get your family and friends to sign up.

I just want to vomit thinking about it!

In my observation only those who aren't getting their fragile egos stroked are the pissy ones. They make a point of being trolls. I'm seeing it first hand.

They (The coaches) make ZERO guarantees, they've been 100% responsive to me and I've made more progress with less money than I've seen. I was skeptical because I had just paid for a course that was helpful but not high gear at all.

A couple of the things I'm seeing in bad reviews are things that don't even exist in the program.

And as far as credibility factor, some heavy hitters on the speaking and author circuit come on occasionally as guest coaches. Why would They put their reputations and careers on the line for someone who was a scam? If there's any negative reviews live reviews may have been genuinely negative experiences for those people and this people and that sometimes happens. Nothis. Not every program is made for every person. That does not make it a scam

100% do not waste your money.. this is one of the most expensive coaching programs that literally does not work.

I've over 35 years of business experience and I'm shocked at how bad this company is run not to mention the shonky tactics they use.

they are all nice until you start asking questions, then you get ignored, basic responses, gaslighting, rude and patronising responses. legal threats, bullying if you try to leave and they blocked me out of another program i bought from them... (list power) so glad i only paid $50 and not 3K.

the positive reviews on this thread are fake. I was in the program for 3 months and no one was successful NO ONE... some people made a sale here and there but 99% of it doesn't work as they hype it up to be.

Shanda is not generous, it's all a marketing ploy, do my free course that's normally 3k but really what I'm doing is getting you excited to listen to me, make you think I'm a nice giving person then I'm, going to sell you my very expensive program.. oh and why I don't deliver the program as promised I'm going to sue you if you want to leave.

that's it in a nutshell

DO NOT JOIN THIS

Total Mind Spin! She is a predator who preys on the depressed and it really is a big SCAM! I'm sure if you are like her then all you care about is selling selling selling AND ignore everything else.

I got scammed for a BS leadership program and immediately the next day I requested a refund. They didn't even acknowledge my request. They had another agent call me back with the same bogus questions over and over again! Then they block my email and phone number!!!

TOTAL SCAM!

All these positive reviews are paid, because it is a pyramid scheme where they turn the customers into sales reps for their big scam!!!

Let’s be honest, this is a pyramid scheme!! The first part of this program might be useful in how to better relationships. But one you get to the practice sessions, all they do is beat the snot out of you about recruiting other people to take this absurd class. Heaven forbid you wish to not recruit anyone!!

If you voice concerns over not wanting anyone to join this pyramid scheme / cult then they make you do more work ex: more zoom calls, more voxerss, more coaching calls until you see things their way! Again, why pay anyone to tell you that you are worthless or have no self worth!

Seriously one coach posted a zero percent credit card and told everyone to push that during their recruitment calls!!! I mean get real people-this has SCAM written all over it!! For the safety of the general public they should be shut down!!!

I've been involved in one capacity or another with Heartcore Business for more than 5 years and I've seen nothing but successful strategies put in place and 6- and 7- figure businesses popping consistently.

Shanda's magical ability to quickly and easily help you strategize a workable business plan that is both generous and address self care is amazing to watch! She's easily able to see a path for you based on your interest and gives you the guidance necessary to design, prep, implement and soar! It's the relatability and the passion and the belief she has in you that helps usher you forward.

1. I watched her business, meaning successful clients grow as she challenged herself to double the previous years growth for the last 4 years! I thrive inside thiscommunity.

2. Generous in that, that is what she teaches and how she runs her business and personal life. She regularly showers her clients and non-clients alike with generous gifts! For example she GAVE AWAY the main portion of her signature PAID coaching program, PACE, by hosting FREE 2-day workshops in dozens of city for almost three years!! When Covid cancelled her tour!

Her lead in generosity translates to her very generous community who often rush in to answer questions and support you in getting started or unstuck or brainstorm sessions or sales call practice. Her fiercely loyal staff are like Heartcore Business concierges, willing and empowered to support you the best way possible. Going outside the box, above and beyond is a given.

3. She also generously teaches and practices work-life balance and self care as she takes 5 months out of the year off! And makes sure you make your schedule include your time off!

She's not afraid of being vulnerable. And will share her faux pas and with us al and then use it as a teaching moment!

As I said, I thrive in this community. And if community, caring, camaraderie, skill, integrity, honesty, a plan is what you're after, it's worth your time to check it out!!

I joined the Pace Program in January 2020. I was determined to make the most of my investment and I did EVERY SINGLE step to a tee.

I have made $80k USD in 4 weeks. I've never made more than $5k in my business in 3 years. Pathetic really! Thanks to Shanda's systematic program that WORKS IF YOU DO IT, I've made exponentially more money in one month (4 months total of doing the program) than I have in 3 years of business combined!!!!

It's not rocket science, it's a step by step system that builds an audience first, then surveys that audience, and then you sell to that audience. If you do the program it'll work.

It's the most affordable business coaching program I've ever invested in, and has given me the quickest sustainable results to date.

I get nothing for writing this review. It's genuine and sincere. I'm not part of Shandas team in any way. I'm a paying client. I would have paid double if not triple for this program if I knew that I would get these results!

Thanks Shanda for your amazing guidance. You have empowered me to take charge of my business and fly with it. No gimmicks, just a solid plan for sustainable income. Brilliant really.

I got a facebook pop up add for Shanda Sumpter, and I was interested, so I attended her free 3 day Coach Yourself to Success workshop.

Once I saw her energy and wealth of knowledge in this area, I knew I wanted her to guide me as I created and grew my new business.

In my business before Shanda, I closed $200k in sales. In the 7 months I've been in her program, PACE, I've closed $1.2M in sales.

Sales is really uncomfortable for a lot of people. I knew my product was better than others, but I was not confident in how I presented it, and I didn't have enough people to present it to.

Now I am both confident that I am serving my audience by offer my product, and I have a large enough audience to offer it to.

These two shifts are so big, they will serve me for the rest of my entrepreneurial life.

I’ve been a client of Heartcore Business since 2014, and it has been the best investment I’ve made as an entrepreneur. I’ve invested in other online courses and coaches, and while I have learned something from each of them, I’ve never had a coach and community stand for me and my big dreams as Heartcore has!

I was initially referred to Heartcore by one of my close friends who was in Shanda Sumpter’s PACE program. I enrolled in PACE in Spring of 2014, and I took the steps to learn how to build an engaging email list of leads and buyers. Once I followed these steps, I was able to go from a local Seattle area coach (barely making ends meet) to expanding online, attracting more of my ideal clients, and generating more revenue. By following the steps of PACE, I was able to generate about $70,000 in gross revenue within that year.

Once I completed my year in PACE, I happily joined Shanda’s Marketing Mastery mastermind for the next few years and then her One Percent Club. In 2016, I broke through $100,000. The following year, I was able to more than double that. And then, in 2018, I took myself on, and with Shanda’s powerful coaching and guidance on how to scale my business through building my team and creating systems,I broke through the million dollar mark!

Shanda Sumpter and Heartcore Business are the real deal. Like anything in life and business, you’ll get out of it what you put into it. I have loved attending Heartcore’s “The ZONE Event” each year. And I have met and even collaborated with some of the most influential entrepreneurs in the coaching industry through connections I’ve made through Heartcore.

Not only that, but I have built deep and meaningful friendships though the people I’ve met in Heartcore. I am so, so grateful for everything I’ve learned and how quickly I have grown my dream business!

Since joining Heartcore’s programs, I have launched successful group coaching programs, high end retreats in California and Florida, launched my annual “Dream Big” 3-day conference, and created online courses. I now run a high end mastermind, and have an incredible team. Shanda and her team of coaches have supported me every step of the way!

I have run endurance races with this community, celebrated our wins in Hawaii, California, and New York together, attended numerous events and workshops... And on a personal level, I have been able to build a beautiful life with my family. We have had wonderful trips to Maui, Disneyland, Disneyworld, France, Africa... and many more to come!

I highly recommend Heartcore Business to any entrepreneur who wants to grow and scale their business. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves, have a great attitude, and be open and coachable, step into one of Heartcore’s programs and follow every step!

I’ve been a client of Heartcore Business since 2014, and it has been the best investment I’ve made as an entrepreneur. I’ve invested in other online courses and coaches, and while I have learned something from each of them, I’ve never had a coach and community stand for me and my big dreams as Heartcore has!

I was initially referred to Heartcore by one of my close friends who was in Shanda Sumpter’s PACE program. I enrolled in PACE in Spring of 2014, and I took the steps to learn how to build an engaging email list of leads and buyers. Once I followed these steps, I was able to go from a local Seattle area coach (barely making ends meet) to expanding online, attracting more of my ideal clients, and generating more revenue. By following the steps of PACE, I was able to generate about $70,000 in gross revenue within that year.

Once I completed my year in PACE, I happily joined Shanda’s Marketing Mastery mastermind for the next few years and then her One Percent Club. In 2016, I broke through $100,000. The following year, I was able to more than double that. And then, in 2018, I took myself on, and with Shanda’s powerful coaching and guidance on how to scale my business through building my team and creating systems,I broke through the million dollar mark!

Shanda Sumpter and Heartcore Business are the real deal. Like anything in life and business, you’ll get out of it what you put into it. I have loved attending Heartcore’s “The ZONE Event” each year. And I have met and even collaborated with some of the most influential entrepreneurs in the coaching industry through connections I’ve made through Heartcore.

Not only that, but I have built deep and meaningful friendships though the people I’ve met in Heartcore. I am so, so grateful for everything I’ve learned and how quickly I have grown my dream business!

Since joining Heartcore’s programs, I have launched successful group coaching programs, high end retreats in California and Florida, launched my annual “Dream Big” 3-day conference, and created online courses. I now run a high end mastermind, and have an incredible team. Shanda and her team of coaches have supported me every step of the way!

I have run endurance races with this community, celebrated our wins in Hawaii, California, and New York together, attended numerous events and workshops... And on a personal level, I have been able to build a beautiful life with my family. We have had wonderful trips to Maui, Disneyland, Disneyworld, France, Africa... and many more to come!

I highly recommend Heartcore Business to any entrepreneur who wants to grow and scale their business. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves, have a great attitude, and be open and coachable, step into one of Heartcore’s programs and follow every step!