Success stories
Business owners from many countries and sectors who worked with an ActionCOACH. What changed, in numbers and in their lives.
These success stories come from the ActionCOACH network in several countries: SME owners who worked with a Business Coach and changed their revenue, profit and the time they give the business. Each story names the company, the country and the original source.
- How ActionCOACH Helped a U.K. Transportation Leader Build Two Businesses with Confidence (Masons Coaches): Candice Mason, of Masons Coaches, worked with ActionCOACH’s Simon Ellson to systemise her transport firm and launch a second business, Mother Cuppa.
- How ActionCOACH Helped an Electrical Service Company Build a Self-Sustaining Business (Floener Electric): With coach Kevin Weir, Floener Electric in Colville, Washington, raised profits, built systems and became a business that runs without its owners.
- Building a Better Spa Business: Kelly Foster’s Success with ActionCOACH (Bohemia Healing Spa): Kelly Foster grew Bohemia Healing Spa in Wichita, Kansas, to over 25 employees with coach Lee Gray, becoming a stronger, purpose-driven leader.
- How ActionCOACH Helped Build a Marine Industry Powerhouse in Guyana (Guyana Port Inc.): Pritipaul Singh Jr. grew Guyana Port Inc. with coach Vishnu Doerga: revenue up over 400% in 2022 and an admin team grown from 3 to 26.
- How ActionCOACH Transformed a Local Plumbing Company into an Industry Leader (Southern Plumbing): With coach Chris Whelan, Doug Brennan turned Southern Plumbing in Wellington, New Zealand, into a systemised firm of 25 with stronger margins.
- How ActionCOACH Helped a Landscaping Enterprise Scale and Thrive (Pendry Enterprises): With coach Jason Berry, Huston Pendry grew Pendry Enterprises in North Carolina from 2 to 14 employees with higher margins and better cash flow.
- How ActionCOACH Helped MTM Consulting Transform Education Market Research (MTM Consulting): James Leggett took over MTM Consulting and, with ActionCOACH coach Martin Bailey, grew annual turnover from £200,000 to over £1.4 million.
- How ActionCOACH Took Urban Clean, a Janitorial Franchise, Growth to New Heights (Urban Clean): With ActionCOACH coach Bill Stack, Urban Clean founder Damien Boehm grew turnover from AUD 4M to over AUD 7M and built a 150+ franchise network.
- How ActionCOACH Helped Pure Staff, a Recruitment Agency, Achieve New Heights (Pure Staff): Pure Staff founder David Whitehouse worked with ActionCOACH coach Anu Khanna to restructure his £14M recruitment firm for growth and philanthropy.
- From Print to Profit: How ActionCOACH Helped 8 Group Triple Revenue (8 Group): With ActionCOACH coach Anu Khanna, Lance Hill tripled 8 Group's revenue in two years and doubled headcount in printing and marketing.
- How ActionCOACH Guided a Bakery to Sustainable Success (Arobake): Max Fuhrer of Arobake in Wellington worked with ActionCOACH coach Chris Whelan to build systems, budgets and a strong team across 42 staff.
- How ActionCOACH Helped Transform an Electrical Engineering Company (Linear Solutions): David McLean of Linear Solutions, North Carolina, worked with ActionCOACH coach Ross Cox to end feast-or-famine cycles and scale through delegation.
- Fueling Growth and Freedom: Thomas Foushee’s Journey Under ActionCOACH (Ampro Industrial Batteries & Chargers): Thomas Foushee went from 60 to 70 hour weeks to a structured, growing Ampro Industrial Batteries & Chargers with ActionCOACH coach Ross Cox.
- How ActionCOACH Helped Relevate Scale in the CRM & Automation Industry (Relevate): With coach Bill Stack, Avon Collis structured Relevate, delegated with confidence and scaled his CRM and automation consultancy globally.
- Beyond Design: The Entrepreneurial Evolution of Techne Architecture & Development with ActionCOACH (Techne Architecture & Development): With coach Karie Kaufmann, Abhay Schweitzer left six-day weeks behind and grew Techne into an architect-developer with a 14-home project.
- Scaling Sustainable Solutions: How Coaching Helped Warton Natural Infrastructure Lead the Way in Ecological Consulting (Warton Natural Infrastructure Ltd): With coach Anu Khanna, Peter Warton aligned his team, tracked weekly metrics and grew Warton Natural Infrastructure in UK ecological consulting.
- Empowering Compassionate Advocacy: How Jackwin Legal Transformed Their Practice with ActionCOACH (Jackwin Legal): Attorneys Kristen and Eric Jackwin have worked with coach Michael Dill since 2019 to build the team, systems and financial tracking of Jackwin Legal.
- Success with ActionCOACH: Martin Lockyer's Journey with Westminster Financial Planning (Westminster Financial Planning): Martin Lockyer grew Westminster Financial Planning with ActionCOACH, cut his week from 100 to 70-80 hours and won CEO of the Year at BizX UK 2024.
- Business Coaching for an Accounting Company: An Honest Review (AIS Solutions): Juliet Aurora grew AIS Solutions with ActionCOACH coach Karie Kaufmann: bottom line up 304% in three years, revenue up 17% and profit up 58% last year.
- ActionCOACH Business Coaching for a Web Design Agency: An Honest Review (Jagged Crow Creative): Helen Sampson turned Jagged Crow Creative from a side project into a full-time web design business with ActionCOACH coach Melanie McKibbin.
- A Success Story of Entrepreneurial Growth and Innovation | Madden Therapy Solutions (Madden Therapy Solutions): Kristina Madden grew Madden Therapy Solutions in Tampa Bay from a solo practice to 13 professionals in under five years, coached by Tony Tona.
- Business Coaching for a Ship Repair Company: An Honest Review of Success (Guyana Ports): Pritipaul Singh moved from seafood export to ship repair with no prior experience and leads Guyana Ports, coached by ActionCOACH Dr. Vishnu Doerga.
The ActionCOACH network is trusted by
Here we work with SMEs, but the ActionCOACH network also works with companies that operate on a global scale. That know-how reaches SMEs in Porto.
- Assessments 24x7
- Amazon
- Caesars Entertainment
- 4imprint
- FedEx
- Lands' End
- DHL
- HSBC
In Portugal, we have worked with
- Worten
- Medialivre
- Keller Williams
FAQ
How long does it take to see results?
ActionCOACH offers a 17-week results guarantee: if you complete the agreed tasks and attend the sessions, events and workshops, you recover your coaching investment and reach the results agreed at the start. Otherwise coaching continues free of charge until you do.
Who founded ActionCOACH?
ActionCOACH was founded in 1993 by Brad Sugars. Today it has around 1,000 coaches in over 80 countries and coaches more than 28,000 businesses every week.