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Online Resource Available From Your ActionCOACH

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:44:37 +0100

ActionCOACH Pinellas has a wealth of information available to you and it is all just a click away. Your business coaches have access to a business library that will help improve your business.

Just a Sample:

Getting More for Your Marketing Dollar
Increasing Your Company's Sales
Creating Profitable [...]

Certified Business Coach Takes Notes of Her Own

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:32:50 +0100

Juliet Kyes, one of our Certified Business Coaches for ActionCOACH Pinellas, was fortunate enough to attend the St. Petersburg Area Chamber Foundation’s 2011Women’s Symposium on March 3, 2011. The keynote speaker was Elizabeth “Liz” Smith, CEO of OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC. Juliet took some gre [...]

If It Ain't Broke, Break It: Lessons From Your Business Coach

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:21:30 +0100

Sometimes, the things we learn as business coaches come from the oddest places. This video is about how one guy's quest for the perfect drumstick turned into a business that has lasted over forty-five years. Vic Firth just wanted to create a better drumstick for his students and ended up growing his small business into an empire. Who knew salt & pepper shakers could be made using the same technique as drumsticks.

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2011 Global Conference Will Be Hot Time in Miami - Should Be Great Time for Business Coaches

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The Global Conference for Business Coaches is being held in Miami and there will be plenty opportunties to learn. Business Coaches from around the country will gather to share ideas and grow in their business. This pletha of knowledge will then be shared with their clients. These business consultants will [...]

Business Coaching at 35,000 Feet

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Rhonda Abrams who frequently writes for USA Today recent [...]

Marketing Tips Used by Tampa Bay Business Consulting Services

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Well, we're in the second month of 2011, where does the time go? Did you hit the goals you set for January? If not, are you marketing yourself, and if so are you marketing yourself properly? As your business coach, I recommend that if you want to make money in 2011, you need to market yourself or your bus [...]

Brad Sugars Interviews Jay Conrad Levinson

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Brad Sugars, business advice expert and CEO of ActionCOACH, interviews author of Guerrilla Marketing, Jay Conrad Levinson.

Brad Sugar, founder of ActionCOACH sits down with Jay Conrad Levinson to talk about marketing during tough economic times. Responding to market conditions is a matter of finding the right answers and not necessarily luck.

Jay gives several great ideas on how to build up your business in this recession.

Find ou [...]

Building Wealth is Just One Offering of Executive Coaching Services

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:23:27 +0100

Brad Sugars , founder of ActionCOACH, introduces the MindRICH program. He explains moving from income rich, to asset and paper rich.

This is just one example of how an executive business coach can help you succeed in your business. At ActionCOACH, we offer many business coaching services that can include executive coaching consulting, executive life coaching, and business coaching mentoring. Get guaranteed results or your coaching is FREE.&nb [...]

Ways to Make Your Business Stand Out From the Competition

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

John Jantsch is the found of Duct Tape Marketing and he recently shared some great ideas on ways to make your business stand apart from the rest. This article really focuses on capturing the local market. Below is his article. It contains some really great ideas that I recommend as your business coach.

When people want to find a business, they go online and search. Whether you sell a product or a complex, high dollar service, that’s just how it&rsquo [...]

Coaching Improves Sales

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Yeah, ActionCOACH knew this already but it is great to see someone else recongize it. According to American Express Forums, salespeople can benefit greatly from coaching. Linda Richardson, a Wharton faculty member, talked with AE and suggested that they way sales people are trained need to change if they want to be successful. [...]

LinkedIn Has New Features

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

As an executive business coach, I highly recommend joining LinkedIn, if you haven't done so already. It is a way to connect to industry insiders and fellow entrepreneurs. I mention this because recently they have refreshed their polls feature and have added more business analytics. By taking advantage of the business analytics, and not the polls themselves, you can discover the age, gender, or seniority of the people taking the polls. This can give you some insight int [...]

It's That Time of the Year!

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

It's time for "Year End List" and Twitter has jumped on their list-making early and compiled a Top 10 list. In 2010, there were over 25 billion Tweets! That's a lot of Tweets, so I'm glad they were able to put together some sort of list.

They anaylzed the Tweets to come up with leading trends for the year in 8 catagories: News Events, People, Movies, Television, Technology, World Cup, Sports and Hashtags.

Jodi Olson from Twitter says [...]

Ideas To Think About

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Mark Carn is an ActionCOACH in Australia and he shares some insight into what he has been reading. Below is his article, The Magic is You.

"When he realizes that he is a creative power, and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of his being out of which circumstances grow; he then becomes the rightful master of himself." —As a Man Thinketh

While reading an old classic, The Message of a Master by John McDonald, I was rocked by an incre [...]

Business Coach Finds New Way to Help Enterpreneurs

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

As an executive coach, I try to help the small business owner with their budget and find ways to cut costs but still maintain the services they need. It is imperative that entrepreneurs have legal representation but finding one that won't break the bank can be a challenge. Recently, The Wall Street Journal ran an article that may just help some small business owners and entrepreneurs.

As a business coach, I' [...]

Executive Coach Brad Sugars Shares the Power of Priorities

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Brad Sugars knows a thing or two about priorities, he built ActionCOACH up from nothing. Below he shares some tips he uses when he coaches executives.

There are two things that business people find very challenging: thinking ahead and doing things in order of importance.

Doing these two things makes the difference between success in business and just surviving. And the same is true for all areas of our lives.

Leadership trainer and author John Maxwell [...]

What is Important for Planning; Thoughts from Your Business Coach

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Question: What Is IMPORTANT That Will Never Remind You By Text, Email, IM Chat, Or RING…

...Answer: EVERYTHING that will GROW YOUR BUSINESS.

THE TOP TIP OF Crucially IMPORTANT and Never URGENT…PLANNING!

When I say planning I do not mean the plan you write to get a loan from the bank, I am referring to the critical time that allows you to think about priorities & best strategic next moves. This includes budget, plans for marketing, operat [...]

Ford Kyes to Moderate During TBAHU November Meeting

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Tampa Association of Health Underwriters is meeting in November. There will be a panel of prestigious hospital and physician leadership that will focus on Healthcare Reform. Ford Kyes will be the moderator for the event. Ford is the CEO of ActionCOACH Pinellas and former CEO of St. Anthony's Hospital.

Below is the press release the details the event.

TAMPA, Fla. – (Nov. 2010) – Several of the Tampa Bay region’s top ho [...]

Ideas from Your Business Coach

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

As an executive coach, I'm always on the lookout for ways to improve my client's business and brand. I came across a podcast about Ideas about Personal Branding. Here are a couple ideas that I would love to share. Working with business organizations and individuals, (insurance agents, CPAs, Lawyers) we find out what really works to create a strong buzz and articulate brand.

Some ideas include:

Understanding the gap, pain, or need [...]

Email Tips From Your Executive Coach

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

At ActionCOACH, we know that planning your day and actually sticking to that plan are two different things. You have meetings scheduled, a lunch appointment, and a client meeting. What we can’t schedule for are problems that may need to be addressed immediately, staff not showing up or performing at expected levels, or an email rolls through your inbox that needs your attention.

As your business management consultant, ActionCOACH has some email recommendations that w [...]

7 Reasons to Hire Business Coach

julietkyes@actioncoach.com — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

1. Business Coaches and Executive Coaches Can Show You How to Get More Returns with Less Work.

You're working too many hours and pretty sure that if you left for a vacation or holiday, things wouldn't operate anywhere near as effectively as they do now ... put another way, you're ready to work a whole lot less ... Whatever you call it, small business coaching, executive coaching or just plain old business mentoring, ActionCOACH is the world's #1 business coaching firm and ex [...]