We’re ready to take you and your
business to the next level
Our skilled team guarantees to help you reach your professional and business goals
We’re ready to take you and your business to the next level
Our skilled team guarantees to help you reach your professional and business goals
We’re ready to take you and your business to the next level
Our skilled team guarantees to help you reach your professional and business goals
The ActionCOACH Story
The ActionCOACH Story
Over 20 years ago, a young Australian man set out to create a business-coaching firm after realizing the demand of need for proven how-to processes for growing a business that would one day be sellable. Through hard work, determination and a well-organized approach, Brad Sugars started Action International, today referred to as ActionCOACH. Sugars knew that to help others’ businesses succeed; that his own company must first thrive. This is why ActionCOACH has become the most successful and recognized business-coaching firm in the world.
Today, ActionCOACH has more than 1,000 offices in over 70 countries and ranks #35 on the Top 100 Global Franchise List. Sugars created a simple, yet systematized approach that gives us a streamlined way of conducting business. By taking the principles of our success and sharing it with our clients, we help them grow their businesses and achieve their goals.
At ActionCOACH, we have a vision of world abundance through business re-education. We believe that the economy can only grow through productive and lucrative businesses. The more we give business owners the education on how to build a business that works without them – which gives them more profit and free time – in turn, they will create abundance with more wealth, more businesses and more jobs in our local economy. And nothing helps a business thrive more than the guidance of a business coach who provides a “trusted sounding board.” This is why our goal is to place a coach in every business.
We seek to give our clients the highest level of education possible, in a fun and positive learning environment. We guarantee to offer the most practical, applicable and innovative strategies for business growth. ActionCOACH allows you to expand your horizons through business development in multiple areas such as planning, marketing, sales, systematization, financial mastery and measurement, time and production, leadership development, team selection & development to name a few.
The Vision
& Mission of
ActionCOACH
The Vision
& Mission of
ActionCOACH
At ActionCOACH, we have a vision of world abundance through business re-education. We believe that the economy can only grow through productive and lucrative businesses. The more we give business owners the education on how to build a business that works without them – which gives them more profit and free time – in turn, they will create abundance with more wealth, more businesses and more jobs in our local economy. And nothing helps a business thrive more than the guidance of a business coach who provides a “trusted sounding board.” This is why our goal is to place a coach in every business.
We seek to give our clients the highest level of education possible, in a fun and positive learning environment. We guarantee to offer the most practical, applicable and innovative strategies for business growth. ActionCOACH allows you to expand your horizons through business development in multiple areas such as planning, marketing, sales, systematization, financial mastery and measurement, time and production, leadership development, team selection & development to name a few.
ActionCOACH
Tampa Bay
Values
ActionCOACH’s mission has spread to the Tampa Bay area! Founded by Ford and Barb Kyes, the local branch of the company delivers the same spectacular results businesses have come to expect from the firm.
Ford and Barb have volunteered with numerous non-profits, civic and professional organizations, giving them the leadership skills necessary for running ActionCOACH Tampa Bay. Barb and Ford are passionate about helping businesses and individuals achieve their full potential in business and in life by igniting their inner passion and strengths with an actionable operations plan. Their values combined with the internationally successful systems and methodologies of ActionCOACH are the perfect combination for Tampa Bay businesses to gain momentum, excitement and accelerated growth.
ActionCOACH
Tampa Bay
Values
ActionCOACH’s mission has spread to the Tampa Bay area! Founded by Ford and Barb Kyes, the local branch of the company delivers the same spectacular results businesses have come to expect from the firm.
Ford and Barb have volunteered with numerous non-profits, civic and professional organizations, giving them the leadership skills necessary for running ActionCOACH Tampa Bay. Barb and Ford are passionate about helping businesses and individuals achieve their full potential in business and in life by igniting their inner passion and strengths with an actionable operations plan. Their values combined with the internationally successful systems and methodologies of ActionCOACH are the perfect combination for Tampa Bay businesses to gain momentum, excitement and accelerated growth.
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Meet Our Team
At ActionCOACH Tampa Bay, we’re not just a team of business coaches. We’re a family of dynamic business professionals. Our coaches, Ford, Barb and Juliet Kyes, have over 55 years of combined experience working in the Tampa Bay business community. We have the real life experience and knowledge to guide your company to success.
ActionCOACH Tampa Bay is dedicated to helping grow local businesses and improving the community by spreading proactive leadership skills and proven business strategies. Our family is proud to work together to bring you the highest quality business coaching in the Tampa Bay area.
Barb Kyes
Founding Partner + Business Coach
Barb Kyes is a results-driven Senior Executive and Business Coach with more than 25 years of success spanning home health, hospital administration, and professional services. Leveraging extensive experience in executive training and building high-performing organizations, Barb is a valuable asset for companies requiring expert assistance with talent alignment, enforcing accountability, mindset coaching, leadership development, or improving performance. Her broad areas of expertise include mentorship and coaching, leadership development, performance monitoring, sales training, marketing and sales assessment, turnaround, and networking. Barb serves as the Founding Partner of ActionCOACH Tampa Bay, which has been recognized as a Top 10 Ranking ActionCOACH Global Firm. She has personally been recognized regionally and nationally for her unparalleled skills as an Executive and Business Coach, receiving the Action Man Award for Systems from ActionCOACH founder Brad Sugars, the ActionCOACH Global Top 100 Coach Award, North American Award for Assessments, and recognition from publications such as Forbes Magazine. An active volunteer, Barb has served as the Founding Chair of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce’s Entrepreneurial Academy Alumni Association, a faculty member in the Chamber’s Master’s Academy Program, and a judge for its Small Business Awards and Women of Distinction Business Awards. Barb was named a finalist for the 2010 and 2011 St. Petersburg Chamber Women of Distinction Businesswoman of the Year and the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2010 Business Woman of the Year Award.
Ford Kyes
Business Coach & Founding Partner
Ford Kyes is a founding partner of ActionCOACH Tampa Bay. Ford is consistently ranked in the Top 100 coaches globally and is a global trainer for new franchisees. Prior to founding his coaching firm, Ford served for 6 years as president and CEO of St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Pete, as well as executive vice president of the $3.5B BayCare Health System. Ford was recognized with an Action Man Award by ActionCOACH founder Brad Sugars and received the honorable recognition by ActionCOACH as a “Best Coach in the World.” His team’s first book, OMG! WTF? - What’s the Focus? was released in June of 2015 and was ranked #2 on Amazon’s Best Seller list and #1 Hot New Release in the first week. Ford provides Executive and Business Coaching services for CEOs and business owners who want to take their business to the next level to achieve their dreams in business and in life.
Juliet Kyes
Managing Partner + Business Coach
As a Certified Business Coach + Partner of ActionCOACH Tampa Bay firm, Juliet Kyes works with established, successful business owners to increase their profitability and free time by helping them build a business that works without the owner. Juliet is masterful in guiding business leaders to be proactive in their business and make time on a consistent basis to work ON the business growth rather than being all-consumed in working IN the job of running the business. ActionCOACH ranks #35 on the Top 100 Global Franchise listing, and Juliet ranks in the Top 25 Globally as an employee business coach. She gives back to her local community as Co-Chair of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Pinellas Walk and serves on the Board of Governors for the St. Petersburg Chamber. Juliet is the 2016 St. Petersburg Chamber Member of the Year and a 2017 Tampa Bay Businesswoman of the Year Finalist. She has also been recognized for the second year in a row as a St. Petersburg Good Burger Award Nominee in the category of Most Valuable Burger. She served as the 2017-2018 President of her 70- member BNI Chapter and was recognized by BNI Tampa as the 2017 Inviter of the Year. Juliet will only work with driven, "go-getter" business owners who are successful already with a BIG vision for growth or a desire to successfully exit/transition their business. She enjoys surrounding herself with elite business owners who value professional advisors’ ability to guide and push them to achieve more than they would on their own.
Scott Bedell
Business Coach
Scott Bedell is a Business Coach of ActionCOACH Tampa Bay. Scott graduated from USF Tampa in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree with a focus in Industrial & Organizational Psychology which covered assisting businesses with 360-degree leadership, employee commitment and job satisfaction. However, during his Senior Year Scott started his first business, a local moving labor service, that he later built into a full service residential & commercial moving company in Tampa Bay before selling off his equity shares in 2009. Scott turned his entrepreneurial focus to the real estate market in 2010, helping to create a turnkey software that assisted homeowners through the process of reducing their mortgage. Scott has received various awards for his contribution to the local community, most recently being recognized with the “Corporate Kindness Award” in 2018 at HEP’s annual shareholder event. Scott has been an invited expert on WFLA’s Daytime TV, local radio, and a frequent panelist throughout the Bay Area. Scott has served as Keynote Speaker at National Conferences and a frequent speaker to such notable mentions as USF Educational U-Series, Stetson Law and the Department of Defense- Tampa. Scott provides fresh Innovative Insights & Business Coaching services for CEOs and business owners who want to take their business to the next level in achieving their dreams in business and in their personal life.
Tony Tona
Business Coach
Teresa Strong-Myrick
Business Coach
Teresa Strong-Myrick is especially valuable in helping businesses identify their why, avoid self-sabotage and conquer mindset issues that hinder achieving their personal best performance. As a former business owner, Teresa Strong-Myrick knows first-hand the challenges of designing a business that can operate efficiently and effectively without the owner during challenging times. Teresa now couples her own life experiences as a small business owner and previous life coaching training to equip and enable clients to gain the freedom and success they desire. Teresa’s background in child and family counseling, law enforcement, life coaching and business ownership has fueled her passion and shaped her understanding and abilities to effectively motivate and guide clients to reach their goals no matter what the obstacles.
Darryl Feldman
Business Coach
Darryl is a Connector, Communicator, and Strategist with 20+ years of experience across the brand and sales experience. He is an award-winning director of strategic brand and account roadmaps that drive productivity, sales, and better relationships – from the inside out.
Darryl has experience across dozens of industries and the spectrum of corporate structure from entrepreneurial, local, and the Fortune 100. He’s been humbled and is proud of his career, along with a few highlights: getting his break with household brands at Kraft Foods; managing a $MM capital campaign for a children’s museum; driving $MM of new business for a small marketing agency to win a global Ex Award and land on Inc. 5000’s List of Fastest-Growing American Companies; and championing a national specialty coffee education program to C-Suite, 200+ sales reps, and dozens of national accounts.
Darryl earned his Master’s degree from Boston University and his undergraduate degree from Trenton State College. Darryl is an active Community Builder; happily contributing his time to BNI, Rotary Club of St. Petersburg, Leadership St. Pete Alumni Association (he’s a proud 20GR18 graduate), SPCA of Tampa Bay, and Canterbury School of FL.
Darryl is married to his wife, Sara, has a daughter, Violet, and has a home filled with furry friends. Outside of work, Darryl enjoys watching his hometown New York Mets, painting, crosswords, sci-fi, and exploring our sunny city with his family.
After decades of a formal professional career in building marketing, sales, strategic plans, dashboards, and systems…Darryl felt it was time to give back. His True North is to leave our community a better place than he found it. So, becoming a Business Coach to guide and empower business owners to create lucrative opportunities, real profits, and lasting legacies was the perfect fit.
Proud Chamber Advisor Member of St. Petersburg Chamber
We are a proud Advisor Member of the St. Petersburg Chamber! Our membership with the local chamber of commerce in St. Pete allows us to learn and grow with our community so that we can continue to give innovative and viable business solutions to our clients.
Why ActionCOACH?
When you hire an ActionCOACH business coach, you gain access to the world’s #1 business coaching team. We create our programs with the business owner in mind and will customize an approach that works best for you.
ActionCOACH is recognized worldwide for our clients’ enduring success. With over 1000 offices in 80 countries, we have the largest network of resources to help your company thrive. That’s why ActionCOACH has received multiple Top 100 designations by Entrepreneur Magazine as well as multiple Stevie Awards (the “Oscars for business”) including the Best Overall Company in both 2006 and 2011 and People’s Choice in 2011.
Our coaches aren’t just motivational speakers; they are business men and women. They know how to improve your company because they have real world experience. Many of our coaches have advanced degrees and all of them have access to the largest network of business professionals. When you hire ActionCOACH, you get the experience and knowledge of thousands of business coaches.
At ActionCOACH we are passionate about your success. The only reason our company is able to thrive is because we make a positive impact in our client’s business. You will not find a group of professionals more dedicated to your business’ success than at the ActionCOACH Tampa Bay firm.
Why ActionCOACH?
When you hire an ActionCOACH business coach, you gain access to the world’s #1 business coaching team. We create our programs with the business owner in mind and will customize an approach that works best for you.
ActionCOACH is recognized worldwide for our clients’ enduring success. With over 1000 offices in 80 countries, we have the largest network of resources to help your company thrive. That’s why ActionCOACH has received multiple Top 100 designations by Entrepreneur Magazine as well as multiple Stevie Awards (the “Oscars for business”) including the Best Overall Company in both 2006 and 2011 and People’s Choice in 2011.
Our coaches aren’t just motivational speakers; they are business men and women. They know how to improve your company because they have real world experience. Many of our coaches have advanced degrees and all of them have access to the largest network of business professionals. When you hire ActionCOACH, you get the experience and knowledge of thousands of business coaches.
At ActionCOACH we are passionate about your success. The only reason our company is able to thrive is because we make a positive impact in our client’s business. You will not find a group of professionals more dedicated to your business’ success than at the ActionCOACH Tampa Bay firm.
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