The ActionCOACH Tampa Bay Blog

Why Great Teams Don’t Happen by Accident

Why Great Teams Don’t Happen by Accident

Let me ask you something—does hiring feel like a coin toss? You bring someone on.You cross your fingers.Everything starts out great… until it doesn’t. And when you’re growing fast, there’s no time to catch up.You’re hiring to put out fires

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Burned Out and Overwhelmed? Time to Automate.

Burned Out and Overwhelmed? Time to Automate.

You’re working 60 to 80 hours a week and it’s not sustainable. If you feel like you’re constantly putting out fires and missing opportunities to grow your business or enjoy your life, you’re not alone. Too many entrepreneurs are trapped

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Scaling Isn’t More People, It’s More Ownership

Scaling Isn’t More People, It’s More Ownership

Hiring more people won’t solve your bottlenecks. Hiring the right people will. If your instinct is to throw more bodies at a problem every time your business hits a bottleneck, it’s time to pause. Because headcount doesn’t equal scalability. A

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Power Up Your Leadership with Better Questions

Power Up Your Leadership with Better Questions

Why Great Leaders Ask Great Questions In the fast-paced world of leadership, one powerful yet often underutilized tool can make or break your impact: the questions you ask. Whether you’re trying to get your team unstuck, drive accountability, or uncover

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How to Prevent Profit Loss When Sales Are Up

How to Prevent Profit Loss When Sales Are Up

The Profit-Killing Trap Most Business Owners Miss Did you know it’s possible for your revenue to skyrocket while your business slowly bleeds out? It sounds backward, but it happens every day. Businesses with strong sales figures and increasing income close

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Turning Conflicts into Powerful Collaborations

Turning Conflicts into Powerful Collaborations

Conflict in business is inevitable. Whether it’s a dispute with a customer or a clash between team members, conflict can either destroy or build relationships depending on how you handle it. Instead of avoiding conflict, what if you could use

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Reignite Passion, Systemize, and Thrive

Reignite Passion, Systemize, and Thrive

Dear business owners, let’s have a heart-to-heart about an investment that’s often overlooked yet is pivotal to the success of your company: team training. It’s a topic that raises the age-old concern: “If I invest in training my team, what

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Train Teams, Retain Clients, Transform Success

Train Teams, Retain Clients, Transform Success

Dear business owners, let’s have a heart-to-heart about an investment that’s often overlooked yet is pivotal to the success of your company: team training. It’s a topic that raises the age-old concern: “If I invest in training my team, what

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Systemize and Scale: 3 Simple Steps for Growth

Systemize and Scale: 3 Simple Steps for Growth

As a dedicated business owner, you’re always on the lookout for ways to streamline your operations and take your company to the next level. Today, I’m thrilled to share with you a powerful strategy that has been a game-changer for

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Unite Your Team, Grow Your Business!

Unite Your Team, Grow Your Business!

Dear fellow business owners, Picture this: your team is a finely tuned orchestra. Each member is a virtuoso in their own right, but it’s only when they play in harmony that magic happens. Now, if your team is more like

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Is Business Coaching Tax Deductible?

Is Business Coaching Tax Deductible?

As a business owner, you’re always looking for ways to improve your operations, increase profits, and maximize tax deductions. If you’ve been considering investing in business coaching, you might be wondering: Is business coaching tax deductible? The short answer? Yes,

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The Secret to Building a Winning Team

The Secret to Building a Winning Team

Every successful business has one thing in common: a strong, high-performing team. But what separates the teams that thrive from those that struggle? It’s not just about hiring the right people — it’s about building a culture where leadership, collaboration,

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Prioritize and Focus: Building a Better Business

Prioritize and Focus: Building a Better Business

Are you familiar with the sensation of running a marathon in quicksand? It’s that feeling you get when, as a business owner, you’re constantly extinguishing fires and struggling to make progress. It’s a common tale I’ve heard in my nearly

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Let Go to Grow and Build Success

Let Go to Grow and Build Success

Greetings, dear readers! Have you ever caught yourself muttering under your breath, “I’ll just do it myself. Nobody can do it quite like me”? It’s a sentiment that resonates with many, especially those with a hands-on approach to business. But

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Stop the Seesaw: Balance Marketing and Delivery

Stop the Seesaw: Balance Marketing and Delivery

Are you familiar with the seesaw dilemma? It’s a common scenario for business owners: just as you reel in new business, you’re forced to hit pause on marketing and sales to tackle production challenges and staffing issues. By the time

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Optimize Hiring Strategies: Build a Stronger Team

Optimize Hiring Strategies: Build a Stronger Team

As a business owner, you’re no stranger to challenges, but there’s one that seems to echo through the corridors of companies worldwide: the struggle to find good, dedicated employees. It’s a refrain we’ve all heard — or perhaps even sung

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3 Ways to Improve Your Work-Family Balance

3 Ways to Improve Your Work-Family Balance

Dear fellow entrepreneur, If you’re anything like most business owners, you might find yourself trapped in a relentless cycle of work, leaving you drained and disconnected from those you cherish most. I understand the struggle all too we It’s a

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Train Smarter, Build Teams, Succeed Faster

Train Smarter, Build Teams, Succeed Faster

Greetings, fellow business owners! Today, I want to tackle a common dilemma that plagues many of us: the notion that there’s simply no time to train our teams. Some of us worry, “What if I invest in training and they

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Build Your Team, Boost Your Revenue

Build Your Team, Boost Your Revenue

Are you feeling the weight of frustration as you aim to build a strong, reliable team for your business? Do you ever catch yourself thinking, “Is anyone willing to work these days?” or “Why can’t I retain the employees I

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Want Business Success? Rest and Recharge

Want Business Success? Rest and Recharge

Let’s get real for a moment. As a business owner, when was the last time you stepped away from your work and truly took a vacation? If you’re scratching your head trying to remember, it’s probably been too long. Taking

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Elevate Your Role: 3 Tips for Business Leadership

Elevate Your Role: 3 Tips for Business Leadership

Are you among the countless business owners who’ve found themselves thinking, “I really need to craft a business plan, but who has the time?” If so, you’re certainly not alone. Many entrepreneurs face this dilemma, juggling daily tasks and urgent

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Navigate Success: The Power of Strategic Planning

Navigate Success: The Power of Strategic Planning

Are you among the countless business owners who’ve found themselves thinking, “I really need to craft a business plan, but who has the time?” If so, you’re certainly not alone. Many entrepreneurs face this dilemma, juggling daily tasks and urgent

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How to Structure Compensation, Especially When It Comes to Commission

How to Structure Compensation, Especially When It Comes to Commission

Compensation is a cornerstone of any successful business, impacting everything from employee satisfaction to overall company performance. Companies across various industries, especially those with sales-driven environments like retail, real estate, and financial services, rely on commission structures to incentivize high

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Master Work-Life Balance with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay

Master Work-Life Balance with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay

Consider the unfortunate but all-too-common reasons businesses shutter their doors in haste: the sudden onset of illness, the upheaval of divorce, or the finality of death. These are not comfortable subjects to Greetings, esteemed business owners and ambitious entrepreneurs,In the

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The CARE Approach: Keys to Early Stage Business Success

The CARE Approach: Keys to Early Stage Business Success

Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey is an exhilarating experience filled with aspirations and challenges. However, in the whirlwind of launching a new business, fresh-faced entrepreneurs are not uncommon to stumble into pitfalls that can cost them dearly. I’ve observed these

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10 Red Flags: How to Spot a Business Coaching Scam

10 Red Flags: How to Spot a Business Coaching Scam

In the dynamic world of business coaching, finding the right mentor can be a transformative experience, propelling your business to new heights. However, the industry is not without its pitfalls. Scammers often prey on eager entrepreneurs, promising the world but

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Best Apps to Boost Your Business Productivity

Best Apps to Boost Your Business Productivity

We all know staying organized and maximizing productivity is crucial for business success. Without systems and processes in place, your day can quickly get out of hand. Then that day turns into a week, the week turns into a month,

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Unleashing the Power of AI for Business Growth

Unleashing the Power of AI for Business Growth

As a business coach, we’re always sharing innovative strategies and tools that help business owners reduce the burden of time, stress, and financial costs. One of the most promising tools available is Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is transforming the way

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How Does Business Coaching Work?

How Does Business Coaching Work?

Wondering how business coaching works? You’re not alone. At ActionCOACH Tampa Bay, we’re here to demystify this process, step by step. Coaching is not about magic solutions – it’s a strategic approach designed to deliver tangible results. Let’s walk you

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5 Simple Steps to Masterful Networking

5 Simple Steps to Masterful Networking

Networking in business is extremely important. It is a way to broaden your professional circle by creating connections, nurturing mutually beneficial relationships, and opening doors for potential business. Many people say that in today’s business world, it is all about

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How to Become a Networking Pro

How to Become a Networking Pro

In the world of business, having a groundbreaking idea is just the first step towards making a significant impact. However, it becomes irrelevant if your business remains unknown to the right people. This is where networking comes into play as

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What Is Business Networking?

What Is Business Networking?

If you’re eager to increase your revenue and attract more leads to your business, networking could be the solution you’ve been seeking. Many business owners engage in networking with the goal of expanding their customer base and boosting their profits,

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Does Business Coaching Really Work?

Does Business Coaching Really Work?

Have you ever asked yourself, “Does business coaching really work?” This is a common question for many business owners before they embark on their coaching journey, and the answer is resoundingly—yes. The impact of business coaching can vary greatly depending

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10 Things to Increase Your ROI After Networking

10 Things to Increase Your ROI After Networking

Networking is crucial for building business relationships and creating a strong community of like-minded professionals. However, simply attending events and collecting business cards isn’t enough. To truly see a return on your networking investment, it’s essential to find the right

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The Benefits of Working With a Local Business Coach

The Benefits of Working With a Local Business Coach

The best business coaches help you refine your operations and build outstanding processes. Both of these steps are critical to achieving business success.  Great business coaches also provide deep insight into your field of work and can recommend best practices.

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What Makes the Best Business Coach?

What Makes the Best Business Coach?

Business coaches come in an array of specialties. What the best have in common is the ability to combine industry-specific knowledge with universal best practices that can be applied through a series of coaching and training sessions. And through that

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5 Rungs on the Entrepreneurial Ladder

5 Rungs on the Entrepreneurial Ladder

Did you know that OWNER is the point on the “Entrepreneurial Ladder” where you are making money based on your investments vs. earning money based on the hours you work? The ladder is a good check-in point to ask yourself:

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Success Story: Dr. Trinette Moss

Success Story: Dr. Trinette Moss

Becoming a Business Owner For Dr. Moss, medicine came naturally. She’d been doing it for a long time, and tackling medical challenges was something she felt more than equipped to do. Running a business, on the other hand, was another

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4 Steps to Effective Delegation

4 Steps to Effective Delegation

Delegation is a required skill if you want to run a successful business and keep your sanity at the same time. Trying to do everything yourself will cause quick burnout, and it will waste the unique skill set that each

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Average vs. Extraordinary CEO: Which One are You?

Average vs. Extraordinary CEO: Which One are You?

The word average speaks to common, mundane, and ordinary. Average is “just getting by.” The problem with the word average is that it accepts results far below what is possible. Average resigns itself to half-hearted performance and uninspired work ethic.

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Book Review: The Purple Cow by Seth Godin

Book Review: The Purple Cow by Seth Godin

This month Juliet Kyes outlines The Purple Cow by Seth Godin. This is the book that made Seth Godin a power player in the marketing world. Although it was written in 2002, it’s powerful message about what makes you valuable

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Amy Marshall: Growing, growing, gone for now!

Amy Marshall: Growing, growing, gone for now!

We recently sat down with Amy Marshall, owner of Strands of Sunshine which is a handmade jewelry and locally made gift store, discuss her experience with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay. Business and Life Before Coaching…. When Amy started coaching, she had

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Case Study: Bright Results – Trinity Graphics

Case Study: Bright Results – Trinity Graphics

Taking Near Failure to Success Trinity Graphics We sat down with Scooter Cardoza from Trinity Graphics to discuss his ActionCOACH Tampa Bay experience! Life before business coaching… Scooter met his current business coach, Juliet, before he thought he really needed

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Virginia Hargreaves: A Focus on Personal Development

Virginia Hargreaves: A Focus on Personal Development

We recently interviewed Virginia Hargreaves, senior accountant at a CPA firm, to discuss her experience working with Ford Kyes at ActionCOACH Tampa Bay. Virginia, while fairly new to coaching, cannot stop saying great things about her experience with the ActionCOACH

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Tony Utegaard: Fine Tuning the Engine of Success!

Tony Utegaard: Fine Tuning the Engine of Success!

We recently sat down with Tony Utegaard, owner of Ps133, Inc. (a local business management firm), to discuss his experience with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay. Business and Life Before Coaching…. Tony started with ActionCOACH two and a half years ago when he

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Case Study: Justin Lee

Case Study: Justin Lee

We recently sat down with Justin Lee, owner of All Phase General Contractors to discuss his experience with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay.  Life Before Business Coaching Justin was recommended to coaching about a year ago by a mutual colleague that knew Juliet Kyes.

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Case Study:  Jeremy Jenkins—His & Hers Limo

Case Study: Jeremy Jenkins—His & Hers Limo

We recently sat down with Jeremy Jenkins, owner of His & Hers Limo/Tampa Airport Limo to discuss his experience with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay. Life Before Business Coaching Prior to coaching Jeremy was looking to take his business to the next level.

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Book Review:  Gung Ho

Book Review: Gung Ho

This month Ford Kyes reviews Gung Ho from Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowels. For over two decades this classic has gotten reave reviews from top motivational gurus to business owners. Written in a very smooth conversational style Gung Ho focuses on the

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Case Study: Business Success In Any Season of Life

Case Study: Business Success In Any Season of Life

Life Before Business Coaching… The first time you meet Charles “Skip” Dayhoff, his first words will probably be “I sue people for a living”, while a memorable introduction, what immediately stands out is his dedication and credibility in the legal profession for

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Case Study: Bright Results – Dr. Stacey Robinson

Case Study: Bright Results – Dr. Stacey Robinson

Business Coaching is Like Health Prevention for Businesses – Robinson MD We just sat down with Dr. Stacey Robinson of Robinson MD to get some feedback on her long term coaching with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay! Life Before Business Coaching… Dr. Stacey

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Case Study: Bright Results – The Symphony Agency

Case Study: Bright Results – The Symphony Agency

Making a Good Idea, Sing! The Symphony Agency We sat down with Lauren Davenport, CEO of The Symphony Agency to get some insight on her experience with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay! Business and Life Before Coaching… Lauren started coaching two years

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Case Study: Bright Results – FOODNOW

Case Study: Bright Results – FOODNOW

Capitalizing Success:   FOODNOW Recently, we sat down with Tanner Loebel of FOODNOW to get some real life perspective on working with ActionCOACH Tampa Bay! Business and Life Before Coaching… Tanner started with ActionCOACH a year and a half ago

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8 One-Minute Activities to De-Stress at Work

8 One-Minute Activities to De-Stress at Work

The workday can bring with it numerous stressors of all shapes and sizes. Take breaks throughout the day to de-stress yourself with these fast and effective one-minute activities and tips. 8 Tips to De-Stress at Work #1 Mindful Email Meditation In

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The Basics of Good Business Conversation

The Basics of Good Business Conversation

Business is a contact sport, and there are many unique challenges that accompany day-to-day operations. As a business owner, one of the most important things you do is communicate with fellow business people. While effective conversation skills are key to

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Benefits of Going Green for Your Business

Benefits of Going Green for Your Business

Going green is not only good for the environment. It can also be good for business. Establishing more eco-friendly practices can offer a number of commercially wise advantages, from bottom-line cost savings to an outstanding market advantage. Consider these ten

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5 Positive Mantras That Kill Negativity

5 Positive Mantras That Kill Negativity

Employee engagement can be one of the best investments you make as a business owner. Here are just five phrases to help your staff work harder, smarter and with positivity. Although perhaps a bit cheesy at times, mantras can help

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Ford Kyes recognized as World’s Best Business Coach

Ford Kyes recognized as World’s Best Business Coach

For Immediate Release ActionCOACH Tampa Bay co-founder Ford Kyes recognized this week as ActionCOACH’s World’s Best Business Coach   St. Petersburg – June has emerged as an eventful month for Certified Business Coach Ford Kyes, who owns and operates ActionCOACH

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5 Ways to Increase Your Business Profits

5 Ways to Increase Your Business Profits

When you ask yourself what would make your business more successful, the most obvious answer is probably making more money. It sounds simple enough. Now, if only you could snap your fingers and make it so. While increasing your earnings

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What are the 5 Levels of Entrepreneurs?

What are the 5 Levels of Entrepreneurs?

When you hear the term “entrepreneur” most people think about a business owner. Did you know there are 5 levels of entrepreneurship, and becoming a true entrepreneur is a process? It is, and here are the levels or steps to

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What is Your Customer Acquisition Cost?

What is Your Customer Acquisition Cost?

So what IS your customer acquisition cost? If you are like most business owners, you probably don’t think about the actual cost of your advertising and marketing. Yes, you know what you spend, but do you know how many people

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Why Great Teams Don’t Happen by Accident

Why Great Teams Don’t Happen by Accident

Let me ask you something—does hiring feel like a coin toss? You bring someone on.You cross your fingers.Everything starts out great… until it doesn’t. And when you’re growing fast, there’s no time to catch up.You’re hiring to put out fires

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