After 28 years in manufacturing and supply chain roles in the US Army and Fortune 500 companies, I started my coaching company in 2012. I chose ActionCOACH because of the simplicity and scope of the ActionCOACH toolkit and the community of other coaches around the world who continue to push the industry forward into the future. I co-founded ActionCOACH of Madison, LLC in 2014 which grew to include ActionCOACH Dane County, LLC and ActionCOACH Milwaukee #1, LLC. In October of 2023, Beth and I became sole owners of ActionCOACH Milwaukee #1, LLC. We’ve grown our business by using our own ActionCOACH tools and processes. I’m a member of the ActionCOACH Global Hall of Fame, and a multiple award-winning coach. When I’m not working, you can find me on a golf course somewhere or at Disney World.
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By Mike McKay
Training! You Want me to Spend Money on Training?!?!?
That’s a great question, and it cuts to the heart of how business owners should think in times of uncertainty. While your instinct is often to pull back and conserve cash, investing in training—sales, management, and business fundamentals specifically—can actually be one of your smartest and most defensive strategies. In fact, I don’t want you to spend money. I want
Economic Uncertainty and the Opportunity to Grow
I read this week that the top concern among Wisconsin independent business owners are the state, national and global economy, in that order. 49% of polled owners picked one of those three as their top concern right now. Amazing. The economy has surpassed labor and hiring, inflation, sales slowdowns, healthcare and regulations as the top overall concern. Awesome. Here are
How to Train Your GPT
I was challenged by a fellow coach to create my own GPT. I had no idea how to do that, so I dug in a little bit and learned that, with the right GPT subscription (I use ChatGPT’s 20$ a month subscription), you can actually start to train your very own AI. Here’s how. With a low priced paid subscription
Why Right Now is the Best Time to Grow
We’re often asked what the best seasons for business are. Particularly when the economy is unsettled for any reason. Recession. Fear of recession. Growth. Pandemic. Fiscal crisis. Here’s the answer we have. It’s always a great time to grow. It turns out that everything that looks like a problem creates an opportunity for some people, and a self-fulfilling prophecy for
Spring Cleaning | Clear Your Business Clutter
Spring Cleaning | Clear Your Business Clutter Spring. Time to declutter. Here are three areas you might want to “sweep the corners” of your business in the immediate future. First, remove all the made-up work for the winter. Particularly if you’re a seasonal business, we often hear people do make work to keep their employees on the payroll so they
📎 PIVOT! The Surprising Business Lessons Hidden in My Most Infamous Couch Moment -By Dr. Ross Geller, Ph.D., Paleontology… and Unofficial Change Consultant
Now, we all know that Ross Gellar is a fictional character from Friends, but every now and then, a conversation with ChatGPT turns up something interesting, and when I asked it to turn “Pivot” into a lesson, here’s what it came up with. I approve. 📎 PIVOT! The Surprising Business Lessons Hidden in My Most Infamous Couch Moment By Dr. Ross
Business Spotlight with Matthew Littau from Viking Plumbing
Listen as Matthew Littau, owner of Viking Plumbing, Master Plumber and licensed engineer shares how to respect the foundation while still expanding a business.
Business Spotlight with Dr Taylor Poehls from Chiropractic Company
Join us as we chat about Dr Taylor Poehls from Chiropractic Company’s amazing journey through and to becoming a business leader.
The 5 Ways: Your Core Business Strategies to Move the Needle
The “5 Ways” is our powerful business strategy for helping tens of thousands of businesses make crucial decisions.
Business Spotlight with Barry Richter from The Hausmann Group
Barry Richter of Hausmann Group has the core value of “Get Sh*t Done.” Listen as he shares his journey through hockey, business and leadership.