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
Business Spotlight with Eric Beach from the learning platform bwise.app
Eric Beach joins us to talk about his learning platform, bwise.app, a unique way for people to share their expertise and knowledge.
Business Spotlight with Josue Reyes from Reyes Retail Services
Josue Reyes, owner of Reyes Retail Services brings a unique vision to retail. He shares his business journey with us today!
Business Spotlight with Kody Aulenbacher from AKA Custom Lids
Kody Aulenbacher is the founder and co-owner of AKA Custom Lids, a fast growing specialist in customization of unique hats and custom apparel. He shares with us his journey as a fast growing entrepreneur.
Workforce Pressure in the Trades: Root Causes and Opportunities
An ActionCOACH MKE White Paper for the Trades Industry Workforce Pressure in the Trades: Root Causes and Opportunities Talk to any trades owner long enough and the conversation always lands on people. Not clients, not tools, not equipment; people. Labor constraints are choking growth, margin, timelines, and sanity. And most companies are trying to fix it by doing more
The Four Systemic Pressure Points Crushing Trades Business – and the Operating Disciplines Required to Win Anyway
An ActionCOACH MKE White Paper for the Trades Industry The Four Systemic Pressure Points Crushing Trades Businesses — and the Operating Disciplines Required to Win Anyway Executive Summary In our work with owners and leaders across construction and skilled trades, we hear a common theme: the business is growing, the market is hot, but the stress is higher than ever.
Business Spotlight with Terry Hanrahan from Orchard Ridge Ventures
Terry Hanrahan shares the story of Orchard Ridge Ventures a services representative business matching high skill service providers with companies like Walmart, Home Depot, and Best Buy.
Business Spotlight with Tom Eggert from WorldWide MicroFinance
Tom Eggert, of the nonprofit WorldWise MicroFinance, talks about the impact of micro loans used by women to start micro businesses to support their families and communities.
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