Investment: £20k-£50k
Franchise Focus Coached to success
From renewable energy to energising business owners, ActionCOACH franchise owner Laurence Duncan is aiming high
INVESTMENT LEVEL: FROM £21,000 P
rior to purchasing his ActionCOACH franchise, Laurence Duncan spent a decade specialising in the renewable energy sector.
He says: “I began to realise I was living by other people’s agendas. I wanted to take control of the direction my life was going, not be at the beck and call of others or subject to the fallout from changing government legislation.”
A supportive system Laurence questioned the benefi ts of being part of a franchise rather than setting up on his own during his due diligence. “The franchise gives you several things: community, training, innovation and encouragement. Community is probably the most important factor, and being able to reach out to other Action Coaches or the 60-strong UK support team is awesome.
“The training is fantastic with world-class
regular webinars and MasterCLASSES. It gives me confi dence to know I am delivering cutting-edge material. The ActionCOACH off ering keeps on growing with innovations such as the Engage & Grow employee engagement programme and PlanningCLUB. “Encouragement is probably the least talked-about benefi t but, to me, is crucial. Everything I have dreamt of doing has been backed up by my peers and colleagues. “When I began my ActionCOACH business in October 2015, I took on the mantra that the system works, it’s what I’ve paid for, let’s stick to it and have some fun!”
Measures of success Laurence defi ned personal success as having enough money to pay the mortgage while developing a business he enjoyed. “There have been several memorable moments, including hitting my 12-month client target. Taking seven of my clients to ActionCOACH’s Business Excellence Forum & Awards tops the list. Seven strangers with only me to link them together, rigidly shaking hands on the Wednesday night. Seven friends hugging each other and looking forward to seeing
Laurence receiving his certifi cate of completion at ActionCOACH’s fi ve-day training
each other at next year’s conference by Friday evening – what an amazing transformation. Have I got seven clients for another 12 months? Defi nitely.”
Aiming high Laurence has set himself new goals for his ActionCOACH business and he hopes to break records later in 2017 when the global founder and chairman of ActionCOACH, Brad Sugars, tours the UK.
“My plans for the coming year include adding to my existing 14 clients and recruiting a full-time business coach to work with me. My idea is to leverage off Brad Sugars’ event in November, where he will be presenting at the Leicester Tigers Stadium, to generate 10 clients for my employee coach. The way I intend to do this is to put 400 people into the event. This has never been done before but that doesn’t mean it won’t be done this year. Watch this space.
“I’ve achieved my personal business goals through persistence, following the system, and learning to not take myself too
seriously and have some fun. I have yet to lose a single client, something I am very proud of, and I recently became one of 35 UK coaches in the ActionCOACH Global Top 100!”
If you’d like to enjoy running your own business and you: • Get a buzz from helping others succeed • Love learning and developing yourself • Have enjoyed success in your career or sport…
…then make sure you fi nd out more by watching the six-minute overview video at
www.actioncoach.co.uk
ActionCOACH Business services
www.actioncoach.co.uk ukrecruitment@actioncoach.com 01284 701 648
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