FRANCHISEFOCUS IN V ESTMENT: FROM £ 6 9,000 Time to take Action
from startups to large corporations. He worked so many hours that he even took his laptop on family holidays
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imon says: “My businesses were successful but the pay-off was a shocking work-life balance – my
wife, Viv, had the patience of a saint. My friend Rob Pickering introduced me to ActionCOACH about nine years ago when he was looking to join the franchise. He told me I needed to join too but I was busy managing IT equipment sales for Symantec in Northern Europe.”
Finally making the move Simon continued to work with the same drive and commitment as he started up his own retail engagement business and then a consultancy over the next five years. It was only then that he decided to take action, for his family and lifestyle. “I had a very challenging start to 2018, with personal loss and a close family member being ill. So, I decided to do something different, just for me, that would benefit my family and my community. I contacted ActionCOACH again. “I went to ActionCOACH University in May and launched the business in June. The initial training week is followed immediately by Step-Up Week, where you learn hands-on how to start up the business, find prospective clients and convert those prospects into paying clients. I walked out of there on Friday evening and by Monday night, I had my first seminar booked with 14 attendees in a local rugby club – I signed my first one-to-one weekly coaching client. “Almost immediately, I felt like I was born
to coach and I can honestly say it’s the best thing work-wise I’ve ever done in in my life. Even though it’s handsomely paid, for me, it’s about helping clients get rid of those problems I regularly saw as a manager and business owner. “If you’d told me 10 years ago that
I would buy a franchise, I’d have told you to stop being ridiculous! But the ongoing support, advice, and resources are categorically the best support of any
Before ActionCOACH, Simon Ellson's work took him
p ActionCOACH franchisee Simon Ellson sharing his expertise
business I’ve come across. Plus, all the franchise partners and employee coaches are great – they embody ActionCOACH’s culture of abundance.”
Taking a step up
“Six months in, I’d got 12 one-to-one clients and six group coaching clients. So, when I was introduced to ActionCOACH’s new exclusive territory Firm Builder licence, it seemed like a logical step. This licence gives me a dedicated area of operation with a minimum 10,000 businesses to work with. I’ve committed to a new vision to support over 500 local businesses to grow over the next five years. “What is fantastic is that I’m achieving all this but working fewer hours than ever before. I’m earning a respectable income and spending more time with my family. I don’t work on the weekends, don’t look at emails in the evenings and don’t need to get my laptop out on holidays. “I also have more time to give back. I offer local business owners a free walk-in
surgery for three hours every Friday morning. It’s important to me that people have a community business coach they can rely on.” If you’re looking for a more fulfilling
career, a better work-life balance and you’re the kind of person who: A) loves learning and developing yourself B) has enjoyed success in your career or sport
C) and is willing to invest if they see substantial returns can be made
...then find out more by watching the overview video at:
actioncoach.co.uk/overview. l
CONTACT ActionCOACH Business services 01284 701 648
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