The world’s largest business coaching firm, ActionCOACH®, has announced the roster of winners from its recent 2019 ActionCOACH® Global Conference, held in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

The ActionCOACH® Global Conference is an annual event celebrating the company’s ongoing commitment to innovation, business excellence and business re-education for owners and teams who operate and work in small-and-medium-sized businesses.

“We are thrilled to be able to spotlight these incredible coaches and master licensees,” ActionCOACH® founder Brad Sugars said. “At ActionCOACH®, we believe in making a difference and changing the world through our work. Our company culture is also a paramount component of who we are. What happens internally translates into our work. I’m honored that every one of these people, from a variety of backgrounds and locations around the world, have chosen to be a part of the ActionCOACH® family.”

Brad Sugars established and founded ActionCOACH® in 1993 in Brisbane, Australia when the concept of business coaching was still in its infancy. Since franchising the company in 1997, ActionCOACH® has grown to more than 1,000 business coaching franchises across more than 60 countries. 

ActionCOACH® specializes in coaching small to medium sized businesses as well as executive teams and group coaching. ActionCOACH® continually develops its cutting-edge innovative technology, proven business processes and systems to add value, satisfaction and additional income streams for its franchisees.

The 2019 ActionCOACH® Global Conference list of distinguished winners features coaches and master licensees from around the world, including:

• Global MasterCOACH of the Year Award: Karie Kaufmann
• Global Executive Coach Award: Monte Wyatt
• Global Coach and Senior Firm Partner of the Year Award: Ashley Thomson, Arjen van den Broek, Mace Rushgrove, Martin Coyle, Tony Trent
• Global ProfitCLUB Award: Stuart Wright
• Global ActionCLUB Award: Kathi Clarke
• Global GrowthCLUB Award: Alan Brighton
• Global PlanningCLUB Award: Suzzanne Laidlaw
• Global Engage and Grow Best Coach of the Year Award: Marvin Suwarso
• Global Engage and Grow Master Licensee of the Year Award: Alejandro DeGyves and Maria Ines Moran
• Global Best Client Results Award: Doug Winnie
• Global Highest Client Retention Award: Pete McDowell
• Global Biggest Community Impact Award by an Individual: Leo Vo
• Global Biggest Community Impact Award by a Firm: Peg Buehrle
• Global Breakout Coach of the Year Award: Dr. Michael Hartley
• Global Rookie of the Year Award: Linda Krei
• Global Master Licensee of the Year Award: Ian Christelow and Julie Wagstaff
• Global Partner of the Year: Bruce Campbell
• ActionMAN: Craig and Annette Hohnberger, Kurt Vervloet, Phil Badura, Andrew Kureishy

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