Coaches

  • Sales & Marketing

    By Craig Lourens, Business Coach – ActionCOACH Let’s get straight to it. Most business owners don’t have a marketing problem—they have a visibility problem. If your business is living off word-of-mouth and referrals, you’re riding a revenue rollercoaster: busy one [...]

  • 5 Simple Sales Strategies, when done constantly, will increase your Sales Teams Performances By: Craig Lourens, ActionCOACH Business Coach   Set clear goals and expectations: As a sales manager, it is essential to establish clear goals and expectations for your team. [...]

  • Avoiding Burnout: Essential Strategies for Business Success Being in business is hard, mostly because of the time it consumes to get everything done and managing all the people who are doing things for you. This often leaves entrepreneurs feeling completely [...]

  • Goals

    By: Craig Lourens, ActionCOACH Business Coach Success isn’t just about skill—it’s about mindset. You can have the best products, the most advanced services, or years of experience, but if your mindset isn’t dialled in, your business (and your well-being) will suffer. [...]

  • By: Craig Lourens, ActionCOACH Business Coach Every business owner dreams of increasing profits, but many struggle with where to start. The good news? Boosting your profits doesn’t have to mean working longer hours or taking on unnecessary risks. With the right [...]

  • No question is more vexing and arguably more important than the dynamics of building and managing a strong team. Recognizing the significance of this topic, and with a focus on practicality and relevance, we delve into a series of questions [...]

  • Overlooked Actions that Skyrocket Lead Conversion Are you spending a fortune on marketing to generate more leads, hoping that more leads will result in more sales? Are you finding that the leads you're getting aren't converting into sales at the [...]

  • Have you rated your company against the 6 P’s of marketing?Have you realised the significance this can make to the entire business as it goes far further into the organisation make up than just in the marketing department.Product, Price, Place, [...]

  • Success isn’t about perfection. It’s about rising again and again,  and that’s where women shine. By: Craig Lourens, ActionCOACH Business Coach In a powerful conversation on the Big Success Podcast, Terry Fossum reminded us of a truth women in business often [...]

  • Part 2 Build your Dream Team Welcome back to our series on building a dream team. In Part 1, we explored the questions our clients ask us around how to assemble a group of talented individuals who can drive their [...]

  • Or are you working against yourself?    Well of course, you're backing your own business success! You’re not an idiot and only an idiot would work against oneself, right? The problem is we don’t know what we don’t know. So [...]

  • Jeandre Lindeque just wrapped up the 12-week management program, and he says it gave him a new foundation to build on. Sometimes the biggest shifts come from starting fresh with the right tools. Craig Lourens, Business Coach – ActionCOACH

  • How to Create a Compelling Purpose Statement for your Business In your business, are you finding that you and your team are a little unfocused, possibly distracted by ideas and projects that don't really add any value to your clients? [...]

  • There are many changes in our lives right now. The online/virtual world is booming. One of my favourites right now, apart from pub quizzing and dancing to my friend’s online disco on a Thursday night ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb1QxFk8kGg) is online safaris with [...]

  • ActionCOACH iNala’s Proven Formula for Growth    Running a business is one of the most rewarding journeys you can take—but let’s face it, the path to profitability can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. The good news? There are 5 [...]

  • Why Productive Teams Matter More Than Ever   There are so many things you can do to increase team productivity in your business. And behind every successful business is one thing, a winning team. You can have the best business [...]

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Craig Lourens, an Internationally Certified Business Coach. A Certified ActionCOACH Business Coach, with a B.Comm, a Charted Institute of Secretaries (CIS) and 30 years of Executive experience in multinational organisations.

With the right plan and support, you’ll regain confidence, build momentum, and finally have a business that works for you.

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