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Who are the Best Business Coaches in Calgary, Alberta?

Posted on November 27, 2024
Updated: December 5, 2024
by Kent Boehm

Looking for a high-quality business coach in Calgary, Alberta? With so many options, it can be challenging to find the right coach for your business and budget. While Google reviews and rating sites offer some insights, it’s essential to remember that business coaching isn’t one-size-fits-all. In today’s world, experience and longevity are important factors to consider—coaches who have “stood the test of time” often offer valuable perspective.

At Nine Business Group, we meet with hundreds of business owners each year, discussing their businesses, goals, and challenges. While we offer a wide range of services to support entrepreneurs, we recognize that our solutions aren’t always the right fit for everyone.

Over the years, many clients have asked for our opinions on other coaches in the area. This inspired me to write the article, What to Consider When Hiring a Business Coach. Each business and owner is unique, as is each Coach with their own perspectives, stories and experiences to draw upon, so take the time to find the right coach for you.

As you begin your search for a business coach, I suggest you first define your goals, objectives, budget, and key frustrations. Once you have clarity, you’ll be better equipped to vet potential coaches. Feel free to read my article, What to Consider When Hiring a Business Coach for further insights.

To help guide you, I want to share a few coaches in Calgary who have stood the test of time and offer unique value:

Richard Burley

Richard has studied under legends like Zig Ziglar and Jim Rohn, which speaks to his depth of experience. He is the most seasoned coach I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Although he is semi-retired, Richard still works with select clients on special projects. He splits his time between Calgary and Costa Rica, where he’s involved in a development project for Canadians seeking second homes in warmer climates.

Lori McIntosh

Lori recently relocated to Calgary and expanded her executive coaching practice here. She specializes in helping clients solve staffing challenges and enhance their leadership skills. Lori is particularly passionate about the venture capital space, where she not only invests money but also brings valuable leadership expertise to businesses.

Chris Jones

I had the privilege of meeting Chris a few years ago, and he graciously shared his time and insights with us. You can watch his interview on YouTube here. Chris, a former professional athlete, a successful entrepreneur, is now a certified EOS Implementer. As a seasoned entrepreneur, Chris knows his way around business-building and crisis recovery. He now focuses all his energy on working with family-focused entrepreneurs to create game-changing transformations.

Marty Park

Marty is a long-time friend and played a key role in my journey to becoming a business coach. We met in 2006 through a mutual friend while I was transitioning careers. Marty was generous with his time and experience, which made a lasting impact on me. His current focus is helping established companies looking to scale and grow to next level. He remains active in the business community and has recently expanded his efforts to support entrepreneurs throughout Canada, US and UK.

MacKay CEO Forums

Founded by Dr. Nancy MacKay 17 years ago. Nancy founded Mackay CEO Forums after seeing first hand the tremendous value of having CEOs come together to learn from each other, and to help each other deal with their toughest issues and challenges. MacKay CEO Forums has become a prominent coaching business. While based in Vancouver, her team serves business owners across Western Canada, including Calgary. McKay CEO Forums focuses on group / peer to peer coaching and board-level advisory for businesses generating over $5 million in annual revenue.

In Closing

This is just a small list of local coaches I have had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with over the years from all over the world. I don’t have the time to list every person, every coach I have had the privilege of learning from and spending time with. However I would like to say a special note of appreciation for Jim Rohn and Zig Ziglar, the “grandfathers” of personal development, without them the world of Business Coaching would not exist. Thank you to Michael Gerber, author of The E-Myth Revisited, the quintessential first ever Business Coach. There have been many, many great people who have stood the test time and written many books that I have learned from that have made my career and life a possibility. Lastly, Thank You to Brad Sugars, the founder of ActionCOACH, who has been leading the way for over 31 years and now in 80+ countries around the world in over 1100 offices.

Go win, go succeed. Take action and find the right Business Coach for you and your business.

Begin Your Journey Towards Mastering Anything

Posted on April 8, 2019
Updated: October 1, 2024
by Kent Boehm

For many people, the hardest part of getting good at anything is consistently repeating and practicing a certain task until they are good at it. For others, just getting started is really difficult in and of itself. It’s easy to admire skilled musicians and artists for what they can produce, but what you don’t see is the years of practice, hard work, and mistakes that led to their mastery. Because of that, many people fail to realize their true potential – they are unable to chart out a clear path towards realizing the goal they have in mind. They want results but have no way of achieving them.

What do you hope to achieve in the future? Do you want to learn how to play an instrument? Do you want to learn how to speak a foreign language? Do you want to educate yourself in a demanding yet rewarding field? Now ask yourself why you haven’t done it yet. Most people give themselves the same kinds of excuses year after year: it’s too difficult. They don’t know how to get started. They don’t have a natural talent that other people have. They don’t have enough time in their day. Continue reading “Begin Your Journey Towards Mastering Anything”

Your Most Precious Resource is Time – Use it Well

Posted on April 3, 2019
Updated: April 26, 2019
by Kent Boehm

If you ask a business owner what their most precious resource is, they’ll usually give one of a few answers. Money is the most common, while others say their employees, community, or family. What is less stated is the one resource that can never be replenished or gained back – time. Once you waste your time with something, you can never get it back again. Some busier business owners understand this, but newer ones haven’t yet learned how to utilize their time effectively.

Business owners that don’t have enough time to do things usually have the same problems: they don’t delegate tasks well, they don’t prioritize tasks, and/or they aren’t well-organized in their day-to-day life. These issues are as simple to fix as they are common; most of the time, you only need to make a slight change in how you accomplish or go about completing certain tasks in order to squeeze more productivity in the time that you use. Continue reading “Your Most Precious Resource is Time – Use it Well”

How to Delegate Effectively

Posted on April 3, 2019
Updated: October 1, 2024
by Kent Boehm

How to delegate effectively means understanding that delegating tasks and authority is a defining aspect of being a boss, yet personal experience has likely shown you that it’s a skill that many managers lack. Whether it’s a lack of delegation, too much delegation, micromanaging, or putting the wrong people in the wrong places, a failure to properly assign tasks to people can result in a dysfunctional workplace. As the boss of your own workplace, you’ll be responsible for deciding who goes where and who does what. Much of your workplace’s productivity and morale will depend on your ability to not just lead but lead well. Continue reading “How to Delegate Effectively”

11 Ways to Strengthen Concentration

Posted on September 9, 2016
Updated: April 26, 2019
by Kent Boehm

The ability to focus is a skill – it is not innate. Why do we sometimes have such trouble concentrating? Distractions as well as the mind and our attitude have a huge impact on our mental stamina to complete a task.

Here are 11 ways to strengthen concentration, even under difficult circumstances: Continue reading “11 Ways to Strengthen Concentration”

Happy Employees Leads to Higher Profits

Posted on August 19, 2016
Updated: April 25, 2019
by Kent Boehm

Are your employees just as happy as your customers? When we think of profits we usually associate them with our customers and while they are the mainstream of revenue employees are a major factor when it comes to increasing profits. Focus and invest time into ensuring your customer service team are truly happy with their job and their workplace. Fostering an environment that allows the customer service team to enjoy what they do and excel will translate into a stronger and happier team who want to fulfil customer needs. The quality of life that is provided to employees is one of the greatest factors in how they decide to interact with customers. Continue reading “Happy Employees Leads to Higher Profits”

7 Tactics to Beat the Competition

Posted on August 16, 2016
Updated: April 25, 2019
by Kent Boehm

It’s often far easier to rest where you are than to push yourself to the next level. Complacency, however, leads to mediocrity; which almost always leads to disaster. So, if this is true, how can you keep yourself responsive, resourceful, and recharged to keep up with the competitive business environment you are part of? Here are seven tactics to help you move ahead, even while others fall behind:
1. Practice self-discipline versus self-indulgence. Self-indulgence is thinking about how you feel at a given moment, then deciding what action, if any to take and worrying about the consequences later. Self-discipline is thinking first about the consequences; then taking appropriate action, and feeling great about your decision. Think about it this way:
Continue reading “7 Tactics to Beat the Competition”

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