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LIVING HER DREAM

arlene Powell is making with us. We are in the business of
a difference in people’s “Edutainment.” We will educate
Mbusinesses and in their ourselves, our clients and all
personal lives. Thirteen years those whom we work with, while
ago, she left her comfortable we entertain them and create
but strong role in the financial a fun learning environment.
sector of the corporate world. We will educate our clients
This move allowed her to embark in world class marketing and
on a journey that has seen her business development techniques
turn people’s businesses around using audio, video, CDs,
– achieving between 46% to in other technologies and simple
excess of 1000% growth. workbooks, workshops, and
seminar formats.
As the first woman
ActionCOACH franchisee in Our products and services will
South Africa, and with more be of the highest quality, value for
than 12 000+ coaching hours, money and, whether sourced from
Marlene has transitioned herself within the company or externally,
from a generalist to a specialist will always add the most value and
in her field. As an internationally use the latest and most effective
certified business coach, she training methodologies available.
provides business help, business ActionCOACH clients, whether
advice, business coaching and they are small, medium or large
mentoring services to small and in size, will have a desire to
medium sized businesses. Marlene with her GrowthCLUB clients
have us help them in achieving
She explains, “I loved their goals and be able to take
entrepreneur and author, more of a difference we can make “As a business coach, I will time or enough money? It is on Our Commitment to them
Brad Sugars, the founder of in the world.” help you deliver the results important to ask how do we get by returning their Commitment
ActionCOACH’s vision.” After Her business background in you desire using proven tools, the business to be the vehicle to to ActionCOACH. They will be
business owners were approaching methodologies and systems, give you time and money so that forward thinking, willing to
him for business consultations, the corporate world has seen tested and perfected over tens emotion is not built up though the learn and grow, and be willing
Sugars realised that the missing her accomplish several major of thousands of businesses inefficiencies of the business as a to work as a team player in the
achievements in her field, which
component between knowledge include graduating as an Associate worldwide for over more than root cause.” development of an organization
and implementation was coaching. two decades. I will hold you of ‘people’.
in Management (Management “Significantly, success revolves
Consequently, Sugars company Practice) through the Graduate accountable for your results and around the word action. We Our clients will be selected more
Action International (now known School of Business at the just like a sports coach, push you literally took a pact to take on attitude than size and they will
as ActionCOACH) was born in University of Cape Town. to perform at optimal levels.” ACTION and help our clients want to deal with us because we
1993. ActionCOACH has grown Marlene believes she is now “As a business owner myself, to do the same. Results must be understand people are important,
to be one of the fastest growing living her dream, with strong I value quality of life – just forthcoming or else what’s the systems should run a company,
franchises in the world and is the like everyone else should. By point?” she concluded. we offer the most practical, most
number one business coaching support from her husband implementing simple and applicable and fastest strategies
Geoff, and son Dylan who
firm in the world. ActionCOACH Mission on growth, and most importantly,
encouraged her to turn her practical tools into my clients’
Marlene’s personal brand is dream into a reality. Says businesses, I help them to create ActionCOACH is a team because we mean what we say. We
will give people back their spirit
defined by precision in all that she Marlene, “Either you can take more money and time to allow of committed, positive and and freedom through business
does so it is not surprising that ownership, accountability or them to enjoy the finer things in successful people who are always
the Westville based franchise has responsibility to achieve your life. It inspires me to help people striving to be balanced, integral development. 
consistently been placed in the dreams, or you can find blame, spend more quality time doing and honest. We will work within
Top 100 in the world. Marlene excuses or be in denial... The what they love doing.” our “14 Points of Culture” to make www.linkshare.co.za/marlenepowell
was also recently awarded the choice is up to you.” In addition, Marlene says that sure that everyone who touches, or
ActionCOACH Southern Africa Marlene also attributes her over her years of coaching that is touched by the ActionCOACH
Brand Personality 2021 Award success to discipline and she has found that an effective team, will benefit greatly and
at the annual ActionCOACH consistency. “I have continued business is especially relevant in some way move closer to
National Conference. becoming the person they want to
to focus on the positives; the to personal relationships and be or achieve the goals they want SCAN
She commented, “The brand vision and my purpose on why to successful marriages. She to achieve. QR CODE
means everything to me, I live, I became a coach. Helping asks, “Do you think that your
breathe, eat and sleep it. The people to achieve growth in relationships with your partner, We will always work in “co- TO SEE
more business owners we can their companies has helped me your family or your friends are opetition” with all those who VIDEO
reach and touch out there, the achieve growth in mine.” affected by not having enough believe they are in competition

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