Jackie Zach

TOUGH LOVE FOR BUSINESS

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TOUGH LOVE FOR BUSINESS is a podcast for business owners to get answers to the most important questions about owning and running a successful business. Hosted by Jackie Zach, Certified Business Coach for ActionCOACH Milwaukee, and Mike McKay, Partner and Certified Business & Executive Coach for ActionCOACH Milwaukee. We have almost 70 years of combined business experience.

Author

Jackie Zach

Category

Business

Podcast website

actioncoachwi.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Coaching, training and marketing are competitive advantage 13.01.2026

The pace of adopting coaching as part of their business is happening fast.   Companies use it as a competitive advantage.   Listen as we discuss the market and how it is changing and how you can change with it. Click here for the comparison of coaching fee rates. Need a competitive advantage?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your busine...

Improve your business by selling to better customers 06.01.2026

You can become much better at customer satisfaction by picking the customers that are right for you. Do you want to sell to better customers?    Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Business: https://actioncoachwi.com/daily-dose/   Sign up today! 12...

Learnings from conference 30.12.2025

Mike shares his learnings from two conferences he attended. Learnings around how Asheville, North Carolina's business community is rebounding from Hurricane Helene and insights into using AI. Are there some things you need to learn to grow your business?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https:/...

How will your comfort zone lead you astray 23.12.2025

Staying in your comfort zone keeps you from growing.   Who am I to be the uniquely gifted person at this particular thing, you won't do it.   You can't be elite without getting out of your comfort zone.   If you want to grow your business you must get out of your comfort zone. Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone and grow?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to d...

Getting out of your comfort zone has to feel weird 16.12.2025

The only way to get different results than you are getting now is to get out of your comfort zone and do something different. Your comfort zone does not have to feel good, it just means you know how to deal with the feelings your feeling. Need to get out of your comfort zone?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strate...

Developing your people 09.12.2025

Investing in developing your people is an interesting proposition.   The range for hiring a new employee 50% or 7x salary to replace someone. The higher you go in the organization the more expensive it is. Are you investing in developing your people?    Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://ac...

How to grow your business without effing it up 02.12.2025

You want to grow. You want to do better but you're afraid that you will f things up.   There is an orderly way to grow your business. Listen as we discuss. Want to grow your business?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Business: https://actionco...

What would you do differently when starting your business 25.11.2025

What would you do differently when starting your business?   Periodically you need to evaluate and tune-up some of your processes.   Listen as we discuss if you could go back what would you do differently. Do you want to do things differently?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoac...

Start with results 18.11.2025

What results are you expecting from your employees or your business? Are you a results driven business?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Business: https://actioncoachwi.com/daily-dose/   Sign up today! 12-Week Management MasterClass: https://a...

Making excuses or reasons 11.11.2025

Making and accepting excuses is an everyday occurrence.   Listen as we discuss the effects of making and accepting excuses and how to minimize the making and accepting of excuses. Are you or your team making lots of excuses and want to find out stop?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://act...

Decision Fatigue 04.11.2025

Decision fatigue is constantly making decisions from waking to sleep each day.   Listen as we discuss decision fatigue and creating systems to ease decision fatigue. Are you experiencing decision fatigue?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Busin...

Learnings from the summer-Recharge 28.10.2025

We took a break from recording over the summer. Today we explore what happens when you take a break to recharge and refocus.   We discuss the power of delegation, down time, focus, letting go. Do you need a break and are struggling to take one?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoa...

Business longevity 21.10.2025

How do you create a business that will outlive you and continue on for generations.   It isn't through cost cutting, it is through training and development of employees. Need help with a development program and to invest in people?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/cont...

Meeting rhythm for your business 14.10.2025

Having a meeting rhythm is there to simplify and help make you money. Path to good meetings are agendas and rhythm. Need help with your meeting rhythm?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Business: https://actioncoachwi.com/daily-dose/   Sign up...

Simplify Your Business 07.10.2025

Do you have areas of opportunity that you can simplify?   Do you have many areas in your business that you double and triple check because one thing happened? Do you need some help simplifying your business?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Bu...

Spend money to make money 30.09.2025

Laying off salespeople, hiring people at lower pay rates all to save money is a strategy people use to save money.   What happens when do that?   Listen as we discuss what happens to profit when you do that without serious consideration to growth. Do you need help to be strategic about profit ?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your busi...

What's the point of being in business 23.09.2025

The whole point of being in business is to make money.   In order to do the things that you want to do such as help others, create a legacy, support your family, etc. you need to make money. Do you want to make more money in your business so you can do what you need to do?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy...

The Brutal Scan 16.09.2025

What could really become a risk in your business.   It is a step beyond the traditional SWAT. The risks you uncover can be a huge growth opportunity. Do you want help with the brutal scan of your business?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Busi...

Do you want to scale profitably 09.09.2025

Do you want to grow profitably.   You can grow good, fast and cheap.   Pick two. Do you want to scale profitably?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Business: https://actioncoachwi.com/daily-dose/   Sign up today! 12-Week Management MasterClass:...

Are you thinking about your business as an asset 03.09.2025

Are you thinking about your business as an asset and a legacy?   Are you thinking about making as much money as you can and get out?   Do you want to create an asset or a legacy from your business?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Business: ht...

Kongo Gumi – family owned for over 1300 years 26.08.2025

Listen as we discuss the lessons of the oldest family owned business in the world, Kongo Gumi. How does that happen?   Can it happen for your business? Do you want a multi-generational company that creates a legacy?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Do...

Surprise topic of the day: Choosing Busy 19.08.2025

Are you choosing busy as an avoidance tactic?   Avoiding doing the thing that you don't want to do or don't know how to do masks as busy.   What can you choose instead? Are you choosing busy to avoid something?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of...

What is the result of lack of management training 29.07.2025

What is the result of lack of management training?   Turnover costs a company 50%-700% based on their salary per year.   The company gets a return on investment by training your managers. New managers get eaten alive by those they are managing. Do you have a business that lacks a management system and training?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportuni...

Is your business being stolen? 29.07.2025

When business owners are busy they run the risk of having your business stolen right from under you.   If, you, as the owner are busy you may be slowing your growth. Are you a business owner who is too busy?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/contact-us/ Daily Dose of Bu...

What opportunities are staring you in the face today? 29.07.2025

Do you have opportunities that are staring you in the face today?   You may have opportunities that are disguised as problems.   Listen as we discuss opportunities that you may not see. Do you have opportunities disguised as problems?   Take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business! Book a strategy call today! https://actioncoachwi.com/c...

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