Introducing the Executive & Business Coaching Team
Meet our team. Our Certified Business Coaches bring real-world business experience and more than a decade of community leadership experience to our executive coaching services. We know how to grow businesses in Florida. It’s been our business to help companies thrive, through management assessments, leadership management, and total “career planning” for companies.
Ford Kyes and Barbara Kyes are passionate about serving their community through their careers in health care and volunteer leadership in numerous non-profit, civic, and professional organizations. John Lankford has more than 25 years of experience in executive positions and has won several awards nationally and globally for business coaching. Our team believes in the power of personal relationships. We keep in touch with our clients with weekly calls and meetings, and we develop individualized business systems to achieve your goals. |
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John Lankford: Helping others achieve results.
An award-winning executive coach with more than 25 years of experience in human resources, finance, and purchasing, John has held executive positions with three Fortune 500 companies. He is well versed in leadership and management assessments. John emphasizes alignment, accountability, and clearly defined goals, using fun and lively motivational and executive coaching methods. Taped as an expert business source by prominent media, such as the New York Times and CBS, John is the personal business trainer who will help you take your company to the next level.
- 25 years experience in Human Resources, Finance, and Purchasing, including executive positions with three Fortune 500 companies: Ford Motor Company,
Comcast University, and Ascension Health
- Owned and operated 3 businesses
- Undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration
- Past President of a Chamber of Commerce in Michigan.
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Ford Kyes: Mentoring the leaders of today.
A proven business leader, Ford Kyes has achieved outstanding success with both large and small companies throughout his career. His extensive experience in leadership and management positions, results-focused approach to business, and connections in the business community make him a valuable coach for Tampa Bay area businesses.
- 20 years business and leadership experience in health care, purchasing, and distribution
- Former CEO of a 450-bed hospital and Executive Vice President of a $2-billion healthcare corporation
- Developed and successfully led six joint-venture start-up companies with physician partners
- Board member for Affilion, a privately held ED physician staffing and consulting corporation based in Arizona
- Former Chairman of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and current Chair of the chamber’s foundation
- B.S. from Penn State and Masters in Public Management from Carnegie-Mellon University
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Barbara Kyes: Helping people realize their potential.
Barbara Kyes is an accomplished medical professional with more than 12 years of business and leadership experience. She has been instrumental in launching and operating a variety of small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Having honed her management skills through a wide range of business experiences, Barbara specializes in developing relationships that help people realize their full potential. Barbara encourages entrepreneurs to take a “one step at a time” approach to reaching their goals.
- 12+ years business and leadership management with a variety of small businesses and non-profit organizations
- Past Chair of the St. Pete Chamber’s Entrepreneurial Academy Alumni Association and perennial judge for the chamber’s Small Business Awards
- Served as chair for numerous major fund-raising events, including the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Gala, Tampa Children’s Hospital Gala, First Annual Saks Fifth Avenue Gala Chairman, CASA and originator of the Medallion Gala, St. Anthony Health Care
- Winner of several major community awards in recognition of her leadership in the community
- Consulted with a national health care firm to develop a business plan for Florida, which was successfully implemented
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"John shows sensitivity and understanding that is unexpected from a man with his credentials and stature (professional and physical). He truly cares enough to hold you accountable, and he makes it hard for you not to succeed. If the step to the next level seems a bit too high, you might need a boost or a hand-up from John."
Michael Pfeffer, MBA, Certified Business Appraiser
Murphy Business Financial Services
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“One of the biggest struggles for our organization was accountability. With the help of ActionCOACH, we were able to develop a system for accountability that clearly defined expectations, follow up, and execution. This has lead to better accountability through fair consequences and rewards.”
Glo Cuiffi, COO MotorSports Solutions
Harley Davidson
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“The employee engagement survey that we conducted with John Lankford’s coaching was tremendous! The results clearly pointed out opportunities to better communicate with our employees – there were a lot of quick fixes that allowed for us to create better satisfied employees.
This session opened our eyes to some very simple things we could do that made huge impacts to our employees – can you believe that just talking about the fact that we have employee discounts and how pay is calculated could make a big difference? It can – do the little things well and it’s amazing the return you get from your employees.”
Glo Cuiffi, COO MotorSports Solutions
Harley Davidson
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“John Lankford is one of the best coaches that I know. John combines clear thinking with encouragement. Focusing on his client's strengths, John accelerates personal success. After many years helping others reinvent themselves, John provides fact-based recommendations for career transitions. John helped me transition to my new career and became my friend in the process.”
Tim Garmager, retired senior partner
Deloitte
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“John has demonstrated a wide range of interpersonal competencies and coaching skills. His firsthand experiences working with people from the shop floor to union leaders to global senior executives have prepared him to provide experienced coaching to a wide variety of professionals. Having held various leadership positions has allowed John’s coaching to be very targeted and customized to meet individuals developmental or performance improvement needs.”
Rick P., Director, HR Business Operations
Ford Motor
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“Strategic planning, organizational alignment and accountability are clearly strengths of John Lankford. I have found his executive coaching tremendously valuable. When results matter, John understands execution.”
John S., Chief Operation Officer
Johnson Precision Die Casting
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“I would like to thank you for the one-on-one coaching you have done with me and for the work we are continuing to do. It has been a real inspiration to have an up line that has already been through some of the challenges that are currently arising in our industry. I have attended many seminars and read many books but it was never quite as much fun not did it stick with me quite as well as it has working with you. I have been able to make changes in my personal and business life that will continue to have positive impacts throughout the rest of my life. Your best Sales Associate is a happy customer and I can tell you that I have wholeheartedly asked no less then 10 people to call you so that they too can realize the benefits of what your firm has to offer.”
Jim Martin, V.P. of Operations
Raymond Products
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“I want to again thank you again for the session you provided for our staff and more importantly, our clients. In the past, I have hosted events similar to this for our advertisers, but none have had the lasting impact and value your training has had. It was interesting to see how engaged the attendees were and how they agreed when you discussed strategies to improve their bottom line. I was equally impressed with your delivery and your command of the room. Most of the group had never met you, but you were immediately viewed as an expert and true business consultant.
To this day, some six months later, we still have clients speak of how they truly enjoyed your session and how much value and an impact it had.”
Bob Beville, Director of Sales
Waterman Broadcasting NBC-2 and ABC-7
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“When we started the Strategic Planning process with ActionCOACH in September we had no idea how much work it would be. We didn’t realize the time, analysis, and heartache that would be required to really plan. It has now been almost 6 months since we started the process and I can say that the hard work and tough analysis of our strengths and opportunities have allowed our organization to position itself much better for the future. Although the process hasn’t been fun and has required a lot of commitment for the strategic team, the results are really important for any organization that wants to make sure that it is paying attention to the most important thing – cash flow. We are now able to analyze on an ongoing basis how our decisions and performance right now affect our future.”
Glo Cuiffi, COO
MotorSports Solutions
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