Even the best Major League Pitchers have a Pitching Coach.  The best singers in the world have vocal coaches.  Why?  Because they know that in order to find long-term success, they need an unbiased resource that is focused on helping them improve.

Here's a question for you...

Who is your coach?

Don't you deserve someone to help you improve your business, career or life?  Of course you do!

Akers Consulting Group LLC provides effective and affordable, personal, one-on-one professional coaching services.

Is coaching right for you?

Read through our Frequently Asked Questions listed below and decide for yourself.

If you feel that you can benefit from our coaching services, contact us via e-mail or by calling us at 610-608-3987.

We look forward to speaking to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

You provide coaching and consulting. What's the difference?

In short, coaching is about improving the individual, while consulting is about improving the organization as a whole or the successful completion of a particular initiative.

Our coaching programs are one-on-one and focused on the professional growth of the person, whether it be a business owner, an executive, or an up and coming leader. Through our conversations, we'll uncover the opportunities for growth and improvement, develop a personalized plan, and help you achieve your professional goals.  We approach our opportunities to work with business professionals like a coach for a successful sports team.  We help you develop your strengths and improve on your weaknesses, allowing you to meet your full potential as a leader.

In our Consulting programs, we work alongside and in conjunction with the business leadership to develop strategies for overcoming a particular obstacle or for taking advantage of an opportunity for improvement.   We use our expertise in helping develop and implement the strategy, greatly improving the odds of success.  Often, we're called upon to evaluate the business to determine what specific opportunities there are for improvement.

At Akers Consulting Group, we provide both coaching and consulting services.  This allows you to leverage our expertise in both capacities.

If you aren't sure which service you need, give us a call.  Through our initial conversation, we'll help you determine if you need coaching, consulting, or a combination of the two.

Click here to learn more about our consulting services.

You need a coach if you can use help:

•  developing a team environment

•  motivating your team members

•  becoming more organized

•  organizing and facilitating meetings

•  creating a vision for your company's future

•  developing your leadership philosophy

•  understanding and avoiding the typical mistakes leaders make

•  developing goals and providing feedback

•  communicating to your team members

You need a consultant if can use help:

•  determining potential improvements in your business

•  leveraging new marketing platforms

•  providing training to your team

•  understanding the basics of business planning and marketing

•  implementing change in your organization

•  improving your brand or company image

If you want or need help in both areas, Akers Consulting Group is your one-stop provider.

For every one of our clients, we:

•  Start with a Free, no-obligation conversation

•  Ask insightful, thought-provoking questions aimed at having you look at things from a different perspective and opening your eyes to new possibilities

•  Listen intently to your responses and engage in though provoking dialogue.

•  Provide honest and direct feedback, allowing continued focus on growth in the right areas

•  Are available for quick consultation, as time-sensitive issues can arise outside of normally scheduled session times.

How will I benefit from coaching?

We find that our coaching clients typically receive the following benefits from our sessions:

•  Higher level of confidence in their decision making and strategies

•  Higher level of confidence in their ability to perform their duties

•  Higher job satisfaction

•  Better balance between their personal and professional lifes

•  Higher level of success in achieving their goals

What type of business professionals seek your coaching help?

We work with professionals in all types of industries, in differing levels of positions. However, our clients will typically fall into one of the following five categories:

•  A Current Business Owner who is looking for help improving and growing their business.

•  A Current Business Leader who is looking to improve their leadership skills, or to improve the morale and/or performance of their current team

•  A Future Business Leader who wants to improve their leadership skills, thus enabling them to advance into a leadership position

•  A Sales Professional who wants to improve their ability to land new business and develop long-term relationships with their clients

•  An Entrepreneur who is considering opening a new business and wants to make sure they have considered all the ins and outs of business ownership.

What types of issues do you typically address with your coaching clients?

While each situation is unique, there are a few topics that seem to be frequently tackled:

•  How to improve communication

•  How to improve team morale

•  How to build a better team environment

•  How to balance work life and personal life

•  How to recruit and select the best candidates

•  How to improve sales techniques

•  How to help my team members improve

•  How to better inspire my team members

How do the sessions work?

We will hold pleasant, yet productive conversations, typically done via phone or webcam. These conversations are normally 45 minutes in duration. During these conversations, we will ask relevant, thought provoking questions. These questions serve two purposes; 1) Allowing us to have a clear understanding of the issues, obstacles and opportunities facing you, and 2) enabling you to often develop potential solutions on your own that we can discuss.

We will use our expertise to provide you with analogies that will enable you to grasp new, or different approaches to addressing your specific needs. We strive to have you look at situations from differing perspectives, and to provide you with lessons and teachings, enabling you to develop ideas and solutions that address your unique situation. We then discuss your potential solutions to ensure you will be confident with your approaches.

All of our conversations are private, and we hold everything you tell us in the strictest of confidence.

We take our role in your development very seriously, but we do like to have light, enjoyable conversations with a little humor mixed in.

Although we will provide you with suggestions, advice and information, you, in the end are in full control of your actions and responses. Our goal is that through our conversations, we will help you in the development of strategies and solutions to address your particular needs. You will make a decision on whether to act upon the solutions and approaches that you have developed during our conversations.

What times are coaching sessions available?

We develop a set schedule with each of our coaching clients; one that fits into their schedule. In addition, we are available at a moment's notice for any major, time-sensitive issue that needs addressing and can't wait until the next scheduled session.

While based on the East Coast, we provide scheduling options for our West Coast clients as well.

As each client's needs are unique, the frequency of the sessions may vary from client to client. The schedule is developed based on the overall need, the urgency of resolution, and an individual's budget.

What are the expectations?

We feel strongly that setting the proper expectations is a critical component of any business or professional relationship.

Here are what you can expect from us, and what we expect from you:

•  We will be honest with you at all times. In order to provide you with the best possible coaching, we expect you to be honest with us as well

•  We will be on-time for all scheduled sessions. We expect you to be as well

•  If we provide you with an exercise, we expect it to be completed on time. If we have deliverables for you, we will have them completed on time as well

•  We will provide an environment for learning and advancement. We expect you to strive to improve and learn new skills

•  We will give 100% towards your improvement. We expect you to do the same

•  We will actively listen to you and take everything into consideration. We expect you to do the same

•  We will present ourselves in a professional manner. We expect you to do so as well

In addition, we will notify you if we feel that your needs are outside of our areas of expertise. In those cases, we will try to find a qualified coach or psychological professional that can assist you in your quest for improvement.

Do you provide coaching and consulting across the country, or just in a certain geographical area?

We are headquartered in a suburb of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).  However, we have clients located all across the USA.

Remember, our initial conversations are Free, and there is no-obligation on your part.  Contact us today to schedule yours, and let's see if we can help you as we have helped others.