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18 Aug

How Executive Coaching Is Helping a General Contractor Move from Operator to Business Owner

By Joe Novara
In Benefits of Coaching, Business Growth, Business Leaders, Case Study, Executive Coaching

Executive Coaching Case Study with Jordan Yelverton of The Restoration House

Growing a business often means learning to let go. Through executive coaching, a Triangle-based general contractor is stepping further away from day-to-day operations so he can focus on becoming the business owner he wants to be and building the business

07 Jul

A Coaching Success Story — How One CPA Finally Stopped Being the Bottleneck

By Joe Novara
In Accountability, Benefits of Coaching, Business Development, Business Growth, Case Study, Leadership, Success Story

CPA Tom Alfieri representing his success story

A CPA and tax planning firm owner was overwhelmed by doing everything himself, creating a bottleneck that limited growth. This success story shows how business coaching helped him delegate responsibilities, build a stronger team, and create a business that could

05 May

Total Business Breakthrough Returns to Durham, NC — June 18-19

Total Business Breakthrough presented by Growth Academy Coaching

Two-day event helps professional service providers increase revenue, strengthen leadership, and move their businesses forward. DURHAM, NC, May 2026 — Growth Academy Coaching will again host Total Business Breakthrough (TBB), a business coaching experience for entrepreneurs who are ready to

27 Apr

How Business Coaching Led One Professional Service Provider to Her Best Year Ever

By Joe Novara
In Benefits of Coaching, Business Growth, Business Mindset, Business Success, Case Study

Professional service provider working with structured accountability

Growth Academy Coaching helps a professional service provider who’s an independent insurance broker build structure, increase confidence, and celebrate her best sales year ever For many professional service providers, one of the hardest parts of business growth is creating structure

10 Dec

Want More Growth in 2026? Start with Better Accountability

By Joe Novara
In Accountability, Benefits of Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Growth, Business Mindset, Clarity, Confidence

As we close out this calendar year and prepare to start a new one, is your company where you want it to be? The start of something new — a new day, week, month, or year — always offers a

07 Nov

Lost Confidence? Here’s How Business Leaders Can Recover It

By Joe Novara
In Business Leaders, Business Mindset, Confidence, Leadership

A blog post on recovering confidence for business leaders

When Kelly opened her first franchise location, she was thrilled! It was an adventure she’d wanted to take for a long time, and she’d finally done it. She was excited, confident, and bold. She dove in

04 Sep

The Hidden Power of Visioning: A Shortcut to Clarity and Strategic Focus

By Joe Novara
In Business Growth, Business Strategies, Business Success, Clarity

“Sometimes it feels like we’re working hard but not moving forward.” That’s how one CEO described the daily grind of running a business without clear focus. Another leader put it bluntly: “We have a mission statement, but it doesn’t

12 Aug

Clarity — the #1 Leadership Asset That Turns Hard Work into Real Results

By Joe Novara
In Business Success, Clarity, Effective Leaders, Leadership

Clarity is the #1 leadership asset that turns hard work into real results

Spinning wheels, little traction. Constantly reacting, rarely leading. Lots of ideas but no real vision for moving forward. These statements describe a leader who lacks clarity, which is a must-have leadership asset. Legendary motivational speaker Tony

09 Jul

Confidence, Clarity, Continuity – 3 Cs That Make Business Growth Last

By Joe Novara
In Accountability, Business Coaching, Business Growth, Business Mindset

When you signed on to business ownership, you signed up to lead, even if you didn’t fully know what that would mean. It probably didn’t take you long to figure out you’d be wearing all

10 Jun

5 Proven Benefits of Business Coaching for Entrepreneurs

By Joe Novara
In Benefits of Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Success

When you’re an entrepreneur, sometimes the boldest thing you can do is ask for help. Maybe you’ve built your business from scratch, but now you’re not sure what the next step should be. Maybe you’re hitting