Karie Kaufmann
Action Business Coaching, Inc.
San Diego, California, United States
About
Karie Kaufmann is a master coach and facilitator, having coached over 1,000 high-growth companies since 2005.
Her clients have achieved double and triple-digit growth in profitability, accomplished through implementation of the Scaling Up framework and Rockefeller Habits. She helps business leaders work through roadblocks and growing pains, build amazing teams, and enable sustainable growth… all while enjoying the ride.
Professional Highlights
Over nearly two decades, Karie has helped many talented entrepreneurs, structure and grow their businesses to achieve their desired lifestyle. Many continue to run those businesses today, with healthy bottom lines and personal schedules, while others are passed down to the next generation, or are structured to sell. In fact, some clients have built and sold multiple companies with her guidance.
In addition to Scaling Up, Karie holds certifications with 3 other organizations, bringing a breadth of tools and methodologies to help her clients scale.
She is an international keynote speaker, and serves as a trainer within the coaching industry, helping other coaches to build their practices and magnify our collective impact on the business community.
In 2020, Karie was the first American woman to be inducted into the Global Coaching Hall of Fame. She has also won 19 major coaching awards since 2005.
Personal Highlights
Karie believes that being in business should give you more life, not suck the life out of you.
She lives what she teaches by putting family first, and prioritizing time with her husband Scott, two kids (ages 11 and 13), and Frank, the golden doodle. As a family, they value collecting experiences, whether traveling abroad, on a road trip, or enjoying their beautiful hometown of San Diego.
Karie also serves on the board of Newbreak Church and is a Lifetime Partner and financial contributor to B1G1:Business for Good. Through B1G1 (Buy 1, Give 1), Karie makes a donation in honor of every coaching or strategic planning session, providing income-generating tools and resources to someone in an underserved area of the world. So when something good happens in your business through coaching, you also make something good happen for someone else.
Coaching Regions
US - West
Industry of Expertise
Accounting/Finance
Administrative/Clerical
Automotive
Banking/Real Estate
Building/Construction
Coaching/Business Consulting
Computer/IT/Software Development
Creative/Design
Customer Support
Editorial/Writing
Education/Training
Engineering
Food Services/Hospitality
Installation/Maintenance
Insurance
Legal Services
Logistics/Transportation
Marketing
Medical/Health
Retail
Other
I reached out to Karie at the end of 2017 for weekly coaching because I was at a breaking point due to my business’s operational and financial performance, which was unsustainable. I knew the company had a ton of potential because of our technical expertise, but our results were consistently disappointing and I needed help turning things around. We initially focused on leadership, managing critical metrics and upgrading the team. Nearly every aspect of the business has improved with Karie’s guidance, and our current focus is coaching our management team through strategic planning sessions. This has paid massive dividends as we now have a management team that is involved in helping shape the future of the company on top of managing the day-to-day. The business has turned around (annual revenue has doubled and net profit is above industry average) which means we have happy customers, engaged A-Team employees, and capital to grow.
– Todd Cuffaro
I started working with Karie as I was preparing to take over the family business from my father. I had worked in the business for 20 years, but it was a huge shift for me to become the CEO. Karie has helped us navigate the transitions, and not just maintain what my parents had built, but really take it to the next level. We’ve already accomplished so much, and I’m excited to be building a legacy for the next generation.
– Ryan Stecklair
Thank you, Karie! My business has never been better. In fact, I have never been as enamored with the intricacies of business and the theories of what makes a business successful as I am now. You illuminate so much to me: and so when I look back on how I used to operate my company -- even though I was very profitable -- it seems almost primitive! What I have learned so far about systems, and not just learned but pushed to implement, has made a huge difference. I feel like I can breathe again, and just rely on the systems that you helped craft specially for my company. Most importantly, not being overrun by my business, allowing it to run on its own, consequently affording me more time to work on (not in) my business has made me a lot of money! And that's really the bottom line! Money well spent with Karie Kaufmann!
– Matt McKinney
I've had an amazing experience working with Karie! When I came to her I was feeling overwhelmed as I was running a growing business, without any business education! Karie helped me to get organized, create systems and processes, hire high-quality team members, and got my business running without me in less than 1 year! I now have time and space to work on higher-level business issues, rather than the day-to-day. Working with Karie is well worth it--I can't thank her enough for her support and how she transformed my business (and life!)
– Katherine Kirkinis