Globally Ranked Business & Executive Coach
Heather’s Story
Heather Yakes is an internationally recognized business & executive coach and employee engagement expert ranking in the Top 3 in the United States and Top 10 worldwide. Heather’s experience includes 20+ years with Fortune 100 companies and Big 4 Consulting. Highlights of her corporate career include leading the Arthur Andersen Supply Chain Consulting team and her role as Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Purchasing for Leggett & Platt-CVP, a $5B publicly traded conglomerate.
“For business owners it is simple. We want a profitable business that can work without us. Let’s face it, none of us went into business to create a ‘job’ for ourselves, but the reality is that most owners are captive to their own business. As a coach, my greatest reward is witnessing the transformation and freedom that my clients achieve. When clients first start with us, they are usually working long hours, achieving less than desired profit, and struggling to keep a reliable team in place. We transform their business into a profitable business that can work without them, and we transform their lives by creating a passive income while they’re on the beach!”
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Heather’s Specialties
Heather’s passion is to help business owners re-discover their dreams and goals that have gotten lost in the day-to-day challenges of their business and to create the quality of life that they went into business for in the first place. By working with business owners, executives, and their teams, Heather helps create successful businesses that achieve high performance, productivity, and profits. On average, Heather’s clients experience an average of 50% growth in revenue and 135% growth in profits year over year.
Time
- Systems to maximize your time, energy, and efficiency
- Prioritizing the most important things in your life and business
Team
- Recruiting, attracting, and retaining exceptional employees
- Managing your team to reduce mistakes even when you’re not on the job
Money
- Increasing sales, the number of customers, revenue, and profit
- Building effective and predictable cashflow so that you have a profitable business that works without you.
Highlights
Heather is a graduate of The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and has a Master’s Degree in Business from Capital University. She is an alumnus of The Ohio State University Marching Band (TBDBITL) and Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity.
National Awards
Business Owners Helped
Certifications
Client Awards
Recent Awards
- 2016, 2018-2023 Coach of the Year
- 2021 Top 3 United States Coach
- 2021 Top 10 Worldwide Coach
- 2021 BizX Best Business Speaker or Presenter Finalist
- 2020 Top 5 United States Coach
- 2020 Top 20 Worldwide Coach
- 2020 BizX Business Influencer Award
- 2020 Coach of the Year
- 2019 Coach of the Year
- 2019 Northeastern Territory Partner of the Year Award
- 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 ActionMan Award
- 2018 IFA Franchisee of the Year
- Top Gun Award, Columbus Chamber
