Brad Sugars Timeline
May 28, 1971 - Bradley John Sugars born in Brisbane, Australia to parents Raymond and Judith Sugars
1976 – Brad Starts School at Mt Gravatt East State School in Brisbane Australia.
1978(December) - Brad’s father believes Brad started showing signs of being an entrepreneur, when he sold his Christmas presents to his brothers.
1980 – Brad moves to live in Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia with his family.
1982 - Brad moves with his family to Adelaide, South Australia with his family.
1984 – Brad gets a job as paper delivery boy and realizes during a very cold morning that it would be better to pay someone else to do it. He employs some of his friends to take on the run, still making money at the same time.
1986 – Brad and his family move back to Brisbane, Queensland.
1987 – Brad saves for and attends a life-changing Rotary Youth Leadership Training and his first Jim Rohn seminar.
1989 – 1992 While studying for a business degree, Brad in involved in many different businesses including ladies fashion and a self service photocopy shop.
1992 – Brad graduates from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting.
1993 -ActionCOACH started in Australia under the name Action International …
Brad Sugars first presents the BusinessRICH workshop across Australia …
1-2-1 Business Coaching introduced …
1994 - ActionCOACH hires it’s first employee …
Brad expands his seminars and tours New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore …
Brad presents seminars and workshops to more than 100,000 business people and coaches more than 20 direct clients …
1995 - Brad continues to present more than 200 seminars this year with more than 200 hotel nights and flights completed …
Brad records his first tape series and starts his first newsletter …
Brad starts documenting his systems …
1996 - Brad runs his first 5 day Entrepreneurs Training …
Brad delivers regular workshops in South East Asia Brad is still coaching more than 20 one-on-one clients …
Group Coaching Introduced Alignment Consultation Introduced…
1997 - Action opens corporate office in Singapore …
Brad starts writing Instant Cashflow (will take a few years)…
Action passes 50 employees …
First Employee Coaches were hired and trained…
1998 - Instant Cashflow Book Released …
Coaching Team grows and telephone coaching used to handle distance …
4 new SeminarRICH programs introduced …
Brad records first video programs …
1999 - First franchise ‘awarded’ (read given to) several employee coaches …
First outside franchises awarded across Australia and New Zealand …
First Franchises recruited in Singapore …
Action opens corporate office in USA …
2000 - First franchise awarded in Malaysia …
First franchise in the USA …
First franchise in Canada …
Instant Advertising Book released under the title, Cash, Customers and Ads that Sell …
Bronze, Silver and Gold Coaching Levels introduced…
2001 -Action breaks 100 franchisees …
First franchise awarded in Mexico …
Billionaire in Training book released and more than 450 attendees at Brad’s Entrepreneurs training …
First franchise Awarded in Indonesia …
Action moves corporate office to Las Vegas …
2002 - First franchise awarded in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland …
Philippines and Hong Kong award first franchises …
Action breaks 200 franchises mark and sets goal of 2008 by 2008 …
Alignment Training Introduced…
2003 - First Franchise awarded in China …
Action makes Entrepreneur’s Top 100 Franchises …
Awarded the title #1 business Coaching franchise …
Brad Sugars retires as CEO to be a full time Dad …
2004 -Instant Team, Systems, Promotions, Leads and Sales Books released …
First Franchise Awarded in India …
90 Day Planning (now GrowthCLUB) System added …
Platinum Level Coaching Introduced …
2005 - ActionCOACH breaks 500 franchisees mark …
First Franchises awarded in France and Spain …
ProfitCLUB Program …
FIRMS Introduced …
Instant Repeat, Profits, Advertising, Referrals, and Successful Franchising Released …
2006 - The Business Coach Book Finally Released …
First Franchises Awarded in Portugal and Brazil …
Brad’s MasterCLASS DVD’s released …
Awarded Top 50 for Franchisee Satisfaction …
2007 -ActionCOACH tops 1,000 franchise mark …
First franchises in South Africa, Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Puerto Rico …
Brad Sugars came out of retirement to re-join as CEO on July 1 …
ActionCOACH moved to one Global Head Office in Las Vegas …
2008 - Still the Leader …
#76 Top 500 Franchises
#1 Business Coaching Franchise
#45 Fastest Growing Franchise
#17 Home Based Franchise
#41 Franchisee Satisfaction
#49 Global Franchise
Stevie Award – Best Overall Company …
Asia Pacific - more than 250 franchised offices …
The AMERICA’s - more than 500 franchised offices …
Europe and AFRICA - more than 250 more franchised offices …
And, still so much more to come …