ActionCOACH Named Finalist for Best Overall Company Stevie Award, American Business Awards Names ActionCOACH Finalist for Third Straight Year

Las Vegas, NV, May 18, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Coming on the heels of winning three coveted Hermes Creative Awards, ActionCOACH was honored once again when it was named a finalist for the American Business Awards, in the category of Best Overall Company-Up to 100 employees.

Earlier in the week, ActionCOACH was awarded a Gold Award for actioncoach.com in the category of Design/Web Site Overall, a Platinum award for ActionSTEPS, the company’s E-Newsletter and an Honorable Mention for “I Am an ActionCOACH” in the Video/Corporate Image Category at the Hermes Creative Awards.

The names of the winners of the American Business Awards, or Stevies, will be announced at the 2011 awards banquet and presentations in New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel on Monday, June 20.

“The Stevies are among the top awards given to businesses, so to be named a Finalist for Best Overall Company means a lot to everyone within the ActionCOACH community,” CEO Jodie Shaw said. “Only the best of the best become finalists, so to be named in the same breath as some of the other finalists is a great honor.”

This is the third straight year the company has been honored as a finalist. ActionCOACH was named the award’s winner in 2007.

The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide. Beginning with The American Business Awards in 2002, their mission is to raise the profile of exemplary organizations and individuals among the press, the business community and the general public.

ActionCOACH is the world’s number one business coaching and executive coaching firm, with more than 1,000 offices in 32 countries. To learn more about ActionCOACH, go to actioncoach.com.

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