Paul Limb of Action Coach, Bolton, has the secret of success

For nearly a decade, Paul Limb of Action Coach, Bolton, has been coaching local business owners as part of Action Coach – a worldwide franchise operating in over 80 countries.

Now Paul is now also podcast host, with the first episode of Lancashire Business Stories – showcasing local business talent – which aired on March 16.

Paul recently started a podcast – Lancashire Business Stories – dedicated to highlighting local business people and their stories (Image: Paul Limb)

Paul said: “I’s all about helping local businesses grow, creating more jobs, and getting more money into the local economy.

“Local businesses are already being impacted by events at home and abroad.

“I wanted to offer them support in the form of ideas they can implement to build a more resilient business, able to withstand challenges and thrive in difficult conditions.”

Paul has had an unusual journey towards his current position.

His first role was as a high-performance sports coach, helping athletes improve via training in mental toughness and stamina.

He also worked with parachutists and skydivers.

“I’d be in the plane telling them ‘it’s ok’ and ‘you can do this,’” said Paul, “then I’d have to leap out with them.”

His first ‘proper’ job – as Paul put it – was in publishing, working in various Lancashire papers throughout the 80s, including the Lancashire Telegraph and the Lancashire Evening Post.

Then, in a second twist, Paul moved into working on home interiors in 1990.

Action Coach event (Image: Paul Limb)

He did this for several decades before moving towards the business coaching side of things when he set up Lancashire Business Coach in 2017.

Lancashire Business Coach then bought the rights to franchise the Action Coach brand in the Bolton area.

This didn’t affect the work Paul was doing – it just gave him the right to use the already-established Action Coach brand name.

Now, Paul is has even started a podcast – Lancashire Business Stories – showcasing local business owners as they take listeners through their lives and careers.

He will also be hosting a free workshop at the Bridge Street Holiday Inn on Friday, March 27 to help people build 90-day business plans.

The event can be booked via the Action Coach website, with business owners getting in free by using the code VIPGuest when booking tickets.

“We want to create 10,000 jobs over the next ten years,” said Paul, “that’s the goal.”