Action Coach - KGP

10/13/2026

🚨 LAST CALL! Register Today — Limited Seats Available!

Tomorrow, we're bringing Elevate Essentials: Crack the Code — Communicate Better, Influence More, and Sell Smarter to Converse!

I'm excited to partner with Converse EDC for this interactive Lunch & Learn, where we'll explore how understanding different communication and decision-making styles can help you connect with customers, strengthen relationships, and influence more effectively.

📅 Tomorrow, October 14 | 12:00 PM
📍 Converse, Texas
🥗 FREE to attend — Lunch included!

⏰ Registration closes soon, and seating is limited!

If you're a business owner or leader in the area, I'd love to see you there!

👉 Register TODAY to reserve your seat! https://converseedc.zohobackstage.com/ElevateEssentials

Converse-area business owners — this one is for you!

I’m excited to be facilitating the upcoming Elevate Essentials Workshop: Crack the Code — Communicate Better, Sell Smarter, presented by Converse EDC.

Why do some customers respond immediately while others need more information, more time, or a completely different conversation?

During this interactive Lunch & Learn, we’ll explore B.A.N.K. Personality Intelligence and how understanding the way people communicate, make decisions, and buy can help you connect more effectively with customers, employees, and other stakeholders.

📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Converse, Texas
💰 No cost to attend
🥗 Lunch is included!

Come ready to learn, connect, and walk away with practical strategies you can put to work right away.

👉 Register for Elevate Essentials: https://converseedc.zohobackstage.com/ElevateEssentials #/

10/11/2026

A little more space can change how we work, create, and connect with the people we love. 💛

For Erin Callahan, co-founder of Elbow Room, it started during COVID with a house full of kids, art supplies everywhere, and a need for her own art studio.

More than 100 spaces later, that simple idea has helped people create businesses, pursue their passions, and bring family closer while keeping space of their own.

On The Dona KAPP Show, Erin and I talked about the real journey of entrepreneurship—the hard lessons, the importance of processes, and knowing when to change direction.

We also explored something that hits close to home for many of us: how families can stay connected as their needs change, from raising children to supporting aging parents.

I loved hearing how Erin’s business continues to evolve around what people need most: freedom, flexibility, independence, and connection.

Watch the episode, and share it with a business owner or someone thinking about making more room for family.

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZhhdwIx_Qo

10/08/2026

🎯 Finish Q4 with Focus, Not Chaos!

We just wrapped up another round of 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 90-Day Planning workshops, and here's something every business owner needs to remember:

More goals don't necessarily mean better results.

Sometimes they just create more chaos!

When you're trying to accomplish everything at once, it's easy to lose sight of what matters most.

That's why we encourage business owners to focus on:

✅ 3–4 critical business goals
✅ 1 meaningful personal goal
✅ A clear action plan
✅ Consistent follow-through

And yes, that personal goal matters!

Your business should support the life you want to live—not consume it.

The goal isn't to do everything.

It's to accomplish the things that will make the greatest difference.

In this week's Coach's Corner, Dona shares why fewer priorities can lead to stronger ex*****on and better results.

👉 Read the article: https://getintoactionnow.com/post/your-business-doesnt-need-more-goals-it-needs-better-ex*****on

Question for today: What's ONE thing you're determined to accomplish before December 31?

Planning # Goal Setting # Business Coaching *****on

10/05/2026

Converse-area business owners — this one is for you!

I’m excited to be facilitating the upcoming Elevate Essentials Workshop: Crack the Code — Communicate Better, Sell Smarter, presented by Converse EDC.

Why do some customers respond immediately while others need more information, more time, or a completely different conversation?

During this interactive Lunch & Learn, we’ll explore B.A.N.K. Personality Intelligence and how understanding the way people communicate, make decisions, and buy can help you connect more effectively with customers, employees, and other stakeholders.

📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Converse, Texas
💰 No cost to attend
🥗 Lunch is included!

Come ready to learn, connect, and walk away with practical strategies you can put to work right away.

👉 Register for Elevate Essentials: https://converseedc.zohobackstage.com/ElevateEssentials #/

10/02/2026

Big goals become more achievable when you know where to start. 💛

At our GrowthCLUB workshops in Corpus Christi and San Antonio, we worked on mindset, celebrated achievements, and built focused plans for Q4.

Our Domino Effect activity helped connect the bigger goal to the first action—bringing clarity to priorities, potential obstacles, and the steps that could create momentum. Participants also helped one another see possibilities they might have missed on their own.

That thinking carried into their 90-day plans, giving their goals a clear path forward.

Thank you to everyone who made time to work ON their business. I’m looking forward to seeing those first moves turn into progress!

Special thank you to the Converse EDC for hosting us.

What’s one action you can take this week toward your year-end goal?

09/29/2026

Two ears. One mouth. Use proportionately.

Doug Miller shared that philosophy during our conversation on The Dona KAPP Show, and it says a lot about the way he approaches leadership.

Doug went from the fast-paced world of energy trading to becoming an entrepreneur in an industry he knew very little about. Then, just to make the transition interesting, the business relaunched during the first week of COVID.

But the real story for me was mentorship.

Doug has spent decades learning from mentors, investing in younger leaders, and developing relationships with other business owners where everyone has an opportunity to learn from each other.

Some of the people who once mentored him are now peers. Sometimes the roles have even reversed.

That’s the ripple.

Someone shares a lesson with you.
You carry it forward.
Eventually, you share it with someone else.

🎙️ The Power of Listening | Doug Miller

Watch our full conversation here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PoEnlvgATY

And after you watch, I’d love to know: Who has been an important mentor in your life?

09/24/2026

It was a pleasure meeting Converse business owners at our ActionCOACH booth during Connected Converse. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to talk with us.

Converse EDC shared a well-thought-out plan and valuable resources to support local businesses. We’re glad to be part of a community investing in its business owners.

09/19/2026

Are you waiting until you feel completely ready before taking the next step?

Our very own Dona Kappmeyer recently sat down with Marsha Hendler, Founder and CEO of TerraFina Energy, for a powerful conversation about ownership, resilience, leadership, and what it takes to step into an industry where you may not look like the traditional person in the room.

Marsha entered oil and gas without the typical petroleum engineering or geology background. She learned through mistakes, took risks, built relationships, and ultimately became an owner and operator.

One of the strongest moments in the conversation came when Marsha asked:

“What would make you ready?”

It is a question every business owner and leader should think about.

Sometimes we spend so much time waiting until we have every qualification, every answer, and every bit of confidence that we miss the opportunity to move forward.

Marsha’s story is also a reminder that getting a seat at the table is only part of the journey. Ownership brings responsibility, decision-making, and the opportunity to create a path for others to follow.

🎙️ A Seat at the Table: Breaking Barriers, Taking Ownership & Creating Opportunity for the Next Generation

Watch Dona's full conversation with Marsha on The Dona KAPP Show here:

👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jnL-pWOJLo

-KGP

09/17/2026

Registration is closing soon! You don't want to miss this FREE event on October 1st!

Want to communicate better, influence more, and get better results? 🎯

On October 1st, our very own Dona Kappmeyer will be speaking at an event hosted by the Texas Search, Recruiting & Staffing Association TSRSA right here in San Antonio!

Dona will share practical ways to recognize different communication and decision-making styles, adapt your approach, build trust, and communicate more effectively — and expect to have some fun along the way!

You do NOT need to be a TSRSA member to attend, and even better…

🎟️ It’s FREE! Registration is required.

📅 Thursday, October 1
⏰ 4:30–6:00 PM
📍 Deacon Recruiting | San Antonio

👉 Grab your spot: https://www.tsrsa.org/event/2413/

A big thank you to TSRSA for inviting Dona to speak. We hope to see you there!

09/16/2026

Are You Listening to Respond—or Listening to Understand?

Here's a question for you:

When someone is talking, are you actually listening?

Or are you already preparing your answer?

As leaders, it's easy to fall into solution mode.

We hear a problem and immediately start thinking about how to fix it.

But sometimes we start solving before we've finished listening.

Try this simple approach:

PAUSE → LISTEN → CLARIFY → CONFIRM

Before giving your opinion, ask:

👉 Tell me more.
👉 What do you mean by that?
👉 What's the biggest concern?
👉 What am I not understanding?

Then summarize what you heard:

"So what I hear you saying is..."

And ask:

"Did I get that right?"

Remember, listening doesn't mean agreeing.

The goal is understanding.

👉 Read this week's blog: Are You Listening to Respond—or Listening to Understand?

https://getintoactionnow.com/post/are-you-listening-to-respond-or-listening-to-understand

Question for today: What's your biggest listening challenge—interrupting, solving too quickly, getting distracted, or something else?

Let's Grow. Let's Go!

Dona

-KGP