We've seen what running a business really costs.

Our Passion from the beginning!

Kevin didn't start Business Actuators because he read about the problem in a book. He saw it firsthand as a business owner himself for over 30 years, across hundreds of businesses he has worked with, in every industry, at every stage of growth.

The pattern was always the same. Smart, capable owners who were good at what they did, working harder than ever, and still feeling like the business was slipping out of their control. Not because they lacked talent. Because no one had ever helped them build the clarity, the leadership, and the strategy to match the business they were building.
Business Actuators exists to help owners build the clarity, leadership, financial awareness, and strategic discipline their growth now requires.
Kevin works at the intersection of brand, leadership, and strategy, not as an advisor who hands you a plan and walks away, but as a partner who stays involved through execution. His clients don't just get ideas. They get results.
**R. Kevin May**
Founder and CEO

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Growth happens when brand, strategy, and leadership move together.

We are committed to growth for our clients, our communities, and ourselves. We drive progress that inspires lasting transformation.

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Integrity

We do what we say, honor commitments, and build trust through honesty and transparency.

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Innovation

We stay ahead of the curve with modern tools, insights, and strategies that create measurable, lasting outcomes.

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Excellence

We hold ourselves to the highest standard of care and professionalism, ensuring every client experience delivers clarity, energy, and results.

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Our Mission

"Help growing small businesses to scale confidently through coaching, training and fractional expertise."

Our Values

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Growth

We are committed to growth for our clients, our communities, and ourselves—driving progress that inspires lasting transformation.

MEET THE TEAM

The people behind the work.

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Kevin May

Founder & CEO / Lead Coach

Kevin May is a business owner, executive coach, and leadership strategist with more than four decades of experience building, leading, and advising growing companies. His background includes helping grow a construction business to $40 million, leading organizations through operational and leadership challenges, and guiding owners across a range of established service industries. Through Business Actuators, Kevin helps owners replace reactive decision-making with clearer strategy, stronger leadership, better financial awareness, and disciplined execution.

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Amanda Kersey

Leadership Trainer

Amanda is a leadership coach and instructor with a passion for helping professionals unlock their full potential. With a background in organizational leadership, training, and team development, she brings a hands-on, practical approach to leadership growth focused on real behavior change, not theory.

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Rachel Dorsey

Leadership Trainer

Rachel Dorsey leads strategic operations for Business Actuators, bringing structure and precision to the systems that keep the business running smoothly. As a Certified Leadership Consultant, she brings a sharp eye for operational clarity and a hands-on approach to program development, client experience, and day-to-day execution, ensuring that strategy translates into real, measurable results.

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Rosa Pelayo

Marketing Management

Rosa is a marketing strategist with a passion for helping businesses grow through clear communication and thoughtful marketing. With experience in branding, social media, content strategy, and visual storytelling, she creates marketing that builds trust, strengthens brands, and connects with the right audience.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Kevin May is the founder and lead coach of Business Actuators LLC. He has spent decades working alongside business owners and corporate leaders, helping them build clarity across brand, leadership, and strategy. Kevin has coached hundreds of businesses, spoken to crowds of four thousand across the United States and internationally, and has deep expertise in LinkedIn as a business growth tool. His approach is practical, direct, and built around staying involved through execution, not just conversation.
Most coaching firms focus on one area. Goals. Marketing. Systems. Mindset. Business Actuators works across brand, leadership, and strategy together because lasting growth requires all three moving in alignment. Kevin also stays involved through execution, and with a fractional support team available to clients, Business Actuators can bridge the gap between strategy and implementation in ways most firms cannot.
Business Actuators is supported by Amanda Kersey, who leads all leadership training programs, and a vetted network of fractional specialists in bookkeeping, executive administration, CRM, and marketing. Every team member operates in alignment with the strategic direction Business Actuators helps clients build.

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