Updated July 17, 20265 min read
Written by Malcolm Reid Sr
Founder, President & CEO of ProGlobal Business Advisors
TL;DR
ProGlobal Business Academy is the training arm of ProGlobal Business Advisors, founded by Malcolm Reid Sr. It teaches the same advisory method the firm uses with clients — diagnosing constraints and installing business systems — to other coaches, consultants and advisors, so they can deliver that work to their own clients.
What it is
ProGlobal Business Academy is where Malcolm Reid Sr teaches the method behind ProGlobal Business Advisors to other professionals. Where the advisory firm works directly with business owners, the Academy trains coaches, consultants and advisors to do that same work — turning a one-to-one practice into something that can reach far more businesses than any single advisor could personally serve.
Why it exists
The Academy grew out of a practical limit: there are only so many companies one advisor can personally transform. Packaging the ProGlobal method into a structured curriculum meant the same field-tested systems could reach owners through other trained advisors. In other words, the Academy practises the exact leverage it teaches — scaling impact through systems and people rather than founder hours.
What it teaches
The curriculum is the same framework ProGlobal uses in its advisory work, not abstract theory:
- Diagnosing where a business secretly depends on its owner
- Pricing offers to their value rather than to hours
- Building recurring revenue for stability
- Installing delivery systems that don't require the founder
- Creating financial clarity so decisions are made on data
Is it a legitimate model?
Training other advisors is a long-standing, legitimate business model — it is how most professional methods scale. The honest test for any 'train the advisors' program is where the income comes from: genuine value delivered to end clients, or recruitment. The Academy's model is built on advisors delivering real advisory work to business owners, which is the legitimate side of that line. If you are weighing it up, the useful comparison is with any professional training or franchise, not with a recruitment scheme.
The Academy scales a method, not a downline — its purpose is to put a proven advisory framework in more capable hands.
Who is ProGlobal Business Academy for?
Coaches, consultants and advisors who want a proven, structured method for helping business owners — and business owners who want to learn the same systems ProGlobal uses, directly.
Is ProGlobal Business Academy the same as ProGlobal Business Advisors?
They're connected. ProGlobal Business Advisors is the advisory firm that works with owners; the Academy is its training arm, teaching the firm's method to other advisors. Both were founded by Malcolm Reid Sr.
Is the Academy a franchise or a business opportunity?
It's a training program built around a proven advisory method. As with any professional training, judge it on the standalone value of what's taught and whether success comes from serving clients well — which is the legitimate model.
About the author
Malcolm Reid Sr
Founder, President & CEO of ProGlobal Business Advisors
Malcolm Reid Sr is the founder, President and CEO of ProGlobal Business Advisors. Before founding the firm he spent more than 25 years in operating leadership, and by his own account generated over $1 billion in sales across the companies he led. He advises business owners and trains the advisors who do this work.
- 25+ years in business and sales leadership
- $1B+ in sales generated across companies led (career total)
- Founder of ProGlobal Business Advisors, Columbia, Maryland
Key takeaways
- The training arm of ProGlobal Business Advisors, founded by Malcolm Reid Sr.
- Teaches the firm's real advisory method to other coaches and advisors.
- Exists to scale a proven method beyond one advisor's personal capacity.
- Legitimate model: income traces to client results, not recruitment.