Experience

Tenfold Business Coaching | Business Growth Experts & Mentors

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  In 2013, I made the decision to create a brand under which to gather other great business coaches. Tenfold Business Coaching is the result. We remain an ActionCOACH franchise but we provide our services under the Tenfold banner. At Tenfold, our emphasis is on experienced coaches who have a proven track record of results. Business coaches in the Tenfold team have a broad background in many different areas of business. As Managing Director, I still enjoy achieving great results with my clients, but equally enjoy working with a great team.



ActionCOACH USA

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Licensed Business Coach

  • Oct 2002 - Present

  I run an ActionCOACH Business Coaching franchise in Melbourne, Australia. ActionCOACH is the largest business coaching company in the world, with offices in 47 countries, and over 1000 coaches globally. In the years I’ve been coaching, I’ve worked with over 100 businesses across many different industries, from film studios to manufacturers, bakeries, electricians and naturopaths and everything in between. I work with my clients on strategies to take their businesses to the next level. Some of the best results I’ve achieved with clients include... - One of my clients winning the Victorian category in the Telstra Small Business Awards - Two clients in the BRW Fast 100 list - Coaching a cleaning business from a 2-person startup to a successful national and international franchise - Coached a family business turning over $3M in sales, prepared the business for sale, resulting in it selling to a private equity company for $25M. I have consistently ranked in the top 1% of coaches worldwide since ranking was introduced in mid 2008, thanks to the successes my clients and I have achieved together.



PMP Limited

• Australia
• Printing Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Convergence Task Force Manager

  • 2001 - 2002

  - Facilitate the development of a new 200+ person business unit, integrating functions from Show-Ads and PMP Print.- Design of a new strategy and structure for Show-Ads and development of a transition plan to move toward the new business model.Achievements:- Development of a plan for a $56M internal pre-press service centre to service all PMP businesses. The proposal was approved by PMP’s board of directors.

• Project Manager - Business Development Unit

  • 1999 - 2001

  - Develop and implement strategies to service PMP’s target industry sectors.- Audit clients and potential clients marketing departments, benchmark versus industry best practice and quantify potential cost savings.- Develop and present print communication solutions for large clients and potential clients with annual budgets greater than $5 million in conjunction with business unit sales representatives.- Manage the implementation of print communication solutions for large clients.Achievements:- Identified cost savings totalling $1.2 million (20%) for potential financial services client. Successfully negotiating to take-over the $6 million p.a. marketing area and managed the transition.

• Business Improvement Executive

  • 1998 - 1999

  - Identifying and initiating new internal projects with associated cost savings of up to $1.2 million.- Gaining an understanding of the business unit through discussions with management and mapping out processes with staff.- Running idea generation sessions with staff to identify suitable technology related projects and gain support.- Managing the projects through to completion and sign off of the critical success factors.- Organise regular meetings with senior management to ensure ongoing support and resolve obstacles.Achievements:- Implemented a ERP system and achieved cost savings within Canberra Press (a division of PMP) resulting in the company returning to profitable trading.- Trained and coached another Business Improvement Executive working on similar projects at Incolour and Prestige Litho (divisions of PMP). These projects realised over $200,000 in cost savings.- Managed the relocation of Canberra Presses operations and ensured the $1.2 million of proposed cost savings were realised.

• Graduate Program

  • 1996 - 1998

  - Worked at Pac-Rim Direct (a division of PMP) in the sales area assisting with direct mail sales campaigns.- Worked at PMP's head office in the marketing area. I assisted with the production of the annual report, promotional brochures and various client presentations.



Progress Printers & Distributers (a division of PMP Limited)

• Engineering Graduate

  • 1995 - 1995

  - To identify and carry out many cost saving initiatives in the factory. Achievements: - Developed an endboard manufacturing area and managed two casual employees to produce the endboards. - Secured a scholarship with Progress Printers & Distributors for my final year of study. - To identify and carry out many cost saving initiatives in the factory. Achievements: - Developed an endboard manufacturing area and managed two casual employees to produce the endboards. - Secured a scholarship with Progress Printers & Distributors for my final year of study.