Advanced Technology
We were lacking on focus and we didn’t have a good direction…we were working really hard but at the same time the returns were not really justifying what we were getting. Now every month we’re returning a solid profit and we know where it comes from and why we’re getting it.
Uungula Pastoral Company
The work you have done with us so far has had a much larger effect on our business/family than you can probably see. The systems you have put in place alongside the very clear and valid reasoning have made the generation gap and differences in opinion manageable. Oliver Holland
Three Rivers Machinery
Things started to change – immediately! On my first one day session with Sean he ‘reshuffled’ my thought process, coaching me to take one step back from the start, then hold the line, hold the line, (whilst recruiting) until we were confident we had a candidate that would not only suit the role, but would...
Harbourside Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
I have just returned from a family holiday to FNQ and I feel great, it was the most relaxing break we have had since starting our business. Last year we went on the same vacation, just after we engaged Business By Design and my holiday rating was 3/10. I was anxious the whole time about...
Hughes and Co
Thank you Sean for a very productive year! Indeed! When I reached out I was primarily looking for advice regarding management of my agricultural assets and that advice was very valuable, but quite quickly you also helped me identify opportunities within my legal practice as well. After facilitating a staff development day with the team...
Specialised Solutions
I have had the pleasure of working with Sean and mutual clients. Sean is a passionate and inspirational facilitator, business coach and leader. His approach is to develop his clients into autonomous learners. He achieves this through teaching them the skills required to problem solve, not to become dependents. Under Sean’s coaching, clients are encouraged to think...
Dowd Group
All decisions facilitated by Sean . . . are aligned with goals and vision of the family unit . . . accountability is critical to success in a family business. Sean can quite often see risks that the family and management have not foreseen and help to manage those risks.
Ruby Main
We could never have imagined the difference a business coach could make until Sean showed us that, if you put a few simple processes into place your business can work for you – not you work for your business! . . . We have certainly seen the benefits of having Sean as our business coach...
Race Central
Sean and the team at Business By Design helped us get clarity with what was an over complicated family business. We now have solid family/business relationships, clearly defined roles and accountability as well as a structured plan with a really clear direction for our business. I encourage other business owners to give it a go, it’s confronting, but gives...
McKemmey & Co
One of Sean’s greatest attributes is that he is not afraid to bring out the tough questions and then bring our team together in a controlled environment to answer these questions. In a business of many and varied personalities, he has kept the family together, put succession/estate planning in place and we all still sit...
Lark Distillery
In my role as GM for The New Zealand Whisky Company I reported into the Board of Directors, on which Sean had a role as an adviser to the Board. His contribution to strategy, finance and especially holding a challenging CEO to account was both highly professional and impressive. Sean asked difficult, pertinent and timely questions to...