“I contacted Ian with specific questions regarding exporting to Australia. Over a coffee he quickly gained a feel for my business, answered all my questions and was able to suggest solutions for managing AUD currency, maintaining margins and contract wording. I was planned about what I wanted out of the meeting and it turned out to be an exceptionally valuable hour for my business”.
– Christie McCarthy, owner, The Dollop Kitchen
“During his time as CFO, Ian made a significant impact on business costs. We estimate that he realised business savings of $120k+ per annum across interest, insurance, telecommunications, office administration and IT”.
– Gerard Hickey, Managing Director, Firstlight Foods Ltd
“Ian successfully restructured our insurance programme saving over $100k per annum in costs with no reduction in cover”.
– Jason, Executive General Manager
“Ian reviewed a business I was interested in purchasing. His optimisation analysis was invaluable, quickly identifying areas for cost reduction, margin improvement and calculating my break-even point. He worked with me to design a robust plan for the negotiation, financing the purchase and subsequent restructure of the business.”
– Geoff, potential business purchaser
”I have valued working with Ian over the past 6 months, initially as he helped me clarify my business goals and then subsequently as he mentored me towards achieving them. His coaching assisted me across many facets of my business, but my highlights are the focus I now have on:
I have become confident with maintaining a routine whereby I step back from ‘day to day tasks’ so that I can check on the progress I am making towards achieving my business goals.
Every meeting I am impressed with Ian’s professionalism, intention and dedication towards helping me succeed. With his mentoring, sales have increased dramatically yet I am not spending any more time working – I am simply more focussed. I am well positioned to continue that success into the future and I am very grateful for Ian’s contribution and input into this.”
– Christine Cutbush, Owner, LiveVibrantly.org