Since 1999, Shirlaws has worked with business that range from sole operators and SMEs through to large companies and publicly listed organisations, in geographic locations across Australia, New Zealand and around the world, and throughout the myriad industries that compose our economic landscape.
We are grateful for those that have taken the time to express their thanks, and articulate the value they have received from working with a Shirlaws business coach. Some of these are included here. You may also be interested in the detailed case studies, which continue to be updated.
“We are committed to making our business the best it can be. So two years ago we hired Shirlaws business coaching to assist us. We have committed 1 day per month to working with Shirlaws on all facets of our business and it has made a huge difference. Without their coaching we wouldn’t be where we are today.” - Julie Dines, Dines Hearth House (Geraldton, Western Australia)
“Shirlaws Coaching worked with us from September 2006 to September 2008 and took our experienced and well performing sales team to a new level making it possible for us to grow the business at over 50% faster than the market in the first year and 70% faster than market in the tough 2008 environment.
"The skills gained through coaching were not only powerful in the team’s professional lives, the benefits flowed into their personal lives in many cases with startling results. No-one emerged unchanged.
"In particular, the ‘Fears and Benefits’ framework gave our team the means to initiate and conduct some difficult but ultimately rewarding conversations, bringing about a significant cultural change leading to an uplift in the efficiency and impact of our business.” - Karin Hawkins, Executive Manager Mortgages, ANZ
“Someone once said to me “I’ve been in business for over 20 years, what could I possibly gain by having a coach come into my business and tell me how to run things”? Well, having worked with Shirlaws for nearly 3 years we’ve been a part of many initiatives that now make our business run far more efficiently. Whether it is coaching on a business or a personal level, Shirlaws and its highly qualified team of professional coaches provides a valuable insight into how you can better run your business. I look forward to my regular meetings for no other reason than I know they’ll add value to our bottom line.” - Tony Bice, Group Business Support Head, Probitas Group (New Zealand)
"The personalised service that Shirlaws has given helped us establish the drive and determination required to take our business to the next level. With a firm set of guidelines established with the help of Shirlaws we now know we will achieve our goals and targets." - Luke Neale, Managing Director, SaveOnBills (Newcastle)
"Shirlaws have been working with our business for around 3 years. It has been fantastic for the development of our business over this time. Ray Brown has been able to work closely with us on a regular basis and in a very structured and relaxed format providing us with great support that has enabled us to establish a vision for our business, providing realistic targets all in a positive and supportive mindset." - Gerard Coutts, Project Management (Victoria)
"Vanessa Fudge adds significant tangible value to your business. Her Coaching and Mentoring expertise combined with the Shirlaws tools that she can help you apply to your business, at the individual, team and organisational levels, will have measurable impact on your bottom line.
"Vanessa matches exceptional commercial experience and acumen with a unique approach and toolset to assist you to leverage everyone in your business, from the Board and the CEO to the management teams and other work groups, to achieve above market and above expectation performance.
"This is no ethereal or ‘fluffy’ feel good exercise. The investment you make will reap immediate returns. Vanessa has worked with me across three different businesses in the last five years and I’m eager to work with her again." - Rodger L. Powell, Chairman BIG4 Holiday Parks, Managing Director THSA, Director AIH Group, Director Business Events Sydney (New South Wales)
"As a result of the coaching, we have had a much clearer view on our company's position in the market and how to attract high profit work, rather than high volumes of low profit work. We are now being approached with strategic opportunities from high-end retailers and are considered an expert within in the industry. We work less hours in the week whilst maintaining the same or more revenue than we ever thought possible.
"We cannot stress enough the positive effect having a business coach has had on our business, and without experiencing the effect first hand of where we have come from to where our business is now, it is truly remarkable and sometimes a little unbelievable." - Sam Stewart, Proprietor, Adsam (Sydney) (click here for the full testimonial pdf 294 kb)
"I am writing to thank Pat Skalsky and Mark Eggleston for the coaching sessions they have given me over the past three months. They have greatly assisted me in refocusing on the core inspiration and purpose of my business, the financial objectives, and how to achieve the business goals and profit I have set." - Jill Keyte, High as a Keyte Event Management (Sydney)
"EG, Thank you for insisting that I miss the main networking event of the year for my industry to attend the Shirlaws workshop. As you said, "why have a sales team if you don't trust them to sell" and as you predicted, the workshop was a better use of my time (and my sales team
didn't need me after all)." - Rowan Mitchell, CEO, Task Exchange (Sydney)
You can learn more about Shirlaws in our About Us section. We hope to see you at a Shirlaws event soon.
