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- Manufacturer and Distributor of PE Piping who Couldn’t Meet or Sell at Senior Decision Making Levels
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- Technology Leasing ‘Brochure Dropping Reps’
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Nick James
Senior Sales and Executive Coach
Coaching Profile and Testimonials
Nick James is an experienced senior executive with international management experience from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia working within IT, software, finance, insurance, mergers, acquisitions and building industries.
Formally an Officer in the British Royal Marine Commando’s, Nick is a motivated, passionate and highly experienced sales and organisation leader who can demonstrate enormous discipline and commitment which result in delivering significant business growth in a diverse range of commercial environments.
Nick brings his broad Sales Leadership experience to life through coaching and mentoring people throughout the account planning, strategy, execution and ongoing relationship management stages.
A key to Nick’s success is his ability to quickly engage with those he works with breaking down barriers and building a strong foundation of trust. As an executive manager with an MBA from the University of Canterbury, Nick’s focus is on exponentially increasing sales revenues through coaching sales, leadership, team building and driving high performing teams.
Nick has a passion for life that extends to his family, 4 children and the sports arena having completed 13 Ironman triathlons.
Nick has recently successfully completed coaching engagements with a number of businesses including Sensis, Prografica, Heartland Insurance, Telstra, AMP, SonicWall, Dell, Qantas, Summation, SolveXia, Solidtec Solutions, The Business Agency and Validity Coaching.
For more information on how Nick can help you drive your business forward please call him on 1300 611 288 or email info@KONA.com.au
Testimonials
“I’ve used Nick on several internal and external company projects. His ability to identify key issues and challenges immediately has been imperative to the success of each project. Equally important to the identification of such obstacles is the strategic solutions that Nick has delivered and supported the business implementation.”
Kerim Elgabili – CEO – Prografica
“Nick’s unique traits enable him to strategically position his business into long term profitable areas. His attitude and business acumen is exceptional and his strategic approach to corporate negotiations makes him a valuable asset. Nick’s leadership of personnel and management of businesses place him at an advantage to most CEO’s.”
Phill Castle – Senior Project Manager – Capital Insights
“Nick is a dynamic and strategic thinker who is quick witted and business focused. He always came across as passionate, keen to implement change for the good of the business and to provide cost efficiencies and very keen to discuss new ideas that were outside general thinking and normal business practice. I have no hesitation in recommending Nick James as a person who is clearly a professional business leader with good ideas that offers extraordinary thinking and insight to the improvement of business processes.”
Lindsey Morgan – Managing Director – People Intelligence Pty Ltd
“Over the last four years Nick has coached, one on one, our four associate advisers on sales excellence as well as working with myself as the Operations Manager looking at sales management, team building and running effective sales meetings.
Nick has an engaging personality and a no nonsense approach that is both effective and refreshing, his independence allows him to see the issues and provide practical solutions and at the same time his management experience gives him insight into the challenges facing our business.
There is little doubt that Nick has made a huge impact on the advisers he has worked with, he provided each one with goals, development plans and ideas as to how they can immediately start to make sales and how to manage themselves more effectively. He also has made a personal commitment to each adviser to follow up with them regularly
I would highly recommend Nick James to any business seeking to increase sales and grow their client base. “
Kim Roberts – Adviser/Operations Manager Heartland Insurance & Investment
“Nick’s approach to developing people through personal coaching and group presentations is infectious. Having achieved high levels of success in his personal and professional endeavours, he is a highly engaging and humorous coach who has inspired me to continue my journey of growth, and provided me with the tools to do it.
Nick is a trustworthy and experienced coach whom I would recommend to anyone looking to give greater meaning to their lives either personally or professionally through the realization and achievement of their potential”.
James McCracken – Sales Management – Sensis – White Pages