Business Coaches Christchurch & Canterbury

His roles have included all areas of business management including operations, directorships and ownership as a Joint Venture Partner. He has always succeeded through effective team management and loves to see people and teams grow and prosper.
Craig has successfully guided two businesses from inception to multi-million dollar companies. During the last decade, Craig’s greatest challenges came from the Christchurch earthquake, where he helped his own business and many of his customers adapt to the new environment and achieve rapid growth and business success. He says: “As a business owner myself, I’m well aware of the challenges all business owners face on a daily basis, and how unforeseen events can rapidly change a business for the better or worse. Teamwork, planning and achievement of both personal and business goals need to be at the forefront of our thinking”.
Craig is enjoying the new challenge of taking business owners on a journey to live their dreams, get the most out of life, prosper and have fun.

His broad commercial skillset has been developed through exposure to a wide variety of industries including, banking and finance, automotive, hospitality and property. His responsibilities have included developing and managing the execution of strategic plans, financial management, and developing, motivating and managing staff levels ranging in size from 10-200.

During his time in the banking and finance sector, Steve was heavily involved in lending to small to medium-sized businesses. He says: “Working in this area necessitated the need to clearly understand how such businesses operate and the challenges and opportunities that small to medium-sized business owners face in their day to day activities. This understanding is invaluable when helping members of The Alternative Board.”

In addition to his executive roles, Steve has gained board room experience through chairing two not-for-profit organisations, over a combined period of twelve years, gaining valuable insight into the key differences between the governance and operational aspects of a business.  Now as the owner of The Alternative Board in Christchurch and North Canterbury, Steve relishes the opportunity to use his background and experience to provide a rewarding membership experience to local business owners and business leaders.

He has taught us that we do not need to do everything the hard way!

Steve’s work with us in developing our longer-term strategies and helping us stay on track has been invaluable.  His depth of experience across a wide range of business disciplines provides the independent advice and accountabilities that have helped drive the business onwards and upwards.

If you are a business owner who wants help with developing your business strategy and then keeping you accountable for what has been agreed, I would highly recommend Steve as a great option.

It must be over 5 years now since we started this journey together and I remember at that time, you got me to fill out a questionnaire asking what I wanted to achieve and how you could help me. As usual, I set lofty goals both personally and professionally. You understood what I wanted, and you got me there – easy.

And this is what continually blew my mind, just how easy you made it look, even with the continual changing of the goal posts within my industry and more importantly within me.

I know you must have done a lot of work for me behind the scenes, to understand my business and the ever-evolving market. For that, I am eternally grateful.

Steve, you probably will never understand just how much you have changed my life for the better.

I look forward to continuing our most excellent journey together through 2021.

It’s been a steep learning curve at times but Steve has gone over and beyond to listen, help develop strategic plans and processes with my staff and I. It’s also great to have the accountability of both the individual mentoring sessions and the monthly board meetings which keeps me focused.

I really enjoy Steve’s empathetic and non-judgemental nature. He has a great sense of humour so there’s never a dull moment. Every business ‘needs a Steve’.  Thanks so much!!