Heather Hutchings

With Heather, business owners who have the courage to clearly define their goals, prepare themselves and commit with enthusiasm, will enter a new era of opportunity.

Ph +64 4 831 1300 Mob +64 21 069 6143 heather@profitableteams.com

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"As a mentor Heather has helped us grow JLE from a basement company to a $27m turnover company in 11 years." Charles Holmes...Company Director JLE; New Plymouth

"We find our time with you extremely valuable and your expertise and enthusiasm are brilliant!" Hannah Mattson. Morph Construction. New Plymouth

"Heather you so quickly understand a person's strengths and vision of where they should be heading in their business. And you know how to summaries what they do best in a really effective and succinct manner." Tracey Jones, Insurance Specialist, Thomson Jones Mortgages and Insurances

Why Heather loves this work

"Supporting the dynamics and interaction of all the threads that need to come together to create a successful business is incredibly rewarding." I enjoy challenging others to take themselves beyond where they are comfortable. When I feel clients stretch I know they are learning and growing. That inspires me to support them even more.

Experience

I have owned my own Businesses, and had hands on Practical experience as the Co-ordinator for the Mainstreet business association in New Plymouth, The Marketing Manager for the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, tutored Business Management, sat on the Board of Directors for the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, Retail Merchants Association and in Australia, The Noosaville Association. I have also supported my husband in three businesses and since 2000, supported business leaders through Growth and Change.

Why do I love working with Businesses and their teams?

Because people have their own answers and by asking relevant questions they gain great clarity around the issues, which means workable solutions come to them easily. This gives them confidence to take action.

By creating an environment of openness to ideas and discussion, I am able to build a culture where the team feels engaged. They achieve greater understanding of the vision and purpose of the company, so the energy of the team is harnessed to produce a greater result.

In essence, it's about simplicity; goals, strategies, and tactics that everyone understands.

Business performance is about planning and ongoing measuring, making sure the team understand the goals, both financial and strategic . Then it'ss about supporting the team to achieve their their business and personal goals.

Being with people who are enjoying their businesses is immensely satisfying.

Personal

I've spent most of my life in Taranaki and now live in Wellingtonwhere our son Logan and his wife Liz live. Gary and I are still together after all these years and I love sport; cycling running and body building.

Top 10 Business Tips for Building a Successful Business

Become clear on your Vision. Share is courageously and expect your team to join you on the journey. Expect extraordinary performance.
Involve your team in identifying your values and purpose. Make your values and principles visible. Allow your team to hold your accountable to them.
Accept reality. Where are you right now? Are your measures objective and truthfully? Do you measure process outcomes as well as final results?
Have faith in the expertise of your team. Welcome new ideas. Accept that mistakes will be made.
Try lots of new ideas, test and measure, reflect and boldly adopt what works.
Role model how you want your people to be.
Motivate, inspire and energise your people by holding aspirations for each and celebrating their successes.
Focus on your customers. Understand what excites them. Create customer focused strategies.
Identify your sales process and systemise the delivery of each step.
Work on your business - schedule at least one day out of the office every month to work on your business - constantly reassessing and planning

More Client comments

"The way we do business now with the systems and procedures in place is way different and more professional than it was 6 months ago. Thanks Heather you are an inspiration to us." - Dick Sybrandy, Dick Sybrandy Farm Services, Manaia

"Heather has ensured that my business has structure, direction and achievable goals. This has set the foundations for my business to grow." - City Limits Bar &Cafe. New Plymouth

"Heather kept us focused on the business; where we were currently, and where we needed to be. It became a calming balm to know that for at least 2-3 hours a week Heather would arrive and we would be able to do serious work on the business, instead of absorbing ourselves in the day-to-day operations." - MCL Group. Taranaki

"My business is 3 times busier than what it was last year." - Laura, Finesse Beauty Therapy, Wellington