“Ben has exceptional skills in leading bid teams and writing winning Executive Summaries. His main strength is fully understanding and clearly articulating the key requirements sought and developing his clients key messages and how relate to them. Many people talk about being client-centric, Ben lives and breathes it, it is part of his DNA. This is why his RFP responses stand-out against the competition and have a high success rate.”

"She has impressive knowledge of our clients and business. She knows what is 'market'. She often works against tight deadlines for tenders and we can always count on her to deliver quality work within a tight timeframe."

"Ben is someone that I trust to support me to succeed in developing relationships, winning better work, building trust with senior executives and buyers. He's the kind of advisor who is more about clear, practical plans that work, rather than theory - he knows the science behind trust and relationships, but when he coaches it's not about grand plans, but small simple ideas that you can practice and implement easily and repeatedly. Ben stays in touch and makes sure that every time we meet, he leaves me with at least one good idea I can use that relevant to what I'm doing at the time."

Ben is a fantastic business development and marketing coach who provides practical advice tailored to Calibre’s business needs. He has taken the time to understand our business and ensures the solutions he provides add value to our clients and enhances our brand. Ben has built a strong rapport with me and I am able to call on Ben whenever I need support. I trust the advice he gives me and enjoy working collaboratively with him.

In the time I worked with Ben, he made a real impact on my practice by delivering practical Business Development advice. Our success rate in winning major proposals and tenders increased significantly as he managed, wrote and delivered the RFP responses with a client centric focus. Ben’s advice is focused on generating profitable revenue growth to those he works with.

Ben was brought into the business I was running (Calibre NZ) to assist with developing long term client relationships and win new business with clients we hadn’t previously been engaged by. Ben’s professional and engaging style helped us map out the key relationships and plan the engagement which ultimately led to new opportunities and revenue growth.

Elizabeth is simply exceptional. She easily interacts with and has a deep and reliable knowledge of, all parts of our business - and the clients and communities in which we operate. Elizabeth thinks outside the box and frequently identifies opportunities and connections that add significant value to finished products. She is unflappable in the face of tight deadlines and brings care and attention to detail to every project. "She builds strong working relationships with ease and is generally regarded as one of our ultimate 'safe pairs of hands', a consummate professional and a joy to work with."

I worked very closely with Ben on a number of significant proposals and bids. Ben’s help was invaluable. He was able to pull me back so that we could reassess the situation. With his coaching, advice and guidance I was better able to understand the needs of my client. As a result my proposals were more focused and better addressed my clients requirements. Ultimately I believe that with Ben’s assistance I was able to win more work that I would have otherwise done.