Coaching & Advisory

Spot opportunities, overcome challenges, and focus on what truly matters with a business coach at your side.

With real-world experience in running businesses and leading teams, our coaches offer the expertise and understanding you need to grow smarter and faster.

What is business coaching?

More than just guidance, working with an Icehouse Business Coach is a partnership. With their expertise and your drive, you'll tackle obstacles, seize opportunities, and elevate your business to new heights.

Matched with someone whose experience, attitude and approach suits you, together you'll dive deep into your unique challenges, and work towards a common goal.

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Business Planning

Identify desired outcomes and related business goals
Risk assessment and mitigation planning
Clarify the skills and capabilities that you will need to achieve the goals
Identify priorities and create an action plan for the business

Finance

Understand the financial drivers of your business
Implement key financial measures and reporting
Optimise cashflow and funding

Sales & Marketing

Identify your strengths and "secret sauce”
Deepen your understanding of your target customers’ needs
Create marketing and communications plans
Develop sales strategy, structure and process

Governance

Build sound decision-making processes
Put an advisory board in place
Chair advisory board

People & Structure

Organisation structure
Refine HR processes
Team performance and leadership development
Build the culture and resilience of your team

Technology

Digital capability review
Digital transformation ideation
Streamlined processes
Develop a digital strategy

Discovery & Needs Analysis

Talk with one of our team about your business and goals.

They will recommend one or more coaches that could help you based on location and topic expertise.

You can review their bio's and credentials, then a preliminary meeting is setup between you and the coach.

Intro & Agreement

You'll have a no-obligation meeting with your preferred coach to ensure their experience and approach suits you. If you'd like to look elsewhere, we'll repeat the process for you.

Once you've found someone you click with, a contract will be drawn up and signed before any costs are incurred by you.

Kick-off & Renewal

Your first engagement will be minimum 3 months of regular catch-ups with the coach focussed on the actions agreed in steps one and two.

Near the end of the engagement, we'll start discussions around whether a renewal is needed - this is often the case if there's still work to do, you enjoy the accountability and external perspective, or you've found additional things you'd like to focus on.

Michaela Vodanovich

Hawkes Bay

I specialise in

Business Development
Business Strategy
Operations Management
Organisation Structure
Productivity
HR & Recruitment
Mergers and Aquisitions
Sales and New Business Plans
Recruitment and People Development
Margin Improvement

Get in touch

About

My background is corporate leadership, General Management roles in distribution, manufacturing and construction. I moved from Auckland 14 years ago to Hawke's Bay with my husband Mike. The last ten years I have been working with SME owners and leaders. I own two businesses - my consulting business and a furniture manufacturing business that is run by my business partner and husband. I like to work with business owners and leaders who know what they want but don't know how to get there or even how to articulate it. My coaching focuses on my clients personal aspirations (the life they want to live) with their vision for the business. My job is to help and support them to achieve both. My strengths are strategy, leadership, financials, risk management, pricing, go to market strategy and HR. I direct and facilitate the Icehouse Owner Operator Program and Effective Leadership Program in HB. I am privileged to work with really great clients in HB and enjoy seeing, how what they do, positively impacts our community, regional culture and local economy.

I have previously worked with

Laser Electrical & Plumbing
Giblin Group
East Bay Finance
Hastings Health Centre
ABC Software

I have experience working in

New Zealand

Michaela Vodanovich

Hawkes Bay

Specialises In

Business Development
Business Strategy
Operations Management
Organisation Structure
Productivity
HR & Recruitment
Mergers and Aquisitions
Sales and New Business Plans
Recruitment and People Development
Margin Improvement

Get in touch

I can work in these locations

Hawkes Bay

I have industry experience with

Education and Training

Professional Services

Trades

Wholesale trade

Construction

Media

I can work with you

In person & online

I can make the most impact on businesses with annual revenue currently

$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
$3,000,000 - $4,999,999
$5,000,000 - $9,999,999
$10,000,000 +

Let's chat about working with
Michaela Vodanovich

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