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.

Kim Hill

Waikato

I specialise in

Business Development
Business Strategy
Sales
Services
People Development
Productivity
Social Enterprise
Sustainability and Environment
Health and Wellbeing
Marketing & Brand Strategy
Retailing
Governance

Get in touch

About

Kim Hill is a business strategist, coach, facilitator mentor and consultant, with more than 25 years’ experience as a business owner and independent director for Māori and Pakeha businesses, government organisations and entrepreneurship centres.

Kim walks with ease in both Māori and Pakeha worlds and works with organisations aligned to her own value structure.

Kim’s philosophy is ‘strategy for a meaningful impact’. Her practical, action focused approach helps scale and grow businesses through people, passion and purpose, unlocking opportunities and quickly identifying improvements that deliver immediate and continuous long-term value. Kim is experienced in dealing with many barriers to business growth.

I have previously worked with

Ngāi Tahu
Avalon
Iwi
Nichola Ltd
Māpuna Consultants
EPI Group Ltd
Social Labour Supply
Recreate Clothing
Miria Flavell, Hine Ltd
Fulton Swim School
Riverside Adventures
Tairāwhiti Contractors
Tai Huki Consult
Ngāti Kurī

I have experience working in

New Zealand
Australia

Kim Hill

Waikato

Specialises In

Business Development
Business Strategy
Sales
Services
People Development
Productivity
Social Enterprise
Sustainability and Environment
Health and Wellbeing
Marketing & Brand Strategy
Retailing
Governance

Get in touch

I can work in these locations

Wellington
Manawatu Whanganui
Auckland North
Auckland South
Auckland West
Waikato
Canterbury
Hawkes Bay
Otago
Marlborough
Nelson
Bay Of Plenty
Auckland Central
Gisborne
Northland
Southland
Taranaki
Tasman
West Coast

I have industry experience with

Fashion and Apparel

Arts, Entertainment, Sport and Recreation

Manufacturing

Trades

Construction

Agriculture

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 +
$500,000 - $999,999

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Kim Hill

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