Step back from the daily grind and build a clear, practical plan to grow your business with confidence. This one-to-one programme with Kevin gives you the frameworks, tools, and accountability to set goals that stick and strategies that deliver.
Most business owners are too busy working in their business to work on it. This programme carves out structured time with Kevin to develop the clarity, strategy, and plan that sustainable growth requires.
Whether you're trying to break through a growth ceiling, regain focus after a period of chaos, or build a more deliberate approach to running your business — this programme gives you the tools and guided support to make it happen.
Kevin works with you one-to-one using the Simple-Growth Business Growth System™, a proven framework refined across hundreds of NZ businesses. You'll leave with more than ideas — you'll have a clear, written plan you can act on from day one.
Each session is practical and tailored to your business. You'll apply every framework directly to your own situation so the insights are immediately actionable.
Establish clear personal and business goals with a structured process Kevin has used with hundreds of NZ business owners.
Define the destination your business is heading toward so every decision can be aligned to where you're going.
Understand your market position, identify competitors' weaknesses, and uncover the opportunities most businesses miss.
Pinpoint your key selling proposition and build a strategy around what makes your business genuinely better.
Set realistic, trackable targets for growth so you always know whether you're on track or need to course-correct.
Turn strategy into daily action with practical operational plans that keep you and your team focused and moving forward.
Kevin's programmes carry a Net Promoter Score of +100 — the highest possible rating. Here's what past participants have shared about their experience.
“Kevin has done a great job of understanding our business and looking for ways to improve.”
“Kevin is down to earth, genuine about providing guidance to set up his clients for success and has a wealth of business experience.”
“Kevin helped me get total clarity on where my business was heading. I walked away with a plan I was genuinely excited to execute.”
“The strategic planning process Kevin uses is unlike anything I've done before. It cuts through the noise and focuses on what actually matters.”
“Before working with Kevin I had ideas but no real plan. Now I have a roadmap for the next three years and the confidence to follow it.”
“Kevin's Simple-Growth System gave me a framework I still use every week. It completely changed how I think about running my business.”
Kevin D'Ambros-Smith is a Business Growth Expert and Coach with a background at three of the world's leading advertising agencies — DDB, Ogilvy, and Saatchi & Saatchi — where he worked with global brands including McDonald's, IBM, Heineken, and Unilever.
He co-founded nine companies and scaled each from start-up to multi-million-dollar enterprise. Over eight years, Kevin has channelled this experience into coaching hundreds of NZ business owners through his Simple-Growth System™.
Kevin is an approved RBPN service provider and has delivered workshops and programmes for The Icehouse, BNZ, TradeMe, and ATEED.
Accessing RBPN co-funding is straightforward. Here's what happens from the moment you register your interest.
Fill in the form below. Tell us about your business and confirm whether you'd like to apply for RBPN co-funding or attend as self-funded.
A Growth Advisor from your regional RBPN agency contacts you to complete a short discovery session and confirm your co-funding eligibility.
Once approved, you register on the RBPN platform. The Government co-funds up to 50% of the programme fee and you pay the remainder.
Begin your one-to-one programme. Leave with practical frameworks, a clear plan, and the confidence to grow your business faster.
The Management Capability Development Fund supports NZ SMEs to build business capability. Here's what you need to access the co-funding.
The Regional Business Partner Network (RBPN) connects NZ small to medium-sized businesses with the right advice, resources, and capability development support. Funded by the NZ Government, the network comprises 14 regional growth agencies nationwide.
Register your interest and Kevin's team will be in touch within one business day to discuss this programme and your RBPN co-funding eligibility.
Tell us about your business and we'll be in touch within one business day to discuss this programme and guide you through the RBPN funding process.
We aim to respond within one business day.
We'll confirm your RBPN co-funding eligibility and walk you through next steps.
Not eligible for co-funding? You're still welcome to attend at the standard rate.
RBPN co-funding is subject to eligibility assessment. We cannot guarantee a successful outcome.