Fuelling Your Business - Powering Up Your Sales | Kevin D'Ambros-Smith
RBPN-Approved · One-to-One · Up to 50% Co-Funded

Fuelling Your BusinessPowering Up Your Sales

Fuel your business with high-quality leads and loyal customers. This high-impact programme gives you the tools, systems, and strategies to power up your sales, attract and retain customers, and build a motivated sales engine — with confidence and clarity.

50%Govt co-funding
~17hrsTime commitment
+100Net Promoter Score
RBPN Co-Funding
50%
Government co-funded for eligible businesses
One-to-one coaching with Kevin D'Ambros-Smith
2–3 month programme
Hybrid delivery — Zoom & in-person
Up to 50% co-funded via RBPN for eligible businesses
Programme Overview

Build a Sales Engine That Runs on Confidence, Not Guesswork

Whether you're a solo founder or leading a growing team, this programme gives you the systems, tools, and real-world strategies to confidently grow your customer base and revenue — without the guesswork.

Sales are the fuel that powers every business. Without a reliable, repeatable revenue engine, growth is fragile and exhausting. This programme uses the Simple-Growth Business System™ to build the marketing and sales infrastructure your business needs to grow consistently.

You'll learn to attract the right customers with impactful messages, turn prospects into loyal buyers, and keep your sales pipeline full. This is hands-on, action-oriented training that turns ideas into results.

Building a strong sales engine isn't about pressure tactics — it's about having the right systems, the right message, and the confidence to use them.
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Learning Outcomes
  • Core marketing systems that drive consistent customer acquisition
  • Proven techniques to keep leads hot and prospects moving toward purchase
  • Marketing strategies to increase customer retention and brand loyalty
  • How to motivate and align your team around a scalable sales process
  • A high-performing, revenue-driving sales machine
  • Realistic sales goal setting and customer journey mapping
  • A repeatable sales process that works whether you sell online or in-person
Programme Details
Up to 50% RBPN co-funded
Price range$5,000 – $10,000 excl GST
Hourly rate$350 excl GST
Time commitmentApprox 17 hours
Duration2–3 month programme
DeliveryHybrid — Zoom & in-person
LocationsNationwide across NZ
Fund typeRBPN Capability
What's Covered

Six Areas of Focus

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.

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Customer Acquisition Systems

Build the marketing infrastructure that generates a consistent flow of quality leads — so you're never relying on referrals alone.

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Sales Pipeline Management

Learn how to keep your pipeline full and prospects engaged — from first contact to signed contract.

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Customer Retention Strategies

Discover proven strategies to keep customers coming back, build brand loyalty, and increase lifetime value.

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Team Sales Alignment

Motivate and align your team around a common sales process and shared commercial goals.

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Customer Journey Mapping

Map your customer's journey from awareness to purchase and identify where you're losing people and why.

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Scalable Sales Process

Design a repeatable, scalable sales process tailored to how your business sells — and train your team to execute it consistently.

Client Feedback

What Clients Say

Kevin's programmes carry a Net Promoter Score of +100 — the highest possible rating. Here's what past participants have shared about their experience.

10/10

“Practical, useful discussion. Great ideas — friendly and approachable.”

Tania Stephenson
Programme Participant · February 2026
10/10

“Kevin has done a great job of understanding our business and looking for ways to improve.”

Andy Haslett
Programme Participant
★★★★★

“My sales have increased significantly since completing this programme. Kevin's approach to building a sales system is methodical, practical, and — most importantly — it actually works.”

Business Owner
Auckland
★★★★★

“I used to dread selling. After working with Kevin I have a clear process, a stronger message, and the confidence to back myself. Our conversion rate has doubled.”

Programme Participant
Waikato
★★★★★

“The customer journey mapping exercise alone was worth the investment. We found three major leaks in our sales process we didn't even know existed.”

Business Owner
Bay of Plenty
★★★★★

“Kevin doesn't just teach theory — he gets into the real details of your business and helps you build something that fits. Highly recommend to any owner who wants more from their sales.”

Small Business Owner
Wellington
+100
Net Promoter Score — the highest possible rating
Your Coach

Kevin D'Ambros-Smith

"Most people over-complicate growing a business — because they focus on the wrong things."

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.

  • Founder of the Simple-Growth System™
  • DDB, Ogilvy & Saatchi & Saatchi alumni
  • Presenter — The Icehouse Owner Manager Programme
  • Workshops for BNZ, TradeMe & ATEED
  • Co-founded 9 multi-million-dollar companies
  • Approved RBPN service provider
  • Net Promoter Score: +100

Read Kevin's Full Bio
Getting Started

How to Access This Programme

Accessing RBPN co-funding is straightforward. Here's what happens from the moment you register your interest.

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.

Discovery Session

A Growth Advisor from your regional RBPN agency contacts you to complete a short discovery session and confirm your co-funding eligibility.

Approval & Enrolment

Once approved, you register on the RBPN platform. The Government co-funds up to 50% of the programme fee and you pay the remainder.

Work With Kevin

Begin your one-to-one programme. Leave with practical frameworks, a clear plan, and the confidence to grow your business faster.

RBPN Co-Funding

Do You Qualify?

The Management Capability Development Fund supports NZ SMEs to build business capability. Here's what you need to access the co-funding.

Eligibility Requirements
  • Fewer than 50 full-time employees
  • Currently trading and commercially viable
  • Hold a New Zealand Business Number (NZBN)
  • Registered on the RBPN platform
  • Complete a discovery session with a Growth Advisor
  • Business owner or person in a key management or senior leadership role
  • Not required to be GST registered
Please note: Charitable Trusts and Incorporated Societies are not eligible for RBPN co-funding. Self-funded attendance is always available.
About the RBPN

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.

  • Up to 50% co-funded for one-to-one programmes
  • Available through regional agencies nationwide
  • Builds lasting commercial capability
  • Supported by the Management Capability Development Fund
No NZBN yet? Get yours here. More on RBPN at the MBIE website.

Ready to Power Up Your Sales?

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.

Get Started

Register Your Interest

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.

Fast response

We aim to respond within one business day.

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Funding guidance included

We'll confirm your RBPN co-funding eligibility and walk you through next steps.

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Self-funding always welcome

Not eligible for co-funding? You're still welcome to attend at the standard rate.

Express Your Interest

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RBPN co-funding is subject to eligibility assessment. We cannot guarantee a successful outcome.

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