Lewis Thompson-Milne

CEO

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand11 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled coaching practice to multi-six figures.
  • Helped clients achieve significant revenue growth.
  • Expert in business coaching and process optimization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Business Coach specializing in process optimization and entrepreneurship in the Non-Profit and E-Commerce sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

CoachingBusiness CoachingEntrepreneurshipProcess DesignProject ManagementBusiness IntelligenceImplementation ManagementBusiness AnalysisSolution ArchitectureProcess AnalysisCustomer Support Management

Other Skills

Creative Problem SolvingTeam BuildingOrganizational LeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipTeaching WorkshopsFacilitationTeam WorkshopsBusiness TransformationStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness InnovationInstructional SkillsTraining DocumentationBusiness Strategy

About

I'm gonna guess.. You're a career or life coach. You're somewhere between "this is happening" and "what the hell am I doing" probably pulling in $1k–10k a month, working way too hard for it, and swapping between quietly confident and full existential crisis depending on the day. Sound about right? Good. You're in the right place. The Reality of the Industry You're not failing because you're a bad coach. You're failing because nobody taught you how to run a coaching business. Those are two completely different skills, and the industry loves to sell you certifications for one while leaving you completely stranded on the other. I know because I did every single dumb thing you're probably doing right now: ▪️Agonized over my logo and rebuilt my website into oblivion. ▪️Swapped niches every time I got scared. ▪️Posted inspirational content into the void for months like some kind of motivational ghost nobody could see. ▪️Stretched clients out for as long as humanly possible because I had nothing in the pipeline to replace them. ▪️Fumbled through sales calls trying to explain the "transformational power of coaching" while prospects slowly backed away toward the exit. Sound familiar? The thing that changed everything wasn't a hack or a funnel or a magical 'lead gen strategy'. It was simplicity. A clear offer. A clear model. A clear reason why what I do is worth serious money. Once I had that, I scaled one coaching practice to multi-six figures. Then I did it again. Since then? Coaches I've worked with have done things like: Chris: went from $16k in year one to $130k+ in year two. Alvin: grew his business by nearly $200k in under 6 months. P: Had 3 clients at $1k/month → 6 clients at $3k/month in under 6 months. J: went from 0 clients → first client → $15k months in under 3 months. Tiff went from charging $50 an hour → $2k clients in under 2 months. Nate went from charging nothing → landing their first $3k client in under 2 months. Heck, a client is quitting his 9-5 and is literally running his business from a beach (yes, really). The Abundant Coach Accelerator™ isn't a course and it's not a Google Drive folder full of PDFs you'll open once and never look at again. The Abundant Coach Accelerator™ is live, in-the-room, sleeves-rolled-up work. We build it together, on the calls, in real time. You don't just get *told* what to do.. you'll actually do it, with me there to make sure it's right. If you're a career or life coach who's done with the struggle and ready to actually build something that works DM me the word "ABUNDANT" and let's get to work.

Experience

Be.better.

Lead Coach

Apr 2022Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · New Zealand

  • Conducting 1:1 service-business development coaching sessions.
  • Conducting 1:1 entrepreneurial growth focused coaching sessions.
  • Deep dive strategy building for small to medium businesses (ecom, retail, service based etc)
  • Running group coaching programs for service business building and growth.
  • Small business startup, entrepreneurial workshops and coaching/development sessions.
  • Podcast appearances, speaking engagements and guest lectures.
Creative Problem SolvingCoachingTeam BuildingOrganizational LeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipTeaching Workshops+9

The fred hollows foundation

3 roles

Process Design Lead

Promoted

Apr 2020Mar 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Coach and mentoring of country teams and the process and change team members on process design, continual improvement, and lean-focused efficiency.
  • Lead and design a rapidly deployed Microsoft Dynamics project management suite and ERP tools (leveraging the Not-For-Profit Accelerator framework and extensive custom build).
  • Project and change manage deployment and build of new project enablement suite while simultaneously decommissioning existing entrenched tools across multiple countries, cultures and timezones.
  • Lead and facilitate lean and six-sigma focused process optimisation workshops.
  • Develop and document new process design, training plans, training documentation and change plans.
  • Consultative and collaboration support of a dispersed country program team with a focus on building efficiency.
  • Cross divisional and work stream support and training to champion a 'Kaizen' or continual improvement mindset.
  • Create and deliver process and system training and documentation to a varied multi-national audience.
  • Manage and support key stakeholders.
  • Fit-Gap analysis, requirement gathering and extensive workshop facilitation and ownership.
Creative Problem SolvingBusiness CoachingInstructional SkillsBusiness InnovationProcess Design

Business Intelligence Specialist

Nov 2018Apr 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Built and trained a reporting super user group to increase mid-business uptake of Bus. Intelligence.
  • End to end ownership of BI reporting (leveraging PowerBI and InforBI) delivery in the Foundation.
  • Drive fit-gap and requirement facilitation sessions.
  • Requirement gathering, solution creation and design.
  • Spearheaded Foundation wide adoption of Power BI.
  • Key stakeholder and project management.
  • Coordination and management of consulting team build resource and build queue's.
Creative Problem SolvingInstructional SkillsBusiness Intelligence

Systems Business Analyst

Sep 2017Jul 2018 · 10 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Mentoring and building of a junior business analyst.
  • Lead business analysis on a cloud based project management and reporting suite implementation.
  • Drive fit-gap and requirement facilitation sessions.
  • Story, build item and solution creation and design.
  • Key stakeholder management.
  • Coordination and management of off-shore build resource and build queue's.
  • Improve product delivery process through process optimisation and focus.
Creative Problem SolvingEntrepreneurshipBusiness CoachingInstructional SkillsBusiness Analysis

Homeaway

Implementation Manager APAC

Jul 2018Oct 2018 · 3 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Develep, coach and lead a mixed team of 11 specialists based both locally and in the US.
  • Drive continual improvement and process optimisation.
  • Establish and manage feedback loops with US based executive leadership.
  • Identify and resolve risks, impacts and bottle necks that could impact the overall customer experience.
  • Set, track and analyse team key performance metrics and adapt to meet trends.
  • Leverage customer feedback and market trends to improve the overall implementation process.
  • Become the central point of contact and voice of the customer for the Asia Pacific region.
Creative Problem SolvingInstructional SkillsImplementation Management

Misc hobby related ecom businesses

Business Owner

Jun 2016Nov 2022 · 6 yrs 5 mos · Remote

  • Owned, built and operated several small-scale hobby related E-Com businesses.
  • Built natural organic followings and marketing strategies to run these completely solo with high automation, while juggling a high time-investment corporate career and parenting.
  • Sold all three for startup and investing capital late 2022.
Creative Problem SolvingEntrepreneurshipBusiness Innovation

Ingram micro

7 roles

IS Solution Architect and Senior Business Analyst

Promoted

Feb 2014Sep 2017 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Responsible for the software architecture, development, business and process modelling used to onboard and manage one of Australia's lead Telco's logistics business, as well as the world's most prestigious phone manufacturer.
  • Coach, mentor, and lead a team of two local senior solution architects and two off-shore business analysts.
  • Act as the lynch pin between the business and client base (Apple Australia, Vodafone Hutchison, Paypal, Shipwire, Ebay) to elicit requirements and market analytics, then translate these into systemic and operational requirements (both functional and non-functional).
  • Creation of Functional Requirement Documentation (Solution Design) for all Program Changes and Enhancements.
  • Facilitate workshops and one on ones with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, Testers, Analysts and all Key Stakeholders.
  • Create functional and technical documentation of the as-is and to-be processes for all Systemic Enhancements.
  • Full end to end build and UAT co-ordination.
  • Facilitate and drive client facing interactions and manage key customer relationships for IT/IS.
  • Act as the conduit between the executive leadership and IT/IS.
Creative Problem SolvingInstructional SkillsBusiness InnovationSolution Architecture

Process Analyst and Solutions Architect (Contract)

Feb 2013Dec 2013 · 10 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Manage a 14-person local project team, including 6 external consultants and 8 internal analysts.
  • Facilitate workshops and collaborate with both the client and internal stake holders to elicit customer requirements.
  • Create functional and technical documentation of the as-is and to-be processes for all Systemic Enhancements.
  • Lead Solution Design and maintain oversight on all development objects.
  • Prioritise feature sets and code releases.
  • Functional, non-functional, regression and UAT test planning, coordination and analysis.
  • Define and manage go-live success metrics, including comprehensive reporting and feedback to executive leadership teams locally and internationally.
Creative Problem SolvingInstructional SkillsProcess Analysis

Customer Support Manager AU

Sep 2011Dec 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Coach, mentor, and lead a team of 12 retail key account administrators.
  • Develop, coach, and mentor an off-shore team of eight key account support associates.
  • Coordinate and upskill the existing local retail sales teams in SAP and industry best practices.
  • Implementation of systemic enhancements for the customer base.
  • Stakeholder management and enhancement tracking.
  • Define and track monthly budget and SLA’s to ensure team is meeting all service KPI’s and business forecasting.
  • Alleviate support pressure by conducting ongoing first and second level OTC SAP and sales support for all business units.
Instructional SkillsCustomer Support Management

OTC (SAP System and Project) Help & Support Manager AU

Mar 2011Sep 2011 · 6 mos

Instructional Skills

OTC (SAP System and Project) Help & Support Manager NZ

Jan 2010Mar 2011 · 1 yr 2 mos

Instructional Skills

OTC (SAP System and Project) LPO and Business Analyst

Mar 2009Jan 2010 · 10 mos

Instructional Skills

Key Account Support and Sales Team Leader

Feb 2008Mar 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

Instructional Skills

Education

Waiariki Institute of Technology

Diploma — ICT

Waiariki Institute of Technology

Diploma — ICT

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