Our Team

- Measurable Performance Transformation -

Ross Wilson. Performance consultant, coach, and managing director of Growing Organisations

Ross Wilson – MD, Organisational Performance Consultant
m +64 (0)21 152 8400
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Ross brings to our business more than 30 years of experience as a company director, business leader, award-winning learning and strategy facilitator, and business performance improvement adviser in a wide range of industries throughout New Zealand and overseas. He’s also frequently consulted about sales performance and non-profit organisational ethics. Having engaged in over forty countries, he adds a valuable inter-cultural and global perspective to all our work. He works with organisations to strengthen leadership networks, align practices with values and purpose, boost sustainable revenues, and create high performing teams. Ross is also the Director of the Waitakere Local Business Network. Outside of work, Ross loves travelling, mountain biking, beach-hopping, boating, and having coffee with friends.

Programme Manager and Facilitator at Growing Organisations

Louise Francis – Content Marketer, Facilitator, Programme Manager
m +64 (0)21 055 6099
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With over 10 years of business administration, office management, and marketing experience working in various organisations in the UK and New Zealand, Louise works closely with our clients and partners to make sure our learning and development programmes run smoothly and that we continue to deliver highly valuable content. She also brings ten years of adult learning and facilitation experience and is a certified Growing Organisations facilitator. Outside of work, Louise is a seasoned traveller who loves the outdoors, learning about different cultures, and having interesting philosophical conversations!

Harry Fox. Facilitator and coach with Growing Organisations

Harry Fox – Performance Consultant

Harry gets results for our clients because he listens to and understands their challenges and applies his breadth of business and commercial experience and problem-solving expertise to each business objective. Harry is a certified Growing Organisations facilitator. Outside of work, Harry is a keen DIY builder and handyman. His 1860’s home in Akaroa provides plenty of interesting projects to keep him busy.

Rhyll Stafford. Consultant, facilitator, and coach with Growing Organisations

Rhyll Stafford – Programme Facilitator & Performance Coach

Rhyll’s engaging, astute facilitation style encourages excellence at strategic, team, and individual levels. Having worked on large team and organisation-wide leadership and cultural change projects, she is an expert in integrating learning methods to ensure training transfers into improved performance. Outside of work, Rhyll is busy with her extended family and spends any spare time keeping up with the increasing demand for her art.

Leslie Hamilton – Executive Coach

Leslie uses her experience and training in human performance improvement, organisational development, and service marketing as the foundation for her executive and leadership coaching practice. She brings a refreshing mix of challenge, encouragement, and insight that enables our clients to surpass their performance expectations. Leslie is also our subject matter expert on Women in Leadership, FeedForward Development, and Inclusivity. Outside of work, Leslie enjoys having family adventures, kayaking, tramping, travel, arts, theatre, and cheering on the New Zealand Breakers.

Jamie Ford – Consultant, Coach, Programme Facilitator, Speaker

Jamie is a specialist in human resource development. He is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand, a charter Associate Member of the International Positive Psychology Association and a founding member of the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology. He leads the Mental Toughness short course at the University of Auckland as well as the Resilient Leadership and Mental Toughness for Leaders courses at the Australian Institute of Management and is a consultant, coach, and facilitator for Growing Organisations. Outside of work, Jamie loves to ride the back roads or the track on his Honda 1000 Africa Twin motorbike, and he also plays trombone and euphonium with a couple of brass bands.