“After implementing Scaling Up, we’ve significantly improved our predictability. The planning and implementation management process helped us to shift our focus to semi-private companies which gave us more reliability and predictability in our project stream. With the One Page Strategic Plan™ and better projections and estimates, we see where gaps are and work to fill them proactively. Our top line has increased by 35%, our Gross Margin has stabilized and we’ve increased our Cash Flow too!”
The Castle Group - Janet Castle, President
“Sweet Peas is the biggest children’s nursery in the area and my other business Monkey Maze is a large vibrant Soft Play area and Cafe. When I first met Hayley I’d been running the business for 6 years, it was generating healthy profits, but I wanted more and I wanted it faster. When we first met I was very caught up in the detail of the day to day. Early on Hayley helped me see my management team was not right and she has helped me recruit a great management team and the business now works day to day without me giving me the time to work on my future expansion plans.”
Sweet Peas and Monkey Maze - Helena Strachan, Founder
“In the last 18 months, we have grown from 40 to 140 people! Having the best people is everything and Hayley has really helped us recruit the right people. Two years ago I was the central point to everything and all decisions came through me. Hayley’s great experience taking businesses through their Scaling Up Journey has enabled us to mature as a business, we now have an effective leadership team and first-tier management structure, so decisions are now made at the appropriate level.”
CITU - Chris Thompson, CEO
“Hayley is one of our top coaching partners in the world and is very skillful at helping clients implement the Four Decisions and the Rockefeller Habits. She is a wonderful blend of experience, skill, and keeping a positive, accountable edge with clients!”
Scaling Up - Verne Harnish, Founder
“Andy was our Scaling Up Coach at UV Pure for about 4 years before I exited the company. When we started the Scaling Up process, I was a bit apprehensive about it. However, Andy quickly gained the trust and respect of our entire leadership team, including me. While working with him, we were able to transform the culture of our company to one of strong alignment and accountability. His process was instrumental in our growth and success, and his personal coaching was extremely valuable to me personally. I would readily recommend Andy to leaders who are looking to strengthen and grow their organizations.
UV Pure - Rick Vansant, Former CEO
“I worked with Andy Buyting for about five years as my Scaling Up Coach for Source Security. When we started, we had just come off the worst year in our company’s history. We lacked A strong business foundation. With Andy’s help at our quarterly leadership planning sessions, he brought in a level of focus and accountability that transformed our business.”
RFL Group of Companies - Ron Lovett, President
“We hired Andy Buyting as a coach in 2018 to help us grow our mobile game company, Blue Ox Family Games. He’s helped us to improve alignment, accountability, and focus throughout our organization, preparing us for the future and increasing our profitability. Having an outside coach has been invaluable to me personally as well. I highly recommend Andy’s services.”
Blue Ox Family Games Inc - Chris York, CEO
“The Learning Bar has been working with Andy Buyting since February 2018, installing the Scaling Up process inside our company. Andy’s work has really helped to transform our business. His guidance and gentle way of challenging our executive into doing things differently has helped us transform our business in many ways, from the management structure to the way we establish goals, set strategies, and complete our goals. He also helped us navigate us through some difficult times and continues to do so through the current challenges resented by Covid-19.”
The Learning Bar - Doug Wilms, Founder
“Five years ago, S.i. System brought on Andy Buyting as a Scaling Up Coach to run his process for me inside my organization. The results were transformational and allowed me to go to market last year and find a PE firm that bought the majority of Si. at 8x multiple. Scaling Up is an accelerator for operational process improvement.”
S.i. Systems - Derek Bullen, CEO
“Implementing the Scaling-Up Mastering the Rockefeller Habits was the catalyst that propelled my company, The Miner Corporation, to $500+ million in revenues and 1900 employees. I have worked with several coaches during my journey and Mark Fenner is simply the best. He engages, motivates, and inspires results.”
The Miner Corporation - Phil Miner, Former Chairman