GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Ensuring consistent delivery
to your market to build your
positioning
Positioning you and your business
as a thought leader in your field,
with influential strategies for
significantly increasing your
personal positioning, sales,
market and industry awareness.
As a speaker and trainer, I
am known as an engaging,
intelligent, funny, sometimes
slightly irreverent speaker, who
is able to interact with anyone
from CEOs to customer service
frontline staff. Inspiring and
motivational, I understand that to
get the best from any audience
it’s about recognising that they
don’t want to be spoken at – they
want to be spoken with. I have
delivered keynotes to clients such
as Hewlett Packard Australia,
APSMA, the American Chamber of
Commerce, Westpac, Clayton Utz,
Fernwood Fitness and CBRE.
What process, services and
support do your clients
receive?
My business is split in to two
streams; the LBDGroup – a
women’s business network, which
helps and inspires women in
business to connect, contribute
and collaborate for commercial
success. The other focus of the
business is Janine Garner, my
personal brand, which involves
training and mentoring for
corporates and entrepreneurs,
keynote speaking, and my
thoughts on business practices
which are shared via both online
and traditional media here and
internationally.
What challenges did you face
in setting up your business?
As with any business setting
up the key challenges swing
continuously between cash
management, available resources
to support growth, time
management and sales generation.
As my business has grown the
challenge has been to find the
right people to grow and take
the business to the next stage of
expansion; people with the skill,
cultural fit and above all belief in
the vision I have.
Do you provide services
nationally?
We are currently looking to take
LBDGroup beyond its current
position of the Eastern Australian
capitals with expansion plans
domestically and overseas.
Do you have any plans for
overseas expansion?
We are currently looking to take
LBDGroup beyond its current
position of the Eastern Australian
capitals with expansion plans
domestically and overseas.
What would you say to
someone looking for a
business consultant and
what advice would you give
them?
Work out WHY you want a business
consultant and HOW you are
going to measure the success
of the partnership. Ensure you
do your due diligence. Is there
a successful track record? Have
they delivered proven results in
the past? Do they walk the talk
of delivery? Pay for expertise
to fast-track your growth. If you
don’t ask you won’t get, if you
aren’t curious new opportunities
won’t appear and remember that
we are the average we surround
ourselves with. We are not
individually great at everything so
find the right people to push you
further, stretch your expectations
and support you in achieving your
success dreams. Collaborate with
the right partner – drive collective
intelligence, speed and agility and
the opportunity to find new areas
for growth.
March 2016
ModernBusiness
27