Aaron Brownlee Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Through my work with Lease Link, I noticed that many of the businesses I was assisting were not aware of some of the other financial solutions available to them. I decided that with the knowledge I gained within the banking industry that I would start my own independent business financial advisory company, Finance Link. Through Finance Link, I am able to help SME businesses across New Zealand to better understand & plan their financial out-goings to help them grow. As an independent advisor, I… Show more Through my work with Lease Link, I noticed that many of the businesses I was assisting were not aware of some of the other financial solutions available to them. I decided that with the knowledge I gained within the banking industry that I would start my own independent business financial advisory company, Finance Link. Through Finance Link, I am able to help SME businesses across New Zealand to better understand & plan their financial out-goings to help them grow. As an independent advisor, I have no loyalty to any financial provider, meaning I will always find the best financial solution to suit your business. The services which I currently offer with Finance Link are: - Vehicle & Machinery Finance - Plant Finance - Debtor & Invoice Finance - Commercial Mortgages Show less

New Zealand

I founded New Zealand's first online vehicle leasing comparison site, Lease Link in 2019. Through my own experience of trying to lease a business vehicle and being bewildered by the various options and providers available with no one source for comparison, I noticed a gap in the market. I currently work with the leading vehicle leasing companies across New Zealand and help my consumers find the best leasing option for their business based on their exact vehicle requirements. I don't… Show more I founded New Zealand's first online vehicle leasing comparison site, Lease Link in 2019. Through my own experience of trying to lease a business vehicle and being bewildered by the various options and providers available with no one source for comparison, I noticed a gap in the market. I currently work with the leading vehicle leasing companies across New Zealand and help my consumers find the best leasing option for their business based on their exact vehicle requirements. I don't just lease new cars; I am also able to find leasing options for used cars, vans, trucks, trailers, yellow goods (diggers, excavators, dump trucks etc.) and specialist construction & farming equipment.For more information on Lease Link, please visit https://www.leaselink.co.nz/ Show less

National Role

In my role as Regional Manager for TSB, I had the privilege of working with and leading the management team leading the TSB retail branch network. During my time in the role, my focus was to create a culture that allowed staff to develop to help them deliver the key objective of keeping our customers at the heart of everything we did. I achieved this through simplifying processes, centralisation of workflows, empowering and upskilling the management team and by driving the… Show more In my role as Regional Manager for TSB, I had the privilege of working with and leading the management team leading the TSB retail branch network. During my time in the role, my focus was to create a culture that allowed staff to develop to help them deliver the key objective of keeping our customers at the heart of everything we did. I achieved this through simplifying processes, centralisation of workflows, empowering and upskilling the management team and by driving the customer-centric culture adhered to by all in the TSB team. One of my proudest achievements in this role was heading the development of a network of TSB executives & brand managers who worked closely within their local community. Together we served communities across NZ, helping 70,000 customers through 2.5 billion of client funds. Show less

Taranaki, Wanganui & Manawatu, New Zealand

As Head of Business Banking, my focus was to actively engage and link the business community to our team of business specialists within TSB. As a senior leader, I managed the national business banking team operating out of Taranaki with network sites across all the main cities in New Zealand.Day-to-day, my role involved a strong leadership focus to support my team of highly skilled business specialists to deliver sound and robust business options for our customers. Together it was our… Show more As Head of Business Banking, my focus was to actively engage and link the business community to our team of business specialists within TSB. As a senior leader, I managed the national business banking team operating out of Taranaki with network sites across all the main cities in New Zealand.Day-to-day, my role involved a strong leadership focus to support my team of highly skilled business specialists to deliver sound and robust business options for our customers. Together it was our goal to be the best business bank in NZ by supporting our customers every step of the way to achieve their business and financial. Show less

National Role

Through my success as a Mortgage Manager, I was promoted to the role of National Manager, focusing on Small Business Growth. As a sales specialist, I led a team of business managers who actively managed 45,000 business accounts.Day-to-day, my role encompassed a strong focus on building sales opportunities to grow our portfolio by providing leadership and coaching to the business managers within my team. Together we continually reviewed processes to improve customer satisfaction by… Show more Through my success as a Mortgage Manager, I was promoted to the role of National Manager, focusing on Small Business Growth. As a sales specialist, I led a team of business managers who actively managed 45,000 business accounts.Day-to-day, my role encompassed a strong focus on building sales opportunities to grow our portfolio by providing leadership and coaching to the business managers within my team. Together we continually reviewed processes to improve customer satisfaction by ensuring our solutions were tailored to the individual needs of each business. I understand that coaching and upskilling my team was crucial to their development and the ability to grow the business in the right direction. I ensured a process was in place to develop the team and empower them to deliver. Show less

Auckland Central & Newmarket

As a mortgage specialist, my role was to actively seek, assess, approve and manage new home loans for Westpac bank.My goal was to focus on the customer's full financial position. I did this by not only addressing their immediate home loan needs but working closely with referral partners to deliver a complete beneficial banking package which helped my customers not just in the short term but well into their future.I provided on-the-spot credit approval discretion, through… Show more As a mortgage specialist, my role was to actively seek, assess, approve and manage new home loans for Westpac bank.My goal was to focus on the customer's full financial position. I did this by not only addressing their immediate home loan needs but working closely with referral partners to deliver a complete beneficial banking package which helped my customers not just in the short term but well into their future.I provided on-the-spot credit approval discretion, through developing a solid understanding of the local real estate market and housing environment and was considered an expert in the lending field. Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

My main focus in this role was to lead and inspire my team of sales and service executives over three busy Auckland ANZ branches. I guided my team to continually develop their skillset across customer service, business acumen and sales. Primarily, my day-to-day job involved conversation and sales skill coaching, development and succession planning of sales staff. Another critical component of my role involved business growth and development within the local community. I was in… Show more My main focus in this role was to lead and inspire my team of sales and service executives over three busy Auckland ANZ branches. I guided my team to continually develop their skillset across customer service, business acumen and sales. Primarily, my day-to-day job involved conversation and sales skill coaching, development and succession planning of sales staff. Another critical component of my role involved business growth and development within the local community. I was in regular contact with different internal business units organising presentations to large corporates to grow the wider business.This was a role which allowed me to cut my teeth as a manager in the banking world and provided me with broad experience in the banking, sales and business sectors. Show less

New Lynn

Leading, inspiring, developing & coaching for performance a service platform of staff to deliver an exception customer experience

Takapuna

Providing an elite level of service to Home Loan clients through providing quality solutions to assist them meeting their financial goals.