A few words from the Past Board Chairperson, Helen Down:"Mark brings a refreshing perspective to our board, one that is focused on the end result without the need to go into large amounts of operational detail. His contribution to each board discussion is always pertinent, valuable and to the point. He bring his personal knowledge, experience and passion for NZ business and business owners to our board and means his contribution is always practical, outcome focused and direct. He is happy to contribute differing opinions as he sees appropriate and actively discuss the various options across a wide range of topics. He took the decision to put his name forward to the board selection process seriously and with a clear commitment to be engaged and add value to the board. His has become actively involved in the governance of the organisation, attending events in his official capacity and making many other contributions outside of just regular board meetings. .From my experience his clear focus on the outcome, his ability to engage others, and his knowledge in the small and medium sized business sector means he would be valuable as a chair person or as an Advisory Boards member on Advisory Boards for NZ small and medium sized business." Helen DownManaging DirectorAdvisory Boards NZ

Red Hot specialises in coaching business owners to become better at the strategic and management side of things. Our knowledgeable support and trustworthy advice help to transform under-pressure businesses into remarkable success stories.What clients say:"I’ve been working with Mark for a few years now and he has been absolutely fantastic for my business. He’s helped me triple the number of staff, and I’m set to just about triple the revenue from when we started. Whilst I’m still busy, I have less problems than I used to, more control and more time to spend on myself and the kids. I’m in a much better state in all regards and I put much of this down to Mark."Ross Marett, RM Construction“Of all the decisions I’ve made in business – working with Mark has been the best!" Blair Malcolm, Recon Security"There are a lot of business coaches and they all carry claims to be able to help you and your business be the best it can be. I hadn’t met one who really did that, until I had the absolute pleasure of meeting and working with Mark from Red Hot Coaching.Mark is far from typical. He’s actually incredibly unique. He’s immensely focused, energized and passionate and he really does know what the heck he’s talking about. His unique skills allowed him to take me on a journey from ‘struggling naive’ to successful business women.Mark is patient and understanding, he listens and he’s never condescending. He makes you look inside yourself, really focus and create your own success – he makes you work hard and he holds you accountable.5 years ago when I first met Mark, my coffee business was I’ll admit it, struggling. Now I own a multi-award winning, successful coffee roasting business, which has carved a unique brand and reputation and employ 15 staff.I can honestly say, without having worked with Mark at Red Hot Business Coaching, I don’t know if I would be where I am today – thank you Mark!"Stephanie Fry, Celcius Coffee