Roaring Success Pty Ltd is a Management Consulting business.We help owners, directors and managers of ambitious companies to Accelerate Business Growth. Roaring Success provides advice, guidance and facilitated support focusing on the areas of Strategy, Marketing and Performance.Customers we have helped in the past have come from a wide of industries; and have been of quite different sizes and stages in their development. We've done start up planning work, growth work, transition work, diversification work to name a few types of projects. Companies we've helped have had zero sales up to $200m pa. The majority we help tend to be in the $5m-$60m sales p.a. range.The one thing in common across all our projects is that we work with the leadership team to think through the challenges needed to take their business to the next stage. We facilitate, guide, nurture and support the team to achieve the results that they want.Strategy : Marketing : Performance

"Permission to Dream? Permission Granted"This is an e-book. Five steps in how to think about and achieve what you really want from your life.It is based on real discussion with an MBA student, who was struggling with what to do next in his career. "What method do you have for deciding?” Published 2023https://roaringsuccess.com.au/product/permission-to-dream-permission-granted/"Dr. Zhivago Visits Paris"Is a memoir about my grandfather, and the trials he had to endure. Written in English and German. Published 2021.https://roaringsuccess.com.au/product/dr-zhivago-visits-paris/"How to Make More Money Than You Know How to Spend"This book is aimed at helping business leaders who wish to improve how they go about thinking and planning their business, and who want their business to create wealth, ideally more money than they know how to spend. Published 2020.https://roaringsuccess.com.au/product/how-to-make-more-money-than-you-know-how-to-spend/“Tell Us Where It Hurts” Looks at 52 manufacturing and service companies which came to us for help. Covers the three common challenge areas of business, namely Strategy – Marketing – Performance and blends them with the seven Growth Capability Elements. Published 2019.https://roaringsuccess.com.au/product/tell-us-where-it-hurts/"The Money Tree" Is all about B2B Sales. How to create ongoing sales revenue. Published 2018https://roaringsuccess.com.au/product/the-money-tree/"Dominating Your Niche" Is all about success in your chosen business niche. B2B Marketing. Published 2015. (Co-authored).https://roaringsuccess.com.au/product/dominating-your-niche/"Success Know How"Is aimed at individuals aged 21-27 years. Helps them to find and land their first job and then be successful in their choice of career. Published 2015http://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-wood/success-know-how/paperback/product-22196247.html

I am flattered, humbled and SO PLEASED to be able to say that today CEOWORLD magazine approved my opinion piece article. "Strategy - What mindset is more important than even when times are turbulent"

Strategic Management Consulting firm aimed at helping SMEs and divisions of larger companies to think through their Strategic goals and then put in place practical Business Plans for meeting those goals.

Director.Bard Director of a national NFP organisation.2021: I joined as a regular Board Director, based on the recommendation of a fellow IMC member.National Treasurer, Company Secretary, Chair of Finance.2022: I was asked to become National Treasurer - effectively the Finance Director,and took on the role of Company Secretary/ Public Officer.This grew into being nominated and approved for:Chair: Finance, Risk, Audit and Governance Committee.

Past President (6 years), Treasurer and Committee member for several years.BDCC is a fun place to play cricket.Make contact is you wish to play, or know someone who wants to play.Seniors - 2 day game and 1 day game, Vets and Juniors pending0424 325 763

Cranfield School of Management is consistently rated as one of the best business schools by independent rating companies and alumni around the world.The Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship has over 20 talented individuals to Cranfield School of Management. (As at June 2018)All Cranfield Alumni are invited to contact and connect.

The Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship Foundation Inc. is aimed at helping talented Australians benefit from a World-Class MBA eduction at Cranfield School of Management in the UK.This Scholarship is the most valuable prize for a 1 year full time MBA program available to Australians.After three years as President, I am pleased to hand the baton onto Stephen Williams, who will do a sterling job for the Schoalrship Association.

BNI Carlton BNI is an international organisation that runs via local chapters.The focus is for chapter members to find and pass on referals for other chapter members. BNI Carlton, in the 12 months to May21st 2009, generated A$400,000 worth of business for its chapter members.As at July 2009, BNI Carlton is the 2nd fastest growing Chapter in Melbourne.On leaving the role as President, I am excited to know that the Chapter is growing and that other Chapters and the Franchise owners are looking at us for how to do it really well.As President, I ran the meeting.

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UK based management consulting.Provided a range of consulting services, mainly to corporate clients, including strategy & business planning.

RAC plc is the UK version of RACV with sales of ca. A$2500 mReported to Head of Strategy at the head office Responsible for delivering Corporate Strategy and business growth projects encompassing M&A, Corporate Strategy & internal consulting for RAC business units• Developed strategy for which markets RAC should enter or grow• Project managed the evaluation, due diligence and acquisition of Auto Windscreens from HSBC Venture Capital. Transaction value £112m (A$ 280m) • Project managed the M&A financial evaluation of a 50,000 vehicle fleet, 80 workshops, > £300m (A$ 750m) asset value outsourcing deal. Resulted in company achieving preferred bidder status• Project managed the valuation, synergy development & bid process for a £10m (A$ 25m) company which was being sold by Goldman Sachs on behalf of Ford Motor Company • Project managed the preparation and presentation of financial business cases to Venture Capitalists for 4 new businesses worth ca. £10m (A$ 25m)

Strategic Marketing Manager, Visteon Automotive Systems (A Division of Ford)Reported to Sales & Marketing Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa and IndiaManaged department of 9 professionals (4 of which in Detroit, USA) and US$ 1.5m budget • Won new contracts (>£10m, A$ 25m). Achieved by segmenting the market and leading business unit staff to design winning Value Propositions and sales presentations• Established a Market Monitoring process and provided “internal market research based consulting advice” to SBUs, Account Teams & senior management. Resulted in improved market knowledge & guided new investment decisions e.g. Rand 116m (A$ 22.5m) new S.African factory for engine parts• Saved ca. £50,000 pa (A$ 125,000) by leading a web based Knowledge Management Project to reduce the time and cost to deliver market knowledge and insight. Achieved by eliminating duplicate reports and allowing SBU users themselves to access information specific to their own needs

Aftermarket & OEM Sales - for Audio and other products1996 - 1998Business Planning - for Instrument Clusters at Dunton1994 - 1996Manufacturing Enginering at Ford's Enfield Plant.1990 - Q3/1994