TEAM DINANMITE
Each member of the Dinanmite collective is an ongoing success in their own field. A proven winner. These individuals are on call to provide you with expert skills on a specific angle of the "big picture" for your business. From sales techniques to business modelling, brand design to marketing, and web strategy to HR, this dream team has it all well and truly covered. You can believe that when you work with Dinanmite, you're working with the best...
JASON DINAN Principal Consultant
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Jason has has 20 years Sales Development experience spanning over North America, Europe, NZ, and Australia. He has taken medium - high ticket items from concept to million dollar revenue products in months and created sustainable models to continue growing these product sales.
Jason has also recruiting,trained and developed 100s of high performing sales teams, selling into over 42 countries. His real skill is in developing strong leadership teams in these groups so they could have structure and continued consistant performance. |
Michael Taplin Head of Business Strategy and K.P.I.'s.
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Michael Taplin is a businessman and management consultant with an international reputation as a leading practitioner in the field of KPI modeling. For the last 25 years he has devoted himself to guiding senior executives and more recently small business owners through the process of improving the performance of their businesses. Michael has helped both large corporate organisations and small businesses solve unusual business problems with great success.
He guided a group of businesses owned by the Commonwealth of Australia through a radical commercialization process for 6 years, developed a business model for Melbourne Water Corporation, and taught 180 managers from Gas and Fuel Victoria how to create KPI models. In New Zealand he undertook strategic analysis assignments for Carter Holt Harvey, generating a big increase in ebit, and in another, avoiding a dubious investment. He taught post and undergraduate students for Massey University and spent 13 years as a volunteer business mentor in rural Rodney. |
Nik Sweeney Head of Design
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Clients who use Nik don't just get surface decoration, they get solutions which are full of meaning. His passion is creating reasons why a market will understand, believe and react to my client. Fifteen years international experience in creative direction, design and illustration has taught him how to get the best out of a project. he keeps it real, from the first conversation to the final account.
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Cornelia Luethi Head of Marketing
| Cornelia is a seasoned marketing professional, has spent a total of 13 years working in marketing. Cornelia held key corporate marketing roles in a variety of industries, in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. With ten years of corporate experience under her belt, Cornelia is able to bring you the professionalism and accountability that's required in the corporate world but so often lacking in small to medium businesses. Now you can use this expertise for the benefit of your business and achieve marketing success by drawing on our extensive experience. |
Thelma French Head of Human Resources
| Thelma French provides our clients expert practical advice and solutions to ensure your business is risk free by following the correct procedures, giving you peace of mind. She has 25 years experience in both large and small organisations as a generalist human resources manager and general manager. |
