What our clients have to say about us.

Testimonials – Sirdar Business Summit.

In elite business climbing there is only one thing more important than you… the team that climbs with you…

“What a business summit. For the first time in year, I understand the fundamental issues I had been getting wrong, and finally have direction on how to fix them.”
- Ray Kinsman, Director, Fusion Information Services (Pty) Ltd

“Only an elite group of mountaineers can ever say that they have reached the summit of Mount Everest. Sirdar enables you to join the elite group of entrepreneurs that have reached the summit of extreme business success”
- Ronnie Muhl, Inspiration at work (Everest Climber), Cape Town, South Africa

“The opportunity to stand back and look at structure which we operate our business has been very timely. The two days has provided a fantastic framework to evaluate not just what and how we do things, but why we even do the things we do.
Now that is extreme!”
- Chris Eldridge, 4 Impact Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia.

“As an experienced business owner, the Sirdar Business Summit has added true value in assisting me to truly value my business as an enterprise and ensure that I appreciate my true investment decision I have made.”
- Jeremy Whelan, Ignite Architects Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.

The Summit emphasised the importance of accountability at board level and management level. It also clearly explained the differences between a Director, Manager and Shareholder and why trying to be all three at once does not work.
I feel much more motivated to take my enterprise to the next level.
I believe you need a company like Sirdar to help move you from operator who owns a job to a company that could potentially be in a public listed entity.
- Chris Wren, Highland Financial, Brisbane, Australia

This is undoubtedly one of the most relevant and powerful events I have ever attended as an entrepreneur. I am privileged to have worked with some of the leading trainers and entrepreneurial development organizations in the world and the Sirdar Summit is in the top 5% of most beneficial, relevant, powerful and practical events I have ever attended. Well done to Carl and his brilliant team in South Africa.
- Brian Walsh, Entrepreneur.co.za, Johannesburg, South Africa

The summit facilitates both a refresher of what one already knows and fresh learnings.  The Sirdar Business Summit brings home the truth that the business of running a business, is a serious matter. The summit underlines that each business has inherent potential – whether that potential stalls to be a concept on paper, or whether it becomes a sleek vehicle that has a velocity of its own, depends on the business owner’s skills, care, perseverance and mind toughness.
- Michélle Booysen, Pétanque Consultancy (Pty) Ltd  , Cape Town, South Africa

Testimonials – Sirdar Expedition Assessment.

“Even the smallest mistake at high altitude can be catastrophic.It is during the preparation at base camp you reach the summit, not during the climb.”

“I have to say that I was very impressed with your initial findings and report and depth of understanding of our complicated innovative business.”
- Cheryl Eldridge, Stansborough Fibers Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand.

“Sirdar provided clarity for the direction that my business is going in. I am really pleased with
the process that we went through and the thoroughness of the assessment itself. It certainly will have an impact on the growth and development of my business.”
- Tony Knight, Lotus Magik World Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.

Testimonials – Sirdar Expedition Governance.

“Everyone wants to get to the Summit. Yet the learning and growth required to reach it occur on the climb. In business, governance ensures both.”

“After running our company for a number of years, and wearing the “hats” of shareholder, director  and manager with varying degrees of success, it has truly fascinated me to learn that governance and its related structures are the main reasons why our business has not, as of yet, achieved its full potential. After only a few months of being on the Expedition Governance package I have found Sirdar’s methods to be uniquely practical and of immense value. My only regret is that Sirdar and Status did not meet up many years ago!”
- James Thomson, Status Staffing Solutions Pty Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa.

“We have found dealing with Sirdar to be a refreshing approach, giving us the governance we needed to be answerable to ourselves and move ahead. Whenever we need some ideas or assistance with technical issues, you can rest assure, one the Sirdar team wil be able to help.
- Judd de la Roche, Living Corporation Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Since we heard Carl talking about the different roles of a Shareholder, Director and Manager we have had a total revision in the way we think about our business. Typically small to medium business entrepreneurs try to do all 3 jobs and more often than not, fail – and the Summit made it really clear why that is.
The Expedition Governance has been invaluable in helping us re-configure our business. It’s not pleasant being held to account, but it is essential for the growth of the business.
- Alan Maguire, Peer Power, Cape Town, South Africa

Sirdar Elite Climbers Club

“You learn more in one day with an experienced climber, than sitting in a room full of climbing books for a year – in business it is no different”

The Elite Climbers Club has had a huge impact on how I operate in my business.  It has not only challenged me to step up the business game, but to understand the need to operate with a longer term visionary approach, and to establish a relationship with my company that sets the accountability and key performance indicators required to grow and succeed in business.  After completing the ECC I can now confidently say Material Girl will succeed.
- Donna Morrison, Director, Material Girl, Rotorua, New Zealand.

“Through the Sirdar Elite Climbers Club I moved from being a craftswomen to actually owning an enterprise. We were stuck in being craftspeople and could not see outside of the box we were in. A world of opportunities and new thinking has opened up to me through being involved in the Sirdar Elite Climbers Club.”
- Tawa Hunter, Too Luscious, Rotorua, New Zealand

“Before I attended the ECC, I believed that our business’s cash flow measurements were “OK”. Since attending the ECC with Carl and the other business owners, I have learnt how to plan and forecast more accurately, up to two months ahead. Effectively what this means for our business is that we can lower our business risk – from a cash flow perspective – by building a solid structure that allows us to grow. Before the ECC, we would have woken at a moment when it would have been too late.”
- Michael Poole     , Bay Moon Communications, Cape Town, South Africa

“The Sirdar Elite Climbers Club makes the glaring obvious, glaringly obvious! It is a powerful process and the key learning for our company was the value of implementing governance.”
- Jason Wright, Kaitiaki Adventures Limited, Rotorua, New Zealand