Customer Testimonial

“I would also like to express my gratitude to you for giving up your time to guide and support me throughout the past year.

Your experience and insights have been very helpful in providing me with an external view of how to approach the issues facing our business.

These have included, my transition to a full-time managing Director, our new hospital development, the acquisition of an on-line business, dealing with a corporate buy-out offer and working out what to do with our Board evolution and Chair succession.

I feel we have made some progress and I have a better idea of where we should be heading. Your input has been extremely helpful.”

Cameron Collins

BVSc MANZCVS MRCVS GAICD

Managing Director

Australian Veterinary Group

About CSC

Craig Saphin Consulting (CSC) is focused on helping successful founders and entrepreneurs running small to medium size businesses to increase business sustainability and growth. The methodology uses the five pillars discussed in Craig’s new book, ‘Scaling New Heights’.

On establishment, most successful small business experiences a rapid period of growth. This growth involves supporting a handful of great customers and a suitable amount of profitability. Usually, it also means the founder or CEO is involved in everything. Eventually, a plateau in growth results.

A sustainable and growing business is the aspiration of most founders and entrepreneurs.

Getting back to a growth trajectory is possible for all successful small businesses by leveraging more than 30 years of business experience in Craig Saphin Consulting and applying the five pillars methodology.

Craig has said “…the small to medium-sized businesses I have had the privilege to work and partner with have all been led and grown by intelligent, energetic entrepreneurs who have a burning desire to grow a business and create an environment where people love to work and earn a living to support themselves and their significant others.”

About Craig

Craig Saphin is a seasoned executive with over 30 years’ experience in Asia Pacific Operations. He has CEO, General Management, Executive and Non-Executive Directorship, Board oversight and full P&L experience for public, private and not-for-profit organisations.

His skills set and experience includes strategy development and execution for growing businesses and turn-around for troubled entities. His leadership philosophy is grounded in the investment in the right people, talent development and empowerment.

Previously Craig was Executive Director with the technology and HR services company, en Japan Inc., which is a publicly listed company in Tokyo. He also held the role of CEO at en world, where he led the growth strategy of the recruitment company from 100 members in Japan to 800 members in seven countries across Asia and Australia in 5 years.

Before this, he worked in executive roles leading diverse teams in Australia, China, Japan and Asia for the US technology company, EFI Inc. and a Japanese company, Fuji Xerox.

As a CEO Craig was instrumental in driving business acquisition and post-merger integration projects in Japan, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and India. He has managed start-up companies in Korea, Singapore, China, and India.

Cross-culturally he has formed and led diverse leadership teams across most of Asia, Japan, China and Australia.

Currently, through his company Craig Saphin Consulting, he is working with clients who are shareholders and CEOs to build strategies for their companies which result in a sustainable growth plan, future investment or an exit event.

As a non-executive director, Craig held a position on the board of Ignite Limited (ASX:IGN). He has been board chair of the Tokyo based non-profit, Tokyo English Lifeline (TELL) and a board member of the non-profit Western Sydney Migrant Resources Centre.

Craig is a Certified Executive Coach and has an Executive MBA from AGSM in Sydney.