Aide de MD : 30% more time for busy MDs

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“Handling Matters employed Charlotte Rimmer to assist in the preparation, implementation and follow-up of our 2 day conference at Cypress Lakes Hunter Valley. Charlotte had come highly recommended to us by a fellow work colleague.

We were thoroughly impressed with Charlotte’s keen directive, professional and tremendously organised approach to our conference. Charlotte has an extremely friendly and approachable persona which we all enjoyed.

We would certainly recommend Aide de MD to any potential business looking at hosting a conference. We will certainly be employing Charlotte’s services for our next Handling Matters conference.”                                                                                                                                               Michelle Chapman & Kirsty MacPherson, Directors, Handling Matters Pty Ltd

“Charlotte came into my life via a close friend and mentor and I am so glad I took up her recommendation.  As CEO of a small NFP with limited resources it is imperative that I keep my focus and Charlotte assists me in doing just that. Through her experience and expertise she steers me through my challenges, making sure I keep my focus both day to day and longer term.  Charlotte challenges my thinking, makes me consider options I may not have otherwise, and reinforces my goals.   She is a wonderful resource in my business for bouncing off ideas, no matter how obtuse.   Thank you Charlotte, for being in my life.”                                                                                           Suzanna Barnes-Gillard, CEO, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia Qld Division

"In the beginning, there were 3 sole traders with complementary skills and an ethic of hard work. Their new studio, intriguing new name, edgy logo and new printer had cemented their joining. Those 3 sole traders were a 'real business'. Or were they?

Enter Aide de MD, smiling and shrewd, understanding and sharp, explaining why there was work to be done ON the business. It has seemed easy being guided through the maze of business setup, planning, people management, and internal systems. There's been never ending tactics to manage the intricate elements of running the business, a business that we've wanted to mould to our own style.

It's obvious that Charlotte has a wide working knowledge of business, but what has fit us so well is her encouragement of our need to break moulds in our field. She's guided us with true personality, innovation and human touch. Her sound advice and honest care has helped us to grow our real business well beyond our expectations, in both reputation and financial terms."                     Charlotte Malycon, Tim Quinn and Dan Day, Kindleman

“Charlotte applies her expert business knowledge and vast corporate experience to assisting smaller businesses to grow and be more profitable. Altitude Consulting works with Charlotte on a consistent basis; reviewing the business and importantly, looking for opportunities to improve revenue performance. We like to have a minimum of one face to face strategy session per month with Charlotte. This ensures goals are attained and that new ideas are continuously introduced to evolve the business. Altitude's business has expanded and its revenue has grown significantly over the past twelve months. We attribute Charlotte's coaching, business insights and support to our companies’ success and look forward to working with her as we continue to grow Altitude."                                                                                                                                                          Gillian Fox, Owner, Altitude Consulting International Pty Ltd

“OneBuild Pty Ltd commissioned Aide de MD to assist a number of middle managers with their new roles in senior management. Charlotte was able to assist these managers in better understanding their new position descriptions and what was expected of them in a more senior position. Charlotte’s HR skills became apparent as she was able to get these managers to open up so that she was able to get to the core of any misgivings or stress about their new positions. The benefit for One Build and our new senior managers was that they became confident in their roles and had a sounding board if there were any uncertainties whilst knowing that there would be complete confidentiality.

It is my belief that at least one of these managers may have found the transition to senior management a bridge too far without the assistance of Charlotte. All of these managers are still in their senior roles and performing extremely well.

I would not hesitate in recommending Aide de MD for similar HR consulting.”                                   Tom Silk, Managing Director, One Build Pty Ltd

 "At the time Charlotte joined GOW, our business required someone to put in place some order and organisation around HR initiatives (employee reviews, training & development, etc), business services (legal, insurance, standard contract renewal, etc) and managing our business support team. Charlotte did a great job establishing systems and process/procedure across these business service related areas.”                                                                                                           Andrew Gemmell, Director, Gemmell Ovenden Walsh Recruitment

“When Charlotte first told me about her new business venture I was delighted that someone was finally offering this much needed and rare service in Australia. I have now worked on and off with Charlotte for two years plus and at all times found her able to grasp concepts quickly, offer intelligent solutions and above all, listen.”                                                                                              Fraser Brown, Director, Global Solutions

Charlotte has a very broad skill set and wide ranging experience which makes her an excellent internal resource. She is an active listener and, although very wise, does not try and solve the problem for the staff member. She will listen, ask pertinent questions, and work through the issue with you until you come up with your own solution. Charlotte worked in the business in an Operations/HR/Business mentoring role and ensured an extremely supportive environment for all staff. She is highly approachable and her natural warmth encourages staff to 'get comfortable' discussing topics that may otherwise go undiscovered. I highly recommend Charlotte for any business. I worked with her in the recruitment sector but her skills are transferable to any organisation'"                                                                                                                                              Jennifer Bartlett, Executive Manager, Commonwealth Bank & Trust worked directly with Charlotte at Gemmell Ovenden Walsh

“Aide de MD is the perfect solution for me as a small business owner. I had been used to working in larger companies throughout my career where everyone had specialist roles so setting up Belle Porschelle required pulling together a variety of skills and working 24/7. I soon realised that it was not physically possible to do absolutely everything and that I was not allowing the business to grow as best I could. Charlotte knows a lot of excellent professionals and has put me in touch with some valuable contacts to improve efficiency and enable me to focus on sales and over viewing the business which has in turn improved performance. We meet monthly and I find this an excellent time to discuss with a likeminded peer various business initiatives and ensure that I have a dedicated timeframe to complete objectives from the last meeting before the next one!

I highly recommend Aide de MD and Charlotte to any SME looking to ensure they run a truly effective business across all facets. The confidence she can provide with decision making is invaluable."                                                                                                                                                     Reika Roberts, Belle Porschelle