Is Kevin D'Ambros-Smith an RBPN approved coach?

Yes. Kevin D'Ambros-Smith is an approved Regional Business Partner Network (RBPN) provider. Eligible NZ businesses may qualify for co-funded coaching support with Simple-Growth.

Kevin D’Ambros-Smith coaching and presenting to business owners

Business coaching for ambitious SME owners in New Zealand and the USABig-brand thinking. Small-business clarity.

Q: What is the Simple-Growth System?

The Simple-Growth System is an online business coaching and training programme by Kevin D'Ambros-Smith. It combines corporate best practices from DDB, Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi with real SME experience to help ambitious business owners grow faster across strategy, marketing, sales, and productivity.

Q: Who is Kevin D'Ambros-Smith?

Kevin D'Ambros-Smith is a New Zealand-based serial entrepreneur and business coach with over 30 years' business experience. He has worked at DDB, Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi across 60+ global brands, founded or co-founded 9 companies, and is an approved RBPN provider. He has run Simple-Growth as a business advisory and coaching practice since 2017.

Q: What types of coaching does Simple-Growth offer?

Simple-Growth offers self-paced online courses, live online masterclasses, and one-on-one coaching with Kevin D'Ambros-Smith. Topics include business strategy, marketing, sales training, and productivity.

Q: What results have Simple-Growth clients achieved?

Kevin has coached over 200 businesses one-on-one across 30+ industries, and reached thousands more through accelerator programmes, webinars and workshops. Coaching clients surveyed through The Icehouse returned a Net Promoter Score of +72.

Kevin D’Ambros-Smith has worked with 60+ global brands, at DDB, Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi and in his own businesses. Work with him and you get the inside track: the shortcut to an amazing business that delivers the life you want.

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“Our focus is on one thing: helping you grow an amazing business faster.”

Companies founded: 9
Businesses coached: 200+
Client NPS: +72^*
World-class agencies: 3

* Net Promoter Score from coaching clients surveyed through The Icehouse.

Approved Regional Business Partners Network provider. Partner with The Icehouse.

Kevin has worked with 60+ global brands, including:

At DDB, Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi

McDonald’s
BMW
General Mills
IBM
GSK
Heineken
Unilever
Telecom
Kimberly-Clark
Daewoo
Woolworths
Lion Breweries
NZ Dairy Foods

Running his own businesses

Samsung
Nestlé
Johnson & Johnson
Westpac
Mattel
BNZ
Fonterra
Colgate
Hasbro
Purina
Heinz
Reckitt
Procter & Gamble

What owners tell us, and what’s usually going on.

Most growth problems arrive in disguise. Simple-Growth finds the real constraint first, then fixes that, before you spend another dollar.

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“I need more leads.”
Usually the offer, the conversion or the follow-up is leaking. More leads just leak the same way.
“Marketing doesn’t work for us.”
Usually it’s tactics without a strategy: no clear target, no clear position, and stopped too early.
“Cash is always tight.”
Usually under-pricing, thin margins or growth running ahead of working capital.
“I can’t find good people.”
Usually there are no clear roles or systems yet, and the owner hasn’t let go.
“I just need more time.”
Usually there are no clear priorities, so everything feels urgent.
“We’re too small for strategy.”
Usually the opposite. Small firms have the least room for wasted effort.

Four pillars. One plan. Your next most valuable move.

The Simple-Growth System™ distils what works for 60+ global brands into the few things that actually move the numbers in your business, then tells you which one to do next. Plans, templates, training and coaching you can use straight away.

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Big-brand thinking in. Simple growth out.

Business strategy

Know what success looks like in 3, 5 and 10 years, and which numbers prove you’re on track.

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Marketing & communications

Find your secret sauce and tell a story only you can tell, built the way global brands build theirs.

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Sales

Turn conversations into customers with the opening lines, offers and follow-up that do the heavy lifting.

Explore sales

Productivity & implementation

A weekly rhythm, clear priorities and real accountability, so the plan actually gets done.

Explore productivity

Real world practical advice from the coalface.

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Kevin recording growth content at the microphone

Kevin presenting to a room of business owners

No theory and no guru mindset talk. The Simple-Growth System was built by doing the work:

Working with 60+ global brands, at DDB, Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi and in his own businesses
Founding or co-founding 9 companies, from eCommerce in grocery, pet, pharmacy, toy and baby to a digital media agency, engineering innovations and healthcare logistics
Coaching 200+ businesses one-on-one across 30+ industries since 2017
Reaching thousands more through webinars, training programmes and workshops

“Tried these big name mentors — all about ‘mindset’. What Kevin delivers is solid, practical insights and strategies you can apply from the first session to grow your business.”
Brett Abeille, business owner

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200+ businesses coached one-on-one, across 30+ industries. From 7-figure operators to companies turning over $100m+ a year.

Backed by 30+ years in business, 60+ global brands and 3 world-class agencies.

Portrait of Kevin D’Ambros-Smith — Kevin D’Ambros-Smith, founder of Simple-Growth. Herne Bay, Auckland.

Meet Kevin D’Ambros-Smith.

Kevin D’Ambros-Smith is the founder of Simple-Growth and an approved Regional Business Partners Network provider. His career spans over 30 years: first in advertising at DDB, Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi, working with 60+ global brands including McDonald’s, BMW, General Mills, Samsung, Nestlé, Unilever and IBM; then as a founder or co-founder of 9 companies across eCommerce, digital media, engineering and healthcare logistics.

Since 2017 he has coached 200+ businesses one-on-one across 30+ industries, from 7-figure operators to companies turning over more than $100m a year. Coaching clients surveyed through The Icehouse return a Net Promoter Score of +72.

“Working with Kevin D’Ambros-Smith has given us the space to pause and reflect — on where we are now, where we want to be and how we get there.”

Gabby Kirk, Papier HQ

RBPN co-funding may apply

Eligible New Zealand businesses may qualify for co-funded coaching through the Regional Business Partners Network. Ask Kevin if yours qualifies.

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Start where you are.

Work with Kevin directly, learn at your own pace, or start with a free training.

One-on-one coaching with Kevin

A growth plan built around your business, your numbers and your goals, with someone in your corner every step.

In person in Auckland, or online wherever you are
1 or 2-hour sessions built around your agenda
RBPN co-funding for eligible NZ businesses

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Quick Wins

15 ideas to attract and keep customers and lift sales, in under an hour.

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Make It Happen

Prioritise what matters, beat procrastination and get the important things done.

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Know Your Future

Map a 3, 5, 10 or 20-year growth plan with the numbers and KPIs that matter.

Map your future

Free training

The World’s Greatest Sales Line

Learn probably the greatest opening sales line ever written, and start winning more of your sales conversations.

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Questions owners ask.

What is the Simple-Growth System?

A practical growth system for SME owners, built on four pillars: business strategy, marketing and communications, sales, and productivity and implementation. It turns Kevin’s 30+ years across global agencies and 9 companies founded into step-by-step plans, templates, training and coaching you can apply straight away.

Who is Kevin D’Ambros-Smith?

Kevin D’Ambros-Smith is a New Zealand business coach who has coached 200+ companies one-on-one across 30+ industries. He has worked with 60+ global brands, at DDB, Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi and in his own businesses, founded or co-founded 9 companies, and has run Simple-Growth since 2017.

Is Kevin an RBPN approved coach?

Yes. Kevin is an approved Regional Business Partners Network provider. Eligible New Zealand businesses may qualify for co-funded coaching. Ask Kevin on a free call whether yours qualifies.

What types of coaching does Simple-Growth offer?

One-on-one coaching with Kevin, in person in Auckland or online; self-paced online programmes; live online masterclasses; and RBPN co-funded coaching for eligible New Zealand businesses.

What results have Simple-Growth clients achieved?

Coaching clients surveyed through The Icehouse returned a Net Promoter Score of +72. Individual clients report results such as doubling profits in the first month (Give A Sh!t) and growing 5x (Chem Suppliers).

Do you work with businesses outside New Zealand?

Yes. Kevin coaches owners in New Zealand and the USA, with online sessions on Google Meet.

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Ready to grow your business faster?

Tell Kevin a little about your business and he'll personally get back to you to arrange a free, no-obligation conversation about how the Simple-Growth System can help you grow faster.

Free, no-obligation initial conversation
Personalised advice from over 30 years in business and 9 companies founded or co-founded
No pressure. Just a genuine conversation about your business

Prefer to pick a time yourself? Book a free 30-minute call. Calls run on Google Meet, or in person at The Icehouse in Parnell, Auckland.

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