Ant Carter

Ant is a great business mind and an even better team leader. Coming down from the United States, I had the chance to work with Ant on the fast-growing sport of pickleball. Ant was an instrumental force in developing leaders on our team as well as developing a team structure that played on the unique strengths of each team member.

Off the court, Ant is an incredible mentor, organized planner, and a consistent, reliable communicator. He understands how to work with different types of personalities and he has a knack for making people feel comfortable in new environments. Ant’s passion for sailing and sport are great examples of perhaps the most important philosophy I feel he brought to leading our team: success is worth fighting for, but it won’t come easy and it won’t come without hard work. I feel lucky to have worked with Ant and look forward to continuing to learn from him in the future.

Ant is not just someone I have had the pleasure of getting to know, he has proven to be a person of integrity and kindness. His genuine nature and commitment to others make him someone I have found easy to trust. His ability to truly listen and generously give his time are just a few of the qualities that make him exceptional.

Working alongside Ant has provided meaningful clarity that has infused through the whole organisation. Ant provides a key framework that provides structural clarity enabling us to move from “norming to performing”. This has affected every level of operations and culture while creating clear results. I have enjoyed working with Ant who provides a holistic approach to leadership, governance, and operational excellence.

The strategic planning experience was great but what we got out of the discussion was simply brilliant.

Ant has a wealth of experience in leading individuals and organisations as well as providing advice to leaders from a wide range of companies. Ant is always someone I can turn to for sound and pragmatic leadership and strategic planning advice. I would highly recommend Ant as someone who can bring new perspectives and energy to provide leadership and strategic direction at the organisational or individual level.

Thank you for the in depth report you created as a result of your field visit with us to review our field operations and organizational reporting metrics. I was impressed to see how you used your Performance Pyramid as a framework for your review, this allowed us to look at areas of improvement from a culture first perspective. Well worth the time and effort as it has lead to a number of immediate improvements in what performance drivers we are reporting against. Thanks Wayne

After a number of years toing and froing and thinking about the need to introduce an advisor to our business I decided to work with Ant Carter. After a short period of a couple of months I have realized I should have done this years ago!
Ant has already bought huge value to our business and has been able to integrate himself into our business in a way that has been non threatening and enabled full engagement with our Management Team.
Along with our Management Team, I am excited to be working with Ant and know he will bring real value to our business.

Ant worked with our business in a coaching and consulting capacity for four months. Through his pragmatic, yet empathetic approach, Ant encouraged us to challenge all aspects of our business, pushing us to develop a future-proof and strategic mindset. By simplifying processes and defining plans, we gained clarity, direction, and confidence.

I would jump at the opportunity to work alongside Ant again and highly recommend his services to any organisation looking to maximize success!

I recommend Ant Carter for the Most Trusted Business Award. Ant brings his values centric empathetic leadership and coaching style to all his work clients and partners. A key foundation of his approach is the building of a high degree of trust which allows him to be very effective when operating with boards and senior leaders and at a level above his peers.

Ant is the master of building a high-performance team with comprehensive knowledge and skills.
Ant is excellent at identifying the underlining issues and cutting the noises to fix the problems by introducing effective processes and structures around operational, Financial, and People & Culture.

Ant is a great guy and very personable, whose professionalism is evident in all his undertakings.

Ant’s strength is bringing process and structure to an organisation. He’s got a challenging approach and partners with his clients to drive and get the best from them.

Worked with Ant back with the NZ Breakers Basketball Club

Air New Zealand

Ant’s positivity and drive are reflected in everything he does.

A man who values ethics and transparency above personal financial gain

Good bloke you can deeply trust with growing people and organisations to be their utmost best!!

I was fortunate to work alongside Ant and see him at work during my 14 years with the NZ Breakers Basketball franchise. My work was across various areas of the business, including working closely with staff, management, the Board and the owners. Ant was a trusted listener, mentor, and advisor to the club and through that association has helped me immensely in my own business.

I have known Ant for a considerable period of time and he is the consummate professional. He has an ability to get to the crux of the matter and provide a best fit solution for the issue at hand.
Ant is personable and relatable and brings a depth of knowledge and a broad network to the table to work with the client for the best outcome for the client.

Eurodell

I’ve know Any for 31 years. He is a standout professional, leader and person who can quickly assess a situation through listening and working with people to get to pragmatic and optimum solutions. Very highly recommended.

Ant is a trusted advisor and strategic partner to business with a deserved reputation for having huge integrity and genuine care and consideration for people both professionally and personally.

I’ve worked with Ant for many years and fully trust him.

Absolutely fantastic business partner

Ant is the go to guy for all things strategy for success. He has my utmost respect and admiration

Rejthar Stuart Law

I have studied with Ant over the past three years. He is the consummate professional and a wealth of knowledge on a wide range of subjects. He listens and learns until understands the issue intimately and uses his broad expertise and networks to propose tangible solutions with clear pathways for implementation. Highly recommended.

Pak’nSave Owner

I have dealt with Ant Carter in my business for over 12 yrs. He has repeatedly demonstrated an amazing intuition into operations and business to Business ( B2B) trading. His help and assistance has been immense.

Mike Field – Store Manager

Ant provided valuable real-time guidance that suited our team, complementing existing skillsets and enabled us to perform better together.

Ant has worked closely with our business for the last 4 years Chairing our Advisory Board and working alongside our leadership team. He has bought invaluable structure and systems to our business underpinned by the Performance Pyramid and the framework for leading a high performing team.
Ant is a person of high integrity who takes a genuine interest with his clients in seeing both businesses and individuals be the best that they can be.

Buchanan Macdonald Chartered Accountants

Ant has helped our business evolve its strategy and improve its operations through his sound knowledge and eye for detail. He is great at challenging the norms and helping future proof businesses in a very professional and convivial manner.

PnS Business Manager

CaitlinsgfCakery Ltd

Ant has the ability to clarify and connect information and situations in incredibly helpful ways.

Ant is able to cut through the noise, identify areas where there are opportunities underdevelopment. Clear structures and processes to ensure success. Challenging through questioning and setting an example. Authentic interest in our personal wellbeing and celebrates successes.

I must do what I do, guided by our Values and trust isn’t negotiable. I must constantly take a personal and professional and moral inventory. The technical competencies are self sustaining; the values based culture and methodology demand moral rigour. Ant asks the hard questions and the answers are never easy.

I have worked with Ant Carter for 4 years as a facilitator to better processes and business practices. Ant is always upbeat, optimistic and motivating to improve practices and performance within the business.

Four Square Coromandel

Ant is a talented leader with a high level of business acumen. He has helped implement structure and process throughout the business which has driven heightened performance.

Ant has always been a good sounding board and coupled with his ability to challenge you to think in different ways, adds real value to any conversation.

Ant provides a very professional service.
His depth of knowledge across multiple industries offers opportunities to challenge how things are currently done. Ant offers a clear focus on strategy and delivery of excellence.

I evolved Ant in my business about 7 years ago. He helped provide focus and structure to our organization. This turned an already successful business into an even better one.

Ant is a thoughtful and knowledgeable leader. His insights into business and ability to deep dive into any company, within any industry, is a true asset. His recommendations and direction on implementing strategic steps to transform your business are incredibly valuable – I can highly recommend!

We have worked with Ant on various team development projects across the last 15 years.
We enjoy his professionalism, wisdom, mannerism and sense of humour. He’s not a bad bloke too.

Mitre 10 Mega Ferrymead.
Ant has a highly thoughtful manner, and seeks to challenge you and your business to do better in lots of ways. His insight in to how people work is deep, and the lessons leant from Ant have stuck with me for many years. One of the best!

I have partnered with Ant on several issues within our business and found his ability to identify the key areas for change and provide strategic solutions to be exceptional.
His input has been invaluable

Ant ‘practices what he preaches’ always looking to be the best he can be, executing with excellence, by keeping at the frontline of best practise. He is a true trusted advisor with a deep well of experience to draw on. Importantly he geniunely cares about your success individually and collectively and was a great support to us we transitioned the Starbucks license to new owners after 20 years in NZ

Professional service.
Challenges thinking and processes to deliver against strategic aspirations

I have worked with Ant and known him for well over 20 years. He has a passion for improving people and systems and is highly capable.

Having worked with Ant for over 10 years I find him driven and extremely passionate in all he does and this allows those he works with the get some spectacular results!

An outstanding human, husband, father, friend, businessman, mentor and coach. Ant leads with his heart and from a place of vulnerability. I have never felt judged only encouraged. He brings out the best in people. He has brought out the best in me. The way he helps you navigate your situation leaves you empowered and setup with the skills to take the helm. I have the upmost respect for Ant and trust him undoubtedly.

I have known Ant for over 30 years and he is a very valuable and informative person to bounce ideas off and discuss leadership matters with. This has been particularly useful since I took command of HMNZS CANTERBURY. Ant is a great listener who puts a lot of thought into advice. His friendship and guidance are much appreciated.

I was fortunate enough to have Ant as a mentor and Chairman of the Board in my role as General Manager of the NZ Breakers. Ant was organised, detailed, helpful, honest, accountable and went over and above to help me succeed in the role.

Ant brings great passion and energy to any organisation that he is associated with and is able to proved great structure with knowledgable insights and practises to enable organisations to become stronger and more resiliant

I have known and worked with Ant since 2006. Highly recommended.

I have started working with Ant 12 Months ago.
He has been a great encouragement to my Management team .
The resources he has developed are very helpful to my business and add a much needed structure we did not have before.
Ant challenges our thinking and pushes us to go further.

Ant has been a client since 2007. He is astute and helpful and his referrals have been greatly appreciated. You can absolutely rely on his integrity. Best wishes. Colin

Ant has been a trusted partner within my businesses for nearly 20 years. His support and advice has been instrumental in helping me achieve.

New World Kumeu

As the Chair of our Advisory Board, Ant is always extremely well organized and considered in his role, providing a level of professional governance our business had been lacking. Ant continuously challenges business as normal and will often dedicate additional time and energy to provide his oversight to new initiatives in order to achieve our vision and strategy. Ant has quickly become a trusted and appreciated cog within our business.

Hamish McIntosh
Owner Operator

I have had a working relationship with Ant for nearly 10 years in my previous role as a store Manager and now as an owner operator. The learnings and structures I learned from Ant were invaluable in turning me into the leader I am today. I wish Id had his mentorship at a younger age.
When the time is right I will use him again in my team.

“We contracted Ant to run the strategy day for our board. It was an incredibly well-run and productive day. Having used others in the past as a board we were impressed with Ant’s work and are happy to recommend him. Will also look to use him again”.

Greg Bold, Chairman, JUTED Holdings

“I have worked with governance boards in the not-for-profit and for-profit sector for more than 20 years. Recently I engaged Ant to observe one of my governance boards and provide feedback to assist us to “get better”. After just one meeting with us Ant provided a clear and excellent report that exceeded my expectations. Simple yet profound insights that we are now embedding with Ant’s help. I can not recommend Ant highly enough.”

AllHeart New Zealand

The governance processes and templates that Ant has developed are excellent for any business that aspires to improve in this critical area. The templates are generic, suitable for any industry, and when combined with Ant’s undoubted skill as a Chair will drive accountability and results. I have personally seen these governance systems successfully implemented in the construction industry”.

“Ant Carter has been involved with the New Zealand Breakers professional basketball club for over 10 years, firstly as a leadership consultant and then as Executive Chair and then Director on our board. Ant brings a strong strategic and governance focus to our board. We have an internal philosophy of “challenge everything” within the organisation and Ant brings this perspective and mindset to our board discussions, challenging our processes and decisions against strategy and ensuring we are remaining consistent with that vision. From a personal perspective, Ant has assisted me in the delivery of the CEO role through his strong process and accountability focus and his willingness to share his own learnings and experiences relevant to our challenges”.