Calm, Clarity & Collaboration for Business Owners
Stop Managing Conflict. Start Creating Peace.
I help you navigate hard moments and move decisions forward— in the business and at home—using the PEACE Method™.
Conflicts keep showing up in your most important relationships.
With your partner. Your kids. Your co-founder. Your team.
Conversations loop. Emotions run high. You want to collaborate but find yourself directing or going quiet. You aim for calm, but reactivity gets there first.
Around you, people pull back, push back, or wait—signals that needs aren’t being met on either side.
You’re not showing up as the leader you intend to be—and others can’t respond how you need. That gap fuels conflict in the business and at home.
Home feels heavy. The business feels stuck. You’re carrying too much of the load.
We can interrupt this pattern—by working with what drives it and building agreements that hold.
HI, I’M ANNE
I help owners, founders, and successors lead with calm, clarity, and collaboration—in business and at home—by uncovering what's getting in the way and building skills that hold under pressure.
I blend leadership advisory with the personal depth of coaching—kept grounded, practical, and non-therapeutic. After 20+ years in this work—and raising two kids to young adulthood—I created the PEACE Method™ to help you navigate hard moments, create agreements that stick, and make collaboration second nature.
I work online with clients worldwide and in person across Aotearoa New Zealand (and elsewhere) by arrangement.
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WHO THIS IS FOR
Owners / Founders
You’re carrying the business—and the pressure shows in the hard moments. Conversations loop, tempers rise, and people look to you for the answer. Together, we’ll steady you and strengthen your communication and leadership capability.
Co-Founders
You built something together, but decisions feel like a battle. Someone gets defensive, meetings go in circles, momentum stalls. I work with you as a pair to reduce friction, align priorities, and install a repair routine you can rely on.
Family Business Leaders
Work and home blur. Old family patterns show up in strategy meetings. Succession, roles, and boundaries need clarity that actually holds. We make the handover cleaner and the relationships steadier—without losing what matters.
Couple & Parent Advisory
At home, I help you as a couple communicate and reconnect, and to understand and manage your children’s challenging behaviours. We build calm, collaborative rhythms, practise repair after hard moments, and create agreements the whole family can keep. And if something in the business is fuelling tension at home, we can fold it in to the mix, too.
HOW I HELP
I created the PEACE Method™, a practical framework for navigating conflict—whether you're dealing with your co-founder, your partner, or your kids—the same skills apply wherever life needs them
Pause: Regulate first. Before you can solve anything, you need to slow down, drop your shoulders, and create a little space so you're not acting on autopilot. I'll help you recognise when you're escalating and give you tools to respond instead of react.
Empathise: Acknowledge the other person's perspective and emotion without trying to fix or debate it. "It makes sense you're frustrated" opens the door to real conversation. When people feel heard, they can think clearly again.
Assess: Get curious about what's really going on. What's the problem that needs solving? What skills are missing? Instead of blaming character or intent, we look at what's actually hard here and what's getting in the way of the behaviour everyone wants.
Create: Collaboratively design a small, concrete plan that works for everyone. Who does what, by when, and how do we handle bumps? These aren't top-down directives—they're co-owned agreements that people can actually keep.
Evaluate: Check in, learn, and adjust. If the plan didn't work, we refine it—not the relationship. This light check-in rhythm is what keeps things from sliding back. Small, testable agreements compound into lasting change.
WHAT CHANGES
When you learn to navigate conflict differently, everything shifts:
Conflicts that used to derail your week get resolved in one conversation
Your team stops walking on eggshells—they know where they stand
You come home and actually want to be present instead of collapsing or numbing out
The reactive patterns that have been running your relationships start to shift
Your kids (or employees, or co-founders) see you handle hard moments with calm instead of chaos
Decisions get made clearly, without endless circular arguments or avoidance
You finally feel like the leader you've been trying to be
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
ATTEND YOUR FIRST SESSION
We identify patterns, build immediate skills, and create a short plan you can use right away. Many clients see noticeable shifts after just one session and decide from there.
ONGOING PARTNERSHIP
Deepen self-awareness, resolve recurring conflicts, and build lasting relational skills with regular sessions. The frequency and focus evolves based on what you need.
I see clients virtually worldwide and in person in New Plymouth, NZ (& beyond) by arrangement.
“Anne has a wealth of knowledge and has been so friendly and supportive during my parenting journey so far. I'd highly recommend her to everyone that needs a listening ear or helping hand with their babies and children!”
— Ashley De Grey, Founder & Mother of Three
COMMON QUESTIONS
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It depends on what you're working on and how much support you’d like to get there & stay on track. Most clients see noticeable shifts within a few sessions. This isn't open-ended work—we create clear goals, build practical skills, and set up a light check-in rhythm so the changes stick.
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Most clients begin with a Diagnostic Sprint or focused session. It gives us both a chance to see if the fit is right and to create momentum quickly.
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Both options are available depending on your location and preference. Virtual sessions work well for most people and give you flexibility. In-person sessions can be arranged as agreed upon in New Zealand or beyond.
