Uncommon Sense workshop with founders Libby and Colin May

We help business owners and leaders build great businesses.

Uncommon Sense is based in Auckland, New Zealand, and works with B2B businesses across New Zealand and Australia.

Uncommon Sense /un-com-mon sense/

The practical intelligence to see what others miss, challenge what no longer works, and turn clear thinking into action.

Meet the team.

Colin has decades of commercial leadership experience under his belt, having worked in senior sales, marketing, business development and operations roles across New Zealand and Australia. He has built, led and improved teams, built businesses from scratch and helped organisations turn insight into practical change.

Seeing a business take off with the right mindset, behaviour and accountability in place, keeps him doing what he does.

An avid cyclist and car man, Colin lives in Helensville, North of Auckland.

Industries
Engineering, Technology, Automotive, Cycling, Property, Construction, Manufacturing.

Libby helps organisations explain complex ideas clearly so the right people understand why their work matters. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy, marketing and storytelling, helping leadership teams clarify their narrative, define their market message and translate technical expertise into communications that resonate with industry audiences.

Originally an engineer, Libby brings more than 30 years of technology and B2B marketing and communications experience. Her super power is creating clarity from confusion.

Industries
Telecommunications, Technology, Energy, Construction, Mining, Transport.
Hamish Low

Hamish Low
Senior Partner Coach

Hamish brings over a decade of business performance coaching alongside hands-on experience as a business owner and international operator. He has worked with businesses across New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the United States, helping leaders shift the conversations, habits and ownership that sit behind stronger performance. He brings a grounded commercial lens to sales capability, team accountability and the practical behaviours needed to move opportunity forward. Hamish is based in Auckland.

Industries
Dairy, Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Professional Services.
Accreditations
OMG Certified.
Susan Donovan

Susan Donovan
Senior Partner Coach

Susan has spent more than 25 years working as a learning and development consultant, facilitator and coach. She helps businesses grow by helping their people grow. Her expertise spans leadership development, collaborative planning, sales capability and strategy. Through her independent consultancy, she has designed and facilitated specialist business process and leadership development programmes across multiple sectors. Her work is practical, people-focused and built around helping teams change the way they think, plan and act. Susan is based in Sydney.

Industries
Healthcare, Information Technology, Financial Services, Telecommunications, FMCG.
Accreditations
The Leadership Circle, DiSC, NLP, Immunity to Change Facilitator and Diamond Power Index.

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