Sarah Turner BNI® 💥

White Associates Ltd

Business Manager

A Buyer's Choice Home Inspections

A local West Auckland pre-purchase building inspection franchised business. 

Responsibilities 
•	Support with business strategy and financial planning. 
•	Two monthly GST returns. 
•	Preparing the books for our accountant.
•	Support with any issues that might arise. 

Achievements
•	Helped my husband to build a successful pre-purchase building inspection business.
•	Designed and implemented a prospecting system utilising open home buyers.  
•	Successfully marketed our business online and in person to become established. 
•	Networked with businesspeople to establish our brand and credibility locally.  
•	Implemented new software to streamline the booking process.

Business Owner / Director

BNI (Business Network International) New Zealand

A national franchise, part of a global franchise which helps businesspeople gain more revenue through business networking and qualified referrals. 

Responsibilities 
•	Actively contribute to the strategic planning of the organisation by contributing to the targets and goals for the team each year.  This year we hit our growth target early. 
•	Prepare and distribute our national communications including branding updates, campaign releases and training opportunities. 
•	Provide EA support to our two directors, each with their own unique style.  
•	Support the wider team of local directors with advice on policies and procedures. 
•	Assist the directors to recruit, prepare contracts for, train and onboard new team members.
•	Direct the operations assistant, my full-time direct report, with a focus on:
-	Providing supervision and necessary information to facilitate her role.
-	Offering guidance and training to enhance her skill set.
-	Mentoring her for increased responsibilities within the organisation.
•	Manage and maintain our national membership database for over 2800 members. 
•	Update and manage the national blog site through WordPress. 
•	Update and manage the national website and continuously work to improve our SEO ranking.  
•	Provide technical support for our global software system at all levels of the organisation.   
•	Facilitate and MC our national bi-annual leadership team training and monthly team meetings. 
•	Ensure all documentation and materials are up to date and correctly branded. 
•	Schedule, post and update our teams on training registrations, completions, and targets. 
•	Celebrate events, milestones, and achievements actively across our social media channels.  
•	Prepare and distribute weekly education moments for presentation.
•	Prepare and maintain training manuals.
•	Manage stock and organise internal and external suppliers.  
•	Coordinate and oversee nationwide events for our leaders and members.

Operations Manager 

A national franchise for building inspection or pre-purchase inspection and reports in New Zealand. 

Responsibilities 
•	Created franchise advertisements to help sell our first franchises in New Zealand. 
•	Prepared and delivered franchise presentations to potential franchise owners. 
•	Assisted in the sale of franchises to establish the New Zealand national franchise. 
•	Implemented the purchasing systems for all franchise equipment, software, and systems. 
•	Mapped out all the statistical boundaries for each of the New Zealand franchises. 
•	Provided technical inspection training and support to franchisees in house and out in the field. 
•	Trained and supported new franchise owners to prospect efficiently for inspection opportunities. 
•	Assisted new franchise owners to create professional networks within their franchised territories. 

Achievements 
•	Qualified as a building inspector through both AHIT and InterNACHI. 
•	Designed and built the New Zealand specific software template to aligning our inspection protocols to the New Zealand Standard 4306:2005 for Residential Property Inspection.

Operations Manager

Ray White

John Goodrum was one of Ray Whites Elite Salespeople selling in the top 5% of agents internationally. 

Responsibilities 
•	Absolute discretion, loyalty, and dependability as John’s trusted Executive Assistant. 
•	A strategic partner for new initiatives and strategies, someone to bounce ideas off. 
•	Schedule and supervise work for John Goodrum’s part time, casual staff, and contractors. 
•	Recruit and train new staff and contractors.  
•	Write marketing text and organise photographs for all new to market properties.
•	Plan, prepare and book promotional materials, weekly display, and open home advertising.   
•	Prepare contracts and take offers for the sale of residential property. 
•	Process contracts to completion of settlement facilitating a smooth transaction. 
•	Regular correspondence with solicitors, vendors, valuers, and purchasers.  
•	Schedule John’s busy open home schedule (often 8 per day) every week. 
•	Call and organise follow up correspondence to all open home attendees. 
•	Developed a call calling system for the team to help John Goodrum prospect for new listings. 
•	Daily database management using Top Producer 8i and the Ray White CRM system.  
•	Attend property viewings or building inspections as needed.

Executive Assistant to John Goodrum (Elite Member)

Avondale College  Auckland

At Avondale College from January 2003 to June 2005, I worked as a Science and Chemistry teacher. My responsibilities included delivering engaging instruction to students of varying proficiency levels, active participation in extracurricular activities, meticulous lesson planning, and providing pastoral care to foster a supportive learning environment. I excelled in teaching low-ability and ESOL students, consistently achieving high pass rates. Additionally, my contributions to the pastoral care of young adults led to an early appointment as Associate Dean with an associated salary increase.

Science and Chemistry Teacher, Third Form Associate Dean

Responsibilities 
•	Teacher of Science, year 9 to year 11. 
•	Teacher of Chemistry year 12 and 13. 
•	Pastoral care and management of year 9 students. 
•	Teacher in charge of girl’s chess. 
•	Ran the Australian National Chemistry Quiz. 

Achievements 
•	Excelled in the teaching of low ability and ESOL students as represented by average pass results over cross section of students within the departments. 
•	Active participant in the pastoral care of young adults in the college environment. Invited early on in career to pursue a role as an associate dean resulting in higher salary level.

Weekend and relief administrator/receptionist while at university

I am an outgoing, self-motivated, and bubbly individual who likes to take initiative. I am both strategic and analytic in my approach with an added passion for people and the ability to work alongside others injecting enthusiasm and bringing both positive energy and leadership to the team.  

I thrive in a busy environment where I can adapt quickly and be flexible as needed. I love to be the go-to person assisting the team with operational and technical details in a calm, professional and supportive way, enjoying the satisfaction gained from achieving our shared targets and goals.

I am highly organised, know how to prioritise, delegate, make decisions and problem solve. My high level of attention to detail allows me to carry out tasks thoroughly with accuracy whilst still being flexible to changing circumstances and demonstrating absolute trustworthiness and discretion.

Franchise Owner 🔍

Sales & Marketing, 
Prospecting for Inspections for Duane Turner - Inspector, Waitakere & Surrounding areas.

Kinsh Technologies

I am the co-founder of Kinsh Technologies, a full-service Digital Services Company based out of Ahmedabad, India. Kinsh specializes in Web Design & Development, Branding, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Media Marketing, Paid Marketing, iOS & Android Applications. 

Kinsh Technologies was established with the sole motto of providing high quality digital solutions at a competitive price so that every business irrespective of their size can have their presence on the web. The Vision of Kinsh is "To Create Web Magic".

Co-Founder

BNI Ahmedabad

I am serving as the President for BNI Crypto chapter in Ahmedabad, India.

The BNI Ahmedabad region is comprised of highly esteemed business professionals representing businesses operating throughout Ahmedabad and they meet each week to help grow business for one another and support the local economy by passing business referrals to each other. Word-of-mouth marketing has long been touted as one of the most effective sources of new business and in times of economic uncertainty, leveraging trusted professional relationships is especially valuable as it has been proven to significantly drive business growth.  

BNI Ahmedabad was founded with one single guiding principle "Change the way that Ahmedabad does business"​. With this at the core of its ideology and philosophy, BNI Ahmedabad proudly stands as the worlds #1 region. Ahmedabad also set the world record in January 2015 of launching 4 new chapters in 4 consecutive days. 

Members of the BNI Ahmedabad have mastered the skill of using networking and referral-based marketing to consistently build business for one another and for the community—a fact which is clearly one of the main reasons for their stellar growth in membership.

In Ahmedabad, businessmen, entrepreneurs and professionals with business's ranging from 2 Cr to 1500 Cr each from a diverse business classification are represented in our chapters. These are the best of the best and what makes us truly great, is the culture that each member inculcates and propagates.

President

I served as an Education Coordinator for BNI Crypto chapter in Ahmedabad, India.

The BNI Ahmedabad region is comprised of highly esteemed business professionals representing businesses operating throughout Ahmedabad and they meet each week to help grow business for one another and support the local economy by passing business referrals to each other. Word-of-mouth marketing has long been touted as one of the most effective sources of new business and in times of economic uncertainty, leveraging trusted professional relationships is especially valuable as it has been proven to significantly drive business growth. 

BNI Ahmedabad was founded with one single guiding principle "Change the way that Ahmedabad does business"​. With this at the core of its ideology and philosophy, BNI Ahmedabad proudly stands as the worlds #1 region. Ahmedabad also set the world record in January 2015 of launching 4 new chapters in 4 consecutive days. 

Members of the BNI Ahmedabad have mastered the skill of using networking and referral-based marketing to consistently build business for one another and for the community—a fact which is clearly one of the main reasons for their stellar growth in membership.

In Ahmedabad, businessmen, entrepreneurs and professionals with business's ranging from 2 Cr to 1500 Cr each from a diverse business classification are represented in our chapters. These are the best of the best and what makes us truly great, is the culture that each member inculcates and propagates.

Education Coordinator

I served as an Online Meeting Host (OMH) for BNI Crypto chapter in Ahmedabad, India.

The BNI Ahmedabad region is comprised of highly esteemed business professionals representing businesses operating throughout Ahmedabad and they meet each week to help grow business for one another and support the local economy by passing business referrals to each other. Word-of-mouth marketing has long been touted as one of the most effective sources of new business and in times of economic uncertainty, leveraging trusted professional relationships is especially valuable as it has been proven to significantly drive business growth.  

BNI Ahmedabad was founded with one single guiding principle "Change the way that Ahmedabad does business"​. With this at the core of its ideology and philosophy, BNI Ahmedabad proudly stands as the worlds #1 region. Ahmedabad also set the world record in January 2015 of launching 4 new chapters in 4 consecutive days. 

Members of the BNI Ahmedabad have mastered the skill of using networking and referral-based marketing to consistently build business for one another and for the community—a fact which is clearly one of the main reasons for their stellar growth in membership.

In Ahmedabad, businessmen, entrepreneurs and professionals with business's ranging from 2 Cr to 1500 Cr each from a diverse business classification are represented in our chapters. These are the best of the best and what makes us truly great, is the culture that each member inculcates and propagates.

Online Meeting Host

Shoppers Stop

Worked as a Customer Care Associate & Unit Head for Shoppers Stop Ltd, the most respected & oldest premium Lifestyle retailer in India.  My role was to head overall store operations, deliver premium customer service, exceed sales, profitability & cost targets for the store.

Unit Head

Trent Ltd

Worked as Manager Operations for Westside stores, part of Trent Ltd. (A TATA Group Company).  Was responsible for delivering sales & profit targets and ensure that all customers received best in class customer service for my store.

Manager Operations

Vishal Retail Ltd

Worked as a Store Manager for Vishal Retail Ltd. which is a hyper-market chain.  Lead my team to ensure that we exceed sales & profit targets set by the company with a view to provide high quality customer service.

Store Manager

Marks and Spencer

Worked as a manager with Marks & Spencer, one of the leading retailers in U.K.  Was responsible to drive a team to exceed customer expectations in terms of service provided, to achieve company set sales, cost & profit targets.

Manager

Co-Founder of Kinsh Technologies, an off-shore Indian Web Development Company providing Web Design & Development, Digital Marketing and Mobile Applications Development Services.  Specialist in Real Estate Marketing. Have a strong background in Indian & British retail industry with 20+ years of experience in Customer Service Management.

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