Bruce Cowan
Bruce Cowan brings a wealth of experience to his role as a business consultant, having successfully delivered large-scale engineering projects and built his own small business from the ground up-cracking the highly competitive export market.
Peter Jacobsen
Peter has extensive experience in implementing technology and process improvements to boost operational efficiency and enhance service delivery-helping growing businesses meet financial goals.
He is an MBA-qualified senior manager with deep expertise in the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors. With over 25 years of senior management experience, Peter has worked with global brands, franchised chains, and well-known NZ SME businesses, delivering strong results for multi-site B2B and B2C operations.
Vicky Bainbridge
Mike Law
Michael (Mike) Law is a seasoned, intuitive business consultant who partners with business owners and directors to help them identify their goals, strategise effectively, and navigate the journey toward outstanding results.
With more than 25 years’ experience in business and general management, Mike brings a practical and action-oriented mindset to every engagement-tailored to the unique needs of New Zealand’s SMEs.
Shaun Goldsbury
Shaun Goldsbury is an expert in commercial decision-making and strategic risk assessment. With a deep understanding of complex business situations, Shaun is skilled at quickly identifying issues and driving meaningful change to deliver results.
His consultative style allows him to build strong relationships with business owners, gaining a clear view of each company’s operations, goals, and value potential.
Ann Gibbard
With over 20 years’ experience across both corporate and SME environments, Ann Gibbard brings deep insight into what drives business success-and what holds it back. As a Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ), ERP project leader, and Xero and WorkflowMax Certified Advisor, Ann combines strategic financial knowledge with practical business consulting to help owners build better systems, plans, and outcomes.
Steven Naudé
Based in Auckland and servicing the wider region, Steven Naudé specialises in helping small and medium-sized businesses grow by improving team engagement and making sales and marketing more effective. His belief is simple and powerful:
“Where people flourish, so do businesses.”
With a strong background in leadership, business consulting, and operational strategy, Steven partners with owners to create focused improvements that drive measurable financial performance.
Paul Watson
Paul Watson is a leading expert in strategic organisational change. He has a proven ability to facilitate and drive results by developing clear, practical strategies that empower teams to grow, adapt, and succeed.
Based in Auckland, Paul partners with New Zealand businesses to guide performance improvement and business transformation at the organisational level.
Alex Peterson
Alex Peterson decided to become a business consultant so that he could help business owners achieve their true potential. Alex partners with good businesses and supports them to become excellent businesses. We all see good companies that could achieve more – Alex is committed to working with them to make a difference.
As part of the Oxygen8 team, Alex provides results-focused business coaching and mentoring for growth-minded owners looking to take their business to the next level.