Midday Masterclass- Sharpen Your Business and Marketing for Growth

Date and Time

Thursday Jul 24, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NZST

Location

Events Room 2, Wintec CBD. View map here.

Fees/Admission

Free of charge for members
Non-member $35+gst

Description

EVENT DETAILS
Running a business isn't just about working hard - it's about working smart. This practical Midday Masterclass is designed for Hamilton business owners and leaders who want to make sure their day-to-day work is actually building long-term success.

This session will cover two critical areas:

✔ How to make sure your business direction and operations are driving real growth (not just keeping you busy).

✔ How to turn that direction into an effective, no-fluff marketing strategy that gets results.

Join Carren Richardson-Park and Braden Dawson as they share proven frameworks and real-world strategies that you can start using straight away.

Session 1: Keeping Your Business on Track (with Carren Richardson-Park)

✔ Make sure your business isn't just running - it's growing. Learn how to assess whether your daily work is actually moving the needle.
✔ Find the gaps. Discover a simple framework to see what’s working and what needs adjusting.
✔ Boost team and customer engagement. Get practical tips to align your people and customers with your business goals.

Session 2: Smart, No-Waste Marketing (with Braden Dawson)
✔ Stop guessing, start growing. Learn a tried-and-tested marketing framework that works for businesses like yours.
✔ Avoid common marketing traps. Discover practical ways to make sure your marketing efforts bring in real leads and sales.
✔ What’s working in 2025? Get up-to-date strategies that will keep you ahead of the curve.

SPEAKER BIOS
Carren Richardson-Park - Strategist & Researcher. Founder, Mindful Consulting.
Carren is a strategist and change agent with deep expertise in marketing, purpose-led business, and organisational growth. With experience across research, brand, and operations, she brings practical tools and insights to help businesses align strategy with smart growth. Her recent Master’s research explored how purpose can drive resilience and performance, making her a compelling voice for future-focused business.

Braden Dawson - Founder & Director, Web Antler
Braden is a digital marketing strategist and advisor focused on performance-led growth for Kiwi businesses. He brings hands-on experience across digital campaigns, websites, data, and marketing automation, delivering strategies that drive measurable customer growth. With a practical, no-nonsense approach, Braden helps business leaders cut through the noise to deploy marketing strategies that actually work!

Have any burning questions? Please email your questions prior to the event to events@waikatochamber.co.nz. Carren and Braden will ensure these are covered in their presentation.

Registrations are required to attend.

Please note - lunch is not provided. You are welcome to bring your own lunch to the session.

For enquiries or to cancel your registration email events@waikatochamber.co.nz

Midday Masterclasses are proudly sponsored by Everest People.

This is a complimentary event; if you are unable to attend, please let us know by the day before, or a $20 no-show fee will apply.

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PO Box 1122, Hamilton, Waikato 3240 – 07 839 5895 – info@waikatochamber.co.nz