Our Clients:
International Business Success Stories
Discover what clients have to say
Anthony Harris / Forcite Helmet Systems
Gordon Irons / Enretech
Georgie Yates / Aje
Zane McIntyre / Commision Factory
Jason Malouin / Superpower Portraits
Ivan Schwartz / Points4Purpose
Will Abdo / Webtrade Marketing Pty Ltd
Julie Bird / Sleepy Merino
Rosemary Gillespie / Proof Communications
Daniel Anderzipf / Firefly Lighting Pty Ltd
What People Say
Hey Cynthia - just wanted to thank you and your team for our awesome and very comprehensive Ilan Style market entry report! Bit of a game changer for us! Thank you also for the 90 course - absolutely brilliant and you do a stellar job! Cheers!
I had the pleasure of participating in the Global Relaunch and it has been a very useful (in bold) workshop. Cynthia and her team have executed and delivered a great program and I highly recommend it to businesses who would like to expand to new markets or thinking of making that first step in exports. Cynthia Dearin Thank you!
"I highly recommend Cynthia and her team at D&A for simplifying and fast-tracking businesses to go global"
Experience Designer and Innovation Facilitator
"We had an outstanding experience working with Dearin & Associates.
The team was amicable and TSC was able to speak freely and brainstorm through problems to affect solutions. We were able to move from an abstract concept to a concrete strategy in just a few sessions. culminating with Dearin successfully executing the first phase of the plan.
We would absolutely recommend Dearin & Associates. They are an intelligent, well-networked, forward leaning team with a focus on obtaining results for their clients. The team at Dearin was able to come up with a creative solution to an abstract problem and leverage their regional network to succeed where TSC working alone would have failed. "
"I manage an Export Program with 22 clients looking to enter the middle east market. I was looking for a trusted professional to deliver training to my clients on the UAE's business culture, challenges and solutions. Cynthia's knowledge, expertise and ability to deliver workshops in an interactive and engaging way online was undoubtedly value for money. the feedback from my clients on the training was excellent - they now have a much better understanding of how to do business in the region and strategies for managing real problems. I would recommend Cynthia and Maher at Dearin and Associates to anyone seeking such a service.
"Cynthia and her team ran a Cultural Competency for the UAE training session at The Fred Hollows Foundation. Her delivery and presentation was exceptional and had the room captivated for hours.
Cynthia worked with me to really understand our needs for the session prior to delivery and delivered on point and exactly what we needed. We look forward to building this relationship further."
"Dearin & Associates presented a workshop on business culture and tourism in the Middle East for Qatar Airways' Australian clients, suppliers and team. From the moment Cynthia walked into the room she was engaging, professional and polished. Her presentation was flawless, captured the room's attention and resonated with everyone.
I couldn't have been more pleased with how the workshop went and especially all the great comments I received from our suppliers and clients who walked away with some great insights. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Cynthia as a speaker and expert on business culture in the Middle East."
"Dearin & Associates provided assistance to our company, MWV, on importing items into China. We found the team to be very professional and proactive, and their attention to detail was impressive. MWV would definitely consider hiring the firm again in future."
"Before enrolling in the International Business Accelerator I had no idea of the different things to consider in expanding our business overseas. The program has helped us to generate new ideas and grow our business, not only overseas but here in Australia.
The investment that we have made in the growth of our business has been extremely beneficial and I strongly recommend the International Business Accelerator to anyone even considering taking their business overseas. It will open you up to many different ideas and opportunities while guiding you through the process."
"It's fantastic to work with Dearin & Associates. Cynthia has exceptional expertise in leadership, motivation and coaching, she consistently demonstrated a dedication to success.
I had the pleasure of working with Cynthia at the International Business Accelerator and I was particualy impressed by her ability to drive my factory forward, coming up with fresh ideas about how to improve the way we operate, many of which have been successfully implemented into our business structure. I would highly recommend Cynthia, in short she has been an asset to our factory."
"We had an outstanding experience working with Dearin & Associates. Cynthia and the team bring deep knowledge and expertise of international trade but deliver it in an accessible and actionable way, making global trade and growth an achievable aspiration for all businesses. Any business seeking to grow, whether locally or internationally, would benefit from the structured and outcomes focussed approach and from the team’s highly approachable, genuine and friendly support."
Case Studies
Rebel Thomson
Executive Officer, Namoi Unlimited
Joint Organisation of Councils in NSW
Namoi Unlimited is a Joint Organisation of Councils in NSW, a collaboration focussed on strategic regional priorities across five Local Government Areas in the New England North West of NSW. We aspire to create a region that is productive, smart and liveable.
Our challenge is to grow the economy and create jobs in the Namoi region. One of the ways we strive to do this is by helping businesses to embrace opportunities in global markets.
It is not easy for regional and rural businesses to capitalise on international opportunities. They face challenges which affect their capacity to explore growth and diversification opportunities, including climate change, drought, telecommunications access, remoteness and high transport costs.
Dearin & Associates ran a one-day workshop on going global for regional and rural companies in Tamworth, giving our businesses access to new thinking and new networks.
The innovative approach and the carefully crafted content in the workshop was refreshing, and made the experience enjoyable and valuable for the audience. Following the workshop, several of the companies that attended have begun actively working on their international strategy and seeking opportunities in overseas markets.
The international journey for everyone is different, but what we know is that the journey is long, and companies need to be resourced and committed it. We feel excited that by working with Dearin & Associates, we can facilitate access to information that can help local and regional businesses to grow overseas.
Penny Crawford
Founder, Crawford Boots,
Crawford Boots Case Study
I spent 27 years as a podiatrist in Gunnedah, in regional NSW. Over the past 8 years I have designed, developed, manufactured, patented and finally launched my product, Crawford Boots - an industrial safety waterproof boot for the underground mining market.
Crawford Boots have a unique, patented feature called the Wedgetech Lockfit System which personalizes the fit of the boots to feet of all shapes and sizes. As a result of having a waterproof safety boot that fits, supports the foot and provides increased ankle stability and balance, wearers are less likely to experience muscle fatigue. This is important for workplaces as it reduces slips, trips falls and injuries, and increases stability, concentration and productivity.
The idea of taking my company international had always been in the back of my mind as an option for the future. When I attended an International Business Accelerator workshop with Cynthia in Tamworth, I realised that international markets are an exciting and achievable opportunity.
Before joining the International Business Accelerator program,
The program has been a godsend for me, as it has helped me break things down and truly understand and appreciate the processes involved in business strategy, both domestically and internationally. I am a planner and the structure helped me focus, identify and strive to understand all those markets applicable to my product – segment and geographically speaking. The International Business Accelerator gave me new skills including how to do market research, and how to understand and identify your ideal client, value proposition and so forth.
I always love the opportunity to learn, and the International Business Accelerator provides this in a very nurturing environment. No question is too silly to ask, Cynthia supports you, makes you think outside the box and is truly vested in your strategic plan for your company. I also love how she is always only too happy to help you solve problems or introduce you to others who can assist.
The program helped me nail my domestic strategy – YAY!! - and helped me to understand the steps and processes involved if I want to look offshore – I now know it is very achievable.
John Warmbrunn
Ego Pharmaceuticals,
Middle East North Africa Business Manager
Ego Pharmaceutical’s business in the Middle East represents a significant proportion of our world-wide business. As our business has grown more complex, cultural differences have had a much greater impact.
We were aware that for some functions, such as planning and forecasting, our teams were operating under starkly different paradigms and that in general, communication between Australia and the Middle East didn’t always go to plan for either party. Sitting in between both groups it was clear that there were some frustrations and issues that our internal processes, procedures and values were not adequately addressing.
Based on a thorough situation analysis, Dearin & Associates put together a training program for Ego Pharmaceuticals across a wide range functions that have some interaction with, or are impacted by the Middle East. This involved providing some models to explain the basis for the differences but more importantly, lots of interaction and discussion of real issues and misconceptions.
Following on from the feedback from this training Dearin & Associates then put together an “Australian” training session for Ego’s senior management team in the Middle East.
The program forced participants to confront the reality that there are some big differences between how Australians and Arabs view the world. There were many “aha” moments for both groups as they discussed examples of “strange” behavior that, in fact, turn out to be perfectly normal if you understand the differences in culture between the Middle East and Australia.
The training covered a wide range of topics but what really stood out were the changes in behaviour from staff who have regular contact with each other. At its simplest, the clear message from the training and subsequent interactions is that if both parties make a genuine effort to appreciate their cultural differences, things do work better and in fact, working together actually becomes far more enjoyable.
Dearin & Associates‘s feedback also helped senior management to identify some key areas to focus on and provide support for.
It is easy to feel that our challenges are unique to Ego Pharmaceuticals. Dearin & Associates unpacked this thinking and helped us to understand that the challenges are exactly what many companies experience and that with a bit of extra effort that our “challenges” do, indeed, become “opportunities”.
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