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Hear From People Who’ve Benefited

You’ve given me personalised advice I can use.
— Senior Associate, Specialist Practice, May 2024
You nailed the brief. Short and sharp. Just what I wanted.”
— Partner, 'Big Law' Firm, April 2024
Really, really useful. The ideas came flooding back! Just what I needed.
— Partner, Specialist Practice, April 2024
I feel 1000% better!
— Sole Practitioner, Specialist Practice, November 2023
Totally fantastic!
— Partner, On-boarding to a 'BigLaw' Firm, October 2023
Phenomenal!
— Partner, Specialist Law Practice, September 2023
Brilliant! You’ve given us a way to ask for work which is sensible not salesy.
— Partner, 'Big4' Advisory Team, September 2023
Fantastic! Good to learn I’m on the right track and you’ve given me ideas on how to crack the next stage.
— Partner, Global Law Firm, August 2023
I’m terrified of self-promotion. You’ve given me actions I can take.
— Principal, Financial Services, August 2023
Very, very useful. Being able to bounce ideas with someone who knows the industry so well is really helpful
— CEO, Large Law Firm, July 2023
Awesome.
— Partner, Global Law Firm, July 2023
In my experience, Sue-Ella Prodonovich is by far the best business development adviser in Australasia.
— Chair & Partner with a Global Law Firm, June 2023.
You make perfect sense. Love it.
— Founder & Managing Director, Technology Services, March 2023
Really, really helpful. It’s given me focus. It’s given me useful questions to ask.
— Principal, follow-up to Practice Management Course
Incredibly useful. It’s re-set my thinking about asking for work.
— Partner, 'Big Law', Feb 2023
Incredibly useful. Good to be able to talk with someone outside the Firm .
— Partner, 'Big Law', Jan 2023
Incredibly practical. Exactly what I was looking for.
— Partner, Global Accounting & Advisory Firm , Nov 2022
Really thoughtful insights. Incredibly valuable.
— Early Career Lawyer, Boutique Practice
Really helped a lot
— Insolvency & Reconstruction Director, August 2022
Fantastic.
— Litigation Partner, July 2022
Fantastic. Much more than I expected.
— Partner, 'Big Law' firm (June 2022)
Super helpful.
— Partner, 'Big Law' firm (June 2022)
Amazingly good.
— Partner, Large NZ Firm (March 2022)
It was really good to sound out ideas for our client communications - to have an outside view.
— New Law Firm (Feb 2022)
Fantastic. You’ve given me ideas I can really sink my teeth into.
— New Law Firm Start Up (Feb 2022)
I enjoyed our discussion and am pleased to have some very useful take aways to put into action.
— Partner, Big Law Firm (Feb 2022)
Brilliant!
— Law Firm Owner, January 2022
Thank you Sue-Ella for your words of wisdom. I do come away feeling more invigorated after our conversations.
— Director, Clients & Markets, Law Firm (Nov 2021)
Amazing. You nailed it. I couldn’t articulate the problem - you saw it straight away. I always learn from our conversations.
— Partner, Big Law Firm (Sept 2021)
I’m looking forward to my next BD45. So helpful - you’ve given me things I can crack on with.
— Clerk & Practice Manager, Barristers' Chambers
This was genuinely great! I got a lot of information and got to test my approach with a target client.
— Principal, Boutique Firm in Melbourne (August 2021)
Amazing! I wasn’t sure it was the right time to speak with you but this was exactly what I needed. I can’t thank you enough.
— Partner, Small Law Firm (August 2021)
I am so glad I booked a BD45. I wanted an external view and you have been worth your weight in gold.
— National Bid Manager, Global Law Firm (August 2021)
Very useful. My BD45 conversation focused on the practical things I feel comfortable doing.
— Partner, Law Firm (July 2021)
Just want to say that could have been a huge project but being able to work with you so succinctly was excellent. I reckon we have knocked out something very good that has impact. So good working with you.
— Chief Marketing Officer, Law Firm
My BD45 session was wonderful, helpful and useful. Thank you.
— Director, Clients & Markets, National Law Firm
BD45 is precisely what I wanted.
— Barrister, New South Wales
Love it! The BD45 talk is practical and very useful. It’s inspiring.
— Partners, New Zealand Law Firm
Our team really values our Business Development discussions with Sue-Ella. Having these in a virtual format is now the norm and works well for both our time zones. Every minute of our regular sessions is valuable, from the beginning to the very end.
— Managing Partner, Boutique Tax and Business Advisory Firm
Our discussions have been very useful - even revealing in some aspects. I’ve been practicing long enough to know what I’m like - I didn’t need a coach telling me to change my style. You worked with my strengths and gave me new ideas I was comfortable to try. Just what I was looking for.
— Senior Partner - Big Law
I’ve consistently turned to Sue-Ella for BD support since 2013. Heading up the BD and clients function for a firm with more than 40 Partners over multiple locations with a small in-house team means we are busy with the day to day operational activities and often don’t have the bandwidth or capacity to stand back and really evaluate if we are still aligned to deliver and add value on BD priorities. During this time it has been invaluable having an experienced and confidential adviser to test ideas, keep us accountable, bring an external perspective to our thinking, and provide our Partners with an extra assurance that we’ve done our due diligence.
— Head of BD, Mid-Tier Law
I’ve worked with Sue-Ella for ten years in various capacities and I always look forward to having our Business Development discussions. Sue-Ella skilfully guides me through the challenges of BD. She is an exceptional resource, her knowledge and experience is unparalleled. Practical, professional, implementable advice. I reach out to Sue-Ella at least once a year, but that’s enough to help me re-focus on and achieve strategic priorities.
— General Manager, Small to Medium-sized Practices
[Your advice] was genuine and real when so much of the other tosh I read at the moment is entirely superficial.
— Partner, Large Law
I found it super useful and had some ‘Oh Shit’ realisations. It’s given me renewed energy to focus on a few core areas.
— Senior Manager, Big 4 Consulting
Having Sue-Ella guide us was like having a cross between Mother Theresa and Margaret Thatcher. It was just what we needed.
— Senior Partner, Mid-Tier Law
Sometimes you get consultants who are pitching for business or have been consulting for years and have lost touch with reality or what the legal landscape looks like, but you can tell that absolutely isn’t the case with Sue-Ella. Very real and relevant examples and stats.
— Senior Associate, Global Law
[After our meetings] I got great traction with many Partners who came up to me after my preso and told me that this is what they needed to hear. Others told me I was absolutely on the mark and I was continually being stopped by Partners introducing themselves in the next two days saying how good they thought my preso was (even at the baggage carousel at Sydney airport on the way home). Many thanks for your guidance and support.
— Asia Pacific Regional Talent Leader, Big 4 Consulting
Sue-Ella you’re a gem. Thanks so much for working with our senior associate. He has shown considerable renewed focus and vigor in recent days.
— Partner, 'Big 4' Firm (consulting)
Genius recommendations!
— Managing Partner, Boutique Law
Thank you for all your BD words of wisdom. The discussion was invaluable. Your ability to adapt the session to perfectly match my needs made it easy to immediately apply the newly learned skills.
— Senior Associate, National Law Firm
 
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