Meet Lindsey
Turas means 'journey' in Scottish Gaelic. Feasgar math, is mise Lindsey Brittain. Hi, I'm Lindsey, a proud Scot and I am Turas.
I truly think that each and every one of us has something remarkable within. But, you know, sometimes our fears—like the fear of losing out, not being enough, or never succeeding—hold us back. Plus, there's those stories we tell ourselves, the people around us, and the situations we're in can stop us in our tracks. I'm all about helping you break through those barriers, making remarkable within reach.
I've set up Turas to help you find the space, power and resilience to be remarkable in your own right. To conquer stereotyping, hierarchy and bureaucracy to transcend industry norms and rise to new heights, personally and professionally.
My passion comes from wanting to help you see there’s options and different way to do things. Options that let you do more of what you love, delivers results faster and be less draining, and gives you more space to grow at work and at home.
I'm all about helping you to see what's hidden and where you’d like to head, break through your barriers, plan your next steps and take action - making remarkable within your reach.
I’ve set up Turas based on my core beliefs:
CONNECTED JOURNEY
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Everything in life is a journey - your career, your leadership, your home life and your business - and they're all connected. One small, positive step in one part of your journey ripples across the others.
REMARKABLE JOURNEY
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Every one of us has the potential to have a remarkable journey. Sometimes your deepest fears, the stories you tell yourself, the people around you, the situation you're in or lack of clarity around where you want to head and how to get there can hold you back. Lasting change starts with who you are - your identity, i.e. your intrinsic wiring.
ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY
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You have the right to a great journey, to get excited about what's possible and make that a reality. You also have the right to enjoy the surprise and wonder along the way, not just focussing on your destination or continuously seeking happiness in your next 'when'.
SPACE, POWER & RESILIENCE ARE THE SECRETS TO A GREAT JOURNEY
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In my 26-year journey as a change agent in Marketing, Communications and Business Management, I've let stereotyping, hierarchy and bureaucracy, fear of failure, imposter syndrome and past regrets sometimes limit my possibilities. I've learnt there are 3 pillars to a great journey:
1. SPACE: a calm and confident mindset is critical in today's frenetic climate. It frees your mind from daily chaos, giving you 'air' to nurture your strategic thinking. It lifts you out of reactive slog, opening up your mind to imagine what's possible and think creatively. It creates a sense of lightness and calm to discover your real 'why' and redirect your passion into something that really matters to you.
2. POWER: takes many forms, from having clear goals to your technical skills and influence. It involves having your contribution understood, being part of crucial conversations, and maintaining relevance. Amplifying your POWER includes reinforcing both your strengths and weaknesses, connecting and networking with a supportive community.
3. RESILIENCE: crucial for weathering life's 'storms' and thriving amid uncertainty. Resilience helps you confidently navigate twists and turns, bounce back from setbacks and adapt for future success. It helps you feel in control. Waiting for adversity to strike before focusing on resilience is risky. Maintaining your resilience is an ongoing journey of self-discovery and adaptation as you move through different phases in your life.
MY CREDS AT A GLANCE
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS TEAMS:
TRANSFORMING COMMUNICATIONS GROUPS:
- Into end-to-end Brand, Marketing, Communications & Engagement groups
ENHANCING LEADERSHIP TEAM:
- Alignment, capability, retention and performance
IMPROVED REPUTATION, ENGAGEMENT AND ENDORSEMENT AT SENIOR MANAGEMENT LEVEL
INFUSION OF TIKANGA MĀORI ACROSS EVERYDAY OPERATIONS
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING PLATFORM DESIGN:
- For improved workflow management & performance
BUILDING AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE INSIGHT FRAMEWORK
REPOSITIONING AN ORGANISATION TO BE PURPOSE-LED
LEADING SOCIAL MARKETING PROGRAMMES TO INFLUENCE ATTITUDES & BEHAVIOURS
WORKSHOPS THAT WORK
EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP PROGRAMMES ARE MY TRADEMARK AT ALL LEVELS IN AN ORGANISATION:
Proven track record in designing and facilitating on key topics:
UNLOCKING THE POWER OF POSSIBILITY:
- Building leadership team strategic, cross-functional capability
- Strategy & planning
- Leading change.
ALIGNED FOCUS & PURPOSE:
- Building ‘one team’ culture
- Focus and prioritisation
- Getting people on same page
- Team building
- Consolidated change submission from communications teams.
TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW
26 YEARS’ ENTERPRISE-WIDE EXPERIENCE IN THE UK AND NZ:
- All elements of sales, brand, marketing, communications and business management
- Public and private sector
- Client-side and creative agency-side
- Consultant.
IN-DEPTH MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE IN:
- Redesign of a Marketing & Communications unit:
- Operating model design (incl structure)
- Change communication
- Consultation and Implementation
- Strategy, Business Planning and Reporting
- Customer segmentation
- Social marketing
- End-to-end campaign management at pace
- Brand
- Research.
BSC JOINT HONOURS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & FRENCH
QUALIFICATIONS
COACHING:
- Professional coach, Australia and New Zealand Coaching Alliance (ANZCAL)
- Breakthrough life coach (New Zealand Life Coaching, ANZCAL)
- Abundance coach (New Zealand Life Coaching, ANZCAL)
- Enrolled with The Mastermind Coaching Academy, USA (owned by Tony Robbins & Dean Graziosi).
TE AO MĀORI:
- Treaty of waitangi and beyond diversity training
- Pou arahi cultural leadership programme.
LEADERSHIP:
- One contact leadership programme
- Breakthrough leadership.
What Turas Offers
Turas offers a range of mentoring and coaching services to unlock the power of your own possibilities:
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To get you on the front foot strategically, technically and emotionally.
02.
To help you find your true purpose and passion and accelerate your development path.
03.
Enabling busy Marketing & Communications practitioners to ‘kick-start’ or ‘top up’ their technical know-how in their own time and at their pace.
04.
To feel more confident, fulfilled and balanced in your life.
05.
A shared learning experience that is focussed yet fun and squeezes every ounce of value from your time together in-session and afterwards.
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To help SME owners in Marketing & Communications reignite their passion for their business and convert possibility into positive results for their bottom line.
For you to be remarkable in your own right...
If this rings true with where you’re at with your own journey and you could use a hand, it all starts with a conversation…so let’s have a chat.
I’ve travelled the Marketing, Communications & Business road myself
In my experience, it’s not until we’re faced with different possibilities, obstacles, sometimes even a ‘stop’ sign that we work out why we’re on a particular journey.
Where we’re heading is of course important. Yet, the real success lies in understanding where we’re at, then with every step we take, enjoying the experience and having fun along the way.
It’s a chance to step into unchartered territory, to learn and grow on a path that may be a bit rocky, yet always has the potential to be life-changing and rewarding.
I’ve walked in many shoes, worn many hats and taken multiple paths in my 26 years’ career in Marketing & Communications and Business Management across the public and private sector, as a consultant and in a creative agency. Having had the privilege of working with people who are truly committed to what they do, I decided it was time to pay it forward to our profession and those of you in it.
Since 2007, I’ve successfully transformed the lives of leaders in Marketing, Communications & Business by enabling them to lift up out of the day-to-day slog and imagine a different journey. To become a trusted, strategic partner and to take measurable action on their ideas – often at pace or under significant pressure.
Throughout my career, I’ve seen many different leadership perspectives and overcome a range of leadership challenges along the way. I’ve helped many people find, unblock, accelerate their path as well as take a completely different path – both professionally and personally.
My Marketing & Communications career has had many highs and lows. I know it can be
Awe-inspiring when you and your team
- are on the front foot:
- everyone understands why Marketing & Communications exists and why it’s important – no effort wasted on validation
- you’re connected into the right conversations, focussing on the right priorities, right from the outset
- you lift out of the ‘weeds’ and operational slog and have time to focus on being a leader – inspiring and guiding others to reach new heights in their journey and yours.
- get to do what you love, are great at and deliver real results enterprise-wide:
- finding head space to think big and connect across the organisation on a critical piece of work that contributes directly to organisational priorities
- enabling your people to get excited and flourish on the journey you’re taking them on.
- can measure the positive impact you’re making and leverage this to secure ongoing support, recognition and resources.
- successfully go through a change in your Marketing & Communications operating model and culture that is inclusive, maintains positive morale, wellbeing and productivity.
Tough, frustrating and causes burnout when you and your team
- work twice as hard (and waste time) earning your licence to operate:
- as a strategic partner for your organisation’s reputation
- as experts in brand, insight, marketing, communications & stakeholder engagement.
- are not engaged as experts:
- not involved in the right conversations to contribute at the level you should
- given an ‘order’, not a clear brief with the business problem to solve
- engaged at the end with no time to do a good job.
- are constantly in reactive mode with no time for proactive, more strategic stuff that matters:
- the political and media environment is highly volatile
- stakeholders are not aligned
- priorities are constantly changing and you’re not in the loop.
- are asked to produce more with less, at the same quality and your people are tired.
- lose time being the ‘connector’ across the business to get the full picture of all the activities tackling the same issue before you can provide a joined-up Marketing & Communications solution.
- make many attempts (sometimes without success) for your great ideas to be heard, trusted and approved
- struggle to quickly convert your great thinking into action and results due to bureaucracy.
