helping good people
do good things

the plan

organise stuff as required.
onsite or offsite - for a few hours,
a day or an ongoing basis
in a cohesive, stress free way

helping people have access to live music easing the way to see it or create it

intro
I love organising things behind the scenes. 
Not too good at small talk – don’t sugar coat or bullshit, swear like a trooper. Am reliable, honest, and you'll always know exactly where you stand. Goodo
work
The majority of my working life has been in hospitality, except for a brief time in the office of a lovely South Auckland labour hire company.
18.5 years (2002-2020) were at the iconic Leigh Sawmill Cafe, the last 12  as General Manager.  Looking after everything a busy seasonal cafe, bar, accommodation and live music venue requires to run smoothly. 
Hiring and training staff, (endless!) admin, managing accounts from 2002-2018 (creditors & debtors). 
Function, wedding & event planning. Booking live music and looking after acts, security, sound engineers and act representatives. Gig promo, marketing, designing ad's and posters. 
Managing the floor & bar, ordering, stock control and maintaining good supplier relationships.
And most importantly leading a tight knit team to create a happy, comfortable environment to work in and visitors to enjoy.
2020 to present has been a whirl - starting AGCD, looking after a fantastic bunch of clients, family and helping on the admin/artist wrangling for the splendid CROSS STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL - and from December 23'  back at the beloved Mill to book gigs, among other things!
I LOVE organsing good times – especially with music.
Seeing a room full of mates and strangers sharing space, grins, happy dance floor action, the love of a good band – and the artists sharing their skill and passion. It’s an endeavor I always feel privileged to be a part of.

I’ve gained some great skills and made fantastic working relationships over the years, and am keen to use them to help others work life & good times flow

the help

1

bookkeeping & staff stuff 

Give me all your little bits of paper – quotes, invoices, receipts – I’ll get it organised, entered into whatever record keeping system you use (xero, myob, spreadsheets) set aside for you to pay or file. 
Keep up with your bank account reconciliations - outstanding invoices - GST filing.
Get you caught up, teach you how to do it and leave you to it  - or manage it for you.
Making the end of year handover to your accountant as stress free & simple as  possible 
Templates for all your hiring needs - new staff process (application, interview, trial shift and job offer) personal info forms and all the IRD requirements. Contracts. 
Payroll system  help - using Smartly or Deputy - loading info and/or weekly wage posting.

2

admin for creatives 

Form filling fun times,  venue booking, gig guide updates, promo, simple design work, calendar management ~ help with all the boring (essential) stuff.

3

office 

Filling, sorting, general organisationing to make your space easier to work in.
Managing calendars/appointments - organising your inbox - emails

4

promo 

Posts to Facebook and Instagram, managing mailing lists and newsletters, organising advertising,  putting together EPK's,  small design jobs or co-ordinating details to pass on.