Derrick Austin is a Company Director of Future Market Trends Pty Ltd, a privately owned company, incorporated in 1987, which is the research branch of the business. Coaching First Australia is owned and operated by Future Market Trends and is a business improvement and coaching/mentoring company. Derrick’s areas of business expertise include:
- Interim Management Assignments
- Board Policies and Procedures
- Target Marketing by Industry
- International Standards – AS/NZS 4801 – OHS, ISO9001 – Quality and ISO14001 – Environmental
- Reducing Fair Work, WorkCover and business insurance claims
- Lean Manufacturing and Waste Reduction
- Retail and Wholesale
- Banking and Insurance
- Building and Construction
- Aircraft and Aerospace
- Management Consulting
- Industrial Plastics and Metal Manufacturing
- Marine Industry
- Transport and Logistics
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- New Product Development
- Operations Management Effectiveness
- Cost Reduction and Containment
- Management Training and Development
- Sales Training and Development
- Customer Value Analysis
With over 30 years in management experience, Derrick’s main interests are continuous learning through a coaching/mentoring approach, thereby helping companies grow and improve their businesses while reducing their costs and increasing their profits at the same time.
Derrick is now on a mission to assist businesses to become more competitive in this globalised world by improving the performance of businesses and their people.