CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES
250+ satisfied clients since 2004
John helped me build confidence and belief in my bigger vision.
I had been in business for about a year when I started working with John. It was just myself and 3 or 4 contractors, and now the team has grown to 15.
John, among many things, helped me create an organizational structure that includes an operations assistant and a team leader who takes care of all of our nutritionists.
John helped me build confidence and belief in my bigger vision. He helped me build the systems and organization I needed to get there and gave me the reassurance that it was possible.
Working with John has turned the company around.
My name is Darren, I own Cimtex Industries out here in Mission. I bought Cimtex out completely from the original owner three years ago, I had worked in a machine shop since I was 19 but only on the shop floor.
We’ve gone from struggling to make payroll, to being in a position to possibly purchase the building we have rented for 30 years.
To go from foreman to an owner with 17 employees overnight was a much steeper learning curve than I thought it would be. I decided to hire a coach to give me some guidance after having a bad couple years, in fact looking back none of the last 15 years had been great, the company always struggled to pay its bills.
We’ve been working with John for a year now. We have turned the company around. We’ve gone from struggling to make payroll, to being in a position to possibly purchase the building we have rented for 30 years. My old boss used to say ( in a German accent) " You can tell me stories, but numbers don't lie."
Give John a shot, you will be glad you did.
Darren Fulco
Cimtex CNC Machine Shop
John helped us create proper systems, management skills and action plans.
My wife and I worked very closely with John Nieuwenburg for 12 months, shaping our company into the business that thrives today.
Creating the proper systems, management skills and action plans. If you're looking to take charge of your business and learn things that will take a decade to learn from trial and error, then look no further W5 Coaching is your solution.
Darrell & Janelle Morrison
Decorative Plastering
Our ongoing success has been due to John’s coaching and guidance.
How can we thank you enough for all we have learned from you over the past 2 ½ years. From the minute we heard your tagline, "If your business is not supporting your life, what is it supporting?" we knew that we needed to work with you.
You are a wealth of knowledge. Every challenge that we presented to you, you came back to us with a wide variety of ideas and solutions. We have implemented every suggestion you have given us with great success.
Thank you John for all you have done for us personally and in business. Our ongoing success has been due to your coaching and guidance.
Sincerely,
Ricki Kahn and Johnny Saborit
Brisas Carpet Care
I never had John stumped. Whenever I had a problem, he could always point me in the right direction.
When you’re the CEO of your own company, there’s no one to report to.
John was someone I could report my progress to, hold me accountable, and listen to me if I encountered roadblocks. I appreciated that I didn’t have to posture or put on a façade with him, I could be honest about what was going on.
John has a lot of resources, tools, and methodologies at his fingertips. I never had John stumped. Whenever I had a problem, he could always point me in the right direction or remind me of things that I already knew to put it back in the forefront.
I enjoyed working with John. Not only does he have a lot of knowledge and experience, he’s also a fantastic human being.
Sebastien Nault
Black Tie Services
John has a way of helping me think differently. I tell him about the things I want to do and why they can't happen. He tells me why they can, and to get off my butt and make them happen!
I first hired John about 13 years ago and worked with him for a couple years. He taught us a lot of things and we had the knowledge to do what we needed to do and we kept progressing and grew the company exponentially.
Recently, I wanted to move in another direction, and felt I wasn’t finding a clear path to get there. So, I rehired him. I’m at the stage in my business right now where I want to start transitioning out of the office.
I needed some help to get the business more systematized and running in a consistent, efficient manner.
Our revenues went from around $300K - $400K per year to over $3 million per year.
John is one of my all-time great mentors in life. I often ask myself: what would John do?
Working with John as my advisor made a night and day difference in my business. Our revenues went from around $300K - $400K per year to over $3 million per year.
One of John’s innovative approaches is his compounding effect system for calculating leads to conversions and repeat buyers. After implementing this system, we now run almost completely on repeat business – including a very large ongoing contract that we landed in part due to John’s advice during contract negotiation.
John also encouraged me to grow and mentor leaders in the company by building a culture of trust and responsibility. This meant making some tough “de-hiring” decisions, but as a result, we now have experienced, long-time employees who are willing to go the extra mile to support each other or complete a project. It also means that we deliver higher quality work, giving us a competitive advantage over other companies who rely on an ever-changing crew of temporary subcontractors.
Sincerely,
Quentin Miller
Vanguard Painting Ltd.
With John’s help in our first year in business in one of Vancouver’s most competitive industries, we recorded a surplus.
I have had the pleasure to have John as a business coach during the start up phase of my Construction Staffing Agency.
During the months we have worked together, John has helped our company's directors structure a business that allows us to track marketing efforts, augment our lead generation and boost our client conversion rate.
John guided us to becoming better at sales.
I could write a testimonial about how he helped us manage our time at work more efficiently, how he guided us to becoming better at sales, or how he enlightened us by introducing us to powerful networking groups.
I could tell you about all of that, but I believe that in business, numbers speak louder than words. After the first quarter of our first year in business in one of Vancouver’s most competitive industries, we recorded a surplus. Without John’s help, that would not have been possible.
I strongly recommend John as a Business Coach without restrictions.
Marc-Antoine Cuerrier
True North Labour Inc
When John met me, I was getting 3-4 clients a week now my practice is full.
When I first began working with John, I was just starting my practice. I had no business education or training, and was doing my best to learn on my own.
It became very clear that I needed help and through a stroke of luck, I connected with John.
We worked together for 4 months. In those 4 months, he helped me go from 3-4 clients per week to 13-14, which according to other professionals in my line of work shouldn’t have been possible at that stage of my career. Another 3 months later and my practice was full.
John gave me some fantastic advice and valuable opportunities, helped me work through some really tough decisions, and provided me a whole quiver of very effective tools. John’s wealth of experience and expertise are obvious when you work with him.
He is warm and caring, and it was obvious that he was fully and personally invested in my success. Additionally, he knows how to push you in a way that makes you want to kick some serious ass. And who wouldn’t want that?
Jason Winters
PhD Therapist
From the start, it felt like I had someone with all the experience in the world right by my side, someone I could tap into for advice, ideas, and guidance.
I was looking for someone with real business experience, someone who could offer both mentorship and accountability. John provided exactly that.
From the start, it felt like I had someone with all the experience in the world right by my side, someone I could tap into for advice, ideas, and guidance. Working with John has been eye-opening, and I've seen the positive impact on my business since we started.
What I value most about working with John is his structured approach. Our weekly mentorship conversations help keep me on track, ensuring that I’m staying accountable to my goals and the bigger picture of where I want to take my business.
His guidance has not only improved my business but also sparked a deeper interest in entrepreneurship for me. I am thinking like an owner and focused on building a sustainable business.
John listens well. He’s also accessible. Whether it's through email or text, he’s always available when I need him, asking the right questions to push me in the right direction.
I’ve really enjoyed working with him, and I’m confident that anyone who needs structure, accountability, and expert business advice would benefit from his coaching.
John has a gift for quickly assessing what is needed and offering clear, personalized solutions for business success.
I am grateful to the woman who recommended me to John Nieuwenburg.
The day I sat down with John was the day my business trajectory changed. My flight was slow until John provided me with clear strategies for positive change and helped me to see that much of what I need to be more successful are learn-able business skills.
John has a gift for quickly assessing what is a needed and offering clear, personalized solutions for business success.
You can count on John to offer excellence and to go the extra mile in supporting you in your success. If you want to grow yourself and your business, give John a call.
Kelly Monjazeb
The Counselling Group
John taught me how to put my business owner hat on!
Being a new business owner in the healthcare industry, John was very helpful in getting my business partner and I focused on building our clinic up one step at a time.
He shared a lot of great tools and books that have given us a foundation to build on over the years to come. Thank you for teaching me how to put my business owner hat on!
Dr. Jessica Chang
Avenue Eyecare
Our business has grown exponentially in the last 6 months since working with John.
I just had another friend ask me about you and this is what I had to say.
My coach's name is John Nieuwenburg. He is not only lovely but incredibly equipped in his field of business growth, sales & development.
My favourite thing John always says is "if the owner wants a better business, the business needs a better owner"
Our business has grown exponentially in the last 6 months (since working with him) I committed to taking on a business coach when I felt that there were specific issues that were holding me (and my company back) and I needed an outside opinion and expertise on how to grow past this.
Not only have I learned valuable skills on how to sell, I have also learned greater tools for developing a growth mindset, seeing where I limit myself & how to be a better business owner (and altogether better human)
My favourite thing John always says is "if the owner wants a better business, the business needs a better owner"
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Kristin Zerbin
Hoochy 'Booch
After paying ourselves, we’ll have a quarter million in profit - maybe even more.
We’re making more money than we’ve ever made before.
Without a doubt, our main issue was that we weren’t charging properly. John was the only person who identified the problem - and fixing this literally turned the company around.
Now, our margins are great and we’re on pace for record profitability this year.
John had a crucial role in helping me to achieve my ambitious goals.
I was not looking for a business coach, I just happened to hear about you from a person that I was in contact with.
I sent you a quick mail; in retrospect, it was one of the best emails I have ever sent; it was a very short and simple email that led to a sequence of events that that brought me so much value.
When we started working together, I expected you to help me putting some order in the mess I had in my head; the business was about a year old, with tons of challenges and way too many things on the go.
I needed someone that will help me organize my thoughts and ideas, to put the right bins on the right shelf and to put the right action items in the right bins. Not only did you help me doing that, but you also exposed me to so many new shelves and bins that I simply wasn’t aware of their existence. With your sharp questions and smart ideas, we put together an effective storage rooms with clear strategies and ways to implement them.
When I look back (hindsight never fails me…) I have no doubt that you had a crucial role in achieving my ambitious goals. I would strongly recommend any business owner that wants to achieve more to be working with you and to listen very carefully to your questions and comments.
John, I thank you very much for your wisdom, knowledge and your great personality, it has been a real privilege to work with you.
Moshe Ben-Shlomo
DermaSpark
John helped me to implement new actions to organize my right brain ways.
I hired John for some business coaching so as to change my work habits, increase my business, and define what was important to my life and business ways. I come from the arts so John had his hands full with my way of thinking.
Between the two of us we found a common ground, and he helped me to implement new actions to organize my right brain ways. Through our digging, we also discovered a pursuit I had been avoiding but that was in my soul. I am pursuing that now, full on, and I'm happy. And, I believe this venture will enhance my business enormously.
Trilby Jeeves
Buffoonery Workshops
John has a way of challenging what I “think” I know and that prompts me to try different approaches.
Not only does John have a tremendous amount of skill and knowledge at business building, he also has a way of challenging what I “think” I know and that prompts me to try different approaches.
Tara Caffelle
Relationship Coach
When John met me, I was a freelance graphic designer selling business cards and letterhead. Today I own a marketing agency and lead a staff of eight people.
The way you become a trusted advisor is not by displaying your knowledge. It’s by showing your deep understanding of the person you’re talking to. That’s what John has done.
John took the time to really understand not just my business model, but me as an entrepreneur, my life, what I wanted out of my business.
John has helped me take my business to the next level.
I can say without hesitation that John Nieuwenburg and W5 Coaching is one of the most valuable resources for my business and me personally.
When I met John, it happened when I was at a point of transition in my business. I wanted to go from being a good business to a great business and beyond.
John really understands the issues that a business owner goes through.
I wasn't sure how I would be able to do this but one Sunday morning took me on an incredible path that continues today. I had once read the book E-Myth years ago and on this day I stumbled upon the audiobook. I started listening to it which took me for a long walk around Stanley Park in Vancouver and by the end of the walk I was searching the Internet for business coaches that specialized in this transition. The first result was John and he was my first and only phone call.
Our first meeting solidified that I wanted to work with this man to help transform me and my business. He really understands the issues that a business owner goes through but also brings a wide breadth of experience from his current coaching work but also from his previous life as a senior executive. This is something I draw on from him on a regular basis and it is worth its weight in gold..
I'm excited about the future more and more every day.
I can't recommend him enough as he has helped me take my business to the next level. I'm excited about the future more and more every day. This wouldn't be possible without his guidance that has helped me transform the way our business operates day in and day out.
I recommend you sit down with John for a coffee. You'll walk away not only impressed but blown away by his professionalism and methodical approach to improving your business.
Derek Major
Sugar Consultant/Eligeo CRM
John gave me the structure and the confidence to articulate my value proposition in an effective way.
Just wanted to share some news with you. I just hit a new record sales number. I'm super excited. I wanted to share with you because I'm here because of what you taught me.
Without the investment I made with you I honestly do not know where I would be at this point. When we started working together about a year ago I was literally wondering how I was going to pay for you.
I've paid off credit card balances. I'm thinking about hiring employees.
John gave me the structure and the confidence to articulate my value proposition in an effective way. John taught me there is a process to selling, and that effective selling creates value not just for myself, but for my clients.
I fumbled along the way, but ultimately began to figure it out. I've learned to follow the process, to not skip steps, and not sell differently to different people. I now have clients that are fans, that tell me how much they value working with me.
I still have a long way to go. I'm an entrepreneur and I'm still deathly afraid it will all disappear tomorrow. I don't think that fear will ever go away. But this year I have a new problem - figuring out how to not pay the government all of what is left over (no joke, it's absurd).
I've paid off credit card balances. I'm thinking about hiring employees. I'm thinking about how to make this business more than just me.
For all of that I want to tell John THANK YOU!
Brad Mewes
Supplement Advisory:Driving Growth
John is acting as both a business coach and a mentor as I shift into business coaching myself
I hired John because I wanted to reinvent my business so I'm not working so much – to change it from a job to a business.
John is acting as both a mentor and a business coach as I transition my business from tax prep and bookkeeping to outsourced CFO and business coaching.
Working with John has changed my mental framework.
He taught me that any action is better than inaction – and that getting into my “uncomfortable zone” is how I make it more and more comfortable.
I’m also looking at my business differently.
Instead of asking: “How can I get things done?” I’m now asking: “How can somebody else get this done for me instead of me having to do everything? Should I really be doing this? Or is this something I can give to somebody else to do and still get the same results?”
What I like best about working with John
Flexible meeting agenda. He's got my to do list of things that we're working towards. We may not work on it for two or three weeks though because I have other issues that come up that I want help with. One week we may be focused on the mentoring coaching part, the next week I’m getting help with my sales process – because that’s what’s most important to me on that week.
Advice, answers and resources. It seems like he can instantly pull up an article or a book for me to read or something that references what I'm going through. I'd probably have to Google search for an hour and maybe find something. He can pull it up based on his experience of coaching for 15 years.
His generosity in sharing tools and ideas of his that I can use with my own clients. I’m moving into business coaching myself and John says: “Go ahead and use my stuff! If both of us can use it to our advantage, go for it.”
Tom Jones
Kickbooks
I hired John to help me learn how to run my business more effectively
When my business partner—who is also my life partner—and I found ourselves overwhelmed with the intricacies of managing our business, we were at our wit’s end.
In my optimism and perhaps overconfidence, I had taken out a large capital loan to fund a robust marketing program, only to realize that we couldn’t handle any more business. I couldn’t spend any money on marketing because I couldn’t fulfill the jobs and work that I currently had!
I have seen cash value from working with John.
You delivered on your promise of providing great value and goals for the next quarter. I now have five very specific, very realistic goals written out on my wall and a timeline on the calendar to achieve them. I have seen a direct monetary result from a piece of advice you gave me.
Since then, I have seen cash value from working with you. I doubt I’d be up 45% this year without having put some of your strategies in place. Thank you for your support.
What I liked best about your approach at the workshop was that you honed in on the two important things that would make my business grow this quarter and helped me see that it was okay to let go of all the other things for now and plan to do them after I’d mastered these first two things.
John's approach is very action oriented, I am confident that these new strategies will pay off in a big way.
I will spend this quarter testing and measuring my ten lead generation and ten conversion strategies and will have some solid numbers by the end of the quarter. Given that your approach is very action oriented, I am confident that these new strategies will pay off in a big way.
Thanks for helping me get some traction!
Katherine Lazaruk
Lazaruk Consulting
John’s insight and suggestions are always spot on.
"I have been working with John for a while now. His insight and suggestions are always spot on, he is not afraid of giving you encouragement or make you realize your mistakes.
He always has good advice to tackle tough situations and the process is a lot of fun as well!"
Pedro Ordonez
Minuteman Press
John really gets you thinking and focusing on your business.
John has been kind enough to co-coach myself & a client over the past couple of months. John has helped me develop several good strategies for my business along the lines of marketing and business growth.
I find that as a business strategist he is one of the best, he really gets you thinking about your business.
Randall Orser
Bookkeeper
John helped me to identify the roles, to have the right people doing the right tasks.
I have been working with John for almost 2 years. I have found John to be very knowledgeable and highly skilled in the methodology and process of coaching. Working with him has been unbelievably helpful. He doesn’t tell, he doesn’t push, he guides.
When you need a coach, you need somebody who’s going to have your back and really focus on what your needs are. Not his skill set or preferences or comfort level. John is more than willing to step outside of his comfort level to try and figure out something that is creating a friction point or bottleneck in my systems.
John is professional, intelligent, creative, thoughtful and a powerful tool to help you improve your business.
I've known and worked with John over the past 2 years.
We have referred several clients to him over this time and have had several contact us directly to thank us, John is professional, intelligent, creative, thoughtful and a powerful tool to help you improve your business. I would highly recommend John to any business owner looking to improve their bottom line.
Scott Berg
Managing Partner Trade Exchange Canada
John helped me learn to value my time, wow, I became a lot more productive and focused!
I highly recommend John. When I worked with John, he was my rock. His style was supportive and enabling. I learned many things and grew in many ways.
A big thing for me, as a result of working together is, I was able to eliminate some anxiety I had been experiencing. Another big lesson was learning to value my time, wow, I became a lot more productive and focused! I believe he is an excellent leader and extremely resourceful. Best of all, he loves what he does and it shows.
Natasha Smyth
On Payroll
John showed us where to focus our energy to maximize profits, client growth and employee retention.
After reviewing our standing on various business endeavors, John showed us where to focus our energy to maximize profits, client growth and employee retention. Because of the successful results I experienced in my time with John, I would and have recommended him to several business owners.
Melissa Orozco
Yulu
Communications Managing Director
I’d estimate John’s impact on my business to be between 5 and 10-fold the costs of hiring him.
I hired John because I didn’t think I had all the answers. I wanted someone with experience that could see things differently from me, had skills in other areas and had objectivity, so that I wasn’t failing by myself.
My business was growing, I was launching new products and services and I specifically wanted to learn how to prepare my business to be attractive to a buyer.
John helped me to better position and package my products in order to increase the value of our products.
The results spoke for themselves- both in dollar amounts, as well as the degree of confidence and organization that was added to my business operations. I highly recommend John as a business coach for small and medium businesses.
Some of the education I received from John regarding measuring lead-to-close ratio and tweaking the sales process to find the bottleneck was just incredible. I've also learned how to better position and package my products in order to increase the value of our products significantly while reducing repeated labour. The systems work.
Jeff Kee
BRIXWORK {Websites for Realtors}
Working with John Nieuwenburg has been the catalyst to the change that I was looking for personally and professionally.
Ryan Roch
BBA, CPA, CGA
My work with John has led me to the realization that my potential is even greater than I had believed.
John Nieuwenburg has been my coach for just over a year. In that time, our work together has been instrumental in helping me to clarify my priorities, and keep on track with them.
John is an excellent sounding board.
His insights have been extremely useful to me when I have been working on projects and managing client (and employee) relationships. John is an excellent sounding board.
Perhaps most important, my work with John has led me to the realization that my potential is even greater than I had believed.
I believe that my BHAG is achievable.
Paul Toffoli
mba Realtor
John got us going down the right road to ‘massive results’!!
Was just thinking about you today as I finished my bank rec, also getting my accountant to come in today to do my year end stuff - the first year I have done it before June!!!!
I have a new great bookkeeper - comes in twice a week to do more of the things that I don't need (or want) to do any more. Glad we had you to get us going down the right road to 'massive results'!! Just thought I would let you know we were staying on track and to say thanks.
Mary Lee Newnham
Owner and Executive Chef
Emelle's Catering
John helped me take my business to the next level.
I've worked with John several times. He helped me take my business to the next level when I was doing well with clients but new to the world of small business.
He introduced me to basic business concepts which he knew exceptionally well and gave me well-organized systems and tools for analyzing, tracking and moving forward. John's style is a mix of exceptional listening skills and genuine caring for the person.
Elinor Warkentin
Goodbye Clutter
John helps me to think critically about my business allowing me to understand the larger issues at hand.
I have known John for over 4 years and highly recommend him as a business coach. As a small business owner, John helps me to think critically about my business allowing me to understand the larger issues at hand.
This not only removes some of the day-to-day stress but it allows me to overcome those issues quicker propelling my business forward.
Nick Pol
Revival Arts
I was wondering why my staff couldn’t make decisions - why does everything need to come through me?
One of my clients, Fred, used to be the equivalent of the only air traffic controller at the airport.
Everything that happened in that business, somebody had to ask him a question and he was being harangued by people morning, noon and night.
He was wondering why he couldn’t get people to make decisions.
John helped me get to a new level with structuring my time.
I found myself floundering a bit after the chaos of Covid. The business was doing fine, but personally my focus was all over the place. I was considering very diverse directions for my business to go and needed some structure to my process.
I had been worried that the purpose of a coach was to push you to achieve growth at all costs, but it wasn’t like that at all. John just acted like a sounding board as well as expert council on organizing my business. He helped assist me with my goals, rather than planting aggressive targets that I might not subscribe to.
I’ve always been organized and disciplined but John helped me get to a new level with structuring my time. Although I still over-extend myself on multiple tasks, I now plan in quarterly and weekly increments. I don’t find myself wasting time bouncing between conflicting tasks and I’m less likely to worry about things. I am more settled in my approach to achieving my goals.
Joe Box
Pinpoint Physiotherapy
John helps you come up with the answers to find the critical path forward.
I wanted to share my experience working with John and having him as my business coach. I knew right from our trial session that John would be a great fit for my needs.
As a new, young entrepreneur, I needed guidance and focus, and John's rich background in entrepreneurship, sales and coaching were exactly what I needed to get my business off the ground.
John utilizes the Socratic method of teaching, so by asking questions and listening intently, he helps you come up with the answers to find the critical path forward.
Probably the most important thing I've learned from John is his "7 Levers" model, which has made an incredible difference in the way I track and analyze the performance of my business.
Furthermore, John has also taught me how to be a better salesperson and coach. Ultimately, John can help you be successful by finding clarity and helping you focus on the most important thing your business needs in order to grow.
If you're looking to take the bull by the horns and really take your business to the next level, I highly recommend hiring John as your business coach.
Jamie Rufe
Warp Speed Chinese
John worked with me on money mastery and many other details that made my business run without me.
"I am sitting by the pool side in France reflecting on the last 2 months that I have spent with my 3-month old baby. I have enjoyed my time here while not worrying about my business at all."
The reason I have this peace of mind is because of the one on one coaching that I have done with John.
Like many other small business owners I have a passion for my craft but limited business knowledge. With John we worked on money mastery and many other details that John helped me implement that made my business run without me and that I would not have done on my own.
Thank you John for helping me make my business a real business and not just a hobby.
If your business is not supporting your life what is it supporting?
Caylee Wasilenko
Hype Hair Studio
Having John on my side gave me confidence to raise my shop rates to a high level.
I want to thank you for the time that you spent with me as my business coach.
Throughout the year and a half that we worked together several profound changes took place for my business and for me. The largest change that I experienced was that I now truly feel and act like a business owner. Prior to coaching with you, my attitudes and feelings were much more like that of an employee.