Hi, I’m Ivan Spyrdz (rhymes with birds).

I help organisations grow their performance through building purpose aligned teams.

Free Guide: Making Purpose Your Business

Proven Results

Cricket NSW
General Manager, Community Cricket

Achieved 40% participation growth in five years (2015-20)

Led NSW to five consecutive years of record participation growth (2015-20)

Led NSW to Number 1 participation State in Australia 5 of 6 years (2015-2021)

Grew and led Cricket NSW Community Cricket department to largest cricket department in Australian Cricket in 2019

Achieved 3% registered player growth in COVID affected 2020/21 season

Newcastle Basketball
General Manager

Achieved 300% commercial and 50% participation growth in 4 years

Revitalised and grew the association to become fifth largest in NSW

Multiple Awards including Sporting Association of the Year (2008 & 2010) & Newcastle Sporting Event of the Year (2011)

Central Coast Mariners
Membership and Ticketing Manager

Member of Senior Leadership Team leading establishment of the first professional Football Club on the NSW Central Coast

Club achieved two Grand Final appearances in first four seasons

Established inaugural membership, ticketing and community engagement programs

Newcastle Jets
Club Operations Manager

Achieved record membership numbers and ticketed attendances

Member of senior leadership team achieving history making first finals appearance for a Newcastle Football Club in the National Soccer League

Member of successful bid team for Club entry into the National A-League Competition

Service Offerings

Sport Consultancy

(specialising in participation growth)

Strategy Development

Aligned Purpose Program

(across all industries)

Leadership Mentoring

Disruptive Betterment

(New Business Development)

Free Guide: Growing Your Game – how to buck the trend of declining participation in traditional sport

Let’s talk

If you would like to discuss:
  • How to drive your organisation to greater success;
  • Building purpose aligned teams; or
  • Building on your current leadership brand and performance; or
  • Anything else…
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