About Arise Consulting
Kia ora
Arise is run by Rowena Woolgar. I'm a business system change leader, a catalyst for change, a delivery and operational specialist. As a catalyst for change I like helping people and businesses grow, seeing tangible improvements that ensure positive forward momentum.
An eclectic career
•Motorsport
•Healthcare
-Speach and Language Therapist
-Allied Health Leadership
•Disability
•Consulting
-PwC
•Change and project leadership
•I.T.
•Transformation
Services
Board & Executive Advisory
Strategic oversight for digital, AI and workforce transformation
Our team works with boards and executive teams to:
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Strengthen AI and digital governance
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Surface hidden operational and inclusion risk
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Align workforce capability with transformation strategy
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Ensure change sticks in real world situations
Oversight that connects strategy, design and delivery, so performance is sustained.
Transformation & Programme Leadership
Leading complex digital and workforce transformation across health and enterprise environments, providing:
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Programme and portfolio leadership
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AI and digital implementation oversight
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Structured change and adoption
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Governance-aligned delivery execution
Delivery can be messy. It should never be chaotic.
Speaking & Strategic Forums
Keynotes, leadership sessions and strategic workshops across:
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Digital & AI transformation
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Workforce and governance performance
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Digital health advancement
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Disability and inclusion maturity
Delivered across conferences, leadership gatherings and facilitated workshops, each session is adapted to organisational context and transformation maturity.
Mentoring for Change & Delivery Leaders
Our team works with emerging senior leaders navigating complex activities, and with experienced delivery professionals preparing to operate at transformation level.
If the ambition is to broaden perspective, strengthen decision-making, and influence beyond your immediate remit, this is where we work best.
Vision
My vision is to transform workplaces by fostering a gracious and intentional approach to life and work. I believe every business holds untapped potential, and positive growth can be achieved through thoughtful and strategic improvement initiatives
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Testimonials
"Rowena provided consultancy services for our Trust and provided input & a framework for our strategy session earlier this year. The framework helped the meeting stay on track and trustees focusing on the right areas. It was a very productive meeting with great outcomes. Thoroughly recommend Rowena's services and the value she can add to any organisation!"
Trustee of a Christchurch Trust
"I really enjoyed the opportunity to be part of the kōrero rather than needing to lead it, as well as the chance to step back and think of things differently to being in the daily."
"We had Rowena consult with us to develop a Strategic Workshop which helped to streamline our organisation,
vision casting, planning and preparation coming into the new
year. Her input was invaluable and helped us to focus on key areas and maximise our time together as a leadership team.
Through the consultation process we were pleased to have some practical and applicable steps to follow that
were specific to our organisation."
City Church Christchurch
Rowena took us through an "under the hood" session which allowed us to look at our business in a different light. We have often had advisors and consultants who have been primarily in the startup space, and Rowena's experience across a range of industries and business sizes proved extremely helpful for us. She has a very practical and pragmatic approach to business which we really appreciated.
Hannah Hardy-Jones
Contented AI
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