About

Varley Consulting provides expert management and business analysis services to clients across New Zealand.

Karl Varley,  Business Consultant

Karl is one of New Zealand’s most diversely accomplished young executives recording significant results as a business owner across retail, wholesale, hospitality and professional services industries. His roles in sales, marketing and senior management coupled with utilising his skills in business analysis, process improvement and change management delivered each business substantial improvements in challenging environments.

In addition to his own business successes he has consulted to companies covering transport, logistics, distribution, construction, investment, banking, real estate and IT throughout New Zealand, Asia, Europe and Australia. He has also served 18 years as a director putting his strong business acumen and communications skills to good use.

As an expert in optimizing performance in complex environments, Karl has an enviable history of recommending and implementing performance improvements that deliver extraordinary results. By following proven methodologies in addition to drawing on his extensive practical experiences, Karl has a talent for identifying practical solutions to problems in complex environments that deliver results. Often these solutions will include a systems development component, but usually consist of process improvement, organizational change, strategic planning or policy development. He has a grounded understanding of capturing information, analysis of key data to understand where the biggest improvements can be made, simplifying results with graphical representation and then implementing efficiency gaining frameworks that deliver positive change.

Karl is also a recognised international speaker for the Entrepreneurs Organisation and has been presenting business seminars and workshops for thousands of businesses around New Zealand and at the prestigious India School of Business in Hyderabad, India.

Karl’s drive and determination shows through in his private life as well.  Karl is an accomplished martial artist instructor for the International Karate Organisation Kyokushinkaikan. In 2002 he gained international acclaim when he broke a Guinness World record by kicking through 30 baseball bats in under 60 seconds.