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Chris Addison

Energizer · DISC type I
Team Leader Customer Care at Harvey Furnishings Limited
📍 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Chris is a customer care Team Leader at Harvey Furnishings with deep expertise in contact centre leadership, financial operations, and business management. His career includes managing customer service at Jasol, implementing CRM software at Fonterra, and leading teams through significant process improvements.

Beyond his corporate roles, Chris is an experienced entrepreneur who founded and profitably operated The Yoga Place, a successful yoga studio in Melbourne. He managed all aspects of the business, from initial setup and lease negotiations to building a team of fifteen teachers and developing the class schedule.

He successfully started and ran his own service business in the highly competitive Melbourne yoga market for four years.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Team Leader Customer Care
Job Level
Senior
Location
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Personality Overview

How Chris shows up

Full Of Energy
Relationship Oriented
Big Picture Person

They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Chris cares about

Customer Experience
Possesses over a decade of experience in customer service and contact centre leadership, focusing on resolving escalated complaints and improving internal processes to enhance customer satisfaction.
Team Leadership
A core skill demonstrated by leading and developing customer service teams through transformational change and managing a team of fifteen yoga teachers in his own business.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Team Leader Customer Care
Harvey Furnishings Limited
8-2020 - 7-2021
Business Consultant
Self-Employed
7-2018 - 8-2020
Customer Service Manager
Jasol New Zealand Ltd.
9-2017 - 6-2018
Customer Supply Chain Specialist
Fonterra
2013 - 3-2017
Business Proprietor
The Yoga Place - Melbourne
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Education
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Nayland College
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

I

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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