What our clients are saying
As a seasoned CMO, I’ve engaged many consultancies. LeadinGrowth stood out by honouring our unique context, supporting us with deep market research and practical execution frameworks, not just theory. Their work helped elevate our brand and mobilise our team to deliver results we once thought were out of reach.
Jane, S.
CMO Food Co.
LeadinGrowth’s ‘Empathy Refresher’ course completely shifted how I lead my team. I now listen differently, engage differently and it shows in our productivity and morale. This isn’t just leadership training, it’s leadership transformation.
Kaye F.
Head of
People & Culture
Working with LeadinGrowth was a game-changer for our team. Karen's blend of strategic clarity and empathy-led leadership coaching helped us move from stuck to unstoppable. We finally have a roadmap we’re confident and culture aligned around growth, purpose and performance.
Doug H
CEO, Youth Ed.
LeadinGrowth collaborates with ambitious business leaders, board executives, and department heads who seek people-centred growth, strategic direction, market expansion and aspire to transform their business into a leadership brand.
Let's grow together, because when you grow, we grow.
What we bring to the table (besides coffee and a whiteboard)
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Listening ears – to understand your lofty goals and what you'd like to achieve.
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Strategic RoadMaps – to move you from stuck to scalable growth.
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Leadership & Team Activation – because execution lives or dies with your people.
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Brand & Innovation Strategy – to ensure you stay relevant and remarkable as you grow.
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Market Research & Insights – to back every decision with evidence and confidence.
Guiding Growth. Inspiring Success.
LeadinGrowth collaborates with purpose-driven organisations, executive teams, and forward-thinking leaders. We blend strategic clarity with empathy-led leadership to help you grow what matters. Your purpose. Your market influence. Your team's performance. Your legacy brand.
The business growth consulting firm, LeadinGrowth, is founded by Dr Miller, a leading expert in business growth, market growth, market research, strategic planning, innovation, and brand leadership. Dr Miller's PhD focuses on business growth and understanding how best to build strong and healthy leadership brands that lead markets or challenge markets.
LeadinGrowth brings three decades of experience across the sectors of agribusiness, technology, education, tourism, functional foods/health and the circular economy.
We partner with ambitious leaders who want to build a legacy.
When you're courageous enough to dream big we've got you. Building a legacy requires continuous growth.
Do you dream of a business that runs with clarity and purpose. A team that’s motivated, innovative, and aligned. A brand that’s known for more than just profit, its a brand that people are excited to partner with, work for, buy from, and talk about. At LeadinGrowth we've got you. Let's build your legacy together.
Realising Your Vision & Goals, Together
When you’ve got bold goals, a purpose and a vision with lots of moving parts and not enough growth traction then let's have a conversation. Call LeadinGrowth.
In our experience, we see talented business leaders who's growth is stalling or not achieving the lofty heights they'd like. Most driven business leaders know where they want to go, its the "how" they're struggling with. Whether it’s scaling strategically, building a high-performing culture, entering new markets, creating new revenue streams or products that align with your brand and its culture. We can assist you with developing a growth roadmap. Some leaders tell us forging growth within a business can feel like pushing a boulder uphill. Let's work together.
At LeadinGrowth, we see you. We're a fresh pair of eyes and we’re here to help you realise your vision.
Elevating Enterprises into Iconic Brands
LeadinGrowth guides ambitious leaders to unlock potential through strategic planning days, actionable roadmaps and innovation support. Through our Business Management Consulting services we help your organisation become the benchmark brand that others are inspired by and follow.
Growing your business into an authentic
Purpose-Driven Brand
Cultivating people-growth, leadership, innovation, culture and high-performing teams.
We collaborate with bold leaders with big goals who are purpose-driven. Mostly our collaborative leaders are Board Chairs, CEOs or Department Heads. We blend empathy with execution, strategy with action, and insight with inspiration. We're not here to give you more to think about. We're here to collaborate with you on how best to move you forward and build sustainable growth with your team and in your business.
Our Vision
Our vision at LeadinGrowth is to see a world led by courageous, principled leaders & high-performing organisations that grow with purpose and inspire others through the strength of their leadership brands.
As such, LeadinGrowth's mission is to guide purpose-led leaders and organisations to grow with clarity, integrity & impact, transforming your potential into powerful leadership brands that shape industries and inspire change.
What we do with you
Together we collaborate with Boards, CEOs, and Department Heads to understand your ambitions for growth so then, together, we can develop and implement bold, evidence-based strategies in four critical areas:
1. Strategic Planning & Roadmaps
We co-create clear, actionable plans aligned to your vision and goals. From 90-day sprints to long-term growth roadmaps, we help your leadership team align, prioritise, and execute with focus.
2. Innovation & Growth Strategy
Innovation isn’t a buzzword—it’s a necessity. We help you identify new opportunities, design innovative products and services, and embed innovation management into your organisation’s DNA.
3. Market Research & Consumer Insight
Led by Dr Karen W. Miller, a consumer behaviour scientist, our research-driven approach gives you deep market clarity, competitor intelligence, and real customer insights to make confident decisions.
4. Leadership, Brand & People Strategy
Your people and your brand are your most powerful growth assets. We offer leadership development, brand strategy, and internal culture consulting that align performance with purpose.
Meet our
Chief Growth Strategist
Dr Karen W. Miller is a business growth strategist, social scientist and brand building expert who helps ambitious leaders and purpose-driven organisations unlock bold strategies for lasting impact. With over 30 years of experience and a sharp eye for market insight and consumer behaviour, she’s the force behind LeadinGrowth, guiding clients to grow with clarity, innovation, and purpose.
Karen is known for her ability to:
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Connect deeply with people and ideas
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Bring academic frameworks to life in practical ways
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Deliver strategies that are clear, contextual, and actionable
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Continually learn stay up-to-date & tech savvy
With a PhD in business growth with a brand management lens, Karen blends deep academic rigour with practical industry expertise. Her diverse experience spans the wine industry, functional foods, agribusiness, education, tourism, the circular economy, health and wellbeing, and regional growth. She is known for her ability to surface insights that matter, facilitate powerful strategic conversations, and drive innovation & execution with empathy and clarity.
Karen has delivered major research projects for Governments and industry bodies, including the Queensland Wine Industry, Thoroughbred Industry, and various South Australian LGAs. She brings a unique ability to listen deeply, decode complexity, and turn ideas into clear action plans that inspire confidence.
A passionate advocate for empathy-led leadership and women in male-dominated industries, Karen works best with visionary leaders who feel stuck or overwhelmed by execution. She helps them break through barriers, expand their reach, and transform into influential leadership brands.