{"id":20,"date":"2013-05-26T05:09:04","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T17:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pytheas.simplesamplesite.com\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2023-11-29T09:45:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T20:45:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sort Out Stuff is a business that draws on decades of administrative experience across many corporate sectors. We help solve the problem of advisers getting bogged down in the &#8216;paper work,&#8217; leaving them free to focus on the advice side of their business.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/slapdash_1655684c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/slapdash_1655684c-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/slapdash_1655684c-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/slapdash_1655684c.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8216;We will sort out the paper stuff so you can get on with the advising stuff.&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0Creation Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My background in the insurance industry is managing the administration around the sales process for advisers. Although the \u201cpaper stuff\u201d is an imperative side of the business, I quickly worked out that the formalities of paperwork and compliance are not strong skill sets of successful advisers, nor something they enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>My &#8216;lightbulb moment&#8217; came when I watched individual advisers leave the corporate office I was working in to set up their own insurance practices. They were great advisers and sales people &#8211; but administration was not their strong point! I decided that there was an opportunity to take the processing portion of a sale and make it into a business \u2013 helping advisers \u2018sort out their stuff\u2019.\u00a0 SOS was formed and launched in 2013.\u00a0 Since then SOS has grown and continues to grow.\u00a0 We take pride in providing an accessible, professional, streamlined business that enables an adviser to concentrate on what they do best &#8211;providing advice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louise Postlewaight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I started my working life in the big city corporate world as a personal assistant. My roles were very diverse taking me through the\u00a0exciting and dynamic industries of Travel and Advertising, moving into the more conservative Banking and Finance areas before ending up in the very flamboyant world of Cosmetics and Perfumes!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5805-Louise-website-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-643 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5805-Louise-website-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5805-Louise-website-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5805-Louise-website-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5805-Louise-website-768x1073.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5805-Louise-website-1099x1536.jpg 1099w, https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5805-Louise-website-1466x2048.jpg 1466w, https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5805-Louise-website-scaled.jpg 1832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One thing I\u2019ve learned through these roles is that a good process and delivery on promises as a business are key components to success\u2026regardless of which arena you work in.<\/p>\n<p>After raising a family, I re-entered the workforce in the\u00a0financial services\u00a0industry where I have been involved in helping businesses with practice management solutions and their compliance.<\/p>\n<p>The financial services industry is constantly changing and the stresses and strains on advisers are greater than ever. SOS gives me the opportunity to help advisers by taking away some of the \u2018stuff\u2019 that creates these problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SOS team is made up of a professional group of people with a very diverse corporate and administrative background. This diversity adds strength to the team because we believe we have &#8216;seen it all&#8217;!\u00a0\u00a0We appreciate the importance of deadlines, confidentiality and consistency of process for a number of reasons, one of the most important being compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Another vital piece\u00a0of\u00a0how SOS\u00a0helps are\u00a0the marketing opportunities that come from the collection and storage of client information. The team is familiar with all CRM&#8217;s within the industry which means we have the ability to help you, no matter what platform you use.<\/p>\n<p>The most important thing to the team at SOS is that they can use their administrative, computer and people skills to help advisers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortoutstuff.co.nz\/wordpress\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sort Out Stuff is a business that draws on decades of administrative experience across many corporate sectors. 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