INSPIRING & EMPOWERING AIRCREW
to utilise and grow their existing skills beyond aviation to secure their future
“If I’m not a pilot, what am I?”
We understand just how hard this question can hit because we’ve asked it ourselves.
We also understand that the aviation industry can be unpredictable, leaving us asking questions about various
aspects of our lives in ways we never thought we would. After all, none of us went into aviation thinking that we’d ever need to leave it.
At Crews Climb, we recognise the immense value locked up in the training and life experience of each pilot. We want to help you explore your options and take control of your future.
You are a highly skilled individual – let us help you redefine those skills and reconsider how you might use them in new ways to reinforce your future. We’re talking about choice, stability, enjoyment, and peace of mind.
“If I’m not a pilot, what am I?”
We understand just how hard this question can hit because we’ve asked it ourselves.
We also understand that the aviation
industry can be unpredictable, leaving us
asking questions about various
aspects of our lives in ways we never
thought we would. After all, none of
us went into aviation thinking that we’d ever need to leave it.
At Crews Climb, we recognise the immense value locked up in the training and life experience of each pilot.We want to help you explore your options and take control of your future.
You are a highly skilled individual – let us help you redefine those skills and reconsider how you might use them in new ways to reinforce your future. We’re talking about choice, stability, enjoyment, and peace of mind.
IF you've recognised the need for change in your professional or personal life...
IF you've got 5 years or less to run to retirement...
IF you have nagging concerns about whether aviation is as stable a plan as it used to be, but aren't sure how to mitigate that risk...
IF you've been considering starting a second income stream in the form of a side business, but aren't sure what you don't know...
IF you'd like to add to your professional capabilities, but can't afford to make bad financial decisions...
IF you've considered doing an MBA...
Then Crews Climb International is where you need to start.
WHO ARE WE?
At Crews Climb, we understand pilots because we are pilots, or because we’ve been pilots.
We’ve walked, or are walking this path – and our combined understanding of aviation and
business is here to help you navigate YOUR next steps.
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Christen Killick
Concept Communicator
"Been there done this!"
With 25 years of career expertise, 18 of them in the cockpit and the rest in business - I've used the communication and strategy skills developed by aviation to help business teams across multiple industries develop their team effectiveness, internal culture and business strategy. Now I'm reverse-engineering what I've learned about transferring my skills to help you do the same.
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Shawn Hill
Business Boffin
"Hair today, gone tomorrow!"
I'm a tech and business guru who's been in the industry for over 25 years! Having started my journey in technology and electronics, I've added extensive experience in business management, governance, and communications. I've known Chris since high school when we did our PPLs together - aviation is a forever bug!
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Russell Tait
Airborne Ambassador
"Head in the clouds!"
As a New Zealand-based Dash 8 Captain, my career's spanned over 34 years in the air. With both feet still in the cockpit, I'm deeply in touch with the current turbulence in the aviation industry. I met Chris when I was bush-flying in Africa 20 years ago. My Pilot Manager experience taught me that as pilots, many of us struggle with the same fears and can benefit from the same solutions that Crews Climb International now offers.
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7 DAY ONLINE COURSE
If I’m not a pilot, what am I?
Reassess What You Bring To the Table
If I’m not a pilot, what am I?
Reassess What You Bring To the Table
COURSE BREAKDOWN
This 7-day online course will help you start to unpack a few of the
questions you may be asking yourself. Questions like:
“How do I regain the feeling of security I
had before I realised pilots could become
just a number?”
“How much value DO I have outside of
the cockpit?”
“How do I secure myself and my
future independent of the job I
currently have?”
“I’m a highly trained individual – but what
skills do I actually have if I step away from
the cockpit?”
“What might it look like to supplement my
flying career by adding another income
stream?”
“Will I ever find something I feel as
passionate about as flying?”
In the last few years, aviation has demonstrated instability like never
before. Crew have taken some heavy hits and even those still flying, or
flying again, don’t necessarily feel as secure as they did before.
Something has changed in the way we view the contract we hold with
whomever we fly for, and there have been stark realisations about how
dispensable crew are.
While many can’t see themselves doing anything other than flying, some
no longer have the choice. Even those who do have the choice to remain
in the air should feel able to enjoy that space because they have the
choice to be there, rather than feeling held to ransom in any way.
In the last few years, aviation has demonstrated instability like never
before. Crew have taken some heavy hits and even those still flying, or
flying again, don’t necessarily feel as secure as they did before.
Something has changed in the way we view the contract we hold with
whomever we fly for, and there have been stark realisations about how
dispensable crew are.
While many can’t see themselves doing anything other than flying, some
no longer have the choice. Even those who do have the choice to remain
in the air should feel able to enjoy that space because they have the
choice to be there, rather than feeling held to ransom in any way.
How it works
Review, Re-evaluate,
Respond
This 7-day online course is designed to
help you review the skill set and
experience you have, re-evaluate
how it might be used to create a life that
serves your needs, and guide you to start formulating a response to the questions
you’re asking.
A response that puts you firmly back in the driving seat of your future.
This course will help you reassess what
you’ve got to work with, clarify the foundation you’re starting from, and envisage what
you might like your future to look like.
Follow our pace or find your
own
7 modules delivered to you online
over 7 days, meaning you can
participate from anywhere in the
world and in your own time.
Whether you complete the full course
in a week, or fit it in when you can,
you’ll continue to have full access
regardless of what pace you need to
set.
Reviewing your skill set, re-evaluating
your standpoint and future, and
considering how you might respond to
the needs that present themselves
isn’t always quick and easy work.
You’re worth it
Expand your thinking with
support
Crews Climb courses are hybrid
courses – meaning they combine
online accessibility with the human
element that is community.
This 7-day course is supported by
in-person Zoom calls designed to offer
you support from both us and the
other crew on the same journey as
you.
Ask questions. Don’t ask questions.
Listen. Participate. Grow.
Find out how others are navigating
their own journeys to reinforcing their
futures.
COURSE SUMMARIES
If I’m not a pilot, what am I?
7 day course
US$297.00
Better understand the value of your skill set & experience, and how they may translate outside of the cockpit.
Find out what makes YOU different from the pilot next to you.
Reassess where you’re currently at and what change might mean for you.
Gain support via our Crews Climb Community – talk to us and to others on the same journey as you.
Start answering your own questions in a structured and supported way.
Dip your toe in. Gain some perspective. Find out what the possibilities are. Decide whether to act. Back yourself.
The Sky’s Not the Limit
12 week course
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3 modules a week for 12 weeks. Powerful learning to reinforce your foundation and take profound new action.
Pillar One– Pilot In Command – takes an in-depth look at where you’re at, what your needs are, and what you bring to the table.
Pillar Two– Expanding the Envelope – deals with business. What it is, what it’s not, and what you need to know.
Pillar Three– Diversionary Climb – supports you to choose a new direction, identify and action the necessary steps.
Full access to the Crews Climb Community including chats, Resource Library, weekly Zoom calls, Guest Speakers, Support Groups, and priority additional learning.
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CREWS CLIMB COMMUNITY
One of our most powerful aviation assets is our community
The Crews Climb Community is a private online platform that pilots gain access to when attending any of our courses. Within this platform, they can communicate with other crew on the same journey to ask questions and receive support, as well as communicate with the Crews Climb Team.
When undertaking the 12-week “The Sky’s Not the Limit” course, access is extended to the Crews Climb Resource Library which contains recordings of prior sessions, extended course modules, recommended links, and sources (books, videos, podcasts, articles, etc.). 12-week course members will also have access to threads dedicated to the modules they’re undertaking, and community collaboration in the form of business networking.
Course completion entitles you to stay in the Crews Climb Community on a subscription basis.
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ready to explore some answers, sign up and
join us!
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Christen Killick
Been there done this!
Christen is our Crews Climb Content Communicator.
She is a strategic & results-driven team communications expert specialising in change management, leadership & team cohesion. With 25 years of career expertise, 18 of them as a commercial pilot, Christen uses the communication and strategy skills developed by aviation to help business teams across multiple industries develop their team effectiveness, internal culture and business strategy.
Aviation fosters big picture thinking with a personal awareness of and responsibility for situational awareness, risk identification and mitigation, greased by self-management and the protection of team relationships. These skills are not aviation-specific and can be delivered in tool-based and strategic ways to the heart of any team in any industry.
Having successfully transferred these skills from aviation into business, Christen has worked internationally with business leaders and teams in the aviation community; the automotive, distribution, paint, food production, construction, recruitment, security, shipping, health & wellness industries; as well as those in education and law. Christen is a maximiser and agent for change, an international keynote speaker and writer – knitting together and streamlining teams; finding common purpose; providing direction and drive, structure and cohesion, passion and productivity.
Shawn Hill
Hair today, gone tomorrow!
Shawn is our Crews Climb Business Boffin.
He's a tech and business guru who's been in the industry for over 25 years! He started his journey in technology and electronics and later added more feathers to his cap with qualifications and experience in business management, governance, and communications.
As a former IT, People and Business Manager, he's experienced multiple international mergers and acquisitions and ventured into the Managed Service Provider business as a Shareholder/Director. Shawn's not just about tech and business - he's also passionate about giving back to the community. He has volunteered in several charities working through complex activities from mergers to rebrands.
When he's not busy with work and volunteer activities, Shawn loves to be up in the air when he can and acts as a personal and business mentor and coach. With his wealth of experience and passion for flying, Crews Climb is the perfect blend for him to make a difference.
Russell Tait
Head in the clouds!
Russell is our Crews Climb Airborne Ambassador.
As a Dash 8 Captain based in New Zealand, Russell's flying career has spanned over 34 years. During that time, his experience has included flying for and operating charter companies in Southern Africa, ground instructing, and overseeing up to 100 crew over two centres as Pilot Manager for an International Airline.
Russell's ability to work with and bring together people from all walks of life has allowed him to build strong relationships both inside and outside the aviation community.