Win More Projects, Grow Your Revenue with Chastain Consulting

At Chastain Consulting, we enable businesses to implement their strategies and achieve their goals.

With over 25 years of experience, we help translate your ideas into actionable growth plans through Bid Management, Tactical Road mapping, Process Optimisation, and Brand Implementation.

–Your strategy, implemented

Strategic Enablement for Growth

Unlock your business’s potential by putting your ideas into action. We help you implement the processes, systems, and roadmaps needed for real growth.

$2B

Bid Management in Major Tenders & Competitions

25+

Years of Industry Experience

10+

Experience in Multiple Sectors

Who We Are

“We are a multiskilled consultancy, focused on operational execution.”

Managing Director Casey Chastain and her team have over 25 years of experience in procurement, sales optimisation, systems implementation and strategy implementation. We collaborate with businesses to implement the strategies they’ve created, focusing on bid management, Tactical road mapping, and process improvement.

Chastain Consulting specialises in facilitating the implementation of your firm’s strategies. We collaborate to execute your ideas, providing systems and process alignment to achieve growth.

Focused Solutions

BID/ TENDER EXPERTS

Its easy to become distracted doing things that are related to, but not core to your vision. The whirlwind of being busy can deceptively leads us to believe we are achieving something.

Many businesses, the feeling of being super busy but going nowhere is too familiar. Yet time is our scarcest resource. Knowing and appreciating this ,we need to scrupulously evaluate every decision we make and understand the reason for what we do and why we do it.

Our experienced team works strategically, seamlessly and creatively to manage the full range of bid production, editing and graphic design

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GROWTH

We help businesses execute their vision, facilitating processes that streamline operations and ensure focus.

Growth stems from strong strategy execution, and we specialise in turning ideas into real, actionable steps.

From Tactical Planning to Strategy Implementation, we empower businesses to take meaningful action.



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BRAND IMPLEMENTATION

Once a business has undergone a branding exercise, we handle all the groundwork. We seamlessly transform existing marketing collateral content into a fresh format.

By delving into your brand guidelines, we meticulously transfer all brand templates, including CVs, project sheets, case studies, capability documents, etc, into their newly branded counterparts. Furthermore, we offer a comprehensive walkthrough on effectively utilising these assets.

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Industry Insights

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Building Trust in a Remote World: How We Deliver Value through Transparency, Technology, & Results

In today’s increasingly digital world, trust is paramount, especially in a remote work environment. For many businesses, the shift to remote collaboration has presented new challenges and opportunities. At Chastain Consulting, we recognise that trust is the foundation of every successful partnership. By leveraging reliable technology, maintaining transparent communication, delivering results, and prioritising data privacy, we’ve created a framework that ensures our clients receive the best value and outcomes—no matter where we’re working.

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The Will to Win in Proposal Management: The Importance of Preparation
The Will to Win in Proposal Management: The Importance of Preparation

In today’s highly competitive business environment, winning bids and securing contracts is often the lifeblood of many organizations. But success in bidding doesn’t come from a desire to win alone—it’s the result of a rigorous and well-prepared process. As Thane Yost said, “The will to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.” This quote resonates deeply with the principles of proposal management, where preparation is key to both submitting a winning proposal and driving long-term success.

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Driving Results, Not Just Attendance: How Remote Work Unlocks Success in the Design Industry
Driving Results, Not Just Attendance: How Remote Work Unlocks Success in the Design Industry

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The Knock-On Effect of CFMEU’s Administration on the Architectural & Design Industry
The Knock-On Effect of CFMEU’s Administration on the Architectural & Design Industry

The CFMEU’s administration is sending ripples through Australia’s construction industry, and the architectural and design sectors aren’t immune. With labor costs, project timelines, and skilled worker availability in flux, firms will need to brace for a period of adjustment.

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Navigating Economic Uncertainty
Navigating Economic Uncertainty

As of August 2024, Australia's economy stands at a crossroads, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) poised to make decisions that could have long-lasting impacts. For the Architectural and Interior Design industry, understanding these economic shifts is crucial for strategic planning, particularly as businesses weigh the benefits of diversification against potential constraints in different sectors.

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Harnessing AI for Tender Writing: The Crucial Role of Human Curation
Harnessing AI for Tender Writing: The Crucial Role of Human Curation

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the pressure to deliver compelling and winning tenders is immense. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), tools have been developed to aid in the tender writing process, offering businesses the ability to automate and streamline various aspects of proposal creation. However, while AI has its advantages, the importance of human curation in this process cannot be overstated.

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  • "Casey is a highly capable, energetic and extremely proactive. She took charge of the pursuits process and associated reporting at Buchan and created a workable, business critical tool for the organisation. Casey is an excellent problem solver who approaches every challenge with passion and enthusiasm"

    Buchan

  • "Casey was a pleasure to work with. Professional and diligent at all times, managing multiple submissions at any time. A genuine asset to any company!"

    Studio Fab

  • "Casey carried out a marketing collateral benchmarking exercise across key urban design, architectural and interior services. This exercise largely through her intuition and graphic skills improved the calibre of the marketing and submission material. Her work ethic, proactive nature, in-dependency and ability to collaborate and communicate with personnel in preparation of such marketing and submission material has contributed to and facilitated a significantly higher standard of documentation."

    Mark Louw Architects

  • "Casey’s drive and commitment is second to none. Professional, resilient, consistent, reliable, a very fast learner and I would guess probably teacher by now ! An absolute pleasure to work with Casey also has a great sense of humour and a big heart to boot"

    Project One

  • "Casey to be highly competent in managing the production of fee documents, submissions and associated marketing collateral. Casey assisted in the implementation of a new submissions template and showed extreme talent in our internal and external communications. Casey is a direct communicator, responsive, delivers on time and has great attention to detail and thoroughness."

    AJC Architects

  • "Both capable and dependable, Casey exudes great energy, and is a smart and creative talent to learn from."

    COX

  • "As Director at AJ+C Architects I worked directly with Casey on multiple submissions and award presentations. Casey is an intelligent and dedicated person who is creative, innovative and dynamic. She is very talented and showed extensive knowledge in bids, digital media and marketing. She refreshed the look of presentations and submissions making them progressive and vibrant. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Casey and found her very capable. She would be an asset to anyone’s team and I would highly recommend her."

    AJ+C

  • "Chastain Consulting was a game changer for us. Casey and her team provided invaluable guidance on our client mapping survey, delivering a clear, actionable presentation that highlighted key areas for growth in business development and marketing. Their expertise has been instrumental in refining our client experience and advancing our business."

    Greenpoint Construction Group

  • Highly recommend Chastain Consulting , Casey jumps on board and gets the job done. Casey was happy to work on a unique brief / consulting project for SBA and tailor processes to suit. We are still in early phases however have been very satisfied with the process so far and especially appreciate Casey's ability to follow up and rally the troops. We look forward to implementing our new strategy alongside support from Chastain Consulting.

    SBA

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