Private business coaching on a pay-on-results basis. A 12 month climb to an agreed summit. Hit your financial goal, your lifestyle goal, and gain a set of skills you will use for the rest of your career.
This is the all-in burn-the-boats, handcuff-us-together business partnership you need when it’s time to make your business goal a non-negotiable.
The Advisory Partnership provides 365 days of 1-1 support to reach your summit by…
- Solving your biggest business problems
- Teaching you the techniques for growing any business (while growing yours)
- Support your promotion to a high-paying CEO role
- Giving you direct 24/7 access to an advisor
Below are some examples of goals we are setting and achieving this year.
Mountains we are climbing
Builder
Breakthrough after 25 years of micro-managing
[Before] $388k income. Owner doing everything. Stressed. No time for growth.
[After] $550k income. Owner in CEO role. New staff filling key roles. 90% less stress.
[Status] Achieved. 12 month growth result 42% (hitting our target on the button).
Day Spa
Almost ready to give up and get a job at Bunnings
[Before] $250k revenue. Owner-dependent. Burnt out.
[After] $400k revenue. Under management. Owner taking maternity leave.
[Status] Achieved.
Marketing Agency
Promotion: Practitioner to business owner
[Before] $80k/yr income. Working 6 days/wk. Service delivery role. A single fragile source of leads.
[After] $200k/yr income. Working 4.5 days/wk. CEO role. Consistent leads from 2 sources.
[Status] Achieved.
Sports Coach
From running drills to running companies
[Before] $10k revenue. Owner in coaching role. Local business only.
[After] $170k revenue. Owner in CEO role. Launched a 2nd business with a more scalable business model consistent with $1m+ goal.
[Status] Achieved.
Technology Startup
Growth but no profit
[Before] $900k revenue. No profit. Owner juggles all roles. Business KPIs not tracked.
[After] $2.3m revenue. 50% profit margin on all new sales. Owner promoted to CEO. KPIs guide actions.
[Status] In progress.
Ecommerce
Fast growing business slowed down by fragility
[Before] $4m revenue. Owner buried in operations. Sales dependent on Google. Staffing headaches because business is highly seasonal.
[After] $5m revenue. Owner in CEO role. Multi-channel marketing. Diversified product line to generate year-round sales.
[Status] In progress.
Professional Services
Solo business growing up into a staff-run business
[Before] $400k revenue. Owner in service delivery. Passive lead generation.
[After] $800k revenue. Owner in CEO and biz dev role. Active marketing to drive business in high-profit customer segments.
[Status] In progress.
Manufacturing & Consulting
Shift to high-profit business model
[Before] $100k revenue. No profit. Paid for manufacturing only. Work to pay bills.
[After] $360k revenue. 50%+ profit margin. Consulting business. Recurring revenue. Love the work.
[Status] In progress.
Bookkeeper
Promotion from practitioner to business owner
[Before] $500k revenue. Owner in service delivery role. Poor efficiency. Low profit. Underpricing.
[After] $888k revenue. Owner in CEO role. 80% efficiency. High margin (via pricing & efficiency). 20%+ net profit.
[Status] In progress.
Accountant
Working like crazy for no profit
[Before] Service quality suffering due to 6-day workload. No profit. Undercharging. Overwhelmed.
[After] Profitable. Understand work capacity. Work scheduled hours. 4 day work week. High quality of service measured with KPIs.
[Status] In progress.
Consultant
Setup new consultancy from scratch
[Before] $0 revenue (new business). Owner in F/T employment. No products. No marketing.
[After] $500k revenue. Several consulting products. Recurring revenue stream. Industry leader.
[Status] In progress.
Personal Trainer
Turning a side hustle into a scalable business
[Before] $60k revenue. No profit. Single lead source.
[After] $120k revenue, and profitable for the first time. Has doubled customer base and acquired a 2nd business (bought at half the listed price). Remarkably achieved while working a full-time gov’t job.
[Status] Successful year complete*
*Despite a successful year our official revenue target was not reached. My pay-on-result fee is therefore not collected.
Would Dave partner with your business?
The secret to pay-on-results partnerships is choosing partners who can leverage my skills into a big return. During our initial conversations, and later a 5 Week Intensive we will work together to answer these questions:
- How much unrealised potential does your business have?
- How much unrealised potential do you have as a business owner?
- Do your hurdles and opportunities match well with my skillset?
- Could a successful year pay us both really well?
Where to start?
A 15 min chat. These chats are super casual, but also close to my heart. They are for many business owners the first chance to voice their situation to someone outside their business. A first step to acknowledge there is a problem they want to commit to solving. Whether you end up working with me or someone else, this short conversation will be 15 minutes well spent.
