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Your Business May Be More Valuable Than You Realise
I often hear business owners say, “When I retire, I’ll just shut the doors. No one would buy my business.” But is that actually true? When we start looking at the assets, the profit the...
From Ideas in Your Head to a Business That Can Run Without You
One of the biggest parts of succession planning is turning what you know as the business owner into something the business itself can use. For many established business owners, there are years of knowledge, ideas...
Succession Planning Starts Earlier Than You Think
When most business owners hear the words succession planning, they think it's something to worry about when retirement is just around the corner. In reality, that's one of the biggest mistakes I see. The businesses...
Back From Goa With New Ideas for Local Business Owners
Over the past couple of weeks, I've had the opportunity to step away from the day to day and spend some time overseas. Before heading to the annual ActionCOACH Global Conference in Goa, I spent...
June GrowthCLUB: A Day of Planning, Sales and Business Growth
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hosting our June GrowthCLUB workshop, and once again I was reminded how valuable it is when business owners take the time to step away from the day to day...
Struggling to attract good staff?
Many business owners blame the job market, a lack of applicants or the younger generation. But in this short video, I share a recruiting principle that can be confronting, but incredibly powerful: You get the...
Are Your Priorities in the Right Order?
Many business owners find themselves constantly putting out fires, responding to customer demands and working long hours, often at the expense of their own wellbeing and family life. In this short video, I share a...
The Number One Thing You Need to Increase Your Income
Many business owners tell me they want to increase their income. The interesting thing is that when I start talking to them about their goals, I often discover they're thinking too small. In this short...
Reducing Stress as a Business Owner
As business owners, we all face stressful periods from time to time. The challenge isn't avoiding stress completely, it's knowing how to manage it before it starts affecting your health, relationships and business performance. In...
The Process of Quarterly Planning for Small Business
One of the most valuable exercises I encourage business owners to do is quarterly planning. Over the years, I've seen a clear pattern: the businesses that stop, review, and plan every 90 days consistently...
Why Brand Consistency Matters More Than Most Tradies Realise
You may have noticed we’ve recently started rebranding ActionCOACH Geelong. We’ve moved away from the old blue and grey colours into a cleaner yellow and black look. As we’ve been updating the website, logos, graphics, social media, presentations and marketing material, it got me thinking...
Why the Tradies With Better Systems Will Win in 2026
As the federal budget once again focuses on boosting housing supply, one critical issue keeps resurfacing. Australia does not have enough skilled tradespeople to fix and renovate existing homes, let alone build the new homes...
The Federal Budget Won’t Save Your Trade Business, But This Will
Every year when the Australian Federal Budget is released, business owners wait to hear whether there will be some major announcement that changes everything. Tax concessions, incentives, rebates, grants, write offs. While some of these...
Why Smart Tradies Are Recruiting on Facebook Instead of SEEK
Finding good staff is one of the biggest challenges facing trade business owners right now. The problem with relying only on platforms like SEEK is that they have become crowded, expensive, and highly competitive. Every plumbing, electrical,...
The Daily Disciplines Behind High Performance
In this video, I share the daily disciplines I rely on to perform at my best. These are the habits that have made the biggest difference in my life and business, especially coming out of...
Struggling in Your Business? Here’s How I Help Tradies Turn It Around
If your business is struggling, the first thing I’ll say is this, you’re not alone, and it’s not unfixable. I speak to tradies every week who feel like things are harder than they should be,...
How This Tradie Doubled His Business
Running a trades business can feel like a grind. You’re busy, you can see opportunities, but things still feel harder than they should. That’s exactly where this local tradie was before working with Hugh. He...
Is It OK to Poach Employees? I say “Hell Yeah!”
Is it actually okay to poach employees from other businesses? It’s a question that comes up all the time, especially when good people are hard to find. In this video, I share my honest view...
From Mum and Dad Business to a Proper Company
As a business coach who works exclusively with tradies, I often meet owners who know they have something special, but feel stuck. Sue and Ian from Ponds of Melbourne are a great example of this....
Client Testimonial: Effluent Solutions Australia
I am proud to share this testimonial from Luke and Mikayla at Effluent Solutions Australia. They have been working with me for the past two years, and in that time they have made huge progress...