From a good business to a great one
Hi, I'm Mandy
I'm a business advisor and mentor to owners of established businesses. I've been doing this work for 15 years.
I notice the small things most advisors walk past, and I often spend an unreasonable amount of time on the ones that matter most.
Where I Started
I trained as a materials engineer at the University of Wollongong and graduated with First Class Honours. Then I went inside the machine.
For 8 years I worked in operations: aluminium engine casting at Ford, beef processing at Cargill, and North Parkes Mines. I was a maintenance supervisor, a project manager, an environmental supervisor and a process improvement specialist.
In a plant, small things decide the result, like a machine setting or a shift handover. When one is wrong, hard work later in the process doesn't fix it. I still look at businesses that way.
From the Plant Floor to Advising Owners
Then I started working with business owners. One manufacturing owner came to me with low margins. Three different consultants had given him three different answers: cut costs, raise prices, or improve efficiency.
I spent a day in his facility. The real problem was that he was competing in the wrong market. Once we changed that, margins rose by 40%, without any of the three fixes.
The problem is rarely where it shows up.
I've seen the same thing in more than 1000 businesses over 15 years. Along the way I completed an MBA at the Australian Institute of Business. I became Expert in Residence at the University of New England's SMART Region Incubator, and a board member of Zondii, an agtech company.
My Track Record
1000+ Businesses
Trades, manufacturing, health, professional services, retail, science and tech, and agtech
Expert in Residence
University of New England SMART Region Incubator
Top 10 Female Coach
Globally recognised for business coaching excellence
$50M+ Revenue Impact
Generated for clients
4 Multi-Million Dollar Exits
Founders guided from startup to successful acquisition
15 Years Advising
Owners of established businesses across Australia
This Is for You If You're
An Owner Who Built It
You built the business yourself. It works, and you can feel it could be better.
An Expert in Your Field
You built a business around what you know. Running it takes skills your training didn't cover.
Planning What Comes Next
Growth, succession or sale. You want a clear view before you decide.
Someone Who Notices the Details
You care about getting the small things right, and you want an advisor who does too.
Mentioned on Podcasts
Episodes
- The Long Game Podcast Flynn Bowyer: mindset over mood (opens in a new tab)
- The Long Game Podcast Amy Hughes: growth, leadership and playing the long game (opens in a new tab)
- Company Edwina Sharrock OAM and her business learnings from Birth Beat (opens in a new tab)
Work With Me
If you want a business that feels as good to run as it looks on paper, I'd like to hear about yours.
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