Steven Arias - SAS Locksmiths

Before working with you I had considered a business coach, however I had put off the decision due to advice from my accountant. That turned out to be poor advice and suffice to say I now have a new accountant.

Prior to starting the ACTION program my business was continuing to grow but I lacked the management skills required to cope with the challenges of a larger company. I had a fantastic team with a great work ethic but they had no idea of their roles and responsibilities. In short I had a good business with plenty of potential but it was chaotic and stressful.

Having someone to mentor me in the management side of the business and also being accountable week to week to somebody that’s helping you focus on the “big picture” requirements for the business, has really helped my business continue to grow but without the same headaches as before. I now have a much better understanding of business and company structure and my team know what is expected of them. My improved knowledge of financial reporting has enabled me to monitor our financial position on a month to month basis. We also now have regular management meetings which has made my whole team more productive.

With your assistance, our business has recorded an astonishing 114% increase in net profit this financial year and I am excited about the future prospects for my business.

Thank you David for helping turn my disorganised business into a stable, controlled work environment.

Hedy Legg - hedroom

Long hours, no progress, often feeling run down and little to show for all my efforts. That was before you became my business coach. Now I actually enjoy my work and can take a day off without stressing out, I am sleeping better and my husband tells me I am a different person.

Any reservations I had about working with a coach or letting someone see the sad state of my business affairs were soon forgotten. You’ve given me the confidence and direction to handle challenges, which I previously found confrontational, just by saying “you can do it”. The fact that I can now breeze through these challenges shows that I was capable, I just needed some encouragement. Having you there to guide me and nurture my ideas to make things work efficiently is very comforting and re-assuring.

Even though I’d been in business for 5 years I had no idea where the problems lay. However you were very quickly able to pinpoint the headaches and stresses and make changes. Profitable areas were targeted and have increased by more than 30% but amazingly with a reduced workload, which I’m absolutely rapt with.

Now I have clarity, know where my business is headed, there are systems in place and I have more time. My decision to take on a business coach has been the single best business decision I have made.

Shane Gambin - Carved in Stone

Without doubt taking on a business coach has been the best thing we’ve done. I have wanted to make changes for some time but lacked the resources and organisational skills to implement them. Your experience and extensive knowledge of business practices has made this possible and I now have a much clearer picture of how my business is operating.

Before working with you we didn’t know what our breakeven was and were frankly flying by the seat of our pants, hoping to make money at the end of the day. As My Business Coach you helped us create a pricing calculator, which tells us exactly what our costs are and how much we need to charge to cover our costs and make a reasonable profit. This alone has made a significant difference to the bottom line of my business.
In the first 12 months that we have worked together our profits have soared more than 406% and yet amazingly with a lot less headaches and stress than before.


Pasquale Licastro - Pronto Fine Foods

Just a short note of appreciation to you our business coach, for helping us realise and understand the importance of knowing every aspect of our business, for your continued support, encouragement and for the many "eye-opener" brainstorming sessions.

After 6 months we can honestly say the improvement has been astronomical with an increase of 10% in sales and an 8% increase in Gross Profits. Best of all we now approach our business with the vitality and vigour of Entrepreneurs rather than Technicians.

Thanks to you David, our Man Of Action, our motivation is back, productivity is at it's highest ever and we now enjoy working on our business not just in it! It has certainly been on of the best investments we have made throughout our business lifetime.


Steve Bird - Scaf-West

Before you became my Business Coach, business was chaotic. I thought everyone was in the same boat. Now after personal help from my coach my personal productivity has increased exponentially. I am doing more with less chaos in my life, this lesson alone has paid for years of coaching & less grey hairs.

When I started with my coach my motivation levels were at 50% now they are at 100% and still feel they can go up. I never thought I could be so motivated, the same excitment and enthusiasm that I had 12 years ago when I started in business & I am on fire.

www.scafwest.com 


Gavin and Faye Richards - Renaissance Of Leather

In less than 5 months of working with David, we have added $29,000 to our bottom line profit. Our understanding of our business and the importance of profits have improved out of sight and our business decisions are more clearly thought out and effective. Were excited about the future.


Craig Wright - PC Locs Pty Ltd

Before we decided to hire an ACTION Coach, my business partner and I tended to wander a bit aimlessly toward our poorly stated business and personal goals. Since David came on board,we have been able to reason our plans through and begin quantifying our results in order to determine the best way ahead-and stick with it.

I am kept accountable for what I have determined and said I should do. It doesn't matter how busy I get now, I always make time to get the important things done before I do the urgent things that once distracted me from attaining my goals. My staff of 10 are now working as a cohesive team.

Thank you, David, for helping me and my business to grow.

www.pclocs.com.au 


Allan & Hazel Poulsen - Cultured Marble & Granite

Thanks to David's coaching our business has expanded from a small backyard operation into a thriving business which has grown too big for it's current premises. He has helped by removing the confusion, highlighting areas that needed attention, improving sales and tracking our growth and profitability.

When we commenced coaching with David our best ever monthly sales figure was $13,000 since then our sales figures have steadily increased each month, with sales for last month topping $61,000 only six month's into the program.

Edgar & Rebecca Hoppe - Impact Furniture / Sofas to Size

Last year we lost $100,000, now for the 4 months of this financial year we have made a profit of $47,000.

The only way to improve your business is to improve yourself. Invest in a personal trainer for your business (you), just like you would invest in a personal trainer to improve your fitness if you wanted to change your results.

www.sofastosize.com.au 

Kenneth Hart - Eye4you

Well, there’s only one way to put it: David’s coaching and mentoring has been the single best investment I’ve made since I started my business, eye4you, in January 2002.

The ideas we implemented together and the marketing strategies we put in place have made an enormous difference to the bottom line of eye4you – which incidentally grew from “just ticking over” to an average turnover of a quarter of a million dollars a year in less than 12 months!

www.eye4you.com.au