Amanda has owned and sold a variety of businesses over the last 20 years, and recognises from a business owner’s perspective, the value of tailored business advice and support. Amanda is incredibly passionate about working with entrepreneurs and business owners to help them achieve their goals and develop plans to take their business to the next level.

​Angela is a seasoned Digital Advisor with over 20 years of experience working across all verticals in leading agencies in Sydney and New York. Having worked with some of the world’s largest agencies and successfully running her own digital marketing agency for over 12 years, Angela offers a unique blend of creative, strategic, and operational expertise. This hands-on experience gives her a deep understanding of what it takes to build and grow a business—from start-ups to small enterprises and large-scale organisations.

Cathy is an experienced business advisor and financial strategist with more than 40 years’ experience across finance, governance, leadership development and business support. She has worked with businesses globally and supports owners and leaders to build stronger financial capability, clearer decision-making and more sustainable ways of working.

Cathy brings experience in financial services, counselling, mentoring and leadership development. ​

Chris is a results-driven leader with a wealth of knowledge derived from his more than two decades in the NGO, corporate and government sectors.

As a current business owner, from his prior work as a growth-minded CEO and a background working with disability organisations, Chris is deeply passionate about the NDIS, small business community and the central role they play in the fabric of our society.

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Geoff is a businessman and coach who provides business advice based on many years of experience working with new, developing and established businesses. He interacts diligently with business owners selling products and/or services, to achieve their aspirations and goals. His pragmatic approach has helped hundreds of businesses to flourish and perform successfully. Geoff is also a faciliator of a Realise Business Mastermind group.

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Joanna is an experienced digital marketing and social media professional with more than 20 years’ experience across business-to-business, professional services, technology and manufacturing organisations. As Chief Executive Officer of Drum Digital, she helps mid-sized businesses bring their digital activity together so it better supports customers from first contact through to long-term engagement.

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Lison helps small business owners build high-performing teams and lead with greater clarity and confidence. She is an executive coach, high-performance expert and keynote speaker who works with business owners and their teams to improve decision-making, reduce overthinking and work more effectively together.​ Lison brings experience from corporate roles with Oracle and Salesforce, along with a background in engineering.

Mike is a seasoned professional in online marketing and AI software for corporates and Small Businesses since 1996 and in Facebook marketing since 2008. He is recognised as a Meta Marketing Partner and proficient in setting up business pages, keeping accounts secure, owning, and managing meta-assets, creating content, and acquiring new customers.

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Razz helps organisations develop actionable plans for growing their customer base using innovative strategies such as email marketing, video content, and tailored sales pipelines. He also utilises AI to personalise these strategies, ensuring they align with each business’s unique needs.

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Sara is a creative marketing and advertising professional with over 20 years of experience. She is passionate about helping businesses connect with their customers through meaningful and impactful marketing campaigns.  Sara began her career in London, where she was mentored by some of the original admen. She quickly learned the importance of creativity, strategy, and execution in marketing.

Yesica has a mission to empower small businesses and startups to unlock their full potential so they can thrive and make the most out of the digital era. For over 6 years, she has made an impact in the industry by being the voice of truth for businesses and startups. Yesica has a background in Strategic Marketing through Google and Facebook Ads, Website Analytics, and Graphic Design and she enjoys sharing this knowledge with small businesses to help them succeed.

​Currently owns and operates her own business in the finance sector and has built a portfolio in which she has thousands of clients, offering over 15 years of experience and well developed industry knowledge with expertise in negotiation and financial data analysis. She has access to a wide range of financial products and services and an understanding of policies providing her with the ability to find a solution and systems.​

Babette is an expert in cyber risk management and data protection. A highly sought-after advisor, trainer and presenter in the world of cybersecurity, Babette has advised over 650 small businesses.

Living by the mantra ‘lost data means lost trust’, Babette is passionate about helping businesses and organisations of all sizes to protect their data, their clients’ data and ultimately their reputation.​​​​​

Chris has a wealth of business management experience in both the corporate and small business markets, and has run his own business and marketing consulting practice specialising in small business. Over the last 15 years Chris has helped small businesses in a wide range of industries including IT, Medical Services, Legal service, Tourism, Building and Construction, Allied Health Services, Retail, Fashion and Entertainment.

Denise Archie is a Sydney-based executive coach, speaker, educator, and business advisor with a deep passion for lifelong learning and empowering human potential. With roots in education, she pioneered School-Based Traineeships and went on to lead initiatives across vocational training, corporate leadership, and small business strategy. As founder of Coaching College and Australasian Centre for Work Education, she has built and sold multiple RTOs, driven by a commitment to inclusive communities and the NDIS. 

Jaryd Neethling founded and ran two digital marketing agencies, The Cloud Agency and Assemble Media, over a combined 12+ years, covering client acquisition, delivery, team building, budgets and daily operations. For the past 2+ years, he has been the founder of Franchise Rocket, a franchise recruitment, growth and technology agency. He owns the business and leads strategy, performance marketing and automation for franchisor clients across Australia, the US and Canada.

Lindsey Leigh is an experienced leadership advisor, speaker and facilitator who supports business owners and organisations to build stronger teams and lead through change. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Future Untamed, a leadership development agency that combines human performance with practical technology-supported learning.

Lindsey Leigh has worked with corporations, government agencies and associations to help leaders turn strategy into clear action. 

Highly strategic, commercially savvy, and results-focused, Megan has 30 years of marketing management and business experience. As a business advisor and consultant Megan has helped hundreds of businesses from across a diverse range of industry sectors. Megan is known for turning “vision into action” with innovative plans and tactics that drive sustainable commercial results.

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Patch is a Coach and Consultant, passionate about educating and empowering business owners and leaders to build successful businesses as she believes that great businesses have a positive impact on our communities and society. As a coach, Patch spends all of her time helping business owners learn how to run their businesses, build healthy teams, drive growth, and most importantly – live a balanced life.

With 25 years experience in Brand Strategy, Marketing and Sales, Russell has worked across just about every industry there is. His first professional promotional work began in 1995 which gave him experience in direct mail marketing, creative design and he was on the forefront of the growth of the internet working in a number of agencies before starting his own in 2005.

Sue is an experienced marketer with over 20 years of experience across marketing strategy and execution, agency leadership and business development.She started out working with marketing agencies in the UK, delivering strong consumer and business campaigns across multiple channels before she made the move to Sydney.Sue enjoys working on tailored solutions for individual businesses and making a difference to long term goals.