Business Coaching: Business Strategy & Personal Clarity.
Both in the same room.
For business owners who are ready to be as honest about themselves as they are about their business.
You've built something. Maybe it's running well, maybe it's running you. Either way, you're here because something needs to change and you're smart enough to know that talking to someone who's actually done it is different from talking to someone who's read about it.
I spent a decade helping establish and scale a consulting firm from two people to over 120 staff across five offices. I know what it's like to carry a business, a team, a mortgage, a family, and a set of expectations all at the same time. I also know what it's like to exit, to lose the identity that came with what you built, and to start over deliberately.
That's what I bring to business coaching. Not a framework from a textbook. A lived understanding of what it actually costs to build something and what it takes to make sure the person building it doesn't get lost in the process.
For when you need more than a mentor and less
than a board.
What business coaching with JB looks like
This isn't a monthly accountability call where we review your KPI's. It's a serious conversation about who you are, what you're building, and whether those two things are actually aligned.
Most of the business owners I work with already know what needs to change. The gap isn't knowledge it's clarity, courage, or the right person to think it through with. That's what I provide.
I work across the business and the person simultaneously. Because the business problem is almost never just a business problem.
Sessions are 90 minutes, monthly minimum, with email and phone support between sessions. Online or in person. Structured but not rigid. Honest, always.
The Big Picture Approach
Who I work with
I work with business owners, founders, and senior leaders who are at an inflection point. Building something significant and starting to ask whether it's actually taking them where they want to go. Navigating a growth challenge, a succession question, or a leadership identity shift. Doing well by most measures and still feeling like something is off. If that's you, we're probably a fit.
What we work on
Strategy and identity. Vision and values. Leadership presence and the habits undermining it. Succession, exit, and what comes next. The relationship between the business and the rest of your life your health, your family, the things that matter when the revenue doesn't. I work across the Big Picture, because that's where the real leverage is.
How it works
Monthly one-hour sessions, online or in person in the Waikato. Email access between sessions for when things come up and you need a sounding board before the next session. A modern coaching platform to track progress and keep the work live between sessions.
The immersive option
Some of the best work I do with business owners happens away from screens and offices. A trip away into the bush, a proper conversation with space around it, no clock ticking. If you're the kind of person who thinks more clearly when you're moving, hunting, hiking, outdoors - that option exists. Pricing on request after initial consultation.
What makes this different
I've sat where you're sitting. I know what the pressure of payroll feels like, what it's like to have your identity fused with something you built, and what it takes to make a clear-eyed decision about where you're actually going. I'm also a qualified counsellor which means I can go to the layer underneath the business question when that's what's needed, and recognise when the problem isn't the strategy but the person carrying it.
Ready to have a different kind of conversation?
The first session is free - twenty minutes to work out whether we're a good fit, understand where you're at, and talk about how I might help. No obligation, no sales pitch.
Initial 20 min Free Consultation
Mandatory, Free
Initial consultation can be done either as a phone call or online.
This gives us a chance to work out if we would be a good fit, understand where you are at, and how I could help.
1:1 Ongoing Monthly Business Coaching Package
From $1,000 + GST per month
1 x 90 min session per month (online or in person).
Email and phone support between sessions.
Bespoke Outdoor Business Coaching Experience
Pricing upon request—available after an initial consultation.
Designed for those who prefer deep reflection and growth in nature.
Can include hiking, hunting, or overnight retreats in remote locations.
Tailored to your fitness level, schedule, and budget.
Big Picture: Coaching & Counselling
