Business coaching in Geelong and the Surf Coast, from a team based here.
Plenty of owners across Geelong and the Surf Coast chose this part of the world for the life outside work. Then the business grew, and so did the hours it takes.
Everett Coaching helps owners across Geelong, Torquay and the Surf Coast grow, scale and take the business to the next level. Some come to us when the business is struggling, or they are. Some because it still depends on them too much. Others because it's going well and they want a clear plan for what's next. We're based in Torquay and coach by video, so there's no travel.
What Geelong and Surf Coast owners say.
Since working with Rich, my team has grown and my income has scaled in ways I genuinely didn't think were possible this quickly.
Angela Blackney, Director, Torquay
Without Rich's guidance I'd likely still be stuck in the daily grind of being a solo business owner, with no time to reflect, evolve, or grow.
Nebraska Wise Jarvis, Wise Engineers, Torquay
I cannot explain the support that Rich has provided to me and my business. His ability to understand what's happening beneath the surface and solve those challenges is incredible.
Julie Joseph, Greater Geelong Finance, Geelong
Rich helped me grow my business sustainably without burning myself into the ground and his clarity, insight and guidance have been truly outstanding.
Katherine Taylor, Taylor Legal, Ocean Grove
In under six months, Rich has helped my business grow, hired a key employee and opened up my schedule to focus on other projects.
Dr Luka Fantela, Empowered Health, Geelong
Provides great insight to the gaps in the business and helps you set up and tackle the difficult tasks and conversations!
Chris Lahiff, Surf Coast Electrics, Surf Coast
You built a business here for a reason.
You started out for freedom: better work, your own hours, more time in the water or with the family. Somewhere along the way the business became the thing you plan everything else around. You quote, sell, deliver, fix and chase the invoices. The phone comes to the beach.
- You're first in, last out, and still the one clients ask for by name.
- Revenue has grown. So have your hours.
- Good people work for you, yet the decisions still land on your desk.
- A week off means taking the laptop.
- Things are going well, and you want to know what the next level looks like.
If your year also swings between a flat-out summer and a quieter winter, the pressure lands on you twice. The answer is rarely to work harder. It's to change how the business runs, so it grows without taking more of you.
What changes.
Time back.
You stop being the answer to every question, and your week has room for the work only you can do.
A team that owns results.
Roles, expectations and accountability are clear, so your people make decisions without waiting for you.
Systems that hold.
How you win work, deliver it and get paid is written down and repeatable, not stored in your head.
A genuine asset.
Revenue and profit that grow, in a business worth more because it doesn't rely on you, whether you keep it, scale it or one day sell it.
Working with Rich has given me structure and direction which in turn has given me a lot more confidence. My results have gone through the roof, as has my belief in what's possible in terms of income and personal growth.
Shane Fordham, Logic Partners, Geelong
Eight areas, one plan.
We look at the same eight areas we use with every business coaching client: mindset, wellbeing, strategy and vision, marketing, sales, delivery and operations, finance and people. Then we start where the leverage is greatest for you, and work outward.
Who we work with across the region.
Our clients own established businesses with a team, usually the business they started. Many are the expert everyone asks for: lawyers, brokers, finance businesses, trades, health practices and professional services firms.
How we work.
Conversation.
A confidential 20-minute call with one of our team. No pressure and no pitch. We work out whether coaching is the right next step.
Diagnose and plan.
We map the real constraints, in the business and in how you lead, and agree a focused plan with clear measures.
Coach and execute.
Three sessions a month by video on Google Meet or Zoom, with support between sessions. Engagements run in 6 or 12 month blocks with no lock-in, just one month's notice.
Local roots, tier 1 experience.
Everett Coaching is based in Torquay, and we've coached business owners and executives since 2015. Our approach comes from more than a decade of management consulting with tier 1 clients, leading enterprise change, supply chain and technology programs. That background shapes how we work: cutting through complexity so you can decide, act and get a result.
We're part of the local business community through BNI, and we live the Surf Coast lifestyle our clients are working to protect. Everett Coaching is led by Rich Everett, who holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Organisational and Executive Coaching from Swinburne University of Technology and is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner.
Working with Rich has been one of the most valuable investments I've made in my business. He's brought an incredible amount of clarity to not just the direction of my business, but also how I show up in it day-to-day.
Tahlia Huke, Oslo Property, Armstrong Creek
Free scorecard
Take the Owner-Dependence Scorecard.
A free five-minute self-assessment. Twenty-four questions across eight areas show where your business runs without you, and where it still depends on you. Your results arrive in your inbox.
Twenty-four questions. Your results sent to your inbox.
Business coaching in Geelong and the Surf Coast: common questions.
Online. All sessions run by video on Google Meet or Zoom, so they fit around your day with no travel. We're based in Torquay, so we know the region and its business community.
No. We coach owners by video across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Australia-wide and internationally. Being local simply means we understand what running a business here is like.
Established businesses with a team, led by an owner who wants to grow, scale and take the business to the next level. That includes owners who are stretched, businesses that still depend on them too much, and businesses that are going well and want support for the next stage. Coaching isn't the right fit for a business still finding its first clients.
We work in 6 or 12 month blocks. We meet three times a month, with support between sessions. There's no lock-in, just one month's notice. You stay because it's working.
Most owners get more clarity and confidence from the first session. Changes in your time and your team usually follow, and changes in profit take several months to show, depending on your business and your model.
Book a confidential 20-minute call with one of our team, or take the free Owner-Dependence Scorecard first and bring your results to the call.
Start with a conversation.
Twenty minutes, confidential, with one of our team. No pressure and no pitch. If coaching isn't the right fit, we'll tell you.