Small business advisor & mentor · Auckland & New Zealand-wideWhen everyone turns to you, who do you turn to?
Cash, customers, staff and the next big decision all land on you, and there's no one above you to check your thinking. Most owners aren't short of effort. They're too close to the business to see what's really holding it back.
Adrian Munt has owned and run businesses since 1984. In a free 45-minute session he'll help you find the real problem, and the first step to fixing it.
Free · 45 minutes · in person or by video · a one-page Clarity Snapshot within 24 hours · no obligation
We have transformed our entire business model. Job satisfaction is through the roof, clients are happy, and margins are up.
Busy isn't the same as strong.
Builders, brokers, cabinetmakers, marketers, driving instructors. Completely different industries, almost identical problems. The hard part usually isn't knowing what to do. It's getting far enough outside the day-to-day to see the business clearly.
Cash feels tight
Is it really a cashflow problem, or is it pricing, margin, stock, debtors or the sales mix?
Leads are inconsistent
Do you need more leads, or a clearer offer, better follow-up and stronger conversion?
The team is frustrating
Is it a people problem, or are roles, expectations and accountability unclear?
You're working too much
Is the business genuinely short of capacity, or has too much become dependent on you?
Every one of these costs you time, money, or both.
None of them get better by working harder at them alone. They're symptoms, and you can't see the root cause from inside your own business. Nobody can. That's what fresh eyes are for.
Advice from someone who has actually sat in your chair.
Not a career consultant with a template. An owner who has built, run, grown and sold businesses, made the expensive mistakes, and learned what actually moves the numbers.
- Building businesses since 1984, from a crockery hire business at fourteen to manufacturing and international service companies.
- Grew Image Enhancement Services to 40 staff and $2 million turnover in three years.
- Founded Seat Renew Global, working across Australia, Asia, the Middle East, the USA and Europe, at venues including UK Premier League stadiums, Accor Stadium and Paris 2024.
- Led a manufacturing and distribution company from owner-operator to professionally managed.
- 15 years advising owners in building, kitchens and cabinetry, finance, marketing, engineering, cleaning and more.
The point isn't the CV. It's that I understand the judgement calls, the pressure and the 11pm worry, because I've had them too.
Less time firefighting. More time leading.
I wanted an experienced set of eyes to take a hard look at the business, help refine our services and put stronger procedures and foundations in place. Adrian helped us cut through the noise and identify where our real strengths were, and how we could deliver even greater value using the resources we already had.
We have transformed our entire business model. Job satisfaction is through the roof, clients are happy, and margins are up. How good!
Working with Adrian gave us clarity and confidence. The advice was practical, grounded and immediately useful, and it worked.
Regular guidance and accountability gave us the confidence to grow, knowing we had experienced support when we needed it.
Adrian's ability to cut through noise and focus on what actually matters has been a game-changer for our business.
We simply wouldn't be where we are today without this guidance. Having an external perspective changed everything.
Support that fits the size of your business.
From a one-person operation to a team of fifteen and more. We always recommend the lightest level of support likely to achieve what you need, and you can change the level as you grow.
You are the business. You do the work, win the work, chase the money and make every decision. What you need most is a trusted outside voice to think out loud with, before the decision is made rather than after.
You've built a team, and now everything still comes back to you. Decisions wait for you, quality lives in your head, and the bigger questions never get the time they deserve. You need structured, ongoing counsel across the whole business.
The Boardroom
A monthly GM-style Boardroom Meeting, tracked actions and unlimited phone and email support.
from $995 / month Start hereThe Reset
Clarity before committing, with a written 30-Day Reset plan.
from $2,495 Under real pressureIntensive Turnaround
Thirteen hands-on weeks to stabilise, rebuild and embed.
Premium · by applicationThe business has outgrown the way it's run. More people, more moving parts, and an owner who should be leading rather than firefighting. This is where governance, management rhythm and clear roles turn a busy business into a strong one, and a valuable one.
3-Month Intensive Turnaround
Hands-on change across cash, margin, sales, people and rhythm.
By application OngoingThe Boardroom
Your outside board: monthly meetings, quarterly deep-dives, scoped to the size of the business.
from $995 / month Exit or leadership gapReadiness & Interim GM
Pre-sale readiness, operational due diligence and interim general management.
Scoped per engagementFresh eyes first. Then a practical plan. Then it actually happens.
Not a bigger to-do list. A clear rhythm that keeps the business moving, one stage at a time. And the first step is free.
- 01Free · 45 min
Business Clarity Session
A conversation about where the business is now, what's working, and what you want next. You leave with a one-page Business Clarity Snapshot.
Your very next move, decided on evidence rather than gut feel, before you've spent a cent.
- 02Diagnostic
Business Reality Check
A structured review across nine domains: demand, pricing, cash, sales, operations, people, systems, risk and owner outcomes.
You see exactly where margin, time and risk are leaking, before they cost you more.
- 03The plan
Strategy & Priorities
A small number of clear priorities, with actions, ownership and timeframes. Not a long wish list.
Three priorities, not thirty. The ones that actually move profit.
- 04Ongoing
The Boardroom Rhythm
Regular advisory meetings track decisions and actions, and you have someone to call between meetings when it can't wait.
A monthly rhythm that turns good intentions into a track record of results.
The 3-Month Intensive Turnaround
For businesses that can't wait for a monthly rhythm to work. Thirteen weeks of hands-on, in-the-business support to find the real constraint, fix the commercial model and leave behind a management rhythm that keeps it fixed.
Struggling is telling you something. The Turnaround finds out what, before you push harder in the same direction.
- Weeks 1–4
Stabilise & see clearly
Thirteen-week cash view, full Business Reality Check, conversations with your team and customers, and the one constraint named.
- Weeks 5–8
Fix the model
Pricing and margin, the offer, the route to sales, and who owns what. Changes made, not just recommended.
- Weeks 9–13
Embed the rhythm
Scorecard, weekly and monthly reviews, delegation that sticks, and a 12-month plan you own.
Less isolation. More clarity. Real accountability.
Less isolation
A trusted outside voice when you need to talk a decision through, before it's made rather than after. A comrade in the trenches, not a coach with a clipboard.
Clarity in decision-making
Fresh eyes to separate the real issue from the symptom, grounded in real operating experience.
Ongoing accountability
Priorities, actions and a rhythm that keeps things moving, so good intentions become progress.
Business has elbows. From a distance it looks smooth, but get in close and there are sharp bits poking out in every direction.
Not ready to talk yet? Start with the book. Business Has Elbows is the honest guide for founders and owner-operators, with the Business Reality Check, the seven-step Thrive Mode Framework and a 30-Day Reset you can start this week.
We don't lock you in with fine print. As long as we're doing what you need, you keep paying the agreed rate. The moment that stops being true, walk away. It's that simple.
Book your free Clarity Session.
Bring the thing taking up the most headspace. No pitch deck, no jargon. We'll talk it through, find what matters most, and give you a clear first step.
- An outside view of what's most likely holding you back
- Two or three practical priorities to work on next
- A one-page Business Clarity Snapshot within 24 hours
- No obligation. If you don't need us, we'll say so.