Partnering with Australia’s business owners, executives, leaders, HR professionals and board members to push the needle from good to great is what energises David Munro, of Executive Performance Partners.
The Brisbane-based firm is unapologetically rewriting the understanding of executive coaching and applying a scientific and technical lens, which holds both parties accountable while replacing the complex with the compelling.
Their unique approach uses a blend of executive coaching, mentoring, problem solving, business advisory and accountability solutions to ensure that partnership delivers on the metrics that matter to the leader and business.
The concept and model behind Executive Performance Partners had been percolating with David for some time. However, it was around 18 months ago he decided to put the idea to the test.
Need
David and his Chief Operations Officer, Andrea Levinson, became involved with the Brisbane Business Hub after hearing about the services the space offers to the local business community, including co-working spaces, free workshops and events and free one-on-one mentoring with industry leaders.
It was while they were at Brisbane Business Hub their idea to change the way people viewed executive coaching and their ‘secret sauce’ for a measurable solution really came into its own.
“Between us we have around 50 years’ experience in this space,” David says. “We decided to really put our idea to action, around 18 months ago, and it was during our time at Brisbane Business Hub our idea got turbo-charged and we saw accelerated growth.”
Action
David knew it was a strong concept and business model, but it was during conversations with Brisbane Business Hub experts that the formation of Executive Performance Partners truly formed.
“We really took advantage of using the centrally located premises and went to a number of the workshops, but the most important thing the Brisbane Business Hub provided us was the access to top-tier advice,” David says. “I enjoyed mentoring sessions with Helen Besly at Rowland, Simon Dell from Cemoh and John Kettle from McCullough Robertson, and their advice was invaluable.
“The quality of connections and the advice we received was phenomenal and not a service any relatively new business would be able to achieve or afford when experiencing accelerated growth.”
Reaction
Of all of the sessions that David has attended at the Hub, he says the one-on-one mentoring sessions with industry experts provided him and his business with the most value.
“I really connected with the advice Helen at Rowland provided us on our brand and how to position ourselves in the market,” David says.
“Simon provided incredible insights about understanding your brand before you start to network or set market expectations and John provided pragmatic, practical and sound legal advice.”
David says the connections he has made with Brisbane’s business community through the Hub have been crucial to the growth of Executive Performance Partners.
