Helping Australian leadership teams to confidently build enduring, great companies.
I embed a scalable management structure for CEOs and executive teams with $5m to $250m in revenue.
ABOUT
Hi, I’m Brad Giles and I have an intense desire to build great businesses. Not mediocre businesses with reasonable profits but enduring, truly great businesses.
I define a truly great business as one where you have motivated, productive people who enjoy the working environment, a strategy which organically drives revenues to you from your competition, as well as execution that delivers consistent revenue and profits month on month, and a business model which generates cash as you grow rather than needing cash.
A business that gives you energy rather than draining your energy.
CLIENTS
My clients have a passion to be the best. I align with humble, motivated CEOs and leadership teams who have a burning desire to stand out in their industry.
CEOs and leadership teams I work with regularly comment that their teams are more aligned and productive, their future more certain, their profitability higher than ever, and they are confident in their direction.
I have quite strict criteria to accept clients and often have a waiting list. Before engaging with me I kindly ask that clients participate in 3 meetings (at no cost) to be absolutely certain I can provide the maximum value to your organisation, as well as that I am the right fit for you and your team.
RESOURCES
A range of ideas, advice and tools to grow your business.
Blog – I regularly write about scaling up mid market businesses
Book – My book, Made to Thrive is a simple, practical and definitive practitioners guide on how to be a great leader
Newsletter – I email a regular newsletter outlining what I’m learning, thinking and doing
Online School – A series of video courses to help you learn how to build a great business
Podcast – A weekly podcast about building enduring great mid-market businesses
I help executive teams to Scale Up mid-market companies.
I provide a structured strategic planning process which is used by tens of thousands of successful growing companies worldwide to unlock the Four Decisions of People, Strategy Execution and Cash you must get right in order to grow.
If you are already, or are looking to be one of the leading companies in your industry and would like help, I am the person you have been looking for.
I help executive teams to Scale Up mid market companies.
I provide a structured strategic planning process which is used by tens of thousands of successful growing companies worldwide to unlock the Four Decisions of People, Strategy Execution and Cash you must get right in order to grow.
If you are already, or are looking to be one of the leading companies in your industry and would like help, I am the person you have been looking for.
Recent posts
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Facebook, Standard Oil, Inside Amazon, Deep Work, Daily huddle agenda & Business Dashboards
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 021st February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough” – Mark Zuckerberg Hope you’re Thriving! It’s been a really good week for me, with some impressive growth on our podcast, an onboarding training session which the client described as a “game-changer for our company” and finally, I’ve been able to work on my new book about onboarding again after a few months of simply being too Read More...
21st February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough” – Mark Zuckerberg Hope you’re Thriving! It’s been a really good week for me, with some impressive growth on our podcast, an onboarding training session which the client described as a “game-changer for our company” and finally, I’ve been able to work on my new book about onboarding again after a few months of simply being too Read More...
21st February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter "Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not...
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Profitability benchmarks, Arguing with fools, NAXALT, Coaching today, Namelix & Purpose of technology
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 014th February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Q. What words of encouragement would you give an entrepreneur? A. If you need words of encouragement, don’t become an entrepreneur.” Elon Musk answering a question in a Clubhouse chat session last week Hope you’re Thriving! It was great to be out of lockdown this week, and today we’re again able to go out in public without masks, that is at least until the next outbreak. The Dance (after the hammer) can get pretty Read More...
14th February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Q. What words of encouragement would you give an entrepreneur? A. If you need words of encouragement, don’t become an entrepreneur.” Elon Musk answering a question in a Clubhouse chat session last week Hope you’re Thriving! It was great to be out of lockdown this week, and today we’re again able to go out in public without masks, that is at least until the next outbreak. The Dance (after the hammer) can get pretty Read More...
14th February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter "Q. What words of encouragement would you give an entrepreneur? A. If you...
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Elephant and the Rider, 7 important people questions, Office Practicum, Amazon & Reset for 2021
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 07th February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “It’s easier to invent the future than to predict it” Alan Kay — appearing on a 1994 Amazon job advert. Hope you’re Thriving! What a week it’s been!So last Sunday we’re at the beach, swimming with friends and discussing how lucky we are that we haven’t had any new COVID-19 cases in our city in the past months, we finish up, head back to the car and then news comes through of a person who’d been all over the city Read More...
7th February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “It’s easier to invent the future than to predict it” Alan Kay — appearing on a 1994 Amazon job advert. Hope you’re Thriving! What a week it’s been!So last Sunday we’re at the beach, swimming with friends and discussing how lucky we are that we haven’t had any new COVID-19 cases in our city in the past months, we finish up, head back to the car and then news comes through of a person who’d been all over the city Read More...
7th February 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter "It's easier to invent the future than to predict it" Alan Kay --...
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GameStop, Pay inequality, External help for leaders, Right people on the bus & Most important KPI
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 031st January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “$81.5 billion of Warren Buffet’s $84.5 billion net worth came after his 65th birthday. Our minds are not built to handle such absurdities.” Morgan Housel Hope you’re Thriving! I took a few days off last week to celebrate a family members birthday and again travelled to the south-west of my state. During the time down there, I was due to record a podcast, but the place we were staying was a little too noisy, and so I arranged Read More...
31st January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “$81.5 billion of Warren Buffet’s $84.5 billion net worth came after his 65th birthday. Our minds are not built to handle such absurdities.” Morgan Housel Hope you’re Thriving! I took a few days off last week to celebrate a family members birthday and again travelled to the south-west of my state. During the time down there, I was due to record a podcast, but the place we were staying was a little too noisy, and so I arranged Read More...
31st January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter "$81.5 billion of Warren Buffet's $84.5 billion net worth came after his 65th...
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Jimmy Donaldson, Square and Bitcoin, Inflation rollercoaster & Why Managers Fail
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 024th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Don’t mistake activity for achievement” – John Wooden Hope you’re Thriving! It’s great to be back, a whole 4 weeks for me without an update!For the first time since I can remember, I didn’t travel on a plane to go on holiday at this time of year and instead spent time in the South West of Australia enjoying beaches and barbeque seafood thanks to a trade war. An achievement in relaxing and resetting.Let’s jump Read More...
24th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Don’t mistake activity for achievement” – John Wooden Hope you’re Thriving! It’s great to be back, a whole 4 weeks for me without an update!For the first time since I can remember, I didn’t travel on a plane to go on holiday at this time of year and instead spent time in the South West of Australia enjoying beaches and barbeque seafood thanks to a trade war. An achievement in relaxing and resetting.Let’s jump Read More...
24th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter "Don't mistake activity for achievement" - John Wooden Hope you’re Thriving! It’s great...
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Gross profit margin, #1 Priority, Costco, Amazon, Disney & Balance sheet, profits and growth
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 017th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter ‘The line between order and disorder lies in logistics” Sun Tzu Hope you’re Thriving! Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from 2020. Couple this with the reading list and hopefully there is something of real interest and value for you each week.I’m keeping them short and sharp. Enjoy your holidays, stay safe and I hope Read More...
17th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter ‘The line between order and disorder lies in logistics” Sun Tzu Hope you’re Thriving! Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from 2020. Couple this with the reading list and hopefully there is something of real interest and value for you each week.I’m keeping them short and sharp. Enjoy your holidays, stay safe and I hope Read More...
17th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter 'The line between order and disorder lies in logistics" Sun Tzu ...
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Amazon hiring economists, IQ levels, Intuition vs loyalty & Execution & data
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 010th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “More and more MBA students come to school thinking that a career in business means buying, selling, and investing in companies. That’s unfortunate. Doing deals doesn’t yield the deep rewards that come from building up people.” Clayton Christensen Hope you’re Thriving! Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from 2020. Couple this with the Read More...
10th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “More and more MBA students come to school thinking that a career in business means buying, selling, and investing in companies. That’s unfortunate. Doing deals doesn’t yield the deep rewards that come from building up people.” Clayton Christensen Hope you’re Thriving! Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from 2020. Couple this with the Read More...
10th January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “More and more MBA students come to school thinking that a career in...
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Leader as a coach, Strategic decisions, Point easy & Visions and Strategy
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 03rd January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Hope you’re Thriving! Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from 2020. Couple this with the reading list and hopefully there is something of real interest and value for you each week.I’m keeping them short and sharp. Enjoy your Read More...
3rd January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Hope you’re Thriving! Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from 2020. Couple this with the reading list and hopefully there is something of real interest and value for you each week.I’m keeping them short and sharp. Enjoy your Read More...
3rd January 2021 Evolution Partners Newsletter "Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences." - Robert...
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Amateurs VS Professionals, Change in coaching, Meeting end time & How to build your culture
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 027th December 2020 Evolution Partners Newsletter “The biggest generator of long term results is learning to do things when you don’t feel like doing them. If you let excuses or emotion drive behavior, you’re cheating yourself. Put aside the excuses and start doing what you need to do.” – Shane Parish Hope you’re Thriving! Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from Read More...
27th December 2020 Evolution Partners Newsletter “The biggest generator of long term results is learning to do things when you don’t feel like doing them. If you let excuses or emotion drive behavior, you’re cheating yourself. Put aside the excuses and start doing what you need to do.” – Shane Parish Hope you’re Thriving! Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from Read More...
27th December 2020 Evolution Partners Newsletter "The biggest generator of long term results is learning to do things when...
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Vaccination discrimination, Microsoft Cyber-attack, Holiday Reading list & Upcoming events
Brad Giles, , Newsletter, 020th December 2020 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Your first impulse should always be to find the evidence that disconfirms your most cherished beliefs and those of others. That is true science.” Robert Greene Hope you’re Thriving! Well, we made it.We all know what 2020 was, and I was always taught when I was young that if you don’t have anything nice to say about someone, then don’t say anything. On the 5th February, I sent my first email entitled “Coronavirus & the Read More...
20th December 2020 Evolution Partners Newsletter “Your first impulse should always be to find the evidence that disconfirms your most cherished beliefs and those of others. That is true science.” Robert Greene Hope you’re Thriving! Well, we made it.We all know what 2020 was, and I was always taught when I was young that if you don’t have anything nice to say about someone, then don’t say anything. On the 5th February, I sent my first email entitled “Coronavirus & the Read More...
20th December 2020 Evolution Partners Newsletter "Your first impulse should always be to find the evidence that disconfirms your...
