About Evolution Partners
The Evolution Partners Ideology
Purpose
Our purpose is help leadership teams in Australia and New Zealand to confidently build enduring, great companies.
Values
BE PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE – We always understand what matters to clients. We are always energetic about helping clients realise their dreams.
ADMIRE OUR PEOPLE – We always support each other. We’ve always got each other’s backs. We are a no BS team.
IMPRESS OUR CUSTOMERS – We are always prepared and organised. We always create results that compel customers to come back again and again.
FIND A BETTER WAY – We always follow the procedure. We encourage each other to think outside the box and adapt to changing circumstances.
CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY – Our work must create positive change, and not harm.
Meet The Team
Brad Giles
Andres Zylberberg
Richard Peake
Sue Turk
Briony Freeman
Brad Giles
Founder, Managing Director, Author and Speaker | 20+ Years Experience
Since the 1990’s I have immersed myself in learning from the best business minds around the world through my coaching memberships, EO membership (Entrepreneurs Organisation) and self-directed executive education with an average of 300+ hours of professional development per year.
I have an intense desire to build great businesses. Not mediocre businesses with acceptable 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.
I’m an experienced serial entrepreneur, having founded multiple fast growth companies in my own right and received relevant accolades. I understand your situation because I have been in your situation. It can be lonely at the top and for the leaders I work with, they know that I’ve got their back.
Awards and Accolades
- BRW magazine Fast 100 winner ‐ 2003 & 2004 (8th & 84th)
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist
- WA Business news 40 under 40 winner
- NECA ‐ only WA company with less than 500 employees to have won a national industry award (which I won twice)
- ECA ‐ safety in a small enterprise award
- Telstra Small Business awards finalist
- Speaker throughout Australia, Singapore & Silicon Valley
- Raised $6k for MS research running the Boston marathon
Entrepreneurial & Leadership Professional Development
- Author:
- Onboarded: How to bring new hires to the point where they are effective, faster
- Onboarded For Managers: Helping managers bring new hires to the point where they are effective, faster
- Made to Thrive: The Five Roles to Evolve Beyond Your Leadership Comfort Zone
- 3HAG Metronome United certified coach
- Gravitas Impact coach emeritus
- Gravitas Impact Core Values award winner
- Contributor – Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)
- Train the Trainer – Gazelles for 3 years
- Gazelles Scaling Up coach for 7 years
- Gazelles Scaling Up Core Values award winner
- Outthinker growth strategy consultant
- Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) chapter president and 10 year member
- Entrepreneurial Masters Program – MIT Boston
- Average professional development hours per year 300+
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My job is not to prove that I’m right, it’s to help those around me. Being a leadership team coach isn’t my side hustle, this is my career. I don’t have ‘my finger’ in any other pies. My pursuit is mastery in this realm.
I take the time to listen, to ask questions, to understand you, your leadership team and the situation. I’m not a consultant who tells you what to do, gets paid and heads off into the sunset with no connection to the actual outcomes. I typically work with leadership teams for many years and work to make them sustainably better, because your success is my success.
Recognition For Brad
Andres Zylberberg
Leadership Team Coach | 20+ Years Experience
Hi, I’m Andres Zylberberg and I have a strong passion for empowering leaders to achieve their vision.
I have over twenty years experience as an entrepreneur, strategic planner and leadership team coach.
Having experienced a Start Up, Grow Up and Scr@w Up, and later on 10X Growth, I understand the challenges leaders face from the inside out.
My experience extends across different industries as well as company sizes. I’m also a professional coach certified by ICF and an expert in Agile and Lean methodologies.
Andres earned his Bachelor in Computing Science (2010) and his MBA in General Management (2012) from Deusto University. After moving to Australia, Andres earned his Diploma in Coaching (2017) from ICF and his Diploma in Business and Executive Coaching (2018). Having achieved the International Scaling Up certification and Rockefeller Habits (Gazelles, 2019), Andres continues to learn and certify from proven frameworks such as Metronomics, Topgrading, Outthink the Competition, among others.
Awards and Accolades
- Internal coach of a rapid growth Scale Up, achieving 10X growth from 40 people to 400 in two years
- WA Leaders Best Speaker 2021 award finalist
- Speaker and Growth Strategy advisor at WA Leaders
- Speaker at TEC
- Speaker at CEO institute
- Board member and advisor at Stirling Business Association
Entrepreneurial & Leadership Professional Development
- International Scaling Up coach (Gazelles, 2019)
- Rockefeller Habits coach (Gazelles, 2019)
- Extended DISC profiler (2019)
- Diploma in Business and Executive Coaching (2018)
- Diploma of Coaching (ICF, 2017)
- Lean Six Sigma (2016)
- Agile coaching (2015)
- PMP (2015)
- ITIL (2015)
- MBA in General Management (2012), Deusto University.
- Bachelor in Computing Science (2010), Deusto University
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Recognition For Andres
Richard Peake GAICD
Leadership Team Coach | 30+ Years Experience
Be curious. Apply your learning. Create exceptional outcomes.
As a seasoned leadership coach and strategic mentor, I partner with visionary CEOs, founders, and business owners who are ready to transform their companies into thriving, sustainable enterprises. My approach combines deep business acumen with an unwavering belief in the power of curiosity to drive innovation and growth.
Working closely with leadership teams and boards, I help crystallise and execute strategies that deliver both business success and personal achievement. My focus extends beyond traditional resilience to develop what I call a high Adaptability Quotient—the capacity to not just recover from challenges, but to reimagine and evolve stronger.
My journey from entrepreneur to global executive positions has given me firsthand insight into the challenges of scaling businesses. As Managing Director, Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief of Staff, I’ve led strategic planning, operations, technology initiatives, and M&A activities across multiple industries. This experience includes:
- Guiding 20+ successful acquisitions in both public and private markets
- Scaling professional services and SaaS subscription businesses in Data & AI, Security, and Enterprise Solutions
- Leading transformation initiatives for mid-size to global private & public companies
- Founding and growing LocationFinders, a pioneering spatial analytics firm
My approach to Leadership Coaching is built on three core beliefs:
- Curiosity drives innovation and adaptation
- Strategy must evolve through continuous learning and market awareness
- Sustainable success requires aligned, accountable high-performance teams, supported by a simple business operating system
If you’re a business leader seeking to:
- Clarify and execute your strategic vision
- Build stronger, more aligned leadership teams
- Increase your organisation’s adaptability and resilience
- Create sustainable growth and lasting impact
Let’s start a conversation about creating something great and enduring together.
Awards and Accolades
- DAD Film follows the lives of twelve Aussie fathers as they navigate parenthood with children on the Autism Spectrum: Autism Awareness Australia 2018
- Recognised as a leader in customer loyalty solutions in Forrester Wave Reports: Forrester January 2016
- Named by CIOReview as one of 20 most promising solution providers: CIO Review March 2015
- Born This Way: The Australian Millennial Loyalty Survey: Aimia May 2012
- My commitment to service extends beyond business leadership through dedicated fundraising involvement and content creation with:
- St. Vincent de Paul Society
- Autism Awareness Australia
Entrepreneurial & Leadership Professional Development
- YPO Chapter Forum Officer, YPO Gold Greater Sydney Board Member and 13-year member
- As an active member of YPO and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), I remain deeply committed to business excellence and community impact.
- I take pride in mentoring the next generation of business leaders through the YPO Mentoring Program, with a specific focus on female CEOs, founders, and owners.
- Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) focusing on strategy, governance, legal, risk and financial analyses
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Sue Turk
Leadership Team Coach | 20+ Years Experience
The thread running through my entire career has been helping people and businesses realise their potential. As a founder myself and having spent years working alongside founders and executive teams, I know the reality of building a business from the inside. The ambition, the pressure, the responsibility, and the constant tension between growth and complexity are not abstract concepts to me. I have lived them.
What I have learned from being in those rooms is that strategy rarely fails because it is wrong. It fails when alignment around the table starts to drift, when clarity fades and priorities begin to compete, and when execution loses the discipline that made the business strong in the first place.
I have operated at CEO, MD and COO level across start-ups, scaling businesses, and enterprise environments across technology, professional services, sustainability and human capital. Throughout my career, I’ve led growth, transformation and operational performance across businesses ranging from early-stage ventures and in-country start-ups through to multinational organisations, with direct responsibility for business units and portfolios ranging from single-digit millions to more than $350M in revenue.
I have built revenue functions from the ground up, led businesses through acquisitions, restructures and operational change, and worked closely with leadership teams navigating the realities that come with growth, scale and complexity.
What I bring to the leaders I work with is directness, commercial rigour, and a genuine commitment to their outcomes. I do not work from theory. I have been in the room where the hard calls get made.
Awards and Accolades
- Certified Chair, Advisor and Founding Member
Advisory Board Centre Advisory Board Member
Public Sector Network Board Member
Niki’s Board Member
Australian Institute of Company Directors Executive Member, Pavillion
Leadership Highlights & Professional Development
Chief Revenue Officer, Pavillion University
Bachelor of Economics, Macquarie University
Founder and C-suite leader with experience across growth, transformation and operations
Board and advisory experience across private and growth-stage businesses
Built scalable commercial functions, new service lines and high-performing teams
Experienced in strategy execution, organisational redesign and enterprise value creation
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Briony Freeman
Executive Assistant, Marketing/Projects | 20+ Years Experience
Briony is a confident business all-rounder with over 20 years’ experience in key business support roles and project implementation. With career roles within several thriving consultancy firms, Briony has an in-depth knowledge of both the leadership and business consultancies and high standards of client service delivery.
With additional experience in education, health, retail and the not for profit sectors, Briony is highly adaptable and passionate about the development of both people and businesses. Briony holds a degree in Business Marketing and possesses creative problem solving and project management skills that make her a fantastic addition to the Evolution Partners team.
