I’m Patrick, your business coach
Why Patrick and PEAC Coaching?
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE and ACCOLADES:
10 x award winning/nominated founder and small business owner;
1) Aus Franchisee of the Year Ausactive nomination (2024)
2) Aus Franchisee of the Year nomination (2024)
3) 4 x Manager of the Year nominations (2024/2023/2022)
5) Fitness Club of the year nominations (2024/2022)
6) Local Community Award nomination (2024)
7) Best Club Marketing winner (2022)
8) Post COVID Lockdown two fitness businesses alone generated over $1,514,000 in annual turnover
9) PEAC Sales system increase sales/ memberships by 50% within 12 months, 900 to almost 1500 members
10) Reached ‘Brake even’ and profit within a fitness business within 3 months of opening
11) Extensive experience in the fitness industry, co-working spaces, property development, leasing, sales and marketing, now running 4/5 businesses remotely from overseas
12) Using PEAC Systems since 2022 I’ve reached French fluency, achieved semi-elite marathon and 1/2 marathon times and launched 2 x additional business in 2024.
QUALIFACTIONS:
Coaching isn’t a regulated profession and most coaches have no qualifications. How can you trust them?
1) Master degree in Property from University of Melbourne (ranked #13 globally in 2024).
2) Masters degree with First Class Honors in Psychology from University of Melbourne.
3) Several certified coaching qualifications including; a) Certified PT qualification with Charles Poliquin’s Poliquin group- globally renowned coach of 5 x Olympic gold medallists. b) Certified PT qualification with Australian Fitness Academy.
WE’RE BOTH IN BUSINESS:
I currently own and manage 5 active small businesses, including some of Australia’s highest rated and top performing 24/7 health clubs. I’ve experienced the business coaching process myself with over 6 years experience being coached in sales, marketing and business coaching.
VALUES:
You can expect honesty, transparency, accountability, integrity and hard work from me. I expect the same from my clients. I live and breath these values in my business life and personal life. My businesses regularly raise money for various mental health, fitness and global health initiatives. I believe in movement for physical, emotional and psychological health. Adhering to these values and the principles of PEAC Support has led me to success in various domains outside of business.
“No (person) is an island”
Why I started and why I’m still here;
Business ownership can be a unique, dynamic and fulfilling experience. Your financial livelihood is at stake. You’ve escaped corporate life, the safety and familiarity of a 9-5 job. Different working hours, sporadic (if any) holidays, less structure. It can be isolating, exciting, inspiring, unnerving and invigorating. I had an academic background, not business, and moved swiftly into corporate rolls and the “rat race”. In spite of high earning rolls I felt empty, emotionally and psychologically. I was tired of the monotony and fear of leaving my destiny in the hands of others, people with conflicting self interests and agendas. Intuitively I felt I could have a greater contribution, greater freedom and have more meaning in my life and work. I also hated being told what to do!
I started my own business. I failed. Ran another business, co-working this time. Failed again. I saw colleagues, friends and family businesses fail. A third business, successful financially, but was it worth the stress, anxiety, hard work and emotional toll? Did I swap a 9-5 for another 9-5 with added pressure and responsibility?
It was then that I hired my first business coach. Five businesses and 5 years later I’ve never looked back. I remember the times I felt anxious, lost, directionless and faced with what seemed to be insurmountable challenges. Coaching freed me from my isolation, gave me a friend and ally, an expert, someone with shared experience I could relate to (unload and vent to!), and someone to calm the whirlwind in my mind, to refine, sharpen and hone my thoughts into a clear path forward.
Coaching and mentorship has been the difference between my success and failure. Whether that be athletically, financially, academically, language learning, managing 4 remote businesses while I move and live overseas, more fulfilling personal relationships, or growing sustainable and thriving businesses that I work in/on by choice. Is it important to you to bear the burden alone, or will you do whatever it takes to help your business succeed?
There is no better way to progress and move forward than seeking advice and placing trust in people who have achieved what you desire and have a shared self interest- your success. I read every business book, I attend all the seminars, I dedicate myself obsessively, but as all the world’s elite athletes, business people and top performers will tell you, there’s no substitute for a coach and mentor. That’s why I’m here, I can help.