What people are saying about YBM

Carol of YBM has truly shown me the value of business coaching.  her professionalism, dedication and enthusiasm has been incredible.  Within a short period of time she had assessed and altered the course of my business operations with far reaching results.

You won't find this sort of guidance in a textbook or course.
Justin R. - Balmain

Geoff I want to thank you for all your guidance, support and confidence you have given me throughout my journey from novice business owner to a quietly confident, focussed, measured, determined and successful business owner.

You have given me the ability to play a major role in the future growth of my business through establishing benchmarks and goals, implementing and measuring systems, and advising on employmnet structures/issues.

I will certainly be recommending your services to anyone I see that may need a little help with their business in future.
Ben P. - Tuggerah

I can honestly say that my eyes are now wide open.  Reviewing my business with Carol and looking at what I want to achieve in the future is so much clearer to me now and I am confident in taking all the next steps in order to achieve my goals.  The plans and changes I have implemented in the past 6 months have proven to be an excellent tool in my business and the day to day running of it."
Cara P. - Chippendale

What I have learnt from Geoff and the experiences of last year won't be lost and I am looking forward to the challenge of implementing a better structure, focus and idscipline to my work and life this year.
Ben A. - Parramatta

Geoff and Carol - your advice and direction this year has been exactly what we have been looking for.
Paul A. and Rachel M. - Baulkham Hills

I have now been using the services of Your Business Mentor for the last 5 months and can say that Carol has changed the way (for the better) that I do business.

Carol has been instrumental in the modernisation of the way that we do business from a professional website to effective marketing and networking. 

Being a one man band can at times be demoralising and sometimes hurdles just seem insurmountable but Carol has given me the strength and courage to overcome this issue and always have a "can do" attitude.  Thanks Carol for giving me the inspiration to make my business succeed.
Dean N. - Glenmore Park

Hi Geoff,  First of all I would like to thank Carol and yourself on an incredible job that you have done for me over the past few months.  I couldn't have done it without you guys.
Sam H. - Penrith

"Thanks for all your help this year - I feel the business has come a long way and your involvement has been no small part of that!  Looking forward to the new year after a much-needed break.  Hope you have a great time in Adelaide and I look forward to our meeting on January 11." 
Andrew K. - Alexandria 

"Everything is moving in the right direction and the thing that makes me smile is we haven't even started marketing yet so the possibilities are endless!"
Brad M. - North Sydney

"I have been a client of Geoff and Carol Golding for a considerable time.  During that time, I have found them to be extremely beneficial to me.  They have the ability to create enthusiasm and drive, through me, into my business.

After I purchased the business I realised that although I knew my products, I did not really know how to run a business.  I am now seeing an upturn in my turnover which I can directly attribute to the new way of thinking that Geoff and Carol have shown me.

I can fully recommend Geoff and Carol to you.  They will show you how you too can learn more about making your business even more successful."
John C. - Springwood 

"Geoff and Carol .... I thought you would like to see the cash flow for November.

Three years ago at this time I couldn't pay our bills and had to take out a loan for $20,000 to cover the shortfall.  Last year we managed to pay and have a little bit left over but this year I have so much I don't know what to do with it!

This is a problem that I am happy to wrestle with over the Christmas break."
Margaret T. - Seven Hills 

"Hi Carol .... and lastly, I just wanted to say thank you, I know I still have a lot of tidying up to do but you have sorted me out, inspired me, and moved me forward and I know we will see a great result for it .... I am really enjoying the process, satisfaction and the control we are creating!"
Bettina W. - Queens Park 

“When we started working together my average monthly turnover was $35,000 now it’s near $100,000”.
Chris H. – Liverpool

“Your presentation at the Business Breakfast which everyone agreed was a great success”
City of Canada Bay Council  

“A very productive meeting”
Eve F. – Five Dock  

"For 10 years I struggled with my business to increase sales and profits.  I tried numerous ideas and strategies but to no avail, my turnover and profits slowly declined year after year.

Finally I met Geoff Golding from Your Business Mentor and we began to work on the business.  Geoff helped up streamline our operation to make things run more efficiently, provide better service, put into place strategies to improve our profitability and better ways to market ourselves.  Things we had in the past felt were not achieveable, became achievable, and in a relatively short time we were able to have a better business with a better image and provide much improved services to our customers.

I would be very happy indeed to recommend Geoff Golding from Your Business Mentor to any business owner who feels their business could be better."
Les M. - Faulconbridge

 "It only seems like yesterday when I sat down with Geoff to discuss what I thought and hoped was a possible turnover for the business to achieve and to ask for help.  Within a year he or less he was able to guide me to achieving these numbers which, at the time, were excellent and I was over the moon.

We did an exercise one morning and by replacing subcontract work with our own work the figures nearly doubled.  A framework was put in place, ie. the taking on of an Office Manager, marketing, etc.  Now that time has almost come again and we are now hitting those numbers on a consistent basis ..."quite mad".

Without Geoff's help all this would not be possible within such a short period of time.  He has helped make business people out of us."
Eamonn D. - Leichhardt 

“A great investment for my business”
Caroline W. – Gordon

"Working with Geoff is like being on a farm without a fence"
Robert - Five Dock

"Many people are surprised that Mabuzi as a start up business has used a business coach, but those same people are also surprised by the pace and progress we at Mabuzi have achieved in this short time... I know I could not have achieved this without your support, advice and wealth of ideas..."
Chantelle - Bondi

 "Geoff's hands on approach as an outsider looking in soon isolated the main problem my business had; that problem was yours truly, "me"!. As a result our business has now turned the corner and we are already experiencing a profitability increase and spending less time at work. In short I can happily recommend Geoff Golding at Your Business Mentor Pty Ltd for anyone who would like to improve their business productivity and personal lifestyle..."
Chris - Forbes

"I have been able to take my business to the next level in its development which I am sure I would not be able to achieve on my own. I commend Your Business Mentor and his skills."
Shane - Castle Hill

 "When you are on your own and starting out it was invaluable for me to be able to tap into your promotional, advertising, corporate and complete business knowledge and experience."
Lorraine - Rozelle  

"Having improved my level of competence and confidence in marketing my services, my business has improved immensely, from having occasional contracts with gaps in between, I now have continuous high quality contracts. I do not hesitate to recommend Geoff to any business owner who wishes to improve his or her business results"
Terri - Drummoyne

 "Every enterprise can benefit from the services of YBM with Geoff's experience, discipline and commitment to the task, equal to any I have met...For the business owner the question remains; if you've nothing to fear in success and things aren't necessarily what they should be, what can you do."
Mike - Killara

"You make things sound so easy...I find the meetings very empowering...I think the business can do a lot better than we both suspected in the beginning."
Eamonn - Bondi

"I had no idea, I lost a lot of money...tens of thousands of dollars in making silly decisions and that was not knowing the right steps to take"..." I raised my prices without losing clients and developed plans to open a second centre. He (Geoff Golding) gave me the confidence to believe I can do this."
Tess - Punchbowl

 "Wow, thank you for your prompt response to our meeting today Carol. I think the exercise we're going through with you is a breath of fresh air for all of us and we look forward to working with you in getting us back to a point where we can not only see our goals and where we want to get to, but actually work towards it. Thanks again for all your guidance."
Loretta - Sydney

"Geoff & Carol from Your Business Mentor (YBM) have been a great inspiration to us. Our business was floundering with misguided efforts on marketing and no sales pipeline to speak of. All we knew when we started with YBM was that we needed help if we were to create a successful business and enjoy ourselves at the same time...

We unreservedly recommend YBM to you. Geoff & Carol are great people; they have gone the extra mile for us."
Meredith & David - Faulconbridge

"When we started together, I had a great product and gave my customers great service however, getting the message out was another story. With your guidance I was able to target my marketing so that I now have a constant stream of prospects and leads. I now have systems in place...and spend much less time on administration with each loan...

The impact these measures have had on my income is dramatic, starting at around $40,000 p.a. my income is now at around the $150,000 p.a. and growing."
Colin - Concord

 "I met Geoff at a time when I was trying to get my business started on my own, but feeling overwhelmed by the issues that were arising on a daily basis. Geoff has a simple approach that focuses on the 4 fundamentals of running a business...Geoff saved me from making costly mistakes in the first 6 months of operation. I now fell equipped with a better understanding of the overall direction my business needs to take.

There is much more to the Coaching process than I first imagined. I would like to encourage any business no matter how big or small to invite Geoff Golding "Your Business Mentor" to work with you on the 4 fundamentals in your business. A sure path to success".
Glenn - Marrickville

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BRW Magazine (article)
July 17 2004