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Education Sector

Starting Position

  • $40k per week cash losses
  • Acquisition economics destroying margin
  • Higher-education division losing >$3m per annum
  • No reliable performance visibility

Intervention

  • Corrected acquisition hygiene
  • Rebuilt financial visibility and accountability
  • Implemented scalable workforce model
  • Arrested losses in higher education division

Performance Shift

  • Weekly cash losses eliminated
  • $10m EBITDA increase achieved within 12–18 months
  • Student volume increased from 7,000 to 16,000
  • Largest provider of its type in the nation
  • Back to back national consumer service awards

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Finance Sector

Starting Position

  • $800k+ annual losses
  • $100k+ monthly cash burn
  • Strong client base but value poorly realised

Intervention

  • Corrected acquisition and revenue hygiene
  • Extracted value from existing client relationships
  • Added $2–$3m recurring revenue
  • Strengthened financial discipline

Performance Shift

  • Moved from $800k+ loss to $250k profits in 12 months
  • Performance stabilised and scaled
  • Business sold for >$6m shortly after

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Health Sector

Starting Position

  • >$350k annual losses
  • Diminishing cash reserves
  • Heavy reliance on owner-generated income
  • Limited visibility over doctor productivity

Intervention

  • Restored financial visibility and cost discipline
  • Improved doctor performance transparency
  • Removed redundant cost structure
  • Strengthened underlying practice model

Performance Shift

  • Shifted from losses to >$500k profit 
  • Gross billings increased +$1.8m
  • Reduced dependence on owner consulting income

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