Nik Schiller’s

I’ve been in business for over a decade. I felt as though I’d hit a ceiling personally and professionally. Whilst we were making money, I felt overwhelmed with the pressures of staffing, systems, and processes. I also felt unhealthy because of the amount of work I was doing and not enough time with my family. In short, I felt as though we had grown as a business, but I’ve left myself and what was most important to me behind.

This is where Compadres came in, working with Clive. We defined my principles, values, and goals. And we looked at what wasn’t working. I had some amazing insight around where I was investing my time, some process and systems issues that we could change in the business, refocused attention to my health and well-being, and worked out a way to grow the business. It was a big reset for my life.

12 months on, we’ve added 25% revenue but quadrupled our profit. Which is an incredible result. My new focus on my health and well-being can be measured by the fact that I ran a bunch of organized running events (with my wife). I’ve reinvigorated my interest in cycling, bought the beautiful next bike, and booked a family holiday to Europe (where I’ll get some cycling in of course). So I’m spending much more time with my family experiencing adventure and social events. We’ve redeployed money into investments that Clive had encouraged me to take on behalf of my family… (not as a financial advisor). I’m now looking at some offshore entrepreneurial ventures, and most recently we are revisiting a plan using a Compadres strategy and management framework to quadruple our revenue, and of course, increase our profit. Clive has also opened the door to some investment opportunities. This is a very exciting time in my business life and my private life. I feel reinvigorated, re-energized, and ready for the next big wave of challenges.