The wise person is always the learner
About me
What are the biggest challenges that, if solved, take your business to the next level?
I work with CEOs, with Founders, and those with aspirations to start or lead organisations, or turn their goals or ideas into reality.
Together, we will take you and your business beyond where you see it now, beyond what you thought was possible.
The wise person is always the learner and as Compadres, Unconventional Wisdom is our pathway together. There is nothing life changing in common sense.
We need counsel most when we don’t think we need it. In contrast, humans don’t like doing what they don’t know how to do. And some of us don’t even like the instruction manuals. I paid the price many times through my mistakes (and many successful moments too). There’s no play book for what a founder or businessperson goes through. It’s unteachable; unmapped.
When everything goes completely sideways – and it will – working out how to get back on track is why you need Compadres. I have the Secret Sauce, I understand the surreal nature of an entrepreneurial life.
There is no vanilla between me and my Compadres.
Clive Burcham
Founder & CEO
Your Compadre
I love helping people thrive and seeing my Compadres realise their potential.
I’ve started 10 organisations as Founder or Founding Partner. Many were profitable and some tanked. One of the best stories I have was starting TCO, selling it to WPP for a 10x multiple and bought it back during consolidation. Other business stories I’m proud of, as an indie, through innovation and tenacity, we won masses of business away from major marketing holding companies. We created the “Digital Acceleration Team” hub model for Nestle, which was rolled out globally into every region. Against the odds!
I’m proud of the many staff who’ve gone onto lead distinguished careers, and indeed several who’ve start their own successful businesses.
One of my biggest joys is in helping others. I have been a number one fund-raiser for charities like OZ Harvest, and so proud to be the founding partner of the $42 billion dollar organisation whose mission it is “to ending extreme poverty”, Global Citizen. Topping that off, being one of handful of companies around the globe to hold a long-term contract with UNICEF’s headquarters in New York, where I found my true north in helping End Violence Against Children.
Goals
Challenge yourself into Personal growth
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Push the boundaries of Entrepreneurial development
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Grow your circle with Business Networking
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Compadres is a next-generation business growth practice. We exist for Founders and Entrepreneurs who are done trying to do it all alone, ready to find clarity, confidence, and business momentum.
Meet Clive — Founder, Advisor, Compadre
Clive isn’t a consultant. He’s a founder who has lived the highs and lows of entrepreneurship — from scrappy warehouse floors to global boardrooms, from NGOs to $100M exits, from broken bones to boardroom breakthroughs.
Over three decades, Clive has built, scaled, and sold ventures while cultivating a global network of founders, investors, and changemakers.
His scars are your wisdom. His wins are your playbook. His role? To stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you as a trusted partner, mentor, advisor — a true Compadre.
The Truth About Founders
Every founder gets overwhelmed by growth — or stuck by lack of it. You are not alone.
feel lonely on the journey
feel overwhelmed
lack clarity or feel constantly distracted
lose their mojo along the way
At Compadres, we exist to change those numbers.
The Impact today
Compadres is not theory. It’s transformation in motion.
Right now, we’re working with more than 15 active clients across Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America. From global brands to purpose-driven startups, from family businesses to high-growth ventures — the outcomes are consistent:
- Revenue growth (often 40–50% year on year)
- New products and markets unlocked
- Expanded networks and partnerships
- Strategic clarity and direction
- Renewed energy and confidence
- Tangible accountability that drives results
“Commercial and creative clarity for growth.”
Ron AlexanderCo-Founder, Platinum One Finance