ABOUT US

Strategic Advisors for Founder-Led Businesses

Business Benchmark Group partners with founder-led trade and construction business owners who have built successful businesses and are now focused on what comes next.

Creating enterprise value, regaining time, and building a clear exit pathway.

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Built by Founders. Designed for Founders.

You’ve built something valuable from the ground up. You’ve made the tough calls, worn every hat, and carried the weight of the business.

But that success often comes with hidden risks:

  • The business relies heavily on you
  • Growth feels harder than it should
  • Stepping away isn’t realistic
  • There’s no clear plan for exit or succession

At Business Benchmark Group, we specialise in helping founders navigate this transition — strengthening the business without losing control of what matters most to you.

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STEFAN KAZAKIS
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PHIL SMITH
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JONATHAN NELSON
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CHRIS CARTWRIGHT
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MATT ROSSLER
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ZAAHN JOHNSON

Who You’ll Work With

Our advisors bring real-world experience working alongside founder-led businesses at scale. We understand the pressure, complexity, and responsibility that comes with ownership.

One-on-One Strategic Advisory

We don’t deliver generic coaching or off-the-shelf frameworks.
 
Our model is one-on-one strategic advisory, tailored to your business, your goals, and your timeframe.
 
Whether your goal is to:
  • Build an exit-ready business
  • Reduce founder dependency
  • Develop a leadership team
  • Improve profitability and predictability
One-on-One strategic advisory
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A Clear Exit Plan Pathway

Many founder-led businesses generate strong income — but far fewer are built for transferability or exit.

We help you create a clear exit plan pathway by focusing on:

  • Personal, financial, and lifestyle goals
  • The real drivers of enterprise value
  • Reducing reliance on the founder
  • Strengthening systems, structure, and leadership

It’s about building a business that gives you options — whether you choose to sell, step back, or scale further.

Why Founder-Led Businesses Choose BBG

The application process is simple and only takes a few minutes.

Industry Specialists

We work exclusively with trade and construction businesses. That focus gives us deep insight into the commercial realities that matter most — cash flow, labour, risk, systems, and scalability.

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Strategic Accountability

Execution is where most strategies fail. We provide structured accountability to ensure decisions turn into action and progress stays aligned to your long-term goals.

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Proven Outcomes

We’ve helped hundreds of founder-led businesses: Our advisory framework delivers structure, momentum, and measurable progress — not theory.

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Is Business Benchmark Group Right for You?

Business Benchmark Group is best suited to founder-led trade and construction businesses that:

  • Are generating $2M+ in revenue
  • Have a growing team
  • Want to reduce reliance on the founder
  • Are thinking seriously about long-term value and exit

This is a partnership built on trust, challenge, and long-term thinking.