Mentor Circle

Joint Ventures, Growth & Exit Strategies

Luke Fatooros

Luke's Story

Luke co-founded his first business at the age of 23. Starting out in his fathers shed, together with his partner, he turned $800 into a $12 million company with 65 staff within 5 years.

He recently created a company valued at $3.5 million dollars, from a home office, working just 2 days a week.

Luke has over 15 years’ hands on experience of building businesses in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada .

Luke is the founder and CEO of Ideas into Business, a company that specialises in helping business owners create wealth through their businesses.

The Ideas into Business programs transition businesses from limited earning structures to unlimited earning structures. The Ideas into Business systems set business owners up for their future by turning their businesses into valuable assets.

Luke's Accolades

•  Ernst Young Entrepreneurs Award, South Africa, age 26
•  Microsoft Top 5 Companies Award , South Africa, age 25
•  Wesbank Top Performing Companies Award, South Africa, age 25
•  Generated Sales of over US$12 million within 5 years in his first 
   company, age 23
•  Built a $US 4 million finance business within 2 years 
•  Designed Sales Strategies for NZ's largest retail chain and increased
   division sales from $28 million to $65 million in 4 years
•  Designed a Sales Model to make Gateway Computers NZ the only
   profitable  Gateway model in the world
•  Designed and executed NZ’s most successful retail PC campaign
   which broke the HP World Record per capita for selling 33 
   containers of PC's in 3 days
•  Built a company valued at over $3.5 million in 2.5 years, working 2
   days a week, working from a home office

Luke’s expertise are:

•  Joint Venture Structuring
•  Multiple revenue stream generation
•  Profitable and scalable business modelling
•  Creating value in businesses
•  Preparing a business for maximum profits when selling or attracting
   investors
•  Sales acceleration strategies
•  Systemisation and automation platforms

Qualifications

• Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering

Tax & Cash Flow Strategies

Michael Prasad

Michael's Story

Michael is currently the Chair of the Auckland Public Practice Committee of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants representing 1,049 Chartered Accountants in Public Practice.

He is also the Vice Chair of the Auckland Branch Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. The Auckland Branch Committee represents almost 10,900 members of the Institute in Public Practice, Corporate, Government and tertiary institutions.

Michael is a registered Mentor with the Institute and helps young people realise their goals of becoming a Chartered Accountant.

He is an Associate Member of the New Zealand Retailers Institute.

Michael is Founder and Managing Director of MPG Group, a leading Auckland based Chartered Accounting firm that specialises in working with small to medium enterprises.

Michael’s area of expertise are

• Effective Tax Strategies
• Cash flow Improvement Strategies
• Profitability Improvement
• Asset Protection
• Business Growth Strategies
• Financial Control Systems

Business Systems

John Gemmell

John's Story

John has over 25 years experience in the areas of management, sales & marketing and budget control within small business, corporate and government businesses. He has held senior management positions within the public and private sectors of business. During his management roles the businesses and departments under John’s responsibility where awarded regional chamber of commerce awards in central NSW for excellence, and NSW State Tourism awards achieving 1st place.

John specializes in creating “ Business Systems” as he believes and recognizes that it is the most powerful change any business owner could apply to their organisation.

Why?  Systemising your business will – Cut inefficiencies, Increase productivity, ‘Take the Boss Off The Tools’ and allow business owners to run their organization as a ‘Business’. Business owners have then created a saleable and operational asset that has huge value over what they had originally.

John has helped a range of small business owners accumulative over $2.5m of additional income. This is revenue that was unrealised by the owners before entering his programs.

John is the founder and Principal of “Intention – Business Systems”, a company that specialises in supporting and improving small business performance. He has a passion for helping business owners to achieve the results they often find difficult while on their own.

John’s areas of expertise are

• Business systems – Identifying the need and applying programs
• Diagnosing and reviewing the true frustrations within business
• Finding Clarity for Business Owners – Able to make better decisions 
• Marketing and Sales improvements
• Time Management practices
• Business Plans and Strategies

Qualifications

• Advanced Certificate of Accounting
• Post Graduate degree in Small and Medium Enterprise Management
• Certified and accredited coach of three separate International Business Coaching Institutions
• Workplace Assessment and Training Certificate IV
• Diploma of Teaching

Social Media Marketing Strategies

Brad Cusworth

Brad's Story

Brad's Accolades

• Building a Six Figure Income Internet Business in less than 4 months
• $60,000 online income generated in one month
• Several six figure Property Investment Deals
• Ambassador Status in iLearningGlobal Network Marketing
• Certificate of High Distinction in Human Movement Science
• Qualified Avatar Master in Personal Development and Belief Management

Brad’s areas of expertise are

• Social Media Marketing Strategies
• Facebook Marketing
• Website Creation / Design
• Avatar (Personal Development and Belief Management)
• Product Launches
• Property Investing
• Stock Market Trading
• Personal Training / Health / Fitness

Qualifications

Bachelor of Human Movement Science
Avatar Master (Personal Development accreditation)

Referral Marketing Strategies

Peter Swensson

Peter's Story

Peter’s business career started at the very early age of 16 where he became involved in door to door selling even before leaving high school.

Following a hugely successful early career in real estate sales, which also encompassed the construction and insurance industries, he progressed into the acquisition and resale of large housing portfolios. His most recent operation was a 30 Million dollar project involving the acquisition, management, marketing and resale of 2500 properties

Peter’s experience in recruiting and building large sales teams helped him realize a common weakness experienced by most sales people around the world. They just sell, they don’t use a system for prospecting and therefore they produce a cyclical income. A consistent income stems from a consistent approach to prospecting.

His quest for an innovative system that produced a continuous supply of qualified referrals, led to his discovery of TurnKey Worldwide Coaching Systems in 2003, and the awarding of the license rights for the system throughout Australasia.

Peter is the Managing Director of TurnKey Worldwide Coaching Systems in Australasia , an internationally operating company that specializes in referral network systems for any small business or sales professional.

Peter’s areas of expertise are

• Sales and Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses
• Assisting small businesses and sales people transition from traditional marketing methods and cold calling to working exclusively by referral