Client Feedback

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Matt, Rob, Dean, and the entire Nixon Advantage team for the help and support over the last 12 months. We are ecstatic with the results we have achieved, especially those since February 2010 after returning from the coachingclub Conference in Hawaii. We have achieved an increase in our gross revenue of over 18 per cent and that obviously has a big impact on our bottom line and the team also.

The team at Nixon Advantage have given us the tools, strategies, and most importantly, the self belief we were looking for, which has made achieving our results so much easier.

This time 12 months ago, the stuff Matt and Rob were suggesting we thought was 'pie in the sky' stuff - how wrong we were. Thankfully, we just did it and held our breath as 12 months later, it all makes sense.

Extremely looking forward to the coming 12 months as we have now cleaned up our WIP (work-in-progress) from 12 months ago and cannot wait to see the true results shine through.

Thanks again and looking forward to learning more strategies and tools at the Conference on the Gold Coast in a couple of weeks."

Peter Locandro, Zeccola Jordan & Locandro, Noble Park, Victoria, Australia

"You have given my business a clear direction, whilst I have passion and determination for my business, my 'missing ingredient' was profit and cash flow. Knowing which projects to implement and being held acccountable by the coachingclub group has kept me, as the leader of my organisation, on track, as well as providing motivation and stimulation for my team. I am truly enjoying the coachingclub experience and the people I have met as a result are a big part of that enjoyment. Oh! And I am making more money with better cash flow."

Evan Bulmer, Sole Practitioner, Evan Bulmer & Associates, Hendon, South Australia

"I think if you are serious about operating your Accounting practice as a business, then you really need to be doing things that are able to allow you to focus on making that business more profitable and enjoyable. I think you should just make the decision [to join coachingclub] because it has been valuable for us, it has accelerated a lot of our thinking, and I know that we would not be in the position that we are - even in this short period of time - had we not beome involved formally with Nixon Advantage.

I think realistically, if firms really want to change methodology in terms of really changing the way they think about their business, the way they operate their business, and the way they invest their time in their business, then the Nixon Advantage coachingclub model is very powerful.

The face-to-face meetings were an unexpected benefit, from our perspective. Yes, it does require a bit of time to get out of the office, but what it does is it forces you then to focus on your business, share ideas, gain information, and more importantly, go and implement. I think a lot of challenges for a lot of businesses is that they are not held accountable to implement actions within their business, whereas this framework allows you and forces you in a very good way, to implement and if you are not implementing, you will not change.

So, I would encourage a lot of practices to seriously consider joining coachingclub because the benefits are there."

Chris Mandzufas, Director, Brentnalls WA, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia

"Prior to joining Nixon Advantage we were already a successful firm. Rob and coachingclub were instrumental in helping us improve our net profit by 61 per cent in two years. Our first focus in coachingclub was on increasing our efficiency or getting our 'back yard' in order. We achieved immediate results by implementing a number of simple strategies. However, our big gains were achieved through value pricing. Rob constantly reminded us of the Intellectual Property that we had developed over a number of years and the need to put an appropriate value on it. The discipline and accountability involved in coachingclub, along with the interaction with our peers helped us to take our business to a much higher level."

"Since joining the coachingclub 10 months ago we have eliminated write-offs completely - they dropped from 10 per cent two years ago to 2 per cent in the last financial year (zero since coachingclub started but a hangover from the first six months of that year). In the first three months of this financial year we have write-ups of over 10 per cent. So coachingclub has added nearly $300,000 to my bottom line already! I guess that is a 10 times return on investment."

Mark Jenkins, Director, Quay Accountants Limited, Whakatane, New Zealand

Prior to joining Nixon Advantage we were already a successful firm. Rob and coachingclub were instrumental in helping us to improve our net profit by 61 per cent in two year. Our first focus in coachingclub was on increasing our efficiency or getting our 'back yard' in order. We achieved immediate results by implementing a number of simple strategies. However, our big gains were achieved through value pricing. Rob constantly reminded us of the Intellectual Property that we had developed over a number of years and theneed to put an appropriate value on it. The discipline and accountability involved in coachingclub, along with the interaction with our peers, helped us to take our business to a much higher level.

Greg Brennan, Partner, Brennan Sloan Leahy, Mount Lawley, Western Australia

"coachingclub has changed us from Accountants into businessmen and turned our firm from a 'practice' into a 'business'. The short-term financial benefits of joining coachingclub have been enormous. The long-term benefits will be lifechanging."

Eddie Taylor, Partner, Shearer + Elliss, Unley, South Australia

"Being a member of the coachingclub has helped us grow our business through being more pro-active, improved marketing by establishing a menu of services and reassessing our billing process through value adding. It has provided the team with the ability to monitor their own KPIs, have a better sense of ownership and cohesiveness. Our profitability as well as all our other KPIs have continued to improve since joining."

Colin Wilson (Managing Director), Simone Davis (Accountant), David Cochrane (Accountant), Wilson Porter Services, Sydney, NSW, Australia

"The benefits of coachingclub is regular accountability to results, by Partners and business. I have got to know more Accountants. The open forum for discussing our business and others businesses in a confidential and meaningful way."

Matt Schlyder, Partner, Elliotts, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

"Just one idea implemented from our involvement in the Nixon Advantage coachingclub has returned our investment in full; and will continue to do so year after year. Rob Nixon keeps our business at the cutting edge of the profession whilst other firms continue to 'practice'. It has even bought our team closer together as we strive towards a common goal."

Troy Wink, VBD Chartered Accountants, Charlestown, NSW, Australia