ABOUT RICK

Business Mentor, Speaker & Coach

Business Mentor

Rick Chisholm single-handedly made history when he broke all the rules and disrupted the AV industry. His unconventional tactics and lateral strategies capitalised more than 50% of the market - almost overnight.

He didn’t have partners or mergers or lenders either, yet he set up a revolutionary franchise when franchises weren’t the norm. Oh yeah, and he did it with almost no cash!
He’s an honours-graduate engineer with badass business knowledge. He speaks in public, instructs black belt martial arts, and was even a dirt bike national champion in his past.
Most of all, Rick’s a wealthy entrepreneur who’s raised over 28 companies and turned more than $200,000,000 in business over his career. It wasn’t all in one industry either. His background spans a range of fields.

Mentor. Small Business Advice. Different industries. Different strategies. Plenty of experience!

He’s got 30 years experience working on his own. Today he brings that experience to you with results-driven coaching to help you reach your goals.

Sales, marketing, management...if it has to do with business, Rick can help you out. He’s handled everything from corporate structures, recruitment, organisational optimisation and beyond. All those business woes - Rick knows how it goes.

Cost management, franchising, strategic relationships - just the tip of the iceberg for this guy. Plus he knows all about leverage, IP protection, management systems and more!

And let’s not forget he’s well connected with the finest business & marketing experts in the world. By the way, he even got awarded a doctorate opportunity on “The Effectiveness of Entrepreneurial Coaching”.

Back in 2015 Rick published his world-renowned book, Kick-Ass Growth Secrets to 10X Your Business. The Keys to Dramatically Multiply Your Profits, Easily. It’s the first in a series aimed at helping business owners make more money with superior, proven strategies.

Combine that with his 20 years of hands-on experience in numerous franchise and license systems and you’ve got a solid Business Mentor! We’re talking someone who knows the ropes of finding hidden cash, hiring the right people, and bringing your business to life.

Rick’s the full package. Not like all those guys who preach without results and hardly any business experience. When you work with Rick you get the best of the best, guaranteed.

“I know what it’s like to be in business at its best and absolute worst. Most entrepreneurs fail because they don’t have the right systems and measurable KPI’s. You can’t fix what you can’t measure.

When you work with me you get the tools, strategies, and guidance to measure your business and watch it grow. Empowerment and excitement - the success you dream of but never thought you’d achieve.

Get your results there with me.”

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EXPERIENCE

SOME OF MY PREVIOUS BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

2015

Published ‘Kick-ass Growth Secrets to 10x You Business’ book

2015

Completed graduate Diploma of Business Administration

2015

Completed Cert 4 in Training and Assessment

2014

Started Doctorate of Philosophical studies on Effectiveness of Entrepreneurial Coaching

2012

Accredited as a 10X Business Coach

2011

Established Australian Education Alliance, an export education business. Sold 2013

2001

Launched Lightsounds Franchise program

1998

Launched Lightsounds National Dealership program with 7 stores

1995

Established Chisholm Consulting, later changed to Macquarie Business Consulting. Still operating.

1995

Established Lightsounds retail store for entertainment lighting and audio. Still operating.

1985

Founded NSW Disc Jockey School, later changed to Australian DJ School. Still operating.

1991

Established AE Australia Importing and Distributing Lighting and Audio products for entertainment industry. Still operating.

1989

Opened Record store in Petersham.

1988

Opened first Lighting and Audio retail outlet.

1987

Completed Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at UTS

1983

Started DJ and Entertainment Business called Mega Discos, later changed to A-Ball Entertainment. Sold in 1995

1982

Cadet Engineer at Cockatoo Dockyard, Sydney. Finished 1986

1982

Established Chisholm Coaching College for mathematics tutoring during university study. Ceased 1985

1971

Started first business by renting his motorbike to schoolmates at the age of 9