
Business Coaching
Monthly, face-to-face strategy that turns your ideas into a plan you actually execute.
Business Coach Melbourne
Stop spinning your wheels. Get actionable business results in 30 days. No contracts, one flat monthly fee and a coach who has actually built and sold businesses.
The short version
I Answer Whenever You’re Stuck — 24/7
Stay Only If You See Results
Built & Sold Multiple BusinessesIn the trenches since 2006
Business is hard enough without the BS. I give you clear, experienced advice to grow without the usual coaching fluff. No jargon, no ego — just strategies that actually move the needle. Book a free call and see if this is a fit.
Book A Free CallMeet your coach
I’m Rob, the founder of No BS Coach, and I’m passionate about helping small business owners get clear, get focused, and get results.
Whether you’re just starting out or feeling stuck and ready to scale, I provide practical, easy-to-implement strategies that actually work. No fluff. No theory for theory’s sake. Just a clear roadmap to help you build strong foundations, a healthy team culture, and a business that grows sustainably through great service and efficiency.
Working with me saves you time, money, and frustration. Instead of constantly running in circles, you’ll gain clarity on what truly matters and the confidence to make smarter decisions that move your business forward.
Everything I do is run through the “mum test” — if it doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t make the cut. I call out the bullshit and help you understand what often feels overwhelming. That includes demystifying digital marketing and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), so your website becomes a genuine source of enquiries.
I’ll also guide you on IT systems, show you how to make technology work for you (not against you), and implement practical cyber security measures — all while improving customer satisfaction and building a strong, positive culture for your team.
If this sounds like what your business needs right now, let’s have a conversation. Tell me where you’re at, and I’ll show you how I can help.
Ready For Results? Lock In Your Meeting (No Contract)
Receipts, not promises
Where the work happens
Most coaches stop at your P&L and balance sheet. I go where the money actually leaks — across six pillars that decide whether your business grows or grinds.

Monthly, face-to-face strategy that turns your ideas into a plan you actually execute.

Your staff are your biggest asset. Build a team that stays, cares and performs without you in the room.

Even B2B businesses have customers. Keep them happy and your staff and your margins follow.

SMEs are the easiest target going. Practical protection for your payments, IP and staff data.

I’ll teach you the basics of SEO in an hour so you stop paying thousands for it.

The right automation saves hours and thousands in labour. I’ll help you find the tools that fit.
Why Rob
As you can see, I am not just another business coach. If you are serious about your business, want your freedom back while also increasing profit, and don’t want to deal with the typical business mentors who only look at P&L and balance sheets without any actual experience running a business, then I invite you to make contact. What do you have to lose?
Unlike the majority of business coaches who are happy to take your money, I am proactive and I will keep you accountable. I don’t do it in an annoying way, but in a way that ensures you are on the right track and seeing benefit from my services. I want you to be happy — but most of all I care about you and your business.
Based in Melbourne but with regular trips to Sydney and Brisbane, I am available for you whenever required. Let’s start today.
Let’s Chat — First One’s On Me
The difference
Same industry, different rules. Here’s what you get with a typical coach — and what you get with me.
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The deal

Industries
Throughout my career I’ve worked with clients across a broad range of industries. That exposure has given me insight into the distinctive challenges each sector faces — and the common threads between them.
The critical lesson is adaptability. The business landscape is in constant flux, and companies that adapt rapidly are the ones that thrive. I work with clients to pinpoint where they need to adjust their approach or processes to stay competitive.
Architecture, aviation, finance, IT, logistics, manufacturing, not for profit, pharmaceutical, real estate, recruitment, transport and plenty more — see the full list on the industries page.
See Every IndustryA lower-cost option
If you want a coach who keeps you accountable and helps you grow at a much lower price than one-on-one coaching, the Business Networking Club might be the better fit.
In the chaotic world of entrepreneurship it’s hard to find people who genuinely understand the challenges of running a business. Friends, family and acquaintances struggle to grasp it unless they’ve lived it. The club is a safe space where you’ll never feel alone or misunderstood again.
It isn’t about chasing leads. It’s a supportive community where owners openly discuss what’s really happening, seek advice and learn from each other — with direct mentorship, monthly meetups, expert deep dives on law, HR, cyber and marketing, and access to my vetted rolodex.
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The problem is you don’t know what you don’t know.
— Robert Adelman, The No Bullshit Business Coach
The #1 question
An athlete has a coach — do you think they would perform at their peak without one? The same applies in business. A business coach isn’t there to tell you off, or force you to do things their way (at least I don’t). A good coach offers guidance and mentorship based on their own experience — and their own mistakes — and makes sure you’re on the right trajectory.
As someone who has had my fair share of business success and failure, I can help your business grow and evolve into something bigger and better. And the investment you make with me saves you money, because you won’t be spending separately on SEO, IT and cyber security consulting.
Book Your Free 30 MinutesStraight answers
Unlike many business coaches, Rob knows what it is like to actually run a business — and not only run one, but scale it and eventually sell it at a premium. No short course or book can teach you that.
Rob has founded four businesses and successfully exited two, including an IT managed services provider turning over $5+ million with 24 staff and 160 clients.
Absolutely. In fact I request that we meet every month, and the meeting is locked into both our calendars so it actually happens.
Meetings are held onsite at your business in Melbourne, with regular trips to Sydney and Brisbane. Owners further afield are coached by video call.
Unlike most business coaches, I don’t just look at your balance sheet and P&L — there is a lot more to a business than that. The issue is you don’t know what you don’t know.
Real examples: reducing a client’s digital marketing spend from $5,000 per month to $1,250, cutting IT spend from $3,500 per month to $500, and lifting employee retention from six weeks to more than twelve months.
Many business coaches preach working on your business, not in it. That’s true — but running your own business means you can’t always switch off.
So if something is on your mind, you can contact me. You are not restricted to our scheduled monthly meetings. My job is to help you sleep easier at night.
I want you to see value every single month. If for whatever reason you are not getting value, you simply cancel.
That approach keeps me honest: I have to keep driving real results for you and your business to keep working with you. Read the detail on my guarantee page.
Absolutely. If you are not happy for any reason you can cancel at any time. There is no exit fee and no notice period buried in fine print.
Absolutely not. Rob’s fee is the same every month — he does not charge travel time, mileage or any other add-on.
One flat monthly fee covers your monthly onsite session and unlimited contact in between.
One flat monthly fee, quoted on your free 30-minute call once I understand what you actually need. No hidden costs, no surprise invoices, no travel charges.
There is a full breakdown of what drives the price on the business coaching cost page.
You are looking at one. I am based on Collins Street and coach onsite across Melbourne, with regular trips to Sydney and Brisbane. Owners elsewhere in Australia are coached by video call.
The honest test for any coach you find: ask what businesses they have actually built, scaled and sold. If the answer is a course and a certificate, keep looking. Then book a free 30-minute chat with me and compare.
A business coach works alongside the owner to make the business more profitable, less dependent on them and less stressful to run. Think strategy, accountability and a second brain that has already made the mistakes you are about to make.
What it is not: a therapist, a motivational speaker or someone who reads your P&L back to you. I go where the money actually leaks — culture, customer service, cyber security, marketing and IT systems — not just the balance sheet.
With me: a locked-in monthly session at your premises where we solve real problems and set the next month of actions, plus unlimited contact in between when something comes up.
Real examples from clients: digital marketing spend cut from $5,000 to $1,250 a month, IT spend from $3,500 to $500, and staff retention lifted from six weeks to more than twelve months.
Ignore the awards and the Instagram following. Ask four questions: What have you personally built and exited? Will you meet me face to face? Am I locked into a contract? What happens when I call you at 7pm on a Tuesday?
My answers are four businesses and two exits, yes every month, no contract ever, and I pick up. That is the whole pitch.
A mentor gives advice from their own experience, usually informally and on their schedule. A coach works to a structure, keeps you accountable and is on the hook for results.
I do both. The monthly sessions and accountability are the coaching; the 20 years of scars are the mentoring. You get one flat monthly fee either way, and there is more on the business mentor page.
Anywhere from a few hundred dollars a month for group programs to $5,000-plus a month for one-on-one work, and many lock you into six or twelve months regardless of results.
I charge one flat monthly fee, quoted after your free 30-minute call, with no contract, no travel charges and no add-ons. The full breakdown is on the business coaching cost page.
Most of what is sold as SEO is. Monthly retainers for “link building” and reports nobody reads are bullshit. SEO itself is not: I have ranked my own and clients’ businesses on page one since the early days of Google.
The difference is doing the basics properly and honestly. I will teach you enough SEO in an hour to stop paying thousands for it, and my SEO audit shows you exactly what is and is not working on your site.
There is no licence, no regulator and no required qualification — which is exactly why the industry is full of people who have never run a business. Anyone can print a business card tomorrow.
If you want to do it properly: build and run something real first, get results for a few owners you know, and let the referrals prove you can. If you are looking for a certificate, this is the wrong website.
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