Recent CEOs and senior leaders said:
“Do it! You can’t lose”
I would absolutely 100% endorse any CEO, owner, or high level manager responsible for a trading result to jump on board the CEO masterclass. You cant lose. The prework is really straight forward. And, because it based on your business, all the prework that you do is stuff that you put in place for your business. It‘s your strategic plan. It‘s your vision. It‘s your #criticafewactions™. Its not wasted time that you’re working on a scenario which is fictitious. You are actually working on your business.
TIM, GENERAL MANAGER 60 STORES
“Like a mini MBA, only practical”
Its like having an Advisory Board, but not just about the numbers. Nurturing, giving advice, but also the structure and the tools to help you get there. I'm surrounding myself with people with not only the experience, but also the heart to support you. Helps you maintain that focus with accountability.
JUDY, FOUNDER AND CEO, NUTRACEUTICALS
"Roadmap for success"
The biggest challenge with being an entrepreneur is, that it doesn’t come with a roadmap. The masterclass provides that safety net of having other people around you to have those conversations.
DOMINIC, FOUNDER AND CEO, MARKETING AND ADVERTISING (3 COUNTRIES)
"Delivered the plan!"
Many small to medium enterprises find it difficult to prioritise time for strategic planning. There are always many more pressing matters and most business owners don’t know where to start.
With John’s CEO Masterclass, we put together a 5-year plan to double the size of our business. John took the journey with us, keeping us to task, and challenging us on decisions along the way. We achieved almost all the desired outcomes over our first five years with John, and feel that this process has given the business a better sense of itself and set us up for future success.
John is passionate about his work, he is clear-minded, diligent and outcome focussed, which is why we have engaged him again for our next five-year plan!
JAMES, SALES AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING SERVICES
"Safe and supportive"
The group I’m with, we bonded very quickly. Everyone is very open. I found the honesty and trust was built very early on. It’s comforting knowing you’re not alone.
BELINDA, FOUNDER AND CEO, RECRUITMENT SERVICES
Recent (2023)
LinkedIn recommendations about the CEO Masterclass
Ngarie (Grenda) Butterfield, Manager Director of PNL 4WDriving
If you get a chance to do this jump in with both feet and run with it. Absolutely brilliant program and mentor. It has made such a difference.
Hey John it’s slow without you but I still have my cfa’s, started filming for lessons on-line, did three times as many courses and reached an OMG figure one quarter this year. Thankyou to you and Michael
Jack Eydlish, Joint General Manager at Maltra Foods
Highly recommend John Downes program. A good way to focus on your business and learn about yourself in the process.
Jackson Yin (BEng, PhD, MBA), Entrepreneur, CEO, Top 50 Small Business Leader 2022
I attended this amazing CEO MasterClass program last year.
Highly recommended. Through the lens of a valuable strategic planning framework, one can identify and focus a few critical actions that matter, to drive tangible results for the business. Thank you John Downes for this wonderful program!
Andrea Brown. Director at La Riva Luxury Retreat and Experiences
Excellent Masterclass for both personal and business growth. Highly recommend both John and this CEO Masterclass.
Dion Epstein, Managing Director at Gottlieb’s Building Supplies & G Store
Can’t recommend John highly enough.
Jodie Simpson. Jodie Simpson Consulting
This is a ripper program for anyone in business. :-)
Judy Cheung-Wood. Founder and MD of SkinB5 Patented Skin Wellness + Acne Control System
I was lucky enough to be selected for the inaugural CEO Master class back in 2020. For me, being part of the Masterclass has provided me with better clarity and confidence in terms of my mindset, strategy execution and tactical focus to achieve my business goals. There were also plenty of tools and hands-on learning to help.
Additionally, it was amazing to be able to share experiences with (and learn from) other high calibre CEOs within a safe and supportive group. I want to especially thank John Downes for his effective mentoring with heart. I highly recommend this program for other CEOs.
#leadership #masterytosuccess #ceolife #professionaldevelopment #masterclass #mentors
Belinda Wiggins, Executive Recruitment Specialist, Managing Director
Having undertaken the inaugural CEO Master class back in 2020 I can highly recommend this program to any CEO wanting to develop their strategic plans and share your learnings with a group of peers. John Downes runs a fantastic program that I can highly recommend.
Steve Ronalds. Gippsland Jersey-CEO
Highly recommended this Masterclass with John if you’re in Melbourne.👇
Mike Beck. Managing Director at Fluid Branding
To the CEO's within my network facing the challenge of developing or refining your strategic plan, I can highly recommend this CEO Masterclass after completing the program in 2020. It provided a framework and accountability to develop my strategic plan working alongside other CEO's with guidance from John and his team.
Eric Jansen, Founder | Principal Consultant. Nexxt Group
I highly recommend John and the CEO Masterclass Program - a great way to grow your business and expand your mindset with a group of like-minded peers.
A/Prof Tina Soulis ALITHIA LIFE SCIENCES (CRO). Founder and Director at Alithia Life Sciences, VP Clinical Strategy and Development, Kinoxis Therapeutics, Strategic Advisor, Experienced and successful CEO, Mentor, Clinical Trial Expert
A great leadership course to consider if you a new or existing CEO!
Craig Broadbent (GAICD), Offshore Advisor | Strategic Advisor | Board Director
Whether you are a new or old business if you are looking for some help with the strategy then, this is a great program that I highly recommend.
Marcelo A. Scalia. Partner at Deloitte Australia
Had the pleasure to be part of John Downes ‘s CEO Masterclass in 2019/2020 and it was an incredible opportunity regularly meet and collaborate with CEOs to discuss and help each other on how to best navigate the challenges and opportunities in the market. A great experience to learn in the confidence of a close network of trusted like-minded people… their learnings, mistakes and successes. Thanks John for the great service you offer to businesses of all trades in our community 👍
Recommendations of referrers and co-facilitators
Nat Tanner, Sales Consultant, CTO Labs
John Downes is an amazing coach for CEOs and Business leaders. I've worked extensively with him in this specific program and encourage leaders to get involved...you won't regret it! Plus you'll make some amazing new friends and connections.
Peter Murfett, Director Murfett Management
Fantastic to see this up and running again John. Hope it also gets up in other States. I recommend it to CEOs
Polly Venning, Business Advisor - Entrepreneurs' Program at the Australian Industry Group
Thoroughly recommend this.
Robert Moorman. Building trust and inspiring optimism through strategic storytelling & video content production.
The #CriticalFewActions is a great tool for clarity: it helps business owners get past the decision paralyses created by too many competing priorities and get clarity on what matters most. It's worth checking out.
Dianne Semmens. I help businesses to make smarter, faster financial decisions, that improve their business performance using MYOB Advanced.
This is a great course for business owners (or leaders). All of us should pause and review what we are doing.....