Benjamin Richards

Benjamin Richards - Business & Personal Growth

Build Your Life, Master Your Growth.

Over a decade at the intersection of growth, operations and investment, contributing to over $108M in revenue across 800+ businesses, from bedroom startups to global brands. Benjamin works with business owners & entrepreneurs who want more and are ready to get after it.

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Businesses built, 2 successful exits

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Network & Associations

In the room with the best.

Benjamin has worked alongside, learned from and built relationships with some of the most recognised entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders in the world.

Aaron Sansoni

Business Strategist & Mentor

Aaron Sansoni

One of Australia's most recognised business coaches. Trained over 100,000 entrepreneurs globally. Benjamin serves as Executive Partner within his organisation.

Kevin O'Leary

Investor · Shark Tank / Dragons' Den

Kevin O'Leary

Venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur with a portfolio exceeding $400M. Known globally as 'Mr. Wonderful', one of the sharpest deal-makers in the business.

Steven Bartlett

Founder · Dragons' Den · Podcaster

Steven Bartlett

Built Social Chain into a global agency at 21. Dragon on BBC's Dragons' Den. Host of The Diary of a CEO, the #1 business podcast globally with 8M+ listeners.

Codie Sanchez

Investor & Contrarian Thinker

Codie Sanchez

Founder of Contrarian Thinking with 2M+ subscribers. Built a portfolio of 'boring' businesses worth $50M+. One of the most followed investors in the US.

Naomi Simson

Founder · RedBalloon · Shark Tank AU

Naomi Simson

Built RedBalloon from her living room into Australia's leading experience marketplace. Investor on Shark Tank Australia with multiple high-profile deals.

Tony Robbins

Author · Speaker · Strategist

Tony Robbins

The world's #1 life and business strategist. Coached over 50M people across 100+ countries. NY Times bestselling author and the force behind over $7B in business results.

Andrew Banks

Co-Founder · Talent2 · Shark Tank AU

Andrew Banks

Co-founded Talent2, one of Asia-Pacific's largest HR and recruitment firms, sold for $200M+. Renowned investor and Shark Tank Australia judge.

Jane Lu

Founder · Showpo

Jane Lu

Built Showpo from zero to $50M+ in revenue with no outside funding. One of Australia's most successful e-commerce entrepreneurs and a leading voice for female founders.

Lewis Howes

Author · Podcaster · Entrepreneur

Lewis Howes

Host of The School of Greatness podcast with 500M+ downloads. Two-time NYT bestselling author and former professional athlete turned business leader.

Shaun Whales

Founder · 4WD 24/7

Shaun Whales

Built one of Australia's fastest-growing outdoor and adventure media brands from the ground up. Over 1M followers across platforms with a highly engaged community.

Jamie Kritharas

Global DJ · Agency Founder

Jamie Kritharas

International DJ who has performed at over 500 events worldwide. Founder of one of Australia's leading creative and events agencies with clients across fashion, sport and entertainment.

Three ways Benjamin creates value.

Every engagement, investment and piece of content sits inside one of three lanes, each one intentional, each one compounding over time.

CONTENT & INSIGHTS

Documented, not polished.

Every framework, failure and lesson from a decade of building, investing and operating businesses. Shared as it happens, not cleaned up after the fact, and used as the foundation for a growing network of founders learning the same things.

Newsletter · Community · Frameworks

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INVESTMENT & PARTNERSHIP

Skin in the game.

15 active investments and partnerships in businesses with real foundations and real upside. Strategic direction, growth systems and a network built over a decade, backed by capital, not just opinions. Always looking for the next business ready for a partner, an exit, or the capital to scale properly.

Equity · Advisory · Acquisition

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STRATEGY & MENTORING

The same playbooks, done with you.

The frameworks behind $108M+ in revenue across 800+ businesses, not handed over as a PDF but implemented directly through consulting, mentoring and advisory work. Real experience, applied to your business.

Consulting · Mentoring · 1:1 Advisory

Work With Benjamin

Started at 16.
Never stopped building.

Benjamin's first business was a streetwear brand he built at 16 and sold at 18. That first exit, the full cycle of building, scaling and selling, gave him a foundation most people spend a decade trying to find.

Since then, the path has run through one of the country's largest media enterprises, leading growth across multi-million dollar brand portfolios at an industry-leading agency, co-founding a consulting and growth firm, and then driving the highest growth period in the history of a nationally recognised marketing agency. Now, at the executive level alongside internationally recognised entrepreneurs and mentors, Benjamin works with entrepreneurs and owners across Australia to help them build better businesses, while building his own portfolio of 15 active investments.

The thread across all of it: a rare ability to see exactly what a business needs, and an instinct for bringing the right people together to build it.

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The 3-stage readiness filter most founders skip
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WHO BENJAMIN WORKS WITH

Built for business owners. At every stage.

Benjamin works & connects with ambitious people who want, own or run businesses, from idea to multi million dollar revenue and beyond. Some are scaling, some are stuck, some are exploring what’s next, all of them want more, and they’re ready to get after it.

You're growing

Revenue is moving but systems, team or strategy can't keep up. You need someone who's scaled it before.

You're stuck

You've hit a ceiling and can't see the constraint. An outside operator's eye changes the equation.

You're exploring what's next

A full or partial exit, a partner with skin in the game, or capital and capability to accelerate.

What Working With Benjamin Is Like

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Verified client

Transformed the way we approach our growth strategy and saw results that would make me recommend anyone to Benjamin.

Angus, General Manager

Results across individual businesses.

A selection of outcomes delivered for businesses across industries and growth stages.