Bob B., PCC


Bob is a sought-after Executive Leadership Coach who works with senior leaders around the world. His extensive cross-cultural and corporate expertise spans 18 countries and hundreds of companies. Bob has actually ‘sat in the chair’ as a Manager, Director, VP, CFO, CEO, and Consultant. He’s ridden shotgun with crazed founders in small fast-growing entities, owned his own business, taken on senior global roles with some of the biggest companies and brands in the world, managed teams from 3 to 1300, successfully raised two daughters AND he’s managed to maintain a sense of humor! Bob’s approach blends years of hands-on management expertise with organizational dynamics, values-based motivation and plain talk to transform good leaders into great leaders.
MY PASSION TO COACH
- Coached leaders and senior executives in the following industry sectors: Corporate Services, Banking, Consumer Goods, Energy, Financial Services, Food Service, Media, Non-Profit, Pharma, Retail and Tech.
- Discovering what really matters to you, along with accountability and knowledgeable support from someone who’s ‘been there’ can make a huge difference in getting to know your best self, showing up as a Leader, improving others – and your organization!
MY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Coached a Consultant as he transitioned from an external one man show to team leader in a senior role within the digital space of the entertainment industry.
- Helped an ‘overwhelmed’ Fortune 500 Marketing VP regain control and balance in her life, gain comfort with a new promotion to SVP and a team that tripled in size.
- Guided a divisional GM at a Fortune 50 company as her business unit transitioned from a vertical model suffering significant losses to a licensing model (after massive restructuring) achieving multi-million dollar profits.
- Coached the COO of one of the largest consumer electronics firms who then went on to become CEO
- Coached the operations head of a global food service firm in charge of 30,000 employees
- Coached a senior petroleum industry exec as she transitioned from Engineer to the head of an entire business unit with hundreds of employees
- Over the years Bob has helped hundreds work on themselves, their careers and their organizations.
MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Accountant CM&R Chartered Accountants, Australia
- Financial Controller Banjo’s Bakery chain, Australia
- CFO, then CEO, Sega Enterprises Australia
- Director Finance & Strategy, Global Category Head, The Walt Disney Company, Los Angeles
- VP International Licensing Asia & Latin America, Twentieth Century Fox, Los Angeles
- Brings over 3 decades of business experience around the world
MY CREDENTIALS
- International Coach Federation, Professional Certified Coach
- Also a member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- B. Commerce, University of Tasmania, Australia