John Hardy is the Founder and Director of Peak Consultancy in Western Australia offering considerable across-the-board commercial experience and life skills. This quality business is the bedrock upon which the WA operation is built. After an early career in electronics, John discovered an aptitude for leadership with a natural ability to understand, grow and drive business. Early coaching work with a single store fledgling franchise has translated into an internationally renowned $110 million per annum turnover success story. He also understands small business from the sharp end, and has, over the past 25 years, built Peak Consultancy to the point where it has a credible, respected and accepted place in the WA marketplace. John has a pioneering spirit, puts his hand up to drive start-up projects and takes on challenges of exceptional commercial difficulty. The many successes include leading an organisation that had lost its core ethos and was suffering from a very dysfunctional management structure through to a completely re-engineered and highly motivated entity within 12 months. John has discovered – to his cost as well as to his advantage – that the experience of making mistakes is all part of growth, building understanding and effecting necessary changes. Failure and rejection at one part of his corporate life led to a process of his own internal review and acceptance that drives alone is not enough. The notion of ‘legacy’ underpins John’s work and beliefs. “We help clients understand that we’ve been on the same journey of defining and understanding our life purpose. Consequently, we move from just being success orientated to becoming people who really want to make a difference and leave a legacy for others. Facilitating that quantum change in attitude and perception is now very much part of my life purpose.” Join me at www.peakconsultancy.com.au: climb the mountain, see the view.