Advisors for growth and exit
We are different. Deliberately.
Gradatim helps business owners and leadership teams build organisational capacity, grow enterprise value, and prepare for a successful exit.
We give practical advice and hands-on support — strategy that gets implemented, not slides that sit on a shelf. Our clients tell us the work is one of the best investments they’ve made.
Our philosophy
We approach our work with clients as a strategic partnership. This ensures that we share a common interest in achieving and maintaining success.
Through this approach, we often provide our clients with ongoing support that meets their unique and evolving needs.
Above all, we’re outcomes-focused. We’ll work with you to set goals so we can measure our collective performance and deliver exceptional return on investment.
After all, the measure of our success is yours.
Why Gradatim
Outcomes over slides: Strategy that gets implemented. We measure success by your results — performance, enterprise value, and exit quality — not decks on a shelf.
Growth and exit as one system: We don’t treat scale and sale as separate worlds. Work that lifts today’s business also builds transferable value for tomorrow’s buyer.
Commercial depth, Australian owner-led focus: Hands-on support across strategy, operations, finance, and exit — for businesses where the owner’s decisions still move the needle.
What does our name mean?
Meet the Team
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Blake Wilson
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Business Strategy & Commercialisation
Blake specialises in business strategy & commercialisation with a specific focus on:
- Innovation
- Revenue models
- Strategic collaborations
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Amy Mihalakis Leiper
SENIOR CONSULTANT COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST
Amy specialises in all things marketing and communications with a specific focus on:
- Product placement & strategy
- Internal & external communications
- Market research
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Audrey Watson
SENIOR CONSULTANT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTAudrey has extensive commercial experience as a Business Development, Training and Communication specialist. She has a particular focus on:
- Organic growth
- Sales negotiation
- Tender responses
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Lilian Haney
SENIOR CONSULTANT
CUSTOMER INSIGHTS STRATEGYLilian is a tech industry leader with expertise in bringing new products to market for companies such as SpaceX, PayPal and Expedia.
Lilian's areas of focus include:
- Customer research
- Product positioning
- Competitive analysis
- Sales enablement
What our clients say:
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“Gradatim’s support helped the National Health Co-op become Australia’s largest and most successful provider of consumer-owned healthcare.”
Chairman (retired) & Founding Director, Brian Frith
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“Thanks to Gradatim's skilled support, we were able to reach a successful exit and deliver an excellent result for all parties involved in the sale process.”
Founding Director, Mude Pty Ltd
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"We could not be happier with our investment. Gradatim’s work was fundamental in our successful securing and complex negotiating of very significant contracts with a key customer.”
Global Director, ISOS.
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“Gradatim’s helped us develop a highly successful strategy that has seen our brand become the market leaders in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand markets. They’re awesome!”
Directors, Perdura Brushes
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“Gradatim assisted the Board develop a clear strategic focus for the organisation and helped us develop and implement business strategies that have secured the organisation’s future.”
Chairman, Wounds Australia, Geoff Sussman