Maximising Profit & Weathering the Storm

Intended workshop audience: Small tourism businesses, family-owned business and owner-operators.

Maximising profit & weathering the storm: A practical framework to optimise business performance and enhance decision making for Tourism business operators

In this session KPMG Partner Josh Geelan will lead you through a practical way to unpack and explore what ‘good’ looks like and how to keep it. Josh will introduce and explore a practical high performance logic model that’s been used around the country to help turn business around, optimise profits and performance whilst remaining a practical tool suitable for solo operator and small business alike.

The framework was originally created and proven through Dr Martin Farley’s (Creating Preferred Futures) work experience and his PhD.

Following this session, you’ll be able to:

• Have access to your own high performance logic model (we will build it together in the workshop);
• Use the model to generate and support rapid, simple & informed decision-making;
• Understand cause and effects of certain options/courses of action – including their financial and business performance implications;
• Determine the best approach and setup performance KPI’s to measure actual performance; and
• Stay buoyant and vibrant in tough economic conditions.

About Josh

Josh Geelan is a Partner with KPMG based in Tasmania. Josh advises family office, private business and start-up clients across the country.

Josh leads our national offering for High Growth Business Ventures and is a regular presenter on the national innovation and high-performance circuit including:

• Global Tech Innovator Australia – Judge 2024
• Family Business Association Australia – Focus Group Mentor/Presenter
• Climate Salad – Mentor of the year 2023
• LaunchVic 30x30 – Advisor
• StartMate – Founding advisor

Josh is a previous founder of start-up business’ both in Australia & New Zealand and lives in Hobart. Josh is also the Lead Partner for ESG, Sustainability & Impact for KPMG Australia, PNG & Fiji.

Josh hosts his own Podcast “The Pitch Diaries’ alongside co-host and Forbes 30 Under 30 Finalist Niamh Sullivan, which is available on Spotify.