Executive Thought Partner
and Leadership Advisor
for Leaders Who Challenge.

Leadership coaching and discreet counsel
for leaders who value results.

Ben H. Quandt

I help leaders interrogate their thinking, declutter noise, make cleaner judgments on consequential decisions.

Forged in emerging markets—25 years through 18 countries—I’ve taken on leadership and management roles across financial services, strategic communications, government, management consulting, and sales and marketing.

My leadership coaching and strategic advisory style cuts through the bollocks. Grounded in lessons from managing agile teams in dynamic international environments.

Educated in Australia and the United Kingdom, I have an MBA (Australia), an MA in Global Diplomacy (SOAS), and a PgDip Laws (Lond.).

Further professional certifications: Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Professional Agile Leadership (PAL), Change Management Specialist (CMS®), and Six Sigma & Lean.

Check out my full bio and portfolio: www.benhquandt.com

What others say

Ben does a really great job at listening and understanding the issue at hand, he is spot on and I really enjoyed our conversations. I very much appreciate the time he invested in these discussions, preparation, and debriefs. I would recommend him.

My sessions with Ben made me think deeper about the team dynamics I was tackling, and take actions toward resolving them. I learned to approach situations with more empathy and understanding. Ben is interactive, inquisitive, and non-judgmental. His memos are enriching and inspirational.

Ben gets it. He’s precise in his listening and understanding and reflecting. Our conversations have been insightful.

Contrarian and collaborative
leadership coaching

Leadership clarity through incisive questions and honest dialogue.

This isn’t therapy or consulting—it’s sharp, confidential dialogue designed to challenge your thinking and strengthen your leadership.

Through incisive questions and honest conversation, we surface assumptions, reframe perspectives, and deepen self-awareness so you lead with greater clarity, emotional intelligence, and resilience.

Whether you’re navigating internal mindset shifts or external strategic challenges—team alignment, business ambiguity, high-stakes decisions—the focus is the same: helping you access your own insight, agency, creativity, and judgment to drive real impact.

What I work on

Resolving high-stakes leadership challenges. Focused on action, not theory.

Interventions for complex human and organisational dynamics, and precise work on critical leadership leverage points.

Vision, Purpose, and Values Alignment

Clarifying what you stand for and where you’re headed. Ensuring actions match beliefs.

Executive Presence and Leadership Identity

How you show up and energise others. Defining who you are as a leader and how others see your role.

Communications and Narrative Ownership

Shaping stories that drive action. Structuring messages to persuade and align.

Stakeholder Engagement

Building relationships with key people. Understanding their needs, priorities, and motivations.

Strategic Navigation and Influence

Mapping power dynamics, designing targeted steps, and steering through complex organisational dynamics to drive outcomes.

Team Performance and Transformation

Turning groups into aligned empowered units. Shifting behaviours and outcomes systematically. Inspiring belief in shared purpose.

Co-Founder Dynamics

Navigating founder relationships during transitions. Resolving identity, power, and legacy tensions.

Self-Awareness and Non-judgmental Observation

Noticing facts without interpretation. Seeing behaviours, triggers, and patterns clearly.

Agency and Control

Focusing energy on what you can impact. Detaching from outcomes you can’t change. Self-reflecting on observations.

Grab a call. It's free.

Just a chance to see if we’re a fit.

Leadership coaching, in action

Assess

We start with you. Together, we map your current reality: Hidden pressures, friction points, untapped strengths, the future you’re committed to creating, your vision for change. No assumptions, just clarity on where you are and where you want to go.

Activate

Your transformation in action. Through targeted coaching, we build your capacity to lead with clarity and make decisive choices. We co-create practical strategies to expose your potential. You’ll gain tools to foster trust and turn insights into practice.

Anchor

We solidify your growth. We reflect on progress. We embed new leadership habits into your rhythm, and equip you to sustain momentum long after our work ends.

Authenticity

Resilience

Adaptability

Agility

Inspire and empower your teams.

Navigating complexity demands more than strategy—it takes authenticity, resilience, and agility. It takes a holistic view of the system and a capacity to adapt.

Whether you’re managing cultural shifts, market volatility, or internal dynamics, the key is staying adaptable and focused on what truly moves the needle.

Sharpen your leadership in the face of uncertainty.

Real world experience. No BS.