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Many businesses build just for growth. We help you build for resilience, creating a more sustainable, scalable and valuable business.

Our team of experienced founders and coaches help you create the right cultures, strategies and leaders for the future. Adapt is a proudly Western Australian small business, powered by a passionate team of founders, leaders, coaches and technicians. We have a vision to build incredible communities by empowering small and medium businesses, globally.

07/10/2026

The Lumia MCP is live.

AI is only as useful as what it can see. Most of what matters in an SME sits in the owner's head, where no AI can see it.

Lumia holds the business outside your head. Roles, vision, strategy, rhythm, teams, culture, systems, progress. From today the AI you already use can read it. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or Grok. Open models too, if your tool supports MCP.

Who owns what. What the leadership team committed to this quarter. Who's at risk of leaving. Which actions are overdue and whose they are.

Read only, and it only sees what your login is allowed to see.

That's the leverage. A business that can answer for itself runs without you, and is worth more because of it.

Guides for connecting your AI are at https://support.theadaptway.com/ai

Not on Lumia yet? Start at https://theadaptway.com/platform

25/09/2026

Dean Gilkison took over his father's financial advice firm, grew it around five fold, and then noticed what he had actually built was still entirely dependent on him.

He went on to hand over every role he held, including owner. A couple of years past the operational handover, the firm that still carries his name and is flourishing without him.

One of the most honest succession stories you will read is at https://theadaptway.com/customer-stories/gilkison-group/

24/09/2026

Stop blaming your people.

It's much easier to say 'we need to fix our people' than to look in the mirror, accept responsibility and fix the true business problem.

Alena Bennett on The SME Advantage. Full episode out now 🎧
https://theadaptway.com/published-work/

17/09/2026

Two businesses with the same profit can sell for very different prices. The difference is how much of the business walks out the door when the owner does.

Bill Withers in CEOWorld Magazine on building transferable value and reducing key-person risk.

Read it at https://ceoworld.biz/2024/09/03/how-to-maximize-the-value-of-your-business/

14/09/2026

How do you make your business worth more in enterprise value if you are working towards an exit? Or worth more in dividends that keep coming without you in the middle of every decision? Or worth more in terms of freedom and your time back?

That is what we help owners build. And on the 13th of October, Bill and Gabe will be in Brisbane to host an Owners Seminar where they will tackle exactly this.

Details here where you can reserve your seat: https://buff.ly/PiKqZ91

🚨 There's only 12 spots left so don't miss out.

10/09/2026

Bill Withers built a global software business over 22 years and found it ran on him.

He worked out how to change that, founded Adapt to research the problem, wrote the book Succession Thinking® and five years ago handed the leadership over to a team he built.

On 13 October he is coming to Brisbane to spend a day with twenty owners on how it is done. See a quick note from Bill.

Only 12 spots left so don't miss out.

Reserve your seat. https://theadaptway.com/owner-seminar/bill

08/09/2026

Ask an owner what the business is worth and you get a number. Ask what it is worth without them in it and you get a pause.

The Owner Seminar. One working day in Brisbane with Bill Withers and Gabe Enslin for twenty owners of established businesses. 13 October, Crystalbrook Vincent. $990, credited in full to your next engagement.

Reserve your seat. https://theadaptway.com/owner-seminar-brisbane/

07/09/2026

Introducing Adapt's newest strategic partner - Patrick Corr Legal.

Patrick Corr Legal is a Perth firm built around one idea: complex commercial situations deserve clear, practical advice, not more complexity.

Patrick Corr has practised commercial and corporate law for over 20 years, and he brings something most lawyers do not: real boardroom and ownership experience.

He has sat as Chairman, Executive Director and Non-Executive Director on a number of ASX listed companies, alongside other directorships across Australia and overseas. He has been the founder, director and manager of businesses himself, so he reads a commercial deal the way an operator does, not just a solicitor.

His client base ranges from ASX listed companies and private enterprises to individuals and not-for-profits, and his work often crosses borders, spanning time in the UK, Ireland, several African nations and Canada.

For SME owners who want a lawyer that understands business, not just contracts, Patrick Corr Legal is worth having on your side.

04/09/2026

Celebrating another year with our partner - Shape HR.

"At Shape HR, we believe people are often a business's most underused asset. When the right structures, leadership and conversations are in place, people do more than keep the wheels turning, they help businesses grow, adapt and perform."

Shape has been helping businesses build capability in HR and People and Culture systems since 2018. We work alongside business owners and leaders to strengthen teams, improve performance and create workplaces where people want to stay.

Based in Torquay and working with clients across Australia, Shape HR is led by Cameron Shepherd who has over 20 years experience working in People & Culture.

"We offer support both online and in person, recognising that every business is different. Whether it is leadership coaching, HR audits, staff stay interviews or broader people and culture advice, our focus is the same: helping businesses put the right foundations in place so they can grow with confidence."

- Cameron Shepherd, Director.

02/09/2026

Celebrating another year with Cultures of Excellence, one of our founding Charter Partners.

We continue to build genuine value and independence for school leaders and students through the dedicated effort of this hard working team of culture and leadership specialists.

Cultures of Excellence is a team of experienced operators working with school leaders to build stronger, more resilient school communities. Rather than one off training days, they use a structured process, a purpose built platform and hands on coaching to help schools handle the real pressures. Heavy workloads, staff turnover, complex student needs and rising expectations from parents.

The firm was founded by Scott Harris, Tristan Bettridge and Glenn Scarlett, who between them bring backgrounds in school leadership, accounting, business performance and organisational culture. A school runs on the same fundamentals as any business. Clear systems, capable people, and a culture people want to show up for.

"There are a lot of providers working on Org Culture, strategic planning, and Leadership Development in Education. None of them focus on making their work sustainable and successionable."

- Tristan Bettridge, Co-founder.

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Subiaco, WA
6008

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https://theadaptway.com/

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