First-time founders
You just incorporated. You're the sole director. You're making decisions you've never made before — and Googling won't cut it.
Mentoring for Emerging Australian Directors
You're a brand new director. Don't drive blind.
Mr Director is for $800k+ businesses with their feet on the floor. Director Mentor is for everyone before that point — first-time founders, early-stage operators, and directors in their first 1,000 days who want a co-pilot, not a guru.
17
Directorships
100+
Directors Advised
12yr
Operating Record
1:1
Direct from Ben
Who it's for
If you've just become a director, you already know.
The handbook doesn't exist. The lessons are expensive. The people you'd ask are either too busy or charge $5k/month. Director Mentor sits in that gap.
Early-stage operators
Revenue is real but under $800k. You're past the launch phase but not yet at the scale where a fractional CFO or full advisory board makes sense.
Accidental directors
You took a board seat on a family business, a friend's startup, or a not-for-profit — and you want to actually be good at it, not just hold the title.
What you get
A mentor on speed dial. Not another platform to log into.
Director Mentor is a relationship, not a SaaS. You get Ben — directly — and the playbooks, contacts, and pattern-matching of 17 directorships and a decade of building.
01
A sounding board you can actually call
Big decision Monday morning? You call. Confused by an accountant's email? You call. The point of a mentor is that they answer.
02
The early-stage director's playbook
Cash flow, structure, hiring your first person, signing your first big contract, the conversations to have with your accountant. The boring stuff that compounds.
03
Patterns from 100+ directors
Whatever you're about to do, someone in Ben's network has already done it — well or badly. You get the pattern, not the painful version.
04
A graduation plan, not a subscription trap
The goal is to get you to the point where Mr Director makes sense — or where you don't need either of us. We're upfront about that.
Programs
Three ways to start.
Pick the level of contact you actually need. You can upgrade or pause any time — the only commitment is making the calls.
The Session
One focused 90-minute mentor session. Bring the decision, leave with the plan.
$750one-off, inc. GST
- 90-minute call with Ben
- Pre-session brief reviewed
- Written summary + next steps
- 30-day follow-up email window
The Monthly
The proper mentor relationship. Regular calls, async access, real momentum.
$497per month, inc. GST · minimum 3 months
- 2 × 60-minute calls per month
- SMS / WhatsApp access to Ben
- Quarterly business review
- Templates & playbook library
- Introductions to Ben's network
The Pre-Director
For directors closing in on the Mr Director threshold. Heavier contact, structured runway.
$1,497per month, inc. GST · 6-month program
- Weekly 45-minute calls
- Direct phone access
- Quarterly in-person session (Bris/Melb)
- Annual finance & structure review
- Priority graduation pathway to Mr Director
About your mentor
Hi, I'm Benjamin Collins.
I've spent the last decade growing my own ideas into high-growth businesses and helping other directors do the same. Mr Director is the program for directors already at scale. Director Mentor is for the directors I wished I'd had access to in my first three years.
It's the same brain, the same network, the same plain-English advice — at a price point that makes sense before you have a finance team.
17
Directorships held
2014
Business owner since
10+
Years as a financial adviser
100+
Directors advised
The pathway
From your first directorship to your first $800k.
Director Mentor isn't designed to keep you forever. It's designed to get you to the point where Mr Director makes sense — or where you've genuinely outgrown the need for either of us.
Director Mentor
Mr Director
Director Club
Ready when you are
Stop guessing. Get a mentor.
Book a no-obligation 15-minute call. We'll work out which program fits — or whether you should be on Mr Director already.