Senior operations and technology consulting for mid-sized Australian businesses

20 years as a CEO, GM and senior operator. Available on a project or retainer basis to help your business run better and grow with confidence

Black Belt Consulting Services

Most businesses at a growth inflection point face the same problem: they need senior experience, but not a full-time hire. Black Belt Consulting was founded to solve exactly that.

Andrew Barton works inside Melbourne’s mid-market businesses — on the operations, technology decisions and projects that matter most to growth. Hands-on delivery, not arm’s length advice.

Project-based, retainer or fractional. Structured around what you actually need.

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Not sure where to start? Start here. Most businesses have more than one problem — the difficulty is knowing which one to fix first. The Black Belt Business Diagnostic is a structured two-week assessment of your operations, technology, reporting and structure. You get a clear written report with prioritised recommendations. Fixed price, no obligation to continue.

When the way you work is holding you back. The systems and processes that got your business to $20M start breaking on the way to $50M. Andrew works inside Melbourne businesses to identify exactly where the friction is — and fix it. Operational planning, process redesign, performance reporting and management structure. Hands-on delivery, not a report that sits in a drawer.

Better technology decisions, properly delivered. Most mid-sized businesses don’t have a technology problem — they have a technology decision problem. Andrew has worked at the intersection of business and technology for 20 years. He cuts through the noise, identifies what will actually move the needle for your business, then manages the implementation so it lands correctly.

When you need something complex done properly. Technology implementations, operational change programs, business transformation — complex initiatives fail when scope, stakeholders and delivery aren’t managed tightly. Andrew brings structured project governance to initiatives of any size, keeping them on track from scoping through to delivery.

Most engagements start with a single conversation.
No pitch, no obligation — just an honest discussion about whether we’re the right fit. 

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Black Belt Consulting

Andrew Barton – Principal Consultant

Andrew Barton founded Black Belt Consulting after 20+ years building and leading businesses, primarily in the technology sector. He has held CEO, General Management and Consulting roles across government, mid-market and ASX-listed organisations.

What makes his approach different is that he’s been inside the businesses he now advises — as a manager, a commercial lead, a technology strategist. He’s grown revenue, built teams, delivered complex technology projects and written the operating plans that got businesses from where they were to where they wanted to be.

He holds an Executive MBA from AGSM and a Bachelor of Business from RMIT. Andrew is based in South Melbourne and works with businesses across Melbourne and Victoria.

How Andrew Works

Every engagement starts with understanding the business — not applying a framework to it. Andrew works directly with owners and management, inside the business, on the problems that matter most. No junior staff. No subcontractors. When you engage Black Belt, you get Andrew.

How engagements are structured

Project-based, retainer or fractional — structured around what the business actually needs. Most engagements begin with a free one-hour consultation to establish whether there’s a genuine fit.

Insights for Melbourne’s mid-market businesses

  • Growing Pains Are Not Inevitable: Why Operational Problems Get Worse Before They Get Better

  • The Technology Trap: Why Mid-Sized Businesses Keep Investing in the Wrong Things

  • Is Your Business Ready for Its Next Stage of Growth?

Contact Info

Black Belt Consulting provides a free 1 hour consultation which will enable you the opportunity to evaluate our services.
This is also a chance for you to articulate areas of the business you feel need assistance. Start today.

Address: Level 1, 10 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne Vic 3006

Email: andrew@blackbeltconsulting.com.au

Telephone No.: (61) 422 162 368

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