Elevate. Advisory Board
By invitation · Brisbane · Chaired by Phillip Di Bella

One day a month.
A lifetime of growth.

A private board of ten established operators. One full day a month at The Coffee Commune, chaired by one of Australia's most accomplished entrepreneurs. Real problems. Real numbers. No theatre.

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10
Seats per board. No more.
1 day
A month, Feb to Nov
60 / 40
Business and life
Phillip Di Bella, Chair of Elevate Advisory Board
Phillip Di BellaChair
What this is

Not another meeting. A board that holds you to your word.

Ten leaders in one room, the same room every month, for a full year. You bring your real challenges, not the sanitised version. The board brings experience, candour, and accountability. What is said in the room stays in the room.

01

A chair who has built and sold

Phillip Di Bella frames the economic pulse, presses where it counts, and brings the straight talk of an operator who has done it. Strategy you can use on Monday.

02

Peers, not an audience

Ten driven owners and executives pushing each other forward. Every member brings a superpower. Hive mind over hubris.

03

Accountability with teeth

Commitments are recorded and reviewed the following month. Daily habits breed success. Success flows where attention goes.

04

Business and life, together

Sixty percent business, forty percent personal. You bring your whole self, because your business already reflects who you are.

Phillip Di Bella at The Coffee Commune
Phillip Di BellaThe Coffee Commune, Bowen Hills
The chair

Phillip Di Bella

Founder, Di Bella Coffee and The Coffee Commune

Phillip built Di Bella Coffee into Australia's largest specialty coffee company before selling to Retail Food Group, then founded The Coffee Commune, a 1,600 member community of operators in Bowen Hills. He has spent years mentoring businesses on systems, brand, and the discipline of building something that lasts beyond the founder. He chairs every Elevate board day in person.

  • Four time BRW Young Rich List entrepreneur
  • Former Queensland Small Business Commissioner
  • Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Griffith University
  • Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, youngest ever recipient
In the media A $5,000 start to a $47 million exit The Dion Guagliardo Podcast How to build a sellable brand The Adonis Effect
What membership includes

A full year, built around you.

January

Annual retreat

A two day, two night residential to set the direction for your year. Included.

Feb to Nov

Monthly board days

Ten full days at The Coffee Commune. Same group, every month, for continuity and trust.

Quarterly

Networking events

Guest speakers and drinks across the wider Coffee Commune community.

Every session

Premium hospitality

Individually plated lunch and barista crafted coffee. First class facilitation.

Valued at $2,000

Coffee Commune membership

Full partner membership. Access to 1,600 plus members, masterclasses, and the Connector app.

Year's end

Annual dinner

An evening of reflection, connection, and celebration with your board.

Who it's for

Built for operators who are done growing alone.

This is for you if

  • You own or lead an established business and carry the weight of it
  • You will share real numbers and real challenges, not a highlight reel
  • You want significance, not just another quarter of growth
  • You will do the pre-work and execute on your commitments

This is not for you if

  • You are here to sell to the room. This is not a networking pitch
  • You will skip the pre-work and arrive unprepared
  • You want to dominate the table rather than contribute to it
  • You are not ready to be held to account
Behind the board

The people who built it.

Krishna Pabari, Founder and Director

Krishna Pabari

Founder and Director

Brisbane family office principal, lawyer by training, operator by practice. Around thirty years across property, law, capital, and governance. Founder of Acquire Capital Solutions and Pabari Capital.

Shannon Stone, Growth and Marketing Partner

Shannon Stone

Growth and Marketing Partner

Award winning business and marketing consultant with more than a decade helping owners grow. Host of Good Marketing, Good Business, a top ten ranked Australian business podcast. Built and exited her own agency.

Request a seat

Ten seats. One year. Then everything changes.

Spaces are strictly limited to ten members per board. If that is you, start the conversation.

By application
Tell us about your business and what you want from the year ahead. We will be in touch.

Strictly limited to ten members per board.