Premier Business Academy

Stop being a prisoner in your own business.

Small business or doing millions, if it can't run without you, it owns you. Bernard has spent 23 years building businesses that set their owners free. Now he does it with you.

★★★★★ 5.0 from 125 reviews 1,000+ owners coached $150M+ in sales
Bernard Powell, founder of Premier Business Academy
23
years building
real businesses
$150M+
in personal sales
1,000+
owners coached
5.0★
across 125 reviews
8 countries
clients worldwide
Bernard's factory floor, the Lean Cave
The unfair advantage

Most coaches have only ever coached. Bernard built the thing.

Anyone can read you a book on business. Bernard ran the real thing. He grew a company from nothing to 200 tons a day with 75 staff, turned it into a NZ Best Workplace, and got invited twice onto the global Lean tours that businesses fly across the world to study.

Whatever you sell, and whatever size you are, the fundamentals are the same. He has already run them. Under real pressure. With a real payroll to meet every week.

0 → 200 tons/day 75 staff NZ Best Workplace 2x AME Lean Tours Westpac Service Excellence
The Business Gym

The fastest way out of the day-to-day.

Stop piecing your business together from podcasts and guesswork. Start running a proven system, with Bernard and a room full of owners in your corner.

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52+ on-demand courses

The full system, step by step. Sales, systems, cash flow, team and time. Ready the moment you are.

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Monthly live coaching with Bernard

Bring your real numbers and your real problems. Leave with a plan you can run on Monday.

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A private room full of owners

Direct access to Bernard and owners who get it, every single day, inside a private community.

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Daily support and accountability

You never build alone again. Real people, real answers, real momentum.

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The 10% in 30 days guarantee

Grow your business 10% in your first 30 days, or Bernard keeps coaching you free until you do. The risk is his, not yours.

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Bernard's 5 Systems

The five systems that set owners free.

Not theory. The exact playbooks Bernard used to build, scale and step back from real companies.

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Gold Calling System

Win new business on demand, with zero ad spend, using the phone the way most owners are too nervous to.

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Daily Golden Hour

Buy back 10+ hours a week by running your day like a system, not a series of fires.

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Unusual Guarantees

Win on value instead of price, with guarantees most of your competitors will not match.

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Quote Follow-Up System

Win back the deals everyone else lets go cold after the proposal goes out.

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Financial Mastery

Know your numbers cold, so cash flow stops being the thing that keeps you up at night.

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Not ready to commit? Start here, on the house.

Three free ways to see how Bernard thinks before you ever spend a dollar.

Free live training

The 4 Pillars Workshop

The free training that has filled rooms across New Zealand. The four things every owner has to get right to win back their time and grow. Over $20,000 of value, nothing to pay.

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Free roadmap

The Profit Roadmap Session

Answer a few questions and get a custom roadmap for your business, then book a free session with the team to walk through exactly what to fix first.

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2 minute quiz

The Factory Freedom Quiz

Find out exactly what is keeping you stuck in the day-to-day of your business, and what to do about it, in under three minutes.

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The full toolkit

More ways to work with PBA.

Everything Bernard and the team have built to take work off your plate.

Success stories

You don't know Bernard yet. His clients do.

Real owners, real numbers, in their own words. Watch a few, then read a few hundred.

★★★★★ 5.0 on Google · 125 reviews · 1,000+ owners coached · 8 countries
Trent Koehn testimonial
Trent KoehnUp 50% revenue, and 22 to 25 hours a week backGreenEase
Chris Sullivan testimonial
Chris SullivanReplaced chaos with systems across the businessYour Local Tyre Centre
Abe Godsell testimonial
Abe Godsell100+ improvements now happen without him thereEdusafe Group
Josh testimonial
JoshUp 36% revenue, and no longer needed for everything
Tim testimonial
TimNow gets 3 months of work done in 3 weeks
Mitchell testimonial
MitchellSaved 9 to 11 hours every single week
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"Bernard is all go. Full of insights and immediate action. We've been blown away by just how quickly PBA implements and starts bringing positive change. Sometimes the simple things, with the right approach, can be the most effective!"

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Adrian DayBusiness owner
Google
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"The level of professionalism at Premier Business Academy is unmatched. Bernard truly cares about your success and is always available to provide feedback or advice. Beyond the tools and learning resources available, the community of like-minded business owners is invaluable."

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Chris McGinleyBusiness owner
Google
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"We have had great help from Bernard at PBA shifting mindset and getting stuff done that we would have in all reality just never happened. Thoroughly recommend a strategy session with Bernard to help you see through the clutter, noise and focus on what matters."

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Patrick WhitemanBusiness owner
Google
★★★★★

"Joining Premier Business Academy was one of the best things we have done in years. With the structure and the way that Bernard and his team are able to teach and train is outrageous. We joined PBA as we wanted to improve the life our business gives us."

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Joshua PrestidgeBusiness owner
Google
★★★★★

"Bernard is the real deal business coach! Genuine, inspiring and full of energy and ideas. He's walked the walk in business, and already in a short time has helped shift my mindset. I'm seeing a real upward trend in my sales results."

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Tim FarlandBusiness owner
Google
★★★★★

"Massive credit to Bernard! The progress, the wins, and the family vibe here are next-level. Something new every day pushing you forward in business and life, along with the business gym always something in there for a daily improvement!"

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Darius WardBusiness Gym member
Google
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"Sydney Food & Packaging has just started our lean journey and needed some pointers and guidance. Bernard graciously hosted my leadership team for a tour of his facility. Bernard's enthusiasm and positive attitude is amazing."

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Trevor GottliebSydney Food & Packaging
Google
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"I've been working with Bernard over the past few months. He has been a game changer for our business with his business coaching brain and mindset. No fluff, no BS, just the things we need to hear. He has given us multiple strategies."

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Your Local Tyre CentreBusiness owner
Google
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"Bernard writes in a positive and encouraging way. He brings clarity to what processes and disciplines will lead to sales success. I found the book enjoyable and easy to read."

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Joey MayfieldBusiness owner
Google
Bernard Powell teaching
About Bernard

He has lived every lesson he teaches.

Bernard Powell left school at 16 and started out in a plant nursery. Over the next 23 years he built multiple multi-million-dollar businesses, including a manufacturing company he grew from zero to 200 tons a day with 75 staff.

His businesses were named a NZ Best Workplace, won the Westpac Customer Service Excellence award, and were chosen twice for the AME Global Lean Culture Tours. He has done over $150M in personal sales, wrote The Sales Success Playbook, and has coached more than 1,000 owners around the world.

His mission is simple. Free business owners from their prison.

Bernard PowellFounder, Premier Business Academy

Your business should set you free.

Join The Business Gym and get Bernard, his systems, and a room full of owners in your corner. Grow 10% in 30 days, or he coaches you free until you do.

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