Our Team

Hi, I’m Jamie, a founding owner of Essential Business Services. I’m married with two wonderful daughters and I reside on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. I love sports and outdoor adventure with Kakoda, White water rafting the Franklin and the Grand Canyon and many other hiking expeditions completed.  Years ago I completed a number of business degrees and I am also a certified practitioner of coaching with studies in NLP, Deep State Re-patterning, Meta Dynamics, Ultimate Influence, Public Speaking, and the highly regarded Thought Dynamics, as well as being a member of the International Coach Guild (ICG).

     Prior to Essential Business Services, I operated a number of my own businesses as well as working in several others. My roles in these businesses were extremely varied and gave me extensive knowledge across all areas of business.

     “A feeling” that something was missing in my life, combined with the love of seeing businesses and people grow, has enabled me to now live what I call the 'life of my dreams' and I would only be too happy to share my thoughts on how you can do the same.

Hi, I am Paul, a founding owner of Essential Business Services. I’m married with an amazing wife and young family (son and daughter). My unique blend of business skills was acquired during years of doing the hard yards in an industrial manufacturing, distribution and product environment.

As a self-driven business owner, I have successfully built businesses through start-ups, acquisition and growth and created a successful multi-state distribution business within the industrial sector. Today, I continue to own successful businesses which now operate under management. This has given me the ability to design effective solutions to help business owners maximise their outcomes particularly when it comes to exiting their business.

I am a growth-focused business developer with a passion for achieving the right customer outcomes and have developed many contacts and associates in the Industrial market and I use these contacts to add value to other business owners.

Hi, I’m Calum, a consultant within the E.B.S. group. I’m married with two fantastic adult children. When not helping clients to achieve their business goals, I enjoy spending time with my family, entertaining/socialising with friends - attempting to solve the problems of the world and playing the occasional round of golf. 

     Prior to joining E.B.S., I spent most of my career in a variety of sales and management roles in a number of industries. I also have run my own business in the food manufacturing sector and have experienced the pains that most owners and businesses experience as they evolve – if you have made a mistake in business, I’m pretty sure I have also made that mistake.

     I am excited to bring my business knowledge and experience to help other business owners. My passion about the growth and development of others ensures I am completely committed to developing businesses and to help their owners in achieving their goals and dreams.

Ben Schoenmaekers brings a wealth of expertise to E.B.S. 

With a robust background in accounting, financial planning, business coaching and software integration, Ben has consistently driven operational excellence and strategic growth across the businesses he has been involved in, including his own businesses. 

Ben's professional journey includes assisting accounting firms across Australia in implementing Xero's Practicce Management Software and Microsoft.

Ben's experience with these successful software integrations has equipped him with deep insights into streamlining financial operations and enhancing business efficiencies.

Throughout his career, Ben has successfully implemented robust systems across a variety of organisations, ensuring that operational efficiencies and weekly targets are consistently met.

Hi, I’m Jeff, part of the support team working diligently in the background to improve the outcomes for the EBS clients.  I am a reliable, self-motivated, and efficient assistant who has over 12 years of business process experience. I also hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Management.

My key skills are my time management and organisational skills along with my communication and multitasking capabilities. 

Within the EBS environment, I am responsible for finding buyers for the business that we have for sale and in generating new sales inquiries for both our business and the businesses of our clients.  I do this mainly through email and linked and Telesales campaigns. I also manage the backend buyer inquiry process for EBS

Outside of the work place, I have a love for cooking.  I can merrily state that my kitchen is my playground in every sense and I relish the creative process of cooking. I am also committed to making this world a better place to live in starting with myself.   I, like most people, have had some challenging experiences in my life which has made me who I am today, for which I am grateful. I believe in manifesting my own luck and I take responsibility for what I do and the decisions that I make.. With all I already have, I know that I’m on the right path and I will do my best to inspire others to live the way they feel like living as well.