“Mike helped our business grow and helped me achieve my personal goals.
We went on to win awards.”
About
Are you the manager who has all the answers?
OR
Do you want to be the business leader who asks the right questions?
Everyone knows why business leaders need to ask questions. Asking questions will create engagement & accountability, business growth and profit. Asking questions is the key to business leadership. Why don’t we do it?
Because it’s hard.
We all know what to do. We just don’t know how. We will show you how to become the Asking Leader. How to ask questions that create engagement and accountability, business growth and profit
The Asking Leader is a mindset. You will see how you can create the mindset for yourself, and in turn your senior leadership team can create the self-discipline to become the Asking Leader.
Becoming the Asking Leader will give you the tools to create engagement and accountability in your teams to achieve business growth and profitability. You will learn to let your team be free to help them meet your goals. You will learn to have more time off, without the business being dependent on your presence.
Sounds great, doesn’t it?!
Who will you be working with to make this happen?
Mike Logan and Kim Wethmar are business leaders who have been building meaningful change in businesses for a long time now.
Their diverse yet complimenting skills and experience, ensure you are provided with an all-encompassing approach to create success in your business.
What are you waiting for? It’s time to become the Asking Leader.
The biggest breakthroughs in business rarely come from having better answers. They come from asking better questions.
After decades leading organisations as a CEO, Chair, board member, and business owner, I’ve learned that sustainable growth isn’t built on one person’s expertise. It’s built by creating the conversations that help people think better, make better decisions, and take ownership.
My career has taken me from cotton and beef farming to leading organisations across agriculture, research, education, and business. Along the way I’ve worked with boards, executive teams and business owners navigating growth, complexity, and change.
I’m a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), recognised for significant service to primary industry through rural research and sustainable development. While I’m incredibly proud of that recognition, the work I’m most passionate about happens around a boardroom table, helping leaders uncover the questions that unlock better thinking.
That’s the philosophy behind The Asking Leader.
Because leadership isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about asking the questions that help everyone else find them.
Growth can happen quickly. Building an organisation capable of sustaining it takes deliberate leadership.
I work with CEOs, executive teams and boards to turn ambition into organisational strength, bringing greater clarity to strategy, aligning people around what matters and creating cultures where accountability and performance can thrive.
My approach is grounded in lived experience. After moving from South Africa to Australia in 2005, I rebuilt my career and went on to become CEO of Australia’s largest independent travel management company. During my tenure, we increased employee retention from 40% to 98% and grew profits by more than 500% in three years.
That experience shaped how I work with leaders today.
I understand the complexity of leading through growth, uncertainty and change—and that lasting transformation rarely comes from a new strategy alone.
It comes from asking better questions, having honest conversations and creating the clarity people need to take ownership and perform at their best.
That’s the work I do, helping leaders build stronger organisations – ones that can grow, adapt and succeed without everything continuing to depend on them.
Most business problems aren’t really people problems, technology problems, or process problems.
They’re usually all three.
That’s where I come in.
I’ve spent my career working across the boundaries of operations, technology, people and culture, strategy, and organisational transformation, from ASX-listed companies to growing SMEs.
That means I don’t look at a leadership problem through one lens.
I look at how the business actually works; where decisions get stuck, where accountability becomes unclear, where managers need more capability, where systems create unnecessary complexity, and where good strategy isn’t translating into what people do every day.
Then I help find practical ways to fix it.
Today my work sits at the intersection of leadership, organisational capability, and operational excellence.
I help leaders turn complexity into clarity, build managers who can genuinely lead, and put practical systems and ways of working in place so the business can perform without everything depending on a handful of people.
Because sustainable growth isn’t just about having the right strategy. It’s about building an organisation capable of delivering it.
Words from a Start Up
“I had the pleasure of working with Mike as my start up grew into a legitimate business. He helped me take my idea and let it become a sustainable business.
Mike has the ability to help the business owner get out of the business so you can truly see what need to be seen.
Mike gave me the tools to have the conversations in the top end of town which has been invaluable. ”
Edwina Sharrock, Birthbeat
Telstra Small Businesswoman of the Year 2019
Words from a Growing Business
“Mike Chairs our Advisory Board. He helped us with:
- Strategy – Because we all agreed with the strategy there is now no tension.
- Clarity – over strategy means we are all clear on where are going – if we act in line with the strategy nobody can get upset.
- Decision making is easy – does it line up with our strategy? Where does it sit in our agreed matrix?
- Role clarity – defined roles suited to our skillset – just because you are an owner doesn’t mean you are the best person to do certain roles.
- Being clear on what decisions are made at the board means no one person is hung out to dry.
We have doubled revenue and multiplied net profit by 10.”
Ben Lee
REAQUA
Words from a Rebuild
Mitch Hanlon
Hanlons Consulting
Words from an Infinite
“He understands the challenges that business owners and business leaders face on a daily basis. The insight that he brings, the connections that he has in the business world, the advice he has provided on strategy and future-proofing my business has been inspirational.
Mike stretches and challenges us which we all need from time to time. Best of all, Mike makes it fun. For anyone who is looking to grow, change or improve their businesses and themselves, I would recommend Mike as the person to assist them to make it happen.”
Peter Ryan
Inland Technology
Words from an Exit
“I’ve had the absolute pleasure and privileged of being mentored by Mike Logan since taking on my role as CEO of Edval Education back in 2018. Mike has been an extremely valuable source of knowledge, wisdom, business advice and experience both during the good times and the hard times. He’s always been available and present in mind during our meetings.
Mike genuinely cares for his clients, their business goals and their personal health and wellbeing. I have no hesitation whatsoever in endorsing Mike for leadership coaching and mentoring in the areas of strategy, risk, governance, people and working with boards.”
Michael Emmanuel
Edval Education. Sold in trade sale.
A word from an Exit
“I recently sold my Warehouse and Distribution business of 20 years . Mike was instrumental in providing me with the clarity and an objectivity I needed to make such a life changing decision. Mike guided me through the process from start to finish by simply asking the questions that needed to be asked and providing me with impartial advice and support.
The positive impact that this decision has made on work-life balance, family, relationships and my health cannot be underrated, and I’m grateful for Mike’s role in this.”
Warwick Teale
XL Express, General Manager
Words from a Thriving Textile Business
“Working with Kim and Deanne has been a truly transformative experience for our small textile business. Over the past 12 months, their guidance has been instrumental in helping us navigate a tricky staff restructure while refocusing our vision for growth and profitability. Their insights, support, and ability to ask the right questions at the right time have given us the clarity and confidence to build strong foundations for the future. We couldn’t have done this without them!”
Adam Jones
Director, Quercus & Co.
How can we help?
CEO SUPPORT
Coaching and mentoring to build your own business leadership capacity.
PEER ADVISORY GROUP
Join an exclusive peer advisory group composed of experienced professionals. Connect, collaborate, and grow with a community that understands your challenges and shares your drive for success.
ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN & MEMBERS
A Certified Advisory Board Chairman who can provide the support to fulfil your company’s goals.
INSIDE PERSON
We provide in-house workshops to build the capacity of yourself as the business leader, your senior team and your board.
BUILDING LEADERS FROM WITHIN
You've got a team, but how do you turn them into leaders?
STRATEGIC PLANNING & EXECUTION
Where does your business need to go and how will it get there?