Established 2002 · Melbourne

A trusted advisor
in your corner

Hands-on Executive Consultants for the Directors and owners of high-growth SMEs — ongoing advice, genuine partnership, and a safe place to discuss the issues that matter most.

Maximising Growth · Managing Risk
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Executive Consultants for SMEs

Unlike major corporates, SME Directors don't have a formal board behind them

So we become it. With a shared commitment to your business and your own development — a level of trust and respect beyond an ordinary business relationship.

A specialist network

A carefully selected stable of independent consultants. We founded Impello on a simple belief: the best consultants don't live under one roof.

Hands-on, always

The ability to roll up our sleeves is the feedback we hear most. Ongoing advice and support — and a safe place to discuss issues of major significance.

Aligned to growth

We start by helping Directors gain clarity on personal and business goals — so the growth objectives of every stakeholder are shared and aligned.

The Impello Difference

Relationships built on trust, not transactions

Our Executive Consultants impress with their ability to be hands-on — and that's the most common feedback we hear from our clients. With a shared commitment to your business and personal development, the relationship runs deeper than ordinary consulting.

How We Add Value

Clarity first — then aligned, sustainable growth

Our starting point is to help Directors gain clarity around their personal and business goals, ensuring the growth objectives of all stakeholders are shared and aligned.

A simple, fair arrangement. A fixed monthly retainer that can be terminated at any time with one month's notice. No lock-in contracts.

AI Advisory · New

Your people are already
using AI — the question is
whether you can see it

Getting AI right in your business doesn't require a tech team — it requires answers to three questions any director should be able to ask. Twelve practical checks give you the oversight record to move forward with confidence.

We help midmarket industrial B2B owners and CEOs work out where generative AI genuinely earns its place, who is allowed to use it for what, and how to keep sensible guardrails around it — growth on one side, risk managed on the other.

Talk to Debra
Three questions every board
should be able to answer
01

Where is AI already being used here — and who signed off on it?

02

What are we allowed to do with it, and where are the lines drawn?

03

If a client or regulator asked tomorrow, could we show our working?

12
practical checks
90
day action plan
General guidance,
not legal advice.

Call for our Workshop to help you understand your new Privacy Act requirements.

Advisory insight · For CEOs

From our reading desk

Read · 4 min · Industrial B2B

There is a decision most CEOs never know they skipped

The CEOs who struggle most with AI adoption are rarely sceptics. They read widely, use AI themselves, and have usually paid for something. What they can't explain is why none of it has taken hold. The reason, almost every time, is a single missing decision.

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Our Story

The best consultants don't live under one roof

In today's business environment, the rate at which business leaders learn is an emerging competence. Establishing a relationship with a trusted Executive Consultant is a simple, effective way to access external wisdom and focus learning specifically around the business and needs of Directors.

The Impello Group was established in 2002 and represents a network of independent consultants, carefully selected to assist entrepreneurial organisations with the opportunities and challenges that come with growth.

"After a career spanning merchant banking, change management and consulting to high-growth companies, I founded this business on the basis that the best consultants don't live under one roof."

Given today's rapid pace of change, no single organisation can claim dominance of all the leading practices required to achieve sustainable growth. Impello was formed to provide an umbrella encompassing a stable of consultants with solid credentials and impressive track records — people who add genuine value to the CEOs of high-growth firms.

I personally seek out the professionals most qualified to address the specific needs of each client. The strength of this model is the ability to draw from a specialised pool of individuals, complementing your Executive Team for a single project or an ongoing need.

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Debra Tagell
Debra Tagell
Founder & Principal · Impello Group
+61 419 896 387 debra@impello.com.au

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No Risk · No Obligation

Real problems — hands-on solutions

After an introductory meeting, we'll spend a half-day working on a real problem with you — at no charge.

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Let's talk about
where you're headed

Send a note and Debra will personally get back to you. No call centres, no sales funnel — just a direct conversation.

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