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Ian Burton

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Fractional Chief Technology Officer at Zelesco
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ian Burton is the Founder and CEO of Decisive Leadership, specializing in helping founders redesign their businesses to operate without them. Holding an MBA and certifications in Life Coaching and NLP, he focuses on creating "low-touch" business models. People he has worked with describe him as insightful, practical, and full of integrity.

Ian demonstrates a strong interest in fostering innovation across different sectors. He has served as a non-executive director for a not-for-profit arts and science research institute and has also supported a unique consumer product startup in the hair jewellery industry.

He is the author of an e-book titled "The 8 Key Drivers of Company Value, " aimed at helping owners maximize their companys worth.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Fractional Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Business Architecture
Helps founders redesign their business to be less dependent on them, a concept he calls "The Diamond Architecture" to create "Low-Touch Businesses".
Founder Mentorship
His entire practice is built around coaching founders to escape operational dependency and avoid burnout, with recommendations praising his guidance and strategic mentorship.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Fractional Chief Technology Officer
Zelesco
1-2020
Founder and CEO
Decisive Leadership
12-2018 - 12-2024
Non Executive Director
KELA Charms
8-2010 - 12-2014
Non-executive Director
Culture at Work
6-2010
Founder and CEO
Strataconnect Australia Pty. Ltd.
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Education
2010 - 2010
Company Directors Course
Australian Institute of Company Directors
2007 - 2008
Masters of Business Administration
Macquarie Business School
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