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Richard Skarzynski

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Chief Executive Officer at Coraggio
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Richard Skarzynski is the CEO of Coraggio, Australias only fully independent peer advisory board. With a Masters Degree from AGSM @ UNSW Business School, he focuses on helping SME owners scale their businesses and enhance profitability. Colleagues describe him as an exceptional leader with a strong strategic vision.

He is deeply passionate about fostering a community for business owners to overcome the isolation that often comes with leadership. Richard actively supports entrepreneurs, helping them focus on their end-game through accountability and personal development, and enjoys sharing leadership lessons from iconic figures like Wayne Bennett.

Coraggio, which means courage in Italian, was founded in response to the 2007 GFC after a member of a previous group could no longer afford their fees.

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Experience
41 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Peer Advisory
As CEO of Coraggio, he champions the peer advisory board model to combat the isolation of leadership and help business owners solve challenges through shared experience.
SME Scaling
His work focuses on providing owners of small and medium enterprises with the support and accountability needed to scale, grow, and improve profitability.
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Career

Work history

1-2017
Chief Executive Officer
Coraggio
8-2015
Chairman of Advisory Boards for Private Business Owners in Australia
Coraggio
2012
Shareholder
Leading Australian Technology Construction Business
2-2010
Executive Director
MIKDAN PROPERTIES LTD
2011
Shareholder
AV Lounge Pty Ltd
In the press

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Richard Skarzynski | Coraggio | Business Advisory Boards. Featured in Coraggio (official website)
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A quick message from our CEO, Richard Skarzynski. Featured in Facebook
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Education
1983
Bachelor’s Degree
UNSW
1992 - 1994
Master’s Degree
AGSM @ UNSW Business School
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