About
At readyBC, we are dedicated to helping businesses achieve operational resilience through our innovative SaaS business continuity platform. Our cloud-based solution allows organisations to manage, automate, and execute comprehensive business continuity plans, ensuring they are prepared to navigate any disruption. With seamless accessibility, real-time monitoring, and powerful risk management tools, readyBC simplifies business continuity for businesses of all sizes.
Behind readyBC stands Escalate Consulting, a leading authority in business resilience, crisis management, and strategic response. Escalate Consulting brings over two decades of experience in helping organisations prepare for and manage crises with confidence. Together, readyBC and Escalate Consulting offer a holistic approach to business continuity combining cutting-edge technology with unmatched consulting expertise to deliver resilient solutions for today’s evolving challenges.
Escalate Consulting Services
Crisis Management
Escalate Consulting helps businesses develop and execute robust crisis management strategies to effectively respond to emergencies. Their experts facilitate crisis exercises to ensure your leadership team is prepared for any event.
Business Continuity Planning
Through detailed business continuity plans, Escalate Consulting ensures your organisation can maintain critical operations during disruptions. They offer tailored solutions to protect key functions and minimise downtime.
Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis
Escalate Consulting risk assessment and business impact analysis services help businesses identify vulnerabilities and understand the potential impact of disruptions. Their approach provides clarity on where to focus resources to safeguard operations.
Strategic Response and Incident Management
Escalate Consulting works with organisations to create detailed strategic response plans, ensuring that incident management is swift, coordinated, and effective. Their solutions help reduce the negative impact of crises and enable quick recovery.
Employee Training and Scenario Exercises
Escalate Consulting specialises in engaging scenario-based exercises that prepare staff at all levels to respond confidently in crisis situations. They conduct practical workshops that sharpen skills and improve organisational preparedness.
Executive Leadership and Board Workshops
Escalate Consulting offers workshops for executive teams and boards to equip them with the knowledge and strategies needed to lead during a crisis. Their training emphasizes decision-making under pressure and enhances an organisation's overall resilience.
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Our Leadership Team
Managing Director
Simon Petie
Simon is one of Australia’s leading experts in business resilience and a highly regarded exercise facilitator in the industry. With over 19 years of experience in leadership roles, Simon brings a wealth of knowledge to readyBC, having founded and served as Managing Director of Escalate Consulting. His expertise spans strategic response, crisis management, and business continuity, offering invaluable insights to organisations looking to strengthen their resilience strategies.
Simon’s deep understanding of the business resilience lifecycle includes everything from problem identification, gap analysis, and policy development to business impact assessments, strategic planning, and implementation. Known for his exceptional facilitation and presentation skills, Simon specializes in crisis exercising, helping organisations develop robust response strategies through executive training and scenario-based workshops.
Having facilitated workshops and exercises for ASX-listed and global companies across Australia and internationally, Simon’s approach is built on fostering learning and development. He is a trusted consultant to leading businesses worldwide, helping them achieve outstanding outcomes through their resilience programs.
Director
Trent Clouston
With over 20 years of experience in emergency management and resilience consulting, Trent brings extensive expertise to readyBC. His background in law enforcement and fire rescue, combined with his work at strategic levels in multi-agency environments, allows him to bring unique insights to business continuity planning.
Trent is passionate about translating his field experience into the boardroom, guiding organisations through preparation and planning activities that lead to realistic simulation exercises. His ability to work confidently with senior stakeholders across various sectors—particularly in government, power utilities, and resources—makes him an invaluable asset to any organisation aiming to enhance its resilience.
Trent’s approach is focused on engaging organisations to develop robust plans and enthusiastic participation, helping them achieve successful outcomes in their resilience strategies.