Led by someone who's done the work

Lachlan Thorburn founded marquelion after spending nearly a decade in corporate strategy roles where he watched good ideas die from poor execution. He got tired of creating presentations that never led to real change.

Before marquelion, he worked with mid-sized companies trying to scale without falling apart. He saw patterns emerge. The same problems kept showing up regardless of industry. Cash flow mismanagement. Unclear pricing strategies. Growth plans disconnected from operational capacity.

These days he splits time between direct client work and training the marquelion team. He still builds financial models himself because he thinks it's important to stay close to the actual work. And he insists everyone on the team spend time with clients rather than hiding behind theoretical frameworks.

Outside work, he's usually hiking somewhere in the Brindabellas or reading dense books about economic history that nobody else wants to discuss.