About

Who We Are

We provide more than just strategy, more than simply “business coaching”, more than support in a single area of business. Founders Julie Andrews and Stuart Ward have drawn on their collective experience to bring together a number of SME specialists to propel your business forward.

Propeller Business Services has evolved from providing business and audit expertise for NDIS providers to one that offers comprehensive and convenient business services to SMEs, with onshore client management with offshore cost and technology operational efficiency for our clients.​

Founders Julie Andrews and Stuart Ward have extensive experience across business management from launch to exit, as well as in-depth knowledge of: finance and capital markets, sales and marketing, merger and acquisition, business growth strategies and, importantly, exit strategies.

Julie and Stuart have drawn on their collective experience to bring together a number of SME specialists that can work with you to propel your business forward, whatever your stage of development.

It’s our goal to set new heights of SME operational and strategic effectiveness, through expert advice, excellent execution and exemplary value in the services we provide​.

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Director

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In prior roles, Julie has been responsible for client engagement with institutional and capital market clients, as well as marketing and distribution. She was formerly Co-founder, director and head of distribution at Blue Orbit Asset Management, from 2016-2022. Julie’s prior roles include Director, Equities at IFM Investors (2014- 2016), Head of Institutional Equities Distribution at Vanguard Australia (2013), and Australian Director for FTSE (2007-2013), where she established and developed the business in AU/NZ.

Julie also established the Asia Pacific business as Director for Starmine, a global equity research analytics firm from 2003-2007. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and FINSIA in Applied Finance and Investment Management. Julie is the Chairperson of Youth and Family Connect and is a Founding Board Member of Financial Executive Women (FEW).

Stuart Ward

Stuart Ward

Director

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He has been an international senior finance professional for over 20 years, operating within large multi-nationals, listed corporations and investment circles. He is the co-founder of Australia’s largest clinical pharmacy service provider to the aged care sector which has led to an exit sale and IPO of the business (ASX: CTQ).

Stuart is recognised as a thought leader with strong specialisations in making deals happen for start-ups and turnarounds. This is highlighted by a track record across corporate and SME markets.

He led the implementation of the WH Smith business in Australia and the successful merger of all the Australia Post, e-Services business units into one has created many successful start-ups including specialised sectors such as the disability sector (JPS Audit Specialists and Instacare).

He currently serves as the Chair of the board for JPS Audit Specialists.

Julian De Maria

Julian De Maria

Health and Disability Consultant (MClinEd, BN, RN, ACN)

Julian heads up Propeller’s NDIS consulting services. He is a Registered Nurse and an expert NDIS consultant with over 20 years’ experience working in the health and disability sectors, with 10 years’ experience in human services accreditation.

During his career, Julian has held a number of roles: clinical nursing, Manager of Education Services, Director of Nursing, National Manager for Hospital Accreditation and more recently, health and disability auditing across multiple frameworks and schemes nationally.

Julian’s nursing career has taken him to New Zealand, India and Australia, and he has worked across both the public and private health sectors, not-for-profit organisations and a Health Promotion Charity.

His knowledge, skills and experience can meet the varied needs of all types and sizes of health and community service clients. Julian’s passion is to see organisations continue to deliver higher levels of safer, better care with lasting change and measurable growth.