Penny for
my Thoughts.
INDEPENDENT THINKING. DIRECT FROM THE SOURCE.MELBOURNE / EVERYWHERE

Thought
dealer.

Aaron Trotman with a surreal world of ideas, a rainbow, unicorn, snake, duck and a plane-triggered light bulb emerging from his open head

Brand. Business. The hard stuff.
A sharp brain. A straight answer.
Zero bullshit meetings.

Pick my brain ↗SCROLL TO GET INTO IT ↓
01 / THE PITCH

Good ideas.
Uncomfortable
honesty.

Founders in a fog. Brands at a dead end. A deck that says everything and lands nothing.

I get into the mess, ask the awkward question and help you work out what comes next.

Four artworks: Fear, a burning globe asking Are we fucked here?, Endless Anxiety, and a multitasking man sitting calmly amid chaos
03 / YOU GET ME

Failed a lot.
Won some.

You get the scars,
not the theory.

I built NON. Premium non-alc, poured by chefs, sommeliers and sober-curious freaks worldwide.

I’m drawn to the hard stuff. Brand, business, big decisions. I bring founder experience, pattern recognition and a willingness to say the thing that needs saying.

Meet NON ↗
Aaron.
04 / HOW MY HEAD WORKS

Wired different.
Built to get into it.

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Instinct.

Gut first. Fast always. I take the awkward bits.

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Patterns.

Autism: I see the pattern before it lands.

Grit.

ADHD and grit. Calm in the chaos.

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Direct.

No layers. You get me, not a junior.

05 / A QUICK GUT CHECK

Not for everyone.
But maybe you.

YES PLEASE ↗

Founders who move fast
and think hard.

Wild ideas with
commercial legs.

Good people doing
hard shit better.

HARD PASS ↘

Jargon and
pitch theatre.

Advice you never
intend to take.

“Let’s circle back.”
Let’s not.

06 / WORD OF MOUTH

Don’t take
my word.

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07 / YOUR MOVE

Got something
on your mind?

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Bring the messy version.
That’s a good place to start.

LET’S GET INTO IT

The short
version.

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