Dan Shepherd Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney

ASC is my private company through which I have consulted to hundreds of business from Security Mail - a $150Million turnover mail house to many small businesses across a huge range of service and product linesI owned and ran sales & marketing for a Naturopathic Clinic business with 3 clinics in 3 states.I launched and co ran a health and beauty import business; I have consulted to a wide range of businesses normally dealing with a sales blockage or massive industry change which… Show more ASC is my private company through which I have consulted to hundreds of business from Security Mail - a $150Million turnover mail house to many small businesses across a huge range of service and product linesI owned and ran sales & marketing for a Naturopathic Clinic business with 3 clinics in 3 states.I launched and co ran a health and beauty import business; I have consulted to a wide range of businesses normally dealing with a sales blockage or massive industry change which requires a new strategy or sales approach.I ran sales and marketing for a building business in the investment space here in Sydney and the Central Coast: I flew in helicopters of wold fires in NSW as a way of selling fire watch services to overseas Wild Fire Markets, I sold Sponsorship of the V8 Supercars series under Ch7 as a proof of concept for the aerial filming 'product' in that marketing space....... many interesting and diverse experiences but all grounded by a desire to understand which of the 3 problems the business was suffering from:Sales Ability of the Sales TeamSaleability and competitive offering of productSales Activity& Marketing Cut throughTo improve sales I have rarely seen the problem not be down to one of 3 things, Amount of sales activity or leads, Salesmanship, Saleability of the product or service.Its often one or 2 of these that fixes the problem - But only IF the problem can be fixed and to be frank - the bigger issue is often poor or non-management of the sales resources - ie no data, no proper measures. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Abacus Bookkeeping Group started life in 2002 as a consulting services business working mainly in the sales execution side of its client's ledgers. Having consulted to hundreds of small and medium business the offerings have been refined to become what you see today - Abacus Bookkeeping Group - a full cycle bookkeeping, financial management and BAS Agent Services company with a focus on both sides of the sales ledger.In 2016 the business was re-launched with 2 new Director… Show more Abacus Bookkeeping Group started life in 2002 as a consulting services business working mainly in the sales execution side of its client's ledgers. Having consulted to hundreds of small and medium business the offerings have been refined to become what you see today - Abacus Bookkeeping Group - a full cycle bookkeeping, financial management and BAS Agent Services company with a focus on both sides of the sales ledger.In 2016 the business was re-launched with 2 new Director Shareholders, David and Lauren, both CA's This added the ability for clients to receive Tax Services where required and not already taken care of by their exiting accountants.The range of services provided are as follows:Pre Sales : ensuring marketing activity and sales closure rates map to the business plan, implementing systems to be able to measure & manage this pre sales activity in the business.Strategy and planning : a helicopter view of the business and its commercial environment together with a review of the goals and resources and action plans required to achieve objectives in the short and long term.Post Sale : Bookkeeping, Financial Management including Business planning, cash flow forecasting and working with the company accountants to ensure no surprises from the ATO.BAS & Tax services - full range of services from training existing resources to a full outsourced service.It is important to note that Abacus, as the name suggests, focusses on the numbers. Whatever shortfalls or improvements are needed can be seen in the numbers but Abacus relies on Partners such as Sales Trainers, Outsourced General Managers, HR consultants, Business coaches and the like to deliver the pragmatic, day to day Human Activity Management assistance that may be required. Abacus focusses on the numbers in a business so the owners can 'Mind Their Business!' Show less

North Sydney

Starting in Recruitment by selling my training company to a recruitment business in North Sydney - the idea being that I would sell training into their client base and they could sell recruitment into my client base - but I soon got drafted in as the managing partner to attempt to manage the recruitment consultants. frankly in the early stages I struggled - the recruiters would not accept my sales management due to a lack of what they considered to be a zero experience base of selling… Show more Starting in Recruitment by selling my training company to a recruitment business in North Sydney - the idea being that I would sell training into their client base and they could sell recruitment into my client base - but I soon got drafted in as the managing partner to attempt to manage the recruitment consultants. frankly in the early stages I struggled - the recruiters would not accept my sales management due to a lack of what they considered to be a zero experience base of selling recruitment services. So I stepped out of the Sales Directors role, 'drove' a recruiting desk alongside them and promptly outbilled the non director staff for the next 12 months. I was then head hunted to DMA to start a Sales and Senior Exec Division and thenwas headed hunted again as MD of a $3Million T/O division of AAG - an It services business which was acquired by a PLC within the year. During my time there I completed a small acquisition and together with organic growth grew a 45 staff recruiting firm with 4 state offices. Show less

St Leonards

State Manager NSW, Cellular Staff of 30 Sales Reps - servicing SME, Corporate and Govt providing premium mobile phone at above market average price in a falling price market and in a period of massive industry change. Distribution through 16 store - in - store outlets and a pilot reseller model which became the company standard distribution model following a restructure of the company sales model in 1995.

Bachelor'S Degree, Cnaa

High School - A Levels

O & A levels