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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Office Hub is commercial real estate agency with a modern twist, operating in the shared, serviced and coworking market. I drive the strategic direction of the business with a current focus on global expansion. I’m passionate about the flexibility and social benefits of shared office space and driven to help businesses achieve more through finding the right working environment.My day-to-day sees me manage client and partner relationships, formulate extensive advertising plans and support my team in making sales happen. I love exploring new revenue channels and creative directions to optimise user experience. We are the market leader in building tenant enquiries and I endeavour to lead by example, create a fun working environment and rally the team to greater success.If you are looking for office space, our unbiased, personalised (and free) service coordinates every step in the search process, from shortlisting options to organising tours, negotiating and signing on a new space. If you have excess space for rent, we are the No.1 advertising marketplace with the added ability to list on top commercial property portals. We qualify your leads and provide you with the necessary feedback to help you negotiate and secure a great new tenant. Check us out @ www.office-hub.com

Luxembourg City, Lu

Regus is the world’s largest provider of flexible workplaces, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the world’s largest network of video communication studios. Over 1 million customers a day use Regus’s facilities spread across a global footprint of 1,500 locations in 600 cities and 100 countries. I initially started as the Commercial Director however after 4 months the role was made redundant and my new role was to head up NSW sales and operations. My direct reports included 12 General managers, 3 Area Sales Managers and the Call Centre Manager.Key Achievements• Transitioned the retail centres management team to adopt the new global sales culture• Rebuilt the training and development program of the senior management team• Restructured the retail centres debt management process reducing bad debt by 32%• Managed the process to replace 9 underperforming General Managers • Increased workstation revenue by 8% over a 6 months period• Launched 2 new retail centres over a 5 month period• Maintained a consistent 20%+ EBIT every month during the transition period• Realised $750,000 in operational savings• Developed a co-branded national partnership with Staples • Grew the call centre tour conversion by 31% over a 3 month period

Luxembourg City, Lu

My role was to manage the national sales of the business whilst supporting the Australian Country Manager on strategic planning on the growth of the company. I also headed up the call centre and the strategic direction to which lead generation was created in the business. Other responsibilities included contract negotiations with suppliers, relationship management with key accounts, dispute resolution and litigation management. Price and product benchmarking, competitive analysis and strategic planning on alternative revenue channels were also part of my daily tasks. In Sept 2012 a global decision was made to make the Commercial Director's role redundant and as a result I commenced a new role as NSW Area Director.

Wantirna South, Vic, Au

CPM is the world’s largest field marketing company with offices in 20 countries and part of the world’s largest communications group, Omnicom. In Australia CPM employ over 1000 people and specialize in direct sales, field marketing, retail sampling and call centre’s. My role at CPM is to build and run a national sales team marketing the full spectrum of Optus’s products to the residential market. The campaign was a start-up leaving me in charge of building the entire platform of the program from a blank canvas. On a daily basis I managed the direct relationship with Optus as well as oversee the sales, financial, human resources and operational running of the program.Key Achievements• I built the program from the grass roots to be a turn key operation in 6 months• Recruited & trained over 120 field sales consultants within the first 12 months• Maintained the lowest cancellation rate Optus has recorded in the direct channel• Set up CPM’s commission and incentives modelling program• Key influencer for Optus introducing alternative ways to manage their direct channel• Successfully built the team to match the conversation rates of Optus main partner within 6 months of setting up the program• Securing over 6000 new accounts for Optus within 12 months

SWR is a fine dining 120 seat waterfront restaurant/function centre located on Sydney Harbour. My role originally at SWR was to oversee the business on behalf of the owner who was diagnosed with cancer. In 2008 the owner passed away and after seeing the potential in the business I decided to acquire SWR so that I could rebirth the operation to bring it back to its former glory. In 2008 I negotiated the sale of 50% of the business and passed the daily running of the restaurant to new co-owners. In Aug 2011 I sold SWR to a private consortium to allow me to focus on my new role at CPM Asia Pacific.Key Achievements• Personally managed the total refit, online launch, restaffing and repositioning of SWR• Turned a loss leading operation into being cash flow positive within 11 months• Increased function bookings by 450% over a 12 months period• Overhauled the digital/online presence and grew enquiries by 220% over 6 months• The business was successfully running under management within 12 months • Year on year sales revenue growth on 22% over 4 years• SWR was awarded an entry into the acclaimed “Good Food Guide” for 4 years running• For 3 years running SWR turned over $1m pa with an EBIT over 20%• Successfully selling the business and realising a 200% Return on investment

I established First Choice Communications in Jan 1996 as a specialist Telecommunications retailer marketing all 3 mobile networks in Australia to the retail and corporate market. In 2003 I sold the retail arm of FCC and launched a national B2B business under an exclusive agreement with Vodafone the worlds largest telecommunications provider. Key Points around FCC• Launched 6 new retail stores in Sydney/Melbourne over a 4 year period• Managed 6 direct reports and 20 indirect FTE’s • Generated over 70,000 mobile connections over the 14 years of operation• Grew sales from zero at launch to $5 million annually within 5 years• Maintained over 100% growth year of year in connections for first 4 years of operation• Kept a churn rate under 1% securing the No 1 position at Hutchison for lowest churn year on year over the past 14 years • Hutchison’s Telecom NSW retail dealer of the year 2002/3• Winner of 37 quarterly awards for high achievement in customer service & salesKey Achievements• Selling and deploying over 1000 phones to IBM during the Sydney Olympics• FCC consistently maintained the highest mobile ARPU at Hutchison’s of any dealer • FCC was Hutchison’s longest standing dealer nationally

Sydney, Nsw, Au

2day FM)Developing regular client focussed presentations for existing and new business.Building enduring relationships with senior advertising agency executives and advertisers.Keep abreast of competitor activity and new campaigns about to launchPromote and sell the Austereo's radio network direct to Advertising Agencies

Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa, Jp

6 graduates were chosen out of 800 applicants for this programOver 12 months we spent time in all areas of the factory, head office and retail showrooms meeting everyone from the MD to the factory workers on the floor.On completion of the program I worked in the marketing dept on special projectsIn 1992 Nissan closed its factory doors and as a result I opted to travel overseas

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

> Prepared the financial reports for the company> Managed the groups fixed asset registry> Project managed one off assignments on behalf of the company> Assisted in the monthly preparation of the groups P&L and Balance Sheet> Managed the stock stake and financial reporting of a group subsidiary based in Sydney

Bachelor Of Business, Accounting Sub Major In Marketing

Certificate Iv In Property Services (Real Estate), Real Estate

Marketing Principles And Practice Certificate, Advertising

Certificate Of Advertising, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

The Confident Negotiator Program, Organizational Leadership

Effective Communication & Human Relations, Public Relations/Image Management

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