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Brisbane, Qld, Au

Sydney, Au

Bonsai is a boutique venture studio that partners with startups, SMBs, and corporates to design, build, and grow software products.The Bonsai team comprises product, technology, and commercial experts with backgrounds in founding businesses and working at top technology companies, including Meta, Amazon, BCG, BCG X (Digital Ventures), Capgemini, Frog Design, Quantium, Eucalyptus, and Freelancer.com.Bonsai is proud to work with Australia’s leading companies, from ASX-listed corporates such as NAB and Seek to tech innovators including Uber, Blackbird, and Simply Wall St.

Kensington, Nsw, Au

UNSW Founders at UNSW Business School is Australia's most comprehensive university entrepreneurship program. I am a guest lecturer in Customer Discovery, guiding first time founders on problem & market validation. I also coach students in value proposition design and go-to-market.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Short term contract supporting the early stages of Infomedia's (ASX: IFM) 'product-led' transformation. Guided CEO, VP of Product and product squads how to discover features and products to solve unmet market needs and unlock new growth horizons.

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Short term contract to lead the commercialisation and go-to-market of a new venture launched by CSIRO, Data 61 and partners in the building management industry.

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Intalayer was "the operations platform for product-led companies". Our software products helped rapidly growing product-led companies:1) Make better prioritisation decisions by consolidating quantitative and qualitative customer feedback data from Support, Success, Sales and Marketing teams, and surfacing insights.2) Bridge the gaps between product and customer facing teams by closing the 'feedback loop', ensuring all internal stakeholders understood product prioritisation decisions and roadmaps.Intalayer was backed by VC firms Antler and Black Nova, as well as angel investors including Atlassian's Head of Engineering and the founder of Culture Amp.

Singapore, Sg

Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs experienced operators, builders and experts to launch and grow startups.

San Francisco, California, Us

Corporate Venture Building is the collaborative development of new businesses and revenue streams alongside corporate partners, from the identification of market opportunities to sustainable revenue generation.As Lead Venture Architect, I focused on the commercial aspects of corporate venture building. I specialised in developing business models for ventures, including market evaluation, revenue and operating model design, go-to-market strategy, and securing funding.Noteable project:Partnership with a global Facilities Management & Employee Benefits company to "develop a new digital venture that will create a significant new source of revenue, challenge the existing business model and ensure relevance in the next 5-10 years."I was accountable for; owning C-level partner relationships, venture team leadership, developing the business model (inc. go-to-market strategy) and crafting investor material.Due to my product experience, I also conducted quantitative research, ethnographic research in India, Czech Republic and the U.K. and worked closely with Strategic Designers and Product Management throughout digital product design and development.Frog is Capgemini Invent's innovation consulting and strategic design firm.

Paris, Fr

Partnered with clients to lead product management functions and digital transformation programs to uplift product maturity.Notable projects:- Re-designed and developed the end-to-end customer onboarding & account management journeys for 13 million customers of the United Kingdom's largest energy supplier. Additionally, guided client in building a customer centric product organisation.- Designed and developed the in-product experience of a high street bank's digital financial advice venture. Coached venture team on Customer Discovery and user testing.

Paris, Fr

Partnered with clients to transform customer experiences and design & develop new products.Notable projects:- Research, design and development of blockchain enabled product for supply chain management.- Re-design of essential U.K. Government and European Union digital service in preparation of potential Brexit scenarios.

Tokyo, Jp

Developed Dentsu's 'CX Analytics' service offering. Analysed client end-to-end digital customer experience and collaborated across Denstu agencies to devise experiments that increased customer acquisition and lifetime value.

Tokyo, Jp

Route 500 is a global high-potential talent program designed by the Dentsu Aegis Network to accelerate career development into higher level leadership positions.Through a competitive process my cohort of 20 was selected from across all network agencies for the year long program focusing on: Leadership skillsBuilding high performing teamsIntrapreneurshipInterpersonal & Communication skillsProblem Solving & Adaptability

London, Gb

Partnered with leading UK businesses to run organic growth marketing experiments.I led cross functional iProspect and client teams to run SEO, content, social & email marketing, and conversion optimisation experiments to increase customer acquisition and lifetime value.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Squared was a 3 month full time digital marketing course designed and hosted by Google at their campus in London.I was selected to attend this course after a competitive process at the Dentsu Aegis Network.Google Squared brings together representatives from the UK’s leading marketing agencies. Through workshops and lectures run by industry leaders, live briefs and deadline driven challenges, participants learn practical skills in growing businesses through digital channels, marketing technologies, analytics and customer insight.

Brisbane, Queensland, Au

Digital content strategy for the Queensland Government's Business and Industry website (business.qld.gov.au).

Brisbane, Queensland, Au