Waite Partners Advisory is a business advisory company focused on accelerating business value in regards to finance, people and business operations. We aim to serve small and medium size businesses across all industries wherever in the world they are located to achieve their mission, milestones, and goals. We have found that there is a large need for client support in areas of the market where the depth of resources and expertise may not match that of major cities. Our objective is to bridge that gap and partner with businesses and individuals to achieve their goals. We collaborate to deliver impactful business results and sustained growth through operational efficiencies, financial discipline, talent development, and leadership excellence. More context surrounding what we do is below: • Define and execute strategic plans, procedures, processes and metrics aligned with KPI performance objectives • Collaborate with founders, CEO’s and CFO’s to accelerate capital infusion including five successful raises • Recruit, select and develop high-performance operations, finance executives and team members• Partner with multi-year advisory clients; collaborating on leadership, management, sales, capital raising, HR, operations, finance, and corporate services• Deliver impactful results reducing costs, increasing market growth, and maintaining competitive advantage For more information please contact: michael@waitepartners.comor visit: https://waitepartners.com/

I am combining my life long passion for Tennis with leading, managing and collaborating with an awesome team to deliver an exceptional racquet sports member experience.Email: mwaite@dmgcc.orgWebsite: www.dmgcc.org

Launched Australian newspaper, Naracoorte News, and led it through to stabilization. Currently serving as advisor and Chair.email: news@naracoortenews.comwebsite: www.naracoortenews.com

Partner of the MCNW Group at Merrill. Michael and his team served an accomplished clientele, helping them manage and steward their wealth with greater forethought and purpose. They offered a discreet, highly customized approach firmly centered on the well-being of each individual, couple, family, business, or institution.AREAS OF FOCUS:• Team development and mentorship.• Operational strategy.• Process review and refinement.• Cross-team collaboration.

• Led finance, accounting, institutional sales administration, IT, compliance and revenue initiatives • Oversaw internal team members, third party vendors, and enterprise applications• Defined and implemented strategies and projects aligning business units with performance objectives• Deployed Salesforce technology consolidating five Sun Life Investment Management companies

• Private investment and holding company of Bill and Melinda Gates and Gates Foundation assets• Developed and managed a team of finance professionals and a network of global service providers to report on all aspects of owner’s net worth• Served on Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Inc. Board of Directors and audit committee• Deployed innovative technologies and systems streamlining processes and optimizing efficiencies

• Led strategic real estate portfolio operations, construction and asset management initiatives • Oversaw enterprise and client finance, HR, investor communication, IT, insurance, and tax teams• Led due diligence and team member transitions for acquiring one company and selling two companies