The short version:I love doing deals and building awesome teams to drive successful partnerships and business growth!I've successfully delivered partnerships for B2B and B2C SaaS platforms and products, partnering with Australia's most iconic and trusted brands including Australia Post, Westpac, Bunnings, MYOB, Qantas, Canstar, Finder and Mercer Super to name a few!The long versionPaul is an energetic, driven and ambitious professional with strong business development, relationship management and partnership skills, boasting an extensive network in the Australian Financial Services, Wealth, , Superannuation, Retail, Accounting Payments and Fintech space.He is a true hunter and relishes the opportunity to develop new relationships and distribution channels, leveraging his excellent stakeholder management skills externally and internally to maximise revenue and develop lasting partnerships and relationships.Paul has 20 years of experience in the banking and payments industry, having started his career in retail banking with Lloyds Bank in the UK where he gained invaluable sales and relationship management experience across multiple sectors.He moved to Australia in 2011, and spent five years working for blue chip recruitment businesses consulting with leading Australian banks, lenders and payment businesses.In September 2017, Paul joined fintech Valiant Finance as number 13 in the business and a key member of the leadership team. He lead the partnerships strategy and delivered high value partnerships with major Australian brands such as Qantas, Australia Post, Carsales, Canstar, iSelect and MYOB.Paul and the Valiant team were recognised by Fintech Australia for the partnership with Australia Post in the 2021 Finnies, winning the "Best Partnership" category!In August 2021 Paul joined MYOB to lead a new strategic partnership function with a focus on customer acquisition and building out frameworks to govern how MYOB can build better partnership with developers and app partners across financial services and the wider ecosystem.After being tempted back in to the fintech startup community with Safewill and successfully launching partnerships in life insurance and Superannuation, with a healthy pipleine to follow, Paul decided to take a huge leap...Paul founded PARTNER-SHIP in September 2024 to offer fractional exec and consulting Partnerships services to businesses of all sizes and life stage across Australia. Paul is a keen golfer, playing off a handicap of 3 and a die hard England rugby fan!