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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

New Business opportunity development and acquisition

Provide sales, marketing and business strategy advice to small to mid-sized enterprises, including business capability audits and sales and marketing strategies and plans.Key Assignments:SNACK ATTACK♦ Launched the highly successful Snack Attack weight loss program including:♦ Product development - product specifications, packaging design, regulatory approval via food standards♦ Creation and development of point of sale and marketing campaigns♦ Development of logistics, accounting and order fulfilment systems♦ Design and development of CRM and marketing automation systems MYSTERY CUSTOMERManages mystery shopping programs for the retail, hospitality, services and leisure sectors.♦ Enabled the business to add industry bench-marking services to its offering.♦ Enabled the business to accurately track leads, methodically follow up leads and track quotes, tenders and customer contact.♦ Tripled the number of new leads and increased brand awareness.♦ Increased revenue from service audits by 25-40% per client through a Service Excellence accreditation scheme for Clubs NSW. ATOMIC DIGITAL MARKETING♦ Increased client enquiries by 25% by developing the website into a polished and professional site.♦ Sales conversions increased by 65% after developing brochures, information sheets, capability documents and auto-responders.♦ Increased online followers by almost 600% by developing social media platforms.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Sydney, Australia

Hi-Life Health and Beauty is an innovative Omni Channel creator and marketer of leading Health and Beauty brands including: Rapid LossSkin ClarityImmortal Beauty

Highly successful privately owned Australian manufacturer and distributor of health and beauty products through pharmacies, department stores, hair salons, health food stores, grocery, discount department and book stores. Brands included David Babaii for Wildaid, Bodytrim, Skin Physics, Vital Superfoods and Superslim.♦ Established and developed the business to achieve 90% year-on-year growth with a minimum operating profit of 12% to become a $26m a year enterprise with over 85 employees in under four years. ♦ Created and developed the Skin Physics brand to generate $6.5m in revenue by identifying and filling a gap in the market between cosmetic creams and surgical procedures.♦ Created and built Superslim into a $10m a year brand by establishing a new nutritional category.♦ Generated $4m a year in revenue by securing the Australian rights for a high profile exclusive international hair care brand.♦ Negotiated product ranging in Priceline, Myer, Target, David Jones, Woolworths and Big W.♦ Established international affiliates in the UK, Europe and the US to provide the business with a strong platform for ongoing growth.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Privately owned Australian company manufacturer and distributor of health, beauty and natural pharmaceutical products in pharmacies, department stores, perfumeries and health food stores with a presence in 48 countries. Brands included Skin Doctors Cosmeceuticals, Naturopathica, Fatblaster, Jungle Bronze, Xantrax and Virilex.♦ Built the revenue of the Skin Doctors cosmeceuticals export business from a retail turnover of under $1m to $60m in three years. Exports contributed 75% of the revenue and enabled the export business to become the company’s most profitable division.♦ Re-positioned Skin Doctors within the prestige channel in export markets to secure a 70% retail price premium over the Australian domestic market.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

$180m a year Australian owned trading and manufacturing company servicing the food, flavourings, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and complimentary health care industries through six offices in Australia and eight throughout South East Asia.♦ Developed and executed an essential oils marketing campaign which increased segment sales by 50%over two years and re-positioned the company from a commodity supplier to a premium producer. ♦ Grew sales of lavender oil by 30% by elevating the international profile of the Bridestowe Estate Lavender Farm in Tasmania amongst consumers and fine fragrance manufacturers. ♦ Sales and profit margins of essential oils increased by 50% over two years.♦ Procured and developed three new agencies valued at $4.5m a year.♦ The business became a highly attractive acquisition proposition which culminated in its acquisition by Orica in 2004.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Established and managed the Australian subsidiary of this UK based trading company servicing the food, flavouring, nutraceutical, personal care and aromatherapy industries.♦ Achieved profitability four months ahead of schedule and $2m in revenue in the first year by identifying and targeting under-serviced market segments.♦ Selected and appointed a sales and logistics team able to effectively manage day to day operations.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

World’s largest producer of Australian Tea Tree Oil and specialty phytotherapeutic ingredients.♦ Increased international demand for Australian tea tree oil by 300%♦ Doubled sales every year for four consecutive years.♦ Established a distribution network in 27 countries, delivering revenue of over $8m a year.♦ Instigated the launch of retail product ranges in The Body Shop (UK), Super Drug, Boots Health Care, Herron Pharmaceutical and Unilever♦ Negotiated supply contracts and primary product positioning for a private label brand for the Vitamax Group (Russia) which achieved over 6.5 stock turns during the first two quarters.♦ Organised a symposium that attracted over 130 international delegates, generated a 10% profit and stimulated demand at minimal cost. ♦ Designed and launched a corporate web site which generated over 5,000 hits during the first six months and achieved a prominent ranking in the major search engines.

Master Of Arts, Marketing Communications

Bachelor Of Education, Physical Education (Secondary)

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Medical Laboratory Science