Sam Pratt Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

At Render, everything we do focuses on enabling our network operator and builder customers' to build at least 15% faster.Founded in 2013 by telecommunications construction and software industry leaders Dan Flemming and Joe Forbes, Render's technology plays a meaningful role in building and connecting communities to world-class broadband across the USA, UK and ANZ.

Irving, Texas, Us

Central Business District, Sg

As Principal Advisor & Director at APAC Advisory, I provide consulting and advisory services to early-stage technology entrepreneurs and their leadership teams in Australia, Singapore and the United States.APAC Advisory exists to scale technology platforms and businesses throughout the Asia-Pacific region. With extensive SaaS and partnering experience, strong global networks in Australia, Singapore and California, APAC Advisory are perfectly positioned to enable your growth.MISSION: Streamline the growth trajectory of our partners' businesses, and in doing so create lasting value.STRATEGY CONSULTING: APAC Advisory are technology and growth strategy specialists, talk to us about all things product, pricing, positioning and platform.GLOBAL EXPANSION: New market strategy and customer development. Overseas expansion into new territories with new partners.CAPITAL RAISING: APAC Advisory offer considered capital strategy and project management services which take the guesswork and distraction out of fundraising for founders.COMPANY BUILDING: APAC Advisory believe in the power of values-based and purpose led organisations, and have the tools required to reimagine your company and inspire new levels of individual and team performance.PLANNING & EXECUTION: Collaborative planning, workshop facilitation, strategy definition and execution are our core competencies that drive value for ambitious founders.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

I was engaged with the Melbourne Accelerator Program at the University of Melbourne in a mentor and advisor capacity, offering practical advice to participating founders on product strategy and new market development.MAP is the leading entrepreneurship program in Australia with a vision to enhance the culture of entrepreneurship in Australia. MAP supports entrepreneurs of all stages and accelerates the growth of world-class Australian start-ups.MAP is proudly supported by the University of Melbourne and since its inception in 2012, has evolved into a program that hosts a range of public events, workshops and feeder programs to help up-skill and connect entrepreneurs of all stages. Top start-ups are awarded Entrepreneurial Fellowships and gain access to the MAP Startup Accelerator where they receive $20,000 funding, office space, mentoring and travel to Sydney and Silicon Valley.MAP alumni teams have now raised over $20 million in funding, created more than 200 jobs and generated over $50 million in revenue since inception.Find out more and get involved at http://themap.co/

London, New York, Melbourne, Singapore, New Delhi, Au

General Manager Commercial Strategy & Operations for Unlockd, executive leadership of commercial strategy, analysis and business development functions globally.As employee #8 at hyper-growth tech platform Unlockd, I've worked across product, tech, strategy and commercial functions globally. Founded in Melbourne, Unlockd completed 7 partnership launches in 2 years across UK, USA, Jamaica, Indonesia, India and Australian markets, achieved annualised revenues exceeding $20m, and grew to over 70 staff with offices in Melbourne, Singapore, Delhi, New York and London. I am enormously proud of everything acheived at Unlockd and have benefited greatly from working with such a talented team to solve a problem which positively impacted hundreds of thousands of users globally.

London, New York, Melbourne, Singapore, New Delhi, Au

Vice President - Strategy & Development at Unlockd, executive leading global Commercial Strategy and Insights, and Business Development efforts across APAC. Focused on rapidly scaling the Unlockd platform by way of strategic partnerships with leading Telco, Loyalty, Gaming, and OTT companies.As employee #8 at hyper-growth tech platform Unlockd, I've worked across product, tech, strategy and commercial functions globally. Founded in Melbourne, Unlockd completed 7 partnership launches in 2 years across UK, USA, Jamaica, Indonesia, India and Australian markets, achieved annualised revenues exceeding $20m, and grew to over 70 staff with offices in Melbourne, Singapore, Delhi, New York and London.

London, New York, Melbourne, Singapore, New Delhi, Au

I led product strategy, partner integration and technology delivery teams for Unlockd as the business scaled across it's first 6 global markets, and built a world-class internal scaled-agile product and engineering capability:-Business-wide strategic planning, prioritisation and Objective Key Result (OKR) definition and management-Global Partner Integrations and cross-functional strategic initiatives-Product strategy and delivery-Strategic planning, initiative prioritisation and delivery portfolio management-Delivery leadership across Product, Engineering, DevOps/Site Reliability Engineering, Data Insights, New Markets-Ownership of competitor strategy and insights, government grant and IP strategies-Scaled Agile, Scrum-of-Scrum and Lean delivery management

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

I graduated from Melbourne Business School with the MBA class of 2016 having studied part-time whilst working full-time for the best part of three years. I completed elective studies in 2015 on exchange to Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management in Nashville Tennessee, majoring in M&A, Strategy and early-stage innovation with the full-time cohort at Vanderbilt's highly regarded MBA program.I specialised in M&A, finance, business strategy and innovation during my MBA studies at Melbourne Business School.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Sam led NAB's Mobile Acceleration Program, a strategic investment in experience design, agile development and CI-CD with the objective of delivering world class mobile payments and banking experiences for millions of NAB customers. Both Android and iOS next generation mobile applications launched in early 2016, positioning NAB as a leader in digital banking.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

eConveyancing is a national Australian property industry reform backed by major banks and state governments to facilitate online property settlement and exchange of title. A transformative change for the industry facilitated by Property Exchange Australia Ltd. (PEXA), eConveyancing significantly simplified the settlement process and delivered cost-effective, real-time property transactions for customers.Sam led the multi-year PEXA eConveyancing Digital Transformation Program at NAB from initial concept to delivery into NAB’s 1600 employee Mortgage Services business.eConveyancing was a historic change in the property industry and a significant digital transformation initiative for NAB. Initially engaged to write the business case on behalf of senior executive leadership in 2013, Sam's involvement cumulated in the successful launch of automated real-time Property Re-finance and Sale-Purchase transaction capability in 2015. Sam’s 30-strong team of Commercial Lawyers, Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Designers, Change Managers, Process Optimisation experts and technologists enables NAB to efficiently processes thousands of Property Settlement transactions online and without paper documentation every week, delivering substantial benefits for the business, the industry and the environment.Sam's leadership responsibilities included:- Program Leadership (Concept, Business Case, Delivery Planning, Solution Design, Team building, Financial Management and Implementation) of the eConveyancing Program at NAB- Funding confirmation and accountability for multi-year ~AUD$18m Digital Transformation Initiative- Primary NAB representative along-side senior executives to the landmark multi-lateral PEXA agreement involving all major Australian Banks, all state Land Titles Offices and Property Exchange Australia (PEXA)

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

The NAB Advantedge Integration Program integrated the AUD$400m Challenger Mortgage Management business into the NAB Group of companies. As Technology Project Manager Sam was responsible for multiple projects including Outlook and Exchange Migrations for 500 head-office and remote employees, Data Centre Separations, Financial ledger transition and HR and Payroll system migrations. This role was formative to Sam's development as a change leader in that it involved complex deliverables and cultural challenges integrating a medium sized organisation into a large corporation.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

As a Consulting Business Analyst at NAB Sam worked on various Retail Banking change initiatives and programs, primary responsibilities included:-Business requirement gathering and data analysis-Business process analysis and optimisation-Change planning and management-Stakeholder engagement and change initiative reporting

Barangaroo, New South Wales, Au

Sam worked on BT Financial Group's market leading Wrap and Investment platform. Sam was responsible for national Sales and Training program management, and leading various platform enhancement initiatives on behalf of the BT Wrap Sales and Distribution organisation.

Docklands, Victoria, Au

Sam worked at David Jones Head Office in Sydney for the Head of Home Electronics as a Merchandise Buyer Analyst, all whilst running PAQ Australia and distributing PAQ bags to over 170 stores fronts nationally. Sam's responsibilities at David Jones included:- Conducting sales analysis and developed product range forecasting models- Facilitating budget and inventory reporting, business planning and range presentations- Sam exceeded department sales and gross profit budgets for every quarter in the business- Sam was Invited to join the 2008 David Jones Merchandise Leadership Program, before pursuing a career in finance with BT Financial Group in 2008.

Sam founded and managed PAQ Australia, securing exclusive distribution rights for the global PAQ Camera Bags and accessories range throughout Australia and New Zealand.Sam was successful ranging PAQ Camera bags in 150 Big W stores and 20 other retail outlets throughout Australia, achieving peak sales volumes of 1600 units/week and revenues exceeding $1.5m in 2007, before exiting the business to Crest Electronics who acquired PAQ brand ANZ distribution rights in 2008.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba Exchange Program 2015

Bachelor Of Business Information Systems

Graduate Diploma Of Applied Finance

Diploma Of Project Management, Aqf Level 5, University Of New England (Au), Project Management

Victorian Certificate Of Education (Vce)