Simon Franklin Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

RAIN Group is a global sales training and performance improvement company that unleashes sales potential by delivering transformational experiences for our clients.We help organisations:• Develop and improve sales strategy, process, messaging, and talent.• Enhance sales capability through award-winning sales training.• Design and execute strategic account management initiatives.• Increase the effectiveness of sales management and coaching.Named a Top Sales Training Company by Selling Power Magazine and Training Industry, RAIN Group has helped hundreds of thousands of professionals, managers, and sales leaders significantly increase their sales results. Headquartered in Boston, we have offices across the U.S. and internationally in Bogota, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Seoul, Sydney, and Toronto.We are committed to leading our industry with the:• Best intellectual property: We study buying and selling relentlessly through the RAIN Group Centre for Sales Research. Our research and fieldwork allow us to create industry-leading intellectual property to help our clients achieve the greatest success.• Best education system: We strive to use the best education approaches, methods, and technologies to make training work, stick, and transfer to the job.• Best results: We make it our mission to drive value and achieve high client satisfaction through excellence in quality and producing transformational results for our clients.#sales #leadership #coaching #performancecoaching #transformation #changemanagement #salesstrategy

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

As a Non Executive Director, I provide governance, oversight and guidance to the Board of CHROME TEMPLE Investments (“CTi”). My responsibilities include ensuring risk management frameworks, governance policies and protocols are aligned with CTi’s strategic objectives.I advise and help develop fund distribution strategies alongside investor marketing initiatives such as club membership benefits, events and tours. I attract and source investors, partnerships, referrers of investment funds such as Wealth Managers, Financial Planners, Platforms and Funds.CTi is the appointed investment manager for the CHROME TEMPLE Investments Mach 1 Fund. The Mach 1 Fund invests in exceptional vehicles where future capital appreciation is most likely to exist and represents Australia’s first dedicated specialist vehicle fund. Considered an investment asset class that is largely devoid of risk and volatility, classic cars have enjoyed significant capital returns over the past 10-years. CTi is comprised of skilled and experienced professionals drawn from the financial and automotive sectors. Our automotive experts have established connections to private collectors, dealerships, and auction houses which provide deep insights into trends, buyer and seller sentiments and outlooks, while our expert analysts scour data to identify emerging patterns and leading trend indicators. Bringing together these descriptive and prescriptive elements allows CTi to identify opportunities across multiple variants for optimising the Fund’s management. Investments that accelerate: https://www.chrometemple.com/investments

Sydney, Australia

As Chair of the Advisory Board of Asendium my responsibilities include providing advice and support to the CEO and Board on:(a) Strategic, commercial and investment matters;(b) Industry thought leadership, introductions and negotiations; and(c) Governance and performance of the Advisory Board;(d) Enterprise Sales & Relationship Management.More specifically, I provide leadership to the members of the Advisory Board, taking responsibility for the recruitment, composition, development and performance of the Advisory Board. I ensure proper and timely information reporting, facilitating meetings effectively, and ensuring that all Advisory Board members are actively engaged.As an Advisory Board member, I provide expertise in capital raising, enterprise sales leadership and international expansion strategy. Asendium is an early stage FinTech / RegTech company domiciled in Australia with global plans for expansion.Asendium is the next evolution of financial planning software designed for complete automation across your Fact Find, Strategy Paper and File Notes. Designed by ex-financial planners for financial planners, we simplify the advice process to help you navigate the complexity of providing advice in the 21st Century.Asendium simplifies the advice process through automation and integration, so that providing financial advice is as simple as tick, edit and generate.www.asendium.com

Sydney, Australia

As Founder and Managing Director, I was responsible for the leadership and governance of the firm and overseeing and delivering consulting and advisory projects. I led business development and sales activities. I have a passion for, and deep experience in, strategic risk management that can be commercially applied to achieve successful outcomes. Be that for corporate enterprises, SMEs or growth companies.Dequity Partners was a boutique management consulting and advisory business based in Sydney, Australia but operating globally. We partnered with our clients to deliver mission critical strategies and implement action plans. We knew you could never have enough future-focussed, critical thinkers in your team, so we provided them.Over decades, I have established strong business relationships with business owners, senior executives, industry bodies and global funders of investment projects. I have worked with a number of venture capital funds, HNW investors and family offices to de-risk, protect and grow their investment portfolio companies.I have worked across multiple industry sectors, but predominantly with a lean towards Banking and Financial services. I have provided services to Technology, Automotive, Investment Funds, Legal, Agriculture, Lending and Medical sectors. I have acted as a trusted consultant, advisor and partner to CEOs, Boards of Directors and Senior Management over many years building deep relationships.Typical Engagements & Consulting Assignments:Strategic Planning | Enterprise Risk Management | Transformation Management | Stakeholder Management | Risk Management Frameworks | Crisis Management | Independent Reviews | Subject Matter ExpertPost-pandemic and retirement of members of the team, Dequity was deregistered as a going concern in May 2024. The founders and partners are still active in other roles.#RiskManagement #Strategy #EnterpriseRiskManagement #Transformation #StrategicRiskManagement

Australia

As Chair of the Advisory Board of Iridium Private my responsibilities include providing advice and support to the CEO and Board on:(a) Strategic, commercial and investment matters;(b) Industry thought leadership, introductions and negotiations; and(c) Governance and performance of the Advisory Board.Iridium Private is an independent, strategic capital partner. We design lending solutions for professionals, business owners and property developers with access to over 50 bank and non-bank lenders. We provide a range of capital solutions where structured debt and equity solutions are required. We deliver these through a truly private client experience. We advise, liaise and create opportunities for you.Elevated by the most powerful acumen, industry connections and enabled by modern technology, Iridium Private cuts through the investment noise to deliver outcomes for our clients. We are a fresh new voice and authority tailoring bespoke solutions for all your problems of a financial kind.By building personal, lasting relationships with our clients who are currently underserved or even ignored by banks, we help them tap into an ever growing market of alternative finance.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

As an Independent Strategic Advisor, I:• assisted the CEO and Board to raise scaling / growth funds via direct equity into the Company;• provided strategic advice and support to the CEO and Board on commercial and investment matters;• supported the Company to reach its full potential over time via growth strategies and investment.Ensombl is the leading peer-to-peer professional network platform for financial advisers. Enombl is home to thousands of financial advisers, sharing and learning with one another, to drive the positive evolution of financial advice to enhance their abilities and have a greater impact on their clients and the world.http://www.ensombl.com

Sydney, Australia

I co-founded SSAMM Management Consulting with my business partner and friend, Ulysses Chioatto. As a Director of Risk Management Services, I managed all operations of the management consulting and strategic advisory services company, which serviced the financial services industry. I advised senior executives and boards on strategic risk management, legal & regulatory compliance and corporate governance. I provided advice to large corporate clients on crisis management, business continuity and disaster recovery.I drove strategic sales initiatives, with a particular focus on companies experiencing, or wanting to achieve, rapid growth. I was responsible for direct sales, account-based selling, channel partnerships, consultative selling, and contract negotiations. I delivered enterprise sales solutions for SaaS Tech companies at the forefront of their industry.SSAMM was a privately-owned, leading advisory firm that provides expertise and assistance to all types of organisations on corporate governance, strategy, sales, risk and corporate sustainability to clients in Australia and globally. SSAMM is primarily focussed on the financial services sector, particularly wealth management and banking.

Sydney, Australia

As the Chief Risk Officer I led the risk management division of Blue Chip Financial Solutions Australia, an Australian listed company. This role was centred on providing board support and advice, managing strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, franchise management, sales, marketing, financial product development and all aspects of governance for an ASX listed company.I later became the Interim CEO whilst the company went through a complete restructure.Blue Chip delivered end-to-end direct property investment, delivered through a unique funds-management approach through financial planners, wealth managers, and accounting firms.

Sydney, Australia

As a Director and Practice Leader for Deloiite, I led and delivered many large-scale projects for bluechip companies resulting in recognition that disaster recovery, business continuity and risk management were key components of any business in Australia.As a service line leader, I drove strategic sales initiatives, with a particular focus on companies experiencing, or wanting to achieve, rapid growth. I was responsible for direct sales, account-based selling, channel partnerships, consultative selling, and contract negotiations.I was recognised as an expert in strategic risk management. I managed business development and advisory services in enterprise risk, business continuity management, crisis management, disaster recovery, fraud investigation, regulatory reviews and responses to enforceable undertakings. I worked predominantly in financial services and government sectors developing and implementing successful outcomes.Deloitte is one of the "Big Four" accounting organisations and the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of professionals. Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services with more than 286,200 professionals globally.

London, United Kingdom

As Risk Management Consultant, I was responsible for several industry sectors. I performed various roles and functions including business development, marketing, sales, leveraging relationships, expansion, project planning, provision of risk management consulting services, business continuity, disaster recovery and disaster simulation training.After graduating with his Masters degree in Strategic Risk Management, Simon was recruited into the leading business continuity, disaster recovery and risk management business in the UK – Safetynet, later becoming Guardian IT.

London, England, United Kingdom

As Program Manager, I worked for the Dean of the Business school. I was responsible for development and planning of the curriculum, organising the academic team, mentoring the student participants, and teaching. I also lectured in various business subjects including entrepreneurship, business studies and engineering subjects.I achieved a high success rate of participants graduating from the course and gaining the relevant qualifications to enter the university in the following academic year at undergraduate level.The Access to Higher Education Diploma is a qualification which prepares people without traditional qualifications for study at university. Many were from disadvantaged backgrounds, lacked core language skills or had decided to go to university later in life.

Masters, Risk Management (Specialising In Strategic & Operational Risk, Governance & Crisis Management)

Masters Degree in Risk Management (Strategic & Operational)

Bachelor Of Engineering (Joint Hons), Electronic Engineering & Management

Joint Honours Degree in Engineering and Management

Hnc, Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Activities and Societies: Squash, Rugby and Football Electrical and Electronic Engineering