Stephen Powell Email & Phone Number

Guyere, Yarra Valley

Highlights• New venue: Re'em Yarra Valley: Branding, Kitchen Design, Product Design, Business Development.• Successfully secured and managed a $3.5M Regional Tourism Investment Fund grant.• Coordinated the Building Project Management Committee.• Initiated & coordinated on farm forest revegetation project with Tree Project & Ribbons of Green.• Activation of Business events and tourism industry promotions and B2B customer acquisition.• Liaison / promotion with State Government (DJSIR : Visit Vic : Global Vic), Yarra Ranges Tourism and Yarra Ranges Council, among other stakeholders.

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Achieved rapid sales growth, increasing annual turnover from $50K to $1.2M by 2019• Initiated comprehensive rebranding and new product strategies, enhancing consumer engagement.• Implemented effective sales and promotional strategies.• Developed strategic business plans, budgets and venue expansion.• Content generation for marketing outreach, including digital• Enhanced visitor experiences and increased direct-to-consumer sales.

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Hosting and cooking for leading wine retail and restaurant customers. Website development. B2B sales and marketing support. Product launch and media liaison wine and wagyu beef.

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Cellar Door and Restaurant manager, and occasional chef. Worked with a team averaging 30% growth per year.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Combination of sessional (casual) and full-time (contract) teaching and training roles, including VET in schools, training in industry and class room teaching. Subjects included Food and Beverage, Wine Studies, Management, Sales and Marketing and Tourism Subjects.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Economy

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Education record