With 20+ years of experience in the Experience design and digital marketing industry, Stuart has the honed ability to see the bigger picture, comprehending clients' business objectives and goals, distilling it into the true challenge and then engaging the correct and necessary stakeholders to define and implement a creative solution. With a personal approach, Stuart and his team help clients shift the needle on achieving goals and objectives.Stuart's experience and skills stem from… Show more With 20+ years of experience in the Experience design and digital marketing industry, Stuart has the honed ability to see the bigger picture, comprehending clients' business objectives and goals, distilling it into the true challenge and then engaging the correct and necessary stakeholders to define and implement a creative solution. With a personal approach, Stuart and his team help clients shift the needle on achieving goals and objectives.Stuart's experience and skills stem from being an entrepreneur and a business owner which include:Strategy- The building of short and long term business strategies for both Tenaka and clients of Tenaka- The implementation of strategies with measured outcomes- Strategy reporting and updates to the board of TenakaPeople and operations- Recruitment and induction of team members to the organisation- Building of an inclusive, psychologically safe culture which is focused on individual strengths- Transformational objectives and actions- Creation of procedures and processes- Change management- Enforcement of HR policies and proceduresClients- Creation of long term relationships- Honest and transparent communication- Growth of clients businesses - Understanding their needs and providing solutionsFinance- Planning and budgeting- Management reporting- Cashflow management- Price negotiations- Investment management While building and growing the business is critical to success, more important is living the reason why I get up in the morning, the belief that I can make life better for someone is what drives me to perform at my best. Show less

My first business where I went solo and learnt a lot of valuable lessons. One of the most important is to find a mentor or more than one, don't be apprehensive to ask for help, successful people are eager to share the wealth of knowledge they have accumulated.

Responsible for the marketing and design of products, digital marketing and brand for Softline Pastel and the Softline Group of companies at large. Softline was acquired by Sage, and I continue to work with them on the management and services offered to Software Resellers and Accountants.

Conceptualising and design marketing campaigns, Product packaging and internal communication implementation. I was also responsible for the branding and design for the listed entity Softline Holdings.

Conceptualisation, design and layout.