I am an entrepreneurial executive that adapts well to change and thrives in challenging environments. I am looking to do new things with an organisation that wants to do things differently. My career is marked by things that are different. I have never followed the beaten path. I want to ask questions and seek answers that drive change and make our community better.As one of Australia's leading research practitioners and strategists, I work with a range of businesses to help them better understand their customers and the larger consumer landscape, identify new opportunities and collaborate on the creation of strategic plans to drive businesses forward. I take my clients on a journey exploring their limitations and their potential with the goal of finding opportunities to improve business outcomes. I have an extensive track record managing people and growing businesses with core strengths around motivating people through personal engagement, driving change thought action-oriented research and developing and implementing strategy based on data-driven insight. My international market experience includes: Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, China, and Western European markets. I have significant experience as a leader at the executive level driving functions across marketing, business development, sales and finance. I also have a deep understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and field operations management. I have proven strategic development track record and successful P&L management experience with a strong desire to develop and lead a high performance organization. Ongoing interaction with clients is one of the things that I am passionate about. I believe that listening and understanding their business, their perspective on challenges and opportunities and the ability of their business to implement new strategies is key to developing a lasting partnerships that drive value for both the client and the agency. When I work with my clients I try to move beyond being a data and service provider to become a trusted advisor and champion of change in the client business. This drives significant results and makes me and my team an integral part of my clients' decision making and strategic process.I believe that engagement at all levels must be proactive, rather than reactive, and should have the goal of creating partnerships, both internally and externally, to create successful outcomes.