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Advisory & Event Production Services for the Wave Pool industry. $20k revenue & 20% gross margin each month for the first quarter at our pilot location - scaling to more customers and wavepools in 2025. Advisory Services (B2B):High level feasibility & wave tech suitability analysis, Commercial strategy design and implementation and Exploration & prioritisation of new value opportunities for Surf Park developers and operatorsEvent Production & Promotion Services (B2C): Complex, bespoke and / or multi-venue events (see below for examples) for current and / or prospective Surf Park customers. Including the innovative ClipComps video competition format for wave pools. Got a great surf park idea or burning question? Hit me up.

blueegg is a research and experience design agency that uses evidence to cut through complexity.I was brought on to drive growth by defining and amplifying blueegg’s core specialisations, including its expertise in sharpening the Application Experience (AX), while also exploring how AI partners and tools can enhance research and design as a co-pilot.

I came on board to add capacity and capability to the commercial team setting up the URBNSURF Sydney project (opened May 2024) and explore and deploy new forms of growth across the entire URBNSURF group. Specifically leading the following projects:- Variable pricing experiment & conclusion- Membership re-design & go to market for Sydney- Launch & expansion of the world-first, AI video capture platform, Flowstate- Concept & creation of the URBNSURF Online Surf Academy / video analysis platform- Sourcing, procurement & commercialisation of Surf Craft at both parks- In-house digital screens & media network- Surf.Physio, Surfer’s Gym & wellbeing services- Government funding / grants- Adaptive surf programs & equipmentDuring my time at URBNSURF, the team and I achieved:- Record Membership & multipack sales for URBNSURF Melbourne ever & 55% higher pre-opening Memberships sales for Sydney vs Melbourne- Record photography / videography sales for 8 consecutive months- Record RevPUSH (revenue per utilised surf hour)- Record daily sales - Record June occupancy for URBNSURF Melbourne and overall

Working in the Innovation, Solutions and Ventures team and collaborating with brilliant, subject matter experts across a range of industries to create new value for KPMG and their clients. Roles include (from most to least recent):- Business Innovator, KPMG Enterprise (mid-market / SME clients) - Solution lead, KPMG ThinkPay (payroll compliance proposition)- Pitchfest event and government trial lead: NSW Government Smart Western City Program (client engagement) - Venture Lead, KPMG Upstarts (digital-business, joint-venture arm)Extra-curricular activities include (from most to least recent):- Founder & manager of the HomeWell club (resources for WFH)- Inaugural chair of the KPMG Innovation Advisory Committee

I was invited by the executive team to re-design and re-instate an extra-curricular advisory committee program, facilitating a diverse group of future KPMG leaders to help evolve our ways of working. After my term, I passed the baton onto one of my colleagues to continue the good work.

Tricky Jigsaw (AFR's Most Innovative Company 2017) is an innovation firm under the M&C Saatchi group that helps businesses outmanoeuvre their more innovative competitors.Some notable projects include, Optus Clever Bouy (sharks and people coexisting) & NRMA Fireblanket (Bushfire prevention and alert system).Reporting directly to the MD, my role is to lead a team of brilliant problem finders, problem solvers and story makers through complex and unchartered projects, including:Consumer facing projects like the 3 year, multi-million dollar, world first MaaS project for Lexus Australia, with a CMO as the key stakeholder, CEO as the project sponsor and Global HQ as the advisory board.Internal ways-of-working projects like the innovation lab we designed for icare NSW (the largest public-sector self-insurer in the country) to unlock world-class innovation throughout their entire organisation. In my first year, I was awarded with the M&C Saatchi Maurice Award for demonstrating outstanding alignment to the organisational values of Hunger, Curiosity, Respect and Action.

Roles:- Digital Strategy Director, The Monkeys, Sydney- Senior Business Architect, Business 3.0, London- Senior Design Strategist, Vert Industrial Design, Sydney- Senior Innovation Strategist, How to Impact, Sydney- Senior Digital Strategist, The White Agency, Sydney- Senior Marketing Manager, Alive Mobile App Studio, SydneyPersonal projects:- Slingshot - Get paid to commute in a mobile office, in work time- SurePass - Refundable tickets to sporting finals- WedCast - Your wedding video LIVE

I managed the Red Bull marketing mix ~ including sports and cultural events, the consumer collecting program, regional communication output and cross marketing initiatives in NSW and ACT.

I managed the Red Bull marketing program including sport and cultural events, the consumer collecting program and sales driving initiatives in Victoria and Tasmania.

Managed the SOLO portfolio to annually achieve volume, GSV, budget, margin, profit and share objectives in line with growth targets.During my time the brand achieved the 2nd highest market share in it's recorded history and improved all brand key metric scores vs YA.

Led National and International partnership and innovation projects with like-minded, leading brands in a variety of industries. My projects generated unprecedented, new revenue streams and brand value for Quiksilver and in 2009 we achieved the broadest reaching marketing initiative of the year via our virtual marketplace on XBOX Live.

Working under Quiksilver's entertainment principle consultant (who was also Kelly Slater's manager and is now the owner of the World Surf League), I identified, developed and executed opportunities for Quiksilver to reach mainstream audiences in credible ways via storyline, athlete and product consultation and placement in major media productions.

Managed an Asia-Pacific market test for a Quiksilver owned and operated music record label. I was responsible for all creative, events, PR, sales and merchandise initiatives which gained mainstream traction for the 4 artists involved.I also took it upon myself to use Myspace to start Quiksilver's first directory of royalty-free music by targeting great unsigned artists with a desire to feature in Quiksilver events and productions.

Designed and executed research and data collection projects for the Faculty of Economics