- Front Foot AgencyChief Executive Officer | Brand PartnershipsJanuary 2012 - Today (13 years and 4 months)Front Foot Agency (FFA*) is a Marketing and Brand agency specialising in youth lifestyle, culture and travel.Responsibilities:• CEO responsible for business strategy and execution• Creative Director for ideation across all activities - activations, partnerships and content production• Led high-value new business pitches, partnership proposals, and go-to-market strategies• Brand portfolio includes K-Way, RedBull, Swatch, Kia, Oakley, Hurley (Nike), Quiksilver and many othersAchievements:• Spearheaded high-value sponsorship acquisitions, securing multi-million-dollar brand partnerships• Developed and executed Nike's strategy for entering the youth lifestyle space via the Hurley brand• Produced the first-ever professional surfing event in China, pioneering new markets and breaking cultural barriers – we led with a Women's event!• Led the first-ever surf exhibition tour to North Korea
- Exceptional AlienHead of Global Partnerships | Chief Revenue Officer | Executive Committee MemberJanuary 2021 - January 2024 (3 years)Exceptional ALIEN (EA) is a start-up travel marketing platform that curates travel, creativity, and culture through the lens of Creators and Culture Makers.Responsibilities:• Executive Committee Member onboarded to bring media, entertainment and travel experience to develop business strategy and execution roll-out• Build and execute GTM of platform and brand positioning to the travel industry• Global head of business development, partnerships and revenueAchievements:• Created USP market positioning - "creator-led" destination marketing through authentic and trusted storytelling• Negotiated and secured all commercial partners and project-led execution of content production
- TOURISM WESTERN AUSTRALIA (TWA)Chief Executive Officer | Managing DirectorJanuary 2018 - January 2020 (2 years)Tourism WA (TWA) is the Western Australian independent marketing agency responsible for motivating people to choose Western Australia as their next holiday or event destination.Responsibilities:• Reported to the Minister of Tourism, Board of Directors, Director General and on occasions, the Premier of WA• Executive responsible for brand & marketing campaigns, partnerships, aviation capacity increases and event acquisitions• Managed $100M+ budget, 11 international offices and 100+ staffAchievements:• Developed and implemented a whole of State and industry tourism brand narrative with the first campaign, "Wander out Yonder", noted as the "best TWA campaign recall and impact ever" (Kantar research)• Re-set whole of the company culture, reshaping the organisation as a modern marketing agency• Drove record-breaking $11B visitor spend, achieving the highest international and interstate tourism growth in Australia
- Master of Business AdministrationAustralian Graduate School of ManagementMASTER BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (Accounting & Banking)Curtin University of TechnologyBACHELOR OF BUSINESS (Accounting & Banking)