Mark Phillips

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Advisor and global distributor of innovative medical technologies. The team bridges the gap between Founders and the medical industry to bring rapid growth to innovations in the medical and health fields.

Founder of the global innovation mentoring brand, Business in Bare Feet. Growth through innovation creates strategic advantage. We assist startups, scaleups, tech and innovation driven businesses & Founders expand internationally to larger markets through experience, connections and strategy. We also spend a lot of time in regional and remote parts of the globe. • Globalization Mentor, Commercialization Advisor and Interim CEO • Creating Innovation in Business • Disruption & Articulating unique value points • Creating rapid growth for startups • International Expansion • Profitable business models, value articulation, price setting and leveraged market access strategies • Online positioning & brand development activities • Focussed Pitching • Leveraged go-to-market & partnering strategies • Unique Sales Propositions, prospect targeting, sales management & contract negotiation • Contract negotiation including IP licensing, government grants, new projects, international commerce and service delivery • Financial and investment strategies including financial modelling, cash flow management fund raising, IM preparation, Pitch Decks, investor presentations, cash flow forecasting, optimising working capital and alternative sourcing. Checkout our new global mentoring club SAND TRACKS. www.sandtracks.co

Driving business innovation, growth & profit through digitizing client's businesses is the name of the game at Knowledgi. Knowledgi provides digital tools & strategic services that assist businesses to standout and flourish in this new online, mobile-enabled, socially-networked global world. Digitization brings new opportunties and cheaper ways to develop & test different business models, profit engines and customer channels. As Co-Founder and Chief Profit Architect Mark is driving the adoption of more profitable business strategies and innovative technology engagement methods amongst its clients.

The Australian Government's representative to the startup incubator and accelerator industry in QLD and Northern Australia. Assists regional business incubators increase their skills, programs and funding to drive a new crop of Australian startups onto the world stage.

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Company Director of an enterprising online Brand Marketing agency that has built high-end websites and online portals for the likes of Hong Kong Tourism, Australian Wool International, Reebok, Singapore Airlines, Audi, Kellogg, Samsung, Sydney Airport and Pfizer.

Commercialised and launched the world largest portal of tourism business knowledge. Decipher Technologies was a subsidiary of the Co-operative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism (joint venture between industry and academia). Following Decipher's build phase Mark was asked to undertake a Commercialisation Assessment followed by the creation of a Commercialisation Plan. He later re-branded the business and launched it with the Federal Tourism Minister in Australia's Parliament House opening the doors with $400,000 of pre-sales. Over the next year he led the team in redesigning the user interface and growing sales to over $2m. After winning a new project the company created a major $2m e-commerce portal (Qualitytourism.com.au) to process Tourism Operator Accreditation Applications for 17 partner organisations.

Board of Directors managing the affairs of Australia's leading Hotel School and 4 star historical hotel until the sale of the business.

Mark became one of Australia's top IT sales executives on the back of strategic account engagement with large federal government clients in Canberra & beyond. He was a leading contributor to a core team that grew the Canberra market into one of Microsoft's most successful regions globally. Responsible for enterprise sales revenues in excess of $20m p.a. and regular deployment of new technology to over 50,000 personnel. Grew consulting business from 1 to 100 personnel in 1 year, instigated the world 's largest dot-net software development project and training scheme (800 developers), and set a new national licensing sales record in excess of $50m. Liaised globally with dispersed teams, 3rd party business partners, and foreign governments. Lead specialist projects in IT security, identity management, e-government web services, and taxation technology. Invited speaker at international conferences.

Successfully drove growth of n-teir software development services for government clients resulting in winning the company's largest projects in Australia.

Responsible for managing the relationships and business success of Apple reseller business partners in the Federal Government marketplace in Australia. Responsible for sales to education and selected government agencies. Golden Apple Winner.

Chartered Accountant. Tax Specialist. Automating business. Lead designer of Australia's largest PC computer network.

Trainee Chartered Accountant. Income Tax specialist. Receiverships.