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Profile

Founder, operator and senior marketing leader with 15 years of experience, including 13 years building and leading agencies across FMCG, retail, property, e-commerce, health and hospitality. Led embedded, multi service growth work for 130+ brands across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji and China, scaling national retail distribution to 2,100+ doors and building a 3,800+ creator network. Combines commercial strategy, brand, performance marketing, content, e-commerce, web and modern operating systems to build growth that is both creatively strong and commercially accountable. Now seeking a senior in house role where I can bring founder level ownership, pace and execution to an ambitious organisation whose direction, opportunity and people I can genuinely get behind.

Experience

Founder and Director, Matter Agency
Brisbane | 2021 to Present
Founded a growth agency specialising in commercial strategy, brand, performance marketing, content, creator partnerships, e-commerce, web, AI and automation. Built and led cross functional teams across design, development, production and media, delivering embedded, multi service work for consumer, retail, property, e-commerce, health, hospitality and professional services brands across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji and China.
  • Built and operated a 3,800+ creator network, matching brands with relevant creators across FMCG, consumer, retail and lifestyle campaigns.
  • Designed and implemented integrated growth systems spanning paid acquisition, creative, content, CRO, Shopify and WordPress, CRM, reporting, attribution, AI and automation.
  • Delivered consistent 8x to 11x ROAS across selected brands and campaigns, with performance reporting and commercial accountability embedded into ongoing activity.
  • Led development marketing, re-launch strategy and implementation for major shopping centre clients across Australia and New Zealand.
  • Delivered 80+ website builds across Shopify, WordPress and Framer, including 40 launches or rebuilds in the past four years.
  • Led brand, digital, content and growth delivery across FMCG, retail, property, finance, health, fitness, hospitality and professional services.
Co-Founder and Director, Dept Group
Brisbane | 2013 to 2021
Co-founded and grew a creative, brand and digital studio to a six-person team, leading strategy, creative and delivery across FMCG, retail, property, hospitality and consumer brands.
  • Supported national FMCG growth from 200 to 2,100+ retail doors, including full national distribution through Woolworths, Coles and petrol and convenience.
  • Led brand, packaging, content, digital, retail marketing and product launch activity across a frozen food portfolio that expanded from 2 to 21 products.
  • Delivered development marketing, launch and re-launch strategy for major shopping centre clients across Australia and New Zealand, including the $500m Westfield Newmarket development.
  • Created campaigns and content for Red Bull, Coca-Cola Amatil, Johnny Rockets, Ray White, Westfield and Scentre Group.
  • Built and led a six-person team across brand, design, digital, web and content production.
  • Established the SEO, paid media, content and web systems that later became the foundation for Matter Agency.
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What I Do

Growth & Performance
Commercial growth, measured properly.
Paid acquisition, Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Performance Max, SEO, CRO, GA4, attribution, testing and reporting.
Brand & Creative
Identities that build long term equity and sell.
Brand strategy, identity, naming, art direction, packaging, positioning, copywriting and systemised guidelines.
Content & Production
High-performing commercial photo and video.
Photo and video direction, social content, always-on campaigns, UGC production and commercial art direction.
Creator Partnerships
3,800+ creator network operated as a system.
Seeding, ambassador management and campaign matching benchmarked on audience relevance, engagement and commercial accountability.
Web, E-commerce & AI
High-converting web and automated operations.
Shopify, WordPress, Framer, n8n pipelines, GPT agents and automated reporting that removes manual friction.
Commercial Direction & Delivery
Connected marketing systems that move work forward.
Strategy, commercial planning, client partnerships, multi service scopes, budgets, stakeholder management and cross functional delivery.

Selected Brands

FMCG & Retail
Woolworths, Coles, 7-Eleven, Big W, FroPro, Della Rosa, vEEF, Love Buds, Air Fry Guy, Billini, Dissh, Lula Rum, Inhouse Cocktails, Cocktail Porter, Aether Brewing, Beauty Sleep, Loka, Mobile Mattress, Kelly’s Group
Global & Iconic
Red Bull, Coca-Cola Amatil, Daikin, VELUX, Johnny Rockets, Sam Kerr, Sebastian Terry
Retail & Property
Westfield and Scentre Group, Ray White, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, Queens Plaza, Everton Plaza, North Harbour Business Park, The Urban Development, Faction, Blue Commercial, BW Property, Patona Property, Reds Group, OneFin, Chewzie, Denmac
Service & Professional
Architectus, Capital J Investments, ModCon Homes, HeliBiz, Growth Story Capital, Craggle, Canwell Health, SMARTA, Outposter, Green Finance Group
Hospitality & Venues
Story Bridge Hotel, Riverland, The Plough Inn, Humphreys Hotel, SK Steak & Oyster, Hellenika, Riversdale Group, 5Boroughs, Niky, Archer Coffee
Other brands across AU, NZ, SGP, PHL, IDN, FJI and CHN.

Selected Results & Proof

2,100+Retail doors secured across ANZ
8x–11xROAS across selected campaigns
138%Revenue growth across accounts
1M+Organic views per month
80+Website builds and launches
$500mDevelopment marketing for a major New Zealand retail development

Education & Accreditations

Education
Queensland University of Technology (QUT), studied Bachelor of Urban Development, Property Economics, 2006 to 2011.
Certifications & Partnerships
Meta Blueprint Certified Professional
Google Ads and Analytics Certified: Search, Display, Video, Shopping and GA4
Memberships & Communities
The Entourage · Business Scale-Up & Founder Growth Network
The 1% · AI Entrepreneurs & Automation Network