zenworkz

The Zenworkz Team

Personnel Profile: Melanie Manton

Location: New South Wales

Background & Qualifications

  • Batchelor of Science (Majors Agric, Psych) - University of New England
  • Masters of Business (Majors Marketing & Organizational Development) - Queensland University Australia
  • Grad. Diploma in Psychology - Monash University
  • Over ten years experience in successful commercialisation and market entry strategies within the IT, Multimedia and Telecommunications market segments
  • Effective delivery of market, revenue and/or profitability growth in Australian and USA markets for Australian based IT, Multimedia and Telecommunications organisations
  • Founder and successful development of three Consultancy practices within the marketing and management services sectors employing 9 consultants
  • Design and facilitation of a corporate Leadership Development program accredited as a Diploma in Business
  • Fifteen years Executive experience in Australian and USA based senior strategic management and marketing roles in Top 50 organisations including Telstra Multimedia, Telstra Big Pond, Foxtel, ICI, Incitec
  • Leadership of the strategic market entry of an enterprise based, GIS product range on behalf of National Geographic (USA)
  • Project management of various IP validation and protection initiatives - most recently, a Methods Patent for National Geographic (USA)
  • Delivered more than 150 strategic market growth plans to company presidents
  • Project management of more than 100 market growth and development programs on behalf of client organisations
  • Co-developed the largest niche IT marketing consulting practice in Melbourne, Australia
  • Selected by Australian Government as one of only 3 Australian organisations to mentor and project manage high potential Australian companies entering the USA market via the UCLA Market Access Program
  • Developed market research diagnostic methodologies used by over 100 companies in Australia
  • Provided market intelligence and strategic input to over 150 business plans to company presidents to support their capital raise. Total capital raising in excess of $A10 million
  • Director of the Zen group of companies, specializing in market research, strategic growth and leadership development of high growth, innovative Australian organsiations

Relevant Experience

  • Co-founded Iconyx growing this business into the largest niche, IT marketing consulting practice in Melbourne, Australia 2000 - 2003
  • Founded Zenuii and co-founded Zenworkz to provide specialist products and services in market intelligence, business strategy and leadership skills. The Zen group acts as a "virtual" strategic resource taking a hands-on approach to the planning, documentation, skills development and implementation of the market growth strategies of our clients.
  • Design and facilitation of leadership development programs for a number of companies, including organisational gap analysis and recognition for accreditation towards a Diploma of Business 2005 - 2008
  • Design and facilitation of business safety planning workshops for senior executives and staff: 2005 - 2007
  • Provision of executive coaching for senior managers at FinPa New Media: 2007
  • Implementation of cultural change, leadership development and staff coaching programs in Telstra Corporation: 1990 - 2001
  • Co-design of "Learning Evaluator" online measurement tool : 2007 - 2008
  • Project Manager for IT support Geodynamics Ltd 2008

Conference Papers

  • "Online Evaluation technologies - Measuring Your Learning & Development Effectiveness", with Teresa Bassham - Asia Pacific Leadership & People Development Summit Strengthening the Linkages between Leadership Culture & Performance Melbourne 2008

 

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