: About Me

Craig has over ten years experience in senior management, mostly in business development and change management environments, in addition to ten years in sales and sales management.

He has achieved enviable results in sales, gross profit and business development. These results are due to his ability to quickly assess a business and its environment, in particular its people, and implement change and processes where required.

He greatly enjoys managing and consulting with staff, and motivating them to perform at their best.

His experience includes senior management roles within Harvey Norman Commercial, Hagemeyer and Panasonic Australia.

Craig is an Associate Fellow with the Australian Institute of Management and a Certified Professional Manager.

In addition to assisting clients sharpen their sales skills, Craig is a tutor and lecturer in the School of Marketing at the University of South Australia.

My passion is ...

Family

I know too much about ...

Selling

My parents always told me ...

You can't sell

My childhood ambition ...

To be Superman

My favorite memory ...

Every time I look at my wife

Why I write ...

Enjoyment, and otherwise it would bottle up inside me!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading Nigel Hawthorne autobiography

My first job ...

Management trainee

My best moment ...

Getting full custody of my son

My inspiration ...

My family

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Advantages of a recession

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Recession getting you down? Not me! What a great time to live in! I now have an excuse for absolutely everything I do not want to do. For example, I can never find the right present for my mother for her birthday. Now, I do not even bother to look. "Sorry Mum, the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) you know." Invited to a function I do not want to go to? "Sorry, must conserve my petrol. The GFC, you know." Leaving a small tip? "Sorry, I know you are hurting too. The GFC, you know.' Feeling too tired for getting frisky with the partner? "Sorry, too depressed. The GFC, you know." Coming home late...

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