Ryan Ramsay

Smartkarma connects independent investment research analysts to institutional asset managers, such as sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, pension funds, boutiques and family offices. Smartkarma’s cloud-based platform leverages the latest in technology to provide a network for independent research analysts to curate and share research in an innovative and new way.

QK Technologies is the largest software provider to the Australia Childcare Market. Arriving at an important time for the business launching three new software programs, my role incorporated strategic planning and branding to launch these new products. Additionally, tasks included planning and budgeting, online marketing, website design, advertising, design briefs and all other required marketing activities.

Childhood Australia operates across Australia with a number of educational programs for children ranging from foreign language, music and physical activities. My role was to create and manage each of the marketing strategies and campaigns launched in all five major Australian cities. Through driving demand for the products and increasing leads, a direct link was seen in the boost of customers contracted over the two year period.

My Australia Tours operated daily tours for visiting tourists to Brisbane City. As the owner of the company, I was responsible for all aspects of the business. This included setup of all suppliers, sales and marketing, recruitment and selection, training, finance and operational decisions regarding the daily tours.

Sandemans New Europe Tours is the largest city tour company across Europe. My role held many responsibilities across the twelve cities within Europe, including implementing new marketing strategies, building new clients through cold calling and face to face meetings and maintaining key accounts.

Pareto Law is the UK's largest and most successful sales recruitment agency and sales training organisation. This business to business sales position incorporated the traditional sales structure and taught me everything I need to know to win business and make sales. After completing the one month intensive sales training course, I successful won a number of large contracts in the months that followed and proved to be able to negotiate and sell with confidence.

Marketing, Human Resource Management