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Simon Smith
With extensive experience helping to develop emerging businesses in the entertainment industry, Simon believes passionately in identifying and strengthening the essential foundations that are critical to the success of any business.
These include: strategic planning, industry positioning, branding, market/customer identification and promotion/advertising strategies. The financial component of every business is critical to its success so grant writing and crowd-funding can be valuable considerations that compliment traditional funding sources.
Most recently, he has worked in course development and lecturing in the tertiary education sector and has graduates succeeding at the highest levels in leading organisations in the music industry. Simon's varied entertainment industry experience gives him a deep understanding of the demands of highly competitive and often difficult industries and particularly enjoys working with start-ups to ensure that they are established with solid foundations.
Simon has the ability to see the big picture and identify businesses opportunities that can be maximised through short, mid and long term strategies.
Skills:
- Planning-
- Marketing-
- Sales-
- Grants-
- HR-
- Management-
Industries:
- Arts and recreation services-
- Education and training-
- Web & Online Marketing-
- Tourism, hospitality, accommodation and food services-
Spoken Languages:
State: Victoria
Primary Locations:
- Mornington Peninsula-
Locations by request:
- Melbourne South-
- Bass Coast-
- South Gippsland-
- (As I live on the Mornington Peninsula I can potentially meet clients upon request in the Frankston/Seaford area. There is also the possibility of mentoring on the Bass coast and Sth/East Gippsland from time to time upon negotiation.)
Mentoring available by:
- In Person, Face to Face in (Victoria)
Current Occupation:
SBMS Mentor, University lecturer in Business development/strategic planning and entertainment business consultant
Detailed CV:
From 1992-1998, Simon worked as a booking agent with Australia’s largest live music touring company and booking agency. From 1998-2005 he was Managing Director his own successful artist management company, responsible for financial, legal and business development operations. He also negotiated artists’ terms, developed recruitment and management policies and co-ordinated the local touring strategy on behalf of the agents and representatives of popular acts such as Killing Heidi, Frenzal Rhomb, Area 7, Tommy Emmanuel, Grinspoon, The Screaming Jets and the Violent Femmes amongst many others. A significant part of his time was spent liaising with councils, government authorities and others that were responsible for the planning, funding and project management of major events.
After a successful career in artist and event management, Simon moved into business management education at Australia's leading creative industries private education provider. From 2006-2016, Simon was Head of Department in Entertainment Business Management. Amongst other things, he managed human resources, developed ongoing policy based on industry developments, managed various staff and stakeholders, developed and maintained course materials and sat on the Academic Board.
Simon has also had extensive board experience. From 1999-2003 he sat on the board of The Push Inc., the Victorian Government’s peak advisory body on drug and alcohol free youth events and was also part of the inaugural Music Victoria Education Advisory Committee from 2011-2015.
Qualifications:
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Melbourne Polytechnic
- Australian Council for Private Education and Training eLearning Course (Advanced Level)
- Diploma of Vocational Education and Teaching Practice
- Graduate Certificate of Arts Management
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