Mick Liubinskas
Bachelor of Business from University of Newcastle (1993–1995), Chief Marketing Officer at Tangler (10/2006-1/2008), Co-Founder/Web Strategist at Pollenizer Pty Ltd. since Oct-2007.
| Headline: | Investor |
| Skills: | Business, English, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Public speaking, Writing |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Supporting my investments |
| Schools: | Newcastle University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Pollenizer Pty Ltd |
| Position: | Co-Founder/Web Strategist |
| Time period: | October 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Established the company with Phil Morle to work with early stage tech companies.
Product and marketing strategy and implementation with 10+ companies. Industry speaker, writer and business advisor. Team of six across strategy, marketing and technology. Clients in Australia, USA and Spain. |
| Employer: | Virgin Interactive |
| Position: | Marketing Manager |
| Time period: | August 2007 - December 2008 |
| Employer: | Tangler |
| Position: | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Time period: | October 2006 - January 2008 |
| Description: | Reporting to CEO, running marketing and product development for technology start-up.
Hiring and management of technology team and communications consultants. Launched the product at DEMO (Phoenix, AZ) February 2006. Company downsized and moved to Shanghai after failed capital raising round. |
| Employer: | IBM Australia |
| Position: | Direct Marketing Manager |
| Time period: | January 2006 - August 2007 |
| Employer: | Zingee/Zapr |
| Position: | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Time period: | May 2005 - October 2006 |
| Description: | Reporting to CEO, running marketing and product development for technology start-up.
Hiring and management of technology team and communications consultants. Launched the product at DEMO (Phoenix, AZ) February 2006. Company downsized and moved to Shanghai after failed capital raising round. |
| Employer: | Kazaa.com |
| Position: | Head of Marketing & Business Development |
| Time period: | May 2002 - July 2004 |
| Description: | Managing large userbase – 50M users, 5M online, 300M downloads.
$10M+ revenue streams – search, OEM, advertising, software & content sales. Brand development, customer acquisition & retention, new product development, viral, PR/media, lobbying, market research and strategic alliance development. Working in North America, Europe and Asia. Including Yahoo, Skype, Tiscali, Doubleclick. Build and lead a senior team of sixteen direct reports in a complex environment. |
| Employer: | MassMedia Studios |
| Position: | Marketing Manager |
| Time period: | September 2001 - May 2002 |
| Employer: | Dynamic Realm |
| Position: | Managing Director |
| Time period: | December 1998 - September 2001 |
EDUCATION
| University: | Newcastle University |
| Time period: | 1993 - 1995 |
| Degree: | Bachelor of Business |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | soccer, basketball |
| Hobbies: | Short story writing, gardening, surfing, travel |
| Memberships: | Youth Connections |
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Dan Kaplan
Writer and Business Analyst Consultant for YouNoodle, seen around town plying his wit and analytic tendencies on unsuspecting bystanders. Unarmed, but possibly dangerous.