Small Business Experience Officer

Louis Birks

Louis is a seasoned brand builder and e-commerce specialist with significant start-up and consumer product goods experience. His major areas of specialty include social media, e-commerce, organic growth, digital marketing, marketing operations, partnerships, business start-up, pitching, brand strategy, brand development and product development, as well as online marketplaces (Amazon), wholesale, sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics.

Louis has worked with some of Australia’s largest challenger brands and direct to consumer businesses. He also founded and built Australia’s first digitally-native sustainable personal care brand – helping establish the category in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle retailers for the first time in history. Passionate about marketing technology, Louis also played a pivotal role in creating an e-commerce partnerships-marketing platform that enabled e-commerce businesses to grow in new ways.

As a dedicated business advisor, Louis loves making the complex simple and helping businesses unlock their full potential.

Industry Experience

Arts and recreation services
Information media and telecommunication
Retail trade
Mining
Construction
Wholesale trade
Financial and insurance services
Professional, scientific and technical services
Administration and support services
Education and training

Specialises In

Sales
Marketing
Start-up
Business planning
Market research
Strategic planning
Digital presence
Budgeting
Competition
HR, staffing, and retention
WHS (Work Health and Safety)
Export/import
Intellectual property
Social media
Technology
Pricing and costing

Qualifications

Macquarie University Sydney
Bachelor of Commerce - Major: International Business 2008–2012

Copenhagen Business School
Bachelor of Commerce (Exchange Program) - Major: International Business 2012