[Connection Requests] For connection requests, please use: david@linkedinxpress.com Hey, thanks for stopping by my profile. My name's David but let's start by talking about you. If you're a Small Business Owner, an Entrepreneur or a Sales Professional (BDM) and want to know how to get real outcomes from LinkedIn - If you'd like things such as: • more customers • fresh leads • sales • deals • partnerships • connections and a powerful network? Then I'd love to help you out. It's what I do. It's actually kinda all I do! ✭ How can I help you? ✭ I run workshops and online training to help business owners and sales teams to navigate, master and use the most powerful and effective networking and business development tool on the planet... LinkedIn. Teaching the art of attraction marketing, sales without selling and basically doing awesome business and great sales that don't leave you feeling pushy, grimy or cheesey. I believe in great people and great business. Solving problems, meeting real needs and developing lasting relationships. If that sounds like you, I reckon we'd get along just fine! And now drumroll for my.... Super-Not-So-Disguised Call to Action: If you've made it this far, here are two things you should definitely do right now. 1. Learn more: For free resources, how-to-guides and Videos go to www.linkedinxpress.com 2. Connect with me, right now, on: david@linkedinxpress.com OR EVEN better, shoot me a message. And let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Cheers, Dave

Head Trainer, LinkedIn Strategies for Business Development & SMEs @ Most people "get" branding and profile on LinkedIn, however many business owners have no idea how to tap into the power of LinkedIn as a business tool. For real business. With real people. After successfully implementing effective business development strategies, marketing and joint ventures all sourced and powered by LinkedIn, I was sought out to consult other business owners and entrepreneurs. I love it and am now running training both online and custom in-house strategy sessions. Currently working closely with James Tuckerman to give everyday and non-technical business owners simple strategies to get more business... and do better business. Areas of specialty and focus: ✓ LinkedIn for Business Development ✓ Lead and Sales Generation ✓ LinkedIn etiquette and best business practice ☆ In-house workshops and strategy sessions focused on practical outcomes. Naturally this also includes a focus on: ✓ Influence ✓ Traffic ✓ Thought Leadership ✓ Sales Navigator ✓ Branding ✓ Advanced connection strategies ✓ Connections ✓ Influence & Etiquette ✓ Leads and Sales ✓ Forming and sourcing Joint Venture partners ✓ Automation and management ✓ Defensive LinkedIn What Next? Please contact me on david@linkedinxpress.com, if you or your team is interested in working with me, or simply start by checking out: www.linkedinxpress.com From April 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Australia and OnlineWorkshop Instructor @ This was a great project to be a part of as the international team tested out Live workshops. I was excited to continue working with Upwork.com (formerly Elance-oDesk) to assist the education team deliver the (In-person Workshop) until the conclusion of this initiative. Building a High-Performance Team Online—Melbourne. At this 3 hour in-person bootcamp, you’ll get introduced to the essential skills, processes, and tech tools needed for hiring, and collaborating with remote team members. Throughout the workshop you’ll be learning alongside other Melbourne-based professionals, and afterwards you’ll get more work done because you will have mastered how to hire top freelancers for any type of work that can be done in front of a computer. If you're interested in coming along, please refer to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-workshop-building-a-high-performance-team-onlinemelbourne-tickets-16947259710 From March 2015 to May 2015 (3 months) MelbourneCo-Organiser and founding team member of "The Pulse" @ Want to Join? Check out: www.meetup.com/PulseMelbourne It's free and connects you to over 1,000 engaged, experts, entrepreneurs and innovators in Melbourne. Co-founding the Pulse with our team has been a fantastic experience. Founded with the Australian team, it is a meetup group and community for entrepreneurs, innovators, small businesses and startups. FAST GROWTH Taking my learnings from the previous group into this fast-growth success. In less than 12 weeks the Melbourne chapter grew to over 1,000 members, and nationally (across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane) over 3,000. A GLOBAL SUCCESS Due to its' success, The Pulse has now gone global. Springing up with chapters around the world. MC & ORGANISER Responsibilities include: - Business Development - Events - MC'ing/Hosting/Speaking/Panelling - Organising influencers for our expert nights EXPERT NIGHTS Our flagship expert nights have included the likes of: - James Tuckerman, Australian AntHill - Andy Sheats, Health.com.au - Matt Dyer, Eat Now - Darcy Naunton, YBF - Bec Derrington, Sourcebottle.com - Caroline Shawyer, PR Group - Ann Reeves, That Startup Show - Demi, WeTeachMe.com And many more to come. From September 2014 to April 2015 (8 months) Melbourne Area, AustraliaMelbourne & Adelaide City Manager @ Working as city manager for the global leaders in online work and a platform with over 10.5 million users. Australia is the 2nd biggest market in the world (based on spending) for hiring online and actually... the #1 spender when you adjust per capita (even higher than the US)! A dynamic role that puts me in touch with Australia's startup leaders, thinkers, innovators and entrepreneurs. It's a heck of a lot of fun and there is so much happening right here, right now. In this role I have run workshops and presentations, that include: ✓ Growth Hacking Panel w/General Assembly ✓ Melbourne University Accelerator Program ✓ Entrepreneur Organisation Panelist for Virtual Collaboration ✓ Female Founders ✓ Startup Victoria (teams) ✓ The Churchill Club Panelist ✓ The Pulse Community ✓ How to hire online ✓ Managing virtual teams ✓ Startup Leadership ✓ SMEA ✓ And much more As well as working with the team to develop a vibrant community of local Melbourne entrepreneurs. Growing a group to more than 1,000 members in just 8 weeks. Please contact me if you would like to know how to hire online, be part of a workshop or share your success story. From April 2014 to April 2015 (1 year 1 month) Melbourne Area, AustraliaGroup Organiser @ Running an exciting and rapidly growing meetup group of nearly5400 local entrepreneurs, small business owners and people interested in the tech/online scene. Rave reviews, terrific members and fun events. The group aims primarily to connect great people together and enable people to pursue their passions through the use of technology. Includes workshops, live events, guest speakers and a whole lot of fun. This has been an interesting and challenging experiment but resulted in meeting truly fantastic people, and developing a more detailed understanding of what makes a great live event. From January 2013 to September 2014 (1 year 9 months) Melbourne Area, AustraliaElance, Startup Mobilizer @ This awesome role transitioned into City Manager when elance.com and odesk.com merged. It allowed me to become well connected with entrepreneurship, innovation and the local tech scene. Before the merger Elance was the world's leading platform for online work, Elance connecting over 2.5 million freelancers with companies looking for on-demand work from the world's best. Elance is a platform where you can access talent around the world, on-demand, at your fingertips for globally competitive prices. To date, $3,184,378,334 of work has been completed via elance.com - That's why it's called a "hiring revolution". Some of the most common hires on elance.com include: - graphic designers - editors - coders and developers - web designers - virtual assitants Startup Mobilizer: As a mobilizer I love teaching others about the online hiring revolution, the hybrid workplace, Working Differently, Saving Money and Leveraging the world's best talent. My activities include: - Speaking - Teaching - Training On how entrepreneurs, startups and SME's can benefit from the online working revolution by leveraging at least one of the following: 1. Time 2. Money 3. Access to the best talent in the world (on-demand) Regular events and updates will be posted on my profile. From January 2013 to April 2014 (1 year 4 months) BDM - Business Development @ Whilst we are largely known for our extremely popular one day "Brand Accelerator" events, Key Person of Influence core business is a 40-week incubator for service-based small business owners. What sets it apart from most other training companies is that the training is delivered and supported by some of Australia's most respected entrepreneurs and industry experts. These are business leaders who have stood at the helm of multi-million dollar and multi-billion dollar businesses. At the core of the KPI philosophy is a belief that there has never been a better time in history for a small business owner to do what they love AND be highly rewarded for it. The company is known for the consistent results that its clients achieve and the way they leave them feeling buzzed, excited and in love with their business. From April 2013 to March 2014 (1 year) Melbourne Area, AustraliaMedia Director @ From November 2012 to July 2013 (9 months) www.EricBaileyGlobal.comDirector @ From June 2012 to June 2013 (1 year 1 month) www.realitydamage.comIT Professional @ From April 2010 to August 2012 (2 years 5 months) Founder and Director @ Online start-up specialising in Digital Product Launches, Web Development, Copywriting, Media and Marketing. From January 2006 to June 2011 (5 years 6 months) Australia

Bachelor of Arts (BA), English and International Studies, Distinction @ Monash University From 2005 to 2007 VCE @ Camberwell Grammar School From 1986 to 1999 David Hobson is skilled in: Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Online Marketing, Copywriting, Leadership, Social Media Marketing, Start-ups, Business Development, Digital Media, Training, Project Management, LinkedIn, Content Strategy, Events, Offshore Outsourcing, Digital Copywriting, Event Promotion, Web Marketing, Networking, Outsourcing Management, Public Speaking, Marketing, Social Media, Project Delivery, Marketing Communications, Telecommunications, Email Marketing, New Business Development, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Project Planning, Outsourcing, Small Business, Lead Generation, Strategic Partnerships, Coaching, Creative Writing, SEO, Online Advertising, Blogging, Social Networking, Online Presence, Troubleshooting, Online Presence..., Press Releases, Wireless Networking, Computer Network..., E-Mail Marketing, Time Management