Dean has had a varied and interesting career starting in business consulting, marketing and advertising with big business. Translating business strategy into code with Australia's best web development agency during the dot com boom of 1999 to 2001, learning about local business first hand when he owned, managed and successfully sold his own bar and restaurant.This is where he came up with an idea which he developed and patented. He commercialised and patented Booking Angel with customers, revenue and a global presence. It was during a year living in Silicon Valley that Dean came across Groupon and the group buying model. With his understanding of local business and technology background they launched Australia's first group buying site Spreets. It went live in Feb 2010, the company grew very quickly and maintained a market leadership position which attracted the interests of Yahoo7 who acquired the business for around $40 million just 11 months later. Dean's earn-out period finished in June 2012, he has been investing in startups through startmate.com.au and his investment company Binary Investments. He recently launched his 4th startup the worlds first online crowdfunding platform and real estate fund for bars and restaurants called IconPark.com

Co-Founder @ From September 2013 to Present (2 years 4 months) Sydney, AustraliaInvestor @ From March 2013 to Present (2 years 10 months) Investor, Startup Advisor, Keynote Speaker @ From June 2012 to Present (3 years 7 months) Sydney, AustraliaFounding Mentor / Investor @ From December 2010 to Present (5 years 1 month) CEO Spreets @ From February 2011 to June 2012 (1 year 5 months) Co-Founder & CEO @ From December 2009 to June 2012 (2 years 7 months) Sydney, AustraliaCEO & Founder @ From October 2003 to February 2010 (6 years 5 months) Marketing Strategy Consultant @ From February 2004 to May 2007 (3 years 4 months) General Manager / Owner @ From 2001 to 2003 (2 years) Business Manager @ From 1999 to 2001 (2 years) Strategic Marketing Consultant @ From January 1999 to June 1999 (6 months) Graduate @ From 1997 to 1998 (1 year)

Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising (Adschool) @ University of Technology Sydney From 1999 to 1999 Bachelor of Commerce @ University of Sydney From 1996 to 1998 HSC @ St Josephs College Hunters Hill From 1990 to 1995 Dean McEvoy is skilled in: Start-ups, Online Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, Lead Generation, Online Advertising, Product Management, E-commerce, PPC, New Business Development, Competitive Analysis, Leadership, Digital Marketing