Over the past seven years, Sean has worked with several technology companies as well as the professional services, higher education, property and finance sectors to innovate across the board. In a prior role at Intersective, Sean facilitated experiential learning programs such as the Deloitte FASTRACK Innovation Challenge. He has been personally involved in organising over fifty startup events including national conferences, hackathons and pitching workshops. In 2013 he cofounded and managed the StartNest coworking space in Crows Nest, overseeing its growth into both a profitable enterprise and a vibrant startup hub. As of 2014, Sean is responsible for business development at VentureCrowd, which is Australia’s first equity-based crowd funding investment platforms. Backed by Artesian Venture Partners, VentureCrowd is both a new source of investment for outstanding entrepreneurs and a new asset class for forward-thinking investors. Sean is known as a super-connector of people, who makes himself available on a regular basis to mentor others and enjoys every opportunity to advocate startup principles and methodologies.

Developer Community Manager - Pi @ From March 2015 to Present (10 months) Sydney, AustraliaDirector of Business Development @ VentureCrowd is Australia's first equity-based crowd funding platform, empowering a new generation of investors to access and invest in Australian startups with high growth potential. Originally brought in on a 3 month contract for business development (sourcing investors and deals), my role quickly expanded to product management as well, with a goal of completing 3 successful deals on the platform, which was achieved by November. I helped hire a new CTO, set development priorities, designed and implemented processes for the back office, and developed strategic partnerships. From June 2014 to November 2014 (6 months) Managing Director @ Epicentre was created with the goal of launching a network of coworking spaces I developed deep industry research on the opportunity, created financial models and business plans, and pitched the opportunity to a wide range of investors, demonstrating the phenomenal growth and opportunities of this industry. I also built relations with strategic partners for the new spaces, including universities, venture capitalists, and relevant organisations. I built the supply chain for provision of new spaces, including construction, fitout, IT networks, and marketing. I ultimately proved that while there are strong numbers for a scalable property play in the area, the return on investment is not high enough to accommodate the additional risk in the space (i.e. we couldn’t replicate the IRR from StartNest at scale). I am currently considering other options in the coworking industry including a technology play, and advising companies and individuals looking to start their own coworking spaces. From December 2013 to June 2014 (7 months) AustraliaManaging Director @ StartNest is a coworking space for technology focused businesses and freelancers in Sydney’s North Shore. StartNest is more than just a shared office. As a passionate community StartNest gives members access to continuous mentoring, high level business education and a vast network of supporting partners and investors. StartNest is here to make your company fly providing a fun, friendly and collaborative workspace where entrepreneurs and freelancers can join in our community. From February 2013 to November 2013 (10 months) Director of Business Development @ Intersective develops and delivers unique work-integrated learning experiences linking students and employers of choice. The Deloitte FASTRACK Innovation Challenge is our flagship program. Now entering its third year, this widely recognised and regarded competition is changing the way Deloitte recruits and the way students learn about corporate Innovation and Intrapreneurship. Serious Games and Simulations looks at how business problems can benefit from game design thinking. The program explores how the elements of game design translate to value in the business world. Students identify a significant business problem and then design a simulation or gamified solution. From August 2012 to November 2013 (1 year 4 months) Sales & Marketing Manager @ Building solutions for Australian companies using staff in the Philippines. Past projects include: * 24/7 network monitoring * Back office data entry processes * Telemarketing * Development Also building partnerships with technology companies to provide staff on the back end of their solutions. From September 2012 to January 2013 (5 months) Founder @ A compilation of early stage tech investment opportunities for active investors. Primarily listing deals $200k-2m. While there was some great early traction in this business and the subscriber list grew to a couple hundred, I decided to sideline this business due to a lack of resources to properly scale this business into a profitable enterprise. From February 2012 to October 2012 (9 months) Founder @ Building a national community by exposing high school and university students to the concepts of entrepreneurship, and inspiring them to pursue their ideas. Linking entrepreneurial students to courses, events and other opportunities provided by our partners. From June 2010 to October 2012 (2 years 5 months) Evangelist @ Promoting Ninefold's local cloud offering through offline channels. This primarily involved attending events, public speaking, building relationships and partnerships, and finding sponsorship opportunities. From October 2011 to May 2012 (8 months) Sydney, AustraliaPresident @ The UTS Entrepreneurship society, exposing students to entrepreneurial skill sets and ideas, and providing resources. We ran a monthly networking event, as well as a monthly speaker event, focused around generating business ideas and early stage entrepreneurship. We also partner with external organisation to assist our students build their businesses. From February 2010 to August 2011 (1 year 7 months) Founder @ My first company. Koti was a consultancy helping small businesses move their systems into the cloud. Primarily focussed on CRM and accounting solutions. From February 2010 to February 2011 (1 year 1 month) User Experience Coordinator @ Sales and administrative tasks for a new software company. From November 2009 to March 2010 (5 months) Vice President @ From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Project & Client Support @ Assisting in all aspects of implementation of a software solution for banks globally. From August 2007 to August 2009 (2 years 1 month) Sales Assistant @ Managing multiple sections of inventory, and general sales. From 2005 to 2006 (1 year)

University of Technology Sydney From 2009 to 2012 Merewether High School From 1997 to 2004 Sean Marshall is skilled in: Early stage capital raising, Market Validation, Event Management, Cloud Computing, Public Speaking, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Strategy, Youth Engagement, Sponsorship, Professional Networking, Networking Events, Education, University Relations, Social Entrepreneurship