Matt Michalewicz
Innovator, success expert, and serial entrepreneur.
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With more than two decades of hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, and success psychology, Matt Michalewicz speaks about business success, goal setting and leadership.
He’s also an expert on artificial intelligence and disruption.
Current work
Matt is currently the managing director of Complexica, the 2018 recipient of the Australian Innovation of the Year award, the peak innovation award for Australia.
Complexica is a provider of Artificial Intelligence software that helps large organisations increase revenue, margin, and customer engagement through automated analytics.
He is also a board director at Prophecy International (ASX: PRO) and ComOps (ASX: COM), and a Limited Partner in Blackbird Ventures, an Australian early-stage venture capital fund.
Previous experience
Corporate life: Matt was the co-founder and CEO of SolveIT Software. He grew the company from zero to almost 180 employees and $20 million in revenue before selling the business to Schneider Electric. Under his leadership, SolveIT Software became the third fasting-growing company in Australia in 2012, as ranked by Deloitte. The company won numerous awards, and counted among its customers some of the largest corporations in the world including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and Xstrata.
Founder: He's also been the co-founder and CEO of NuTech Solutions in the USA, where he raised more than US$15 million in venture capital and grew the business to almost 200 employees in six international offices.
Directors: In this role, Matt established an A-list board of directors including former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa, former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States Zbigniew Brzezinski, former Bank of America Chairman and CEO Hugh McColl Jr., and world-renowned fraud expert and subject of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Catch Me if You Can, Frank Abagnale. NuTech Solutions was acquired by Netezza Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by IBM Global Services.
Fitness Forever: From 1994 to 1999, Matt was the founder and operator of Fitness Forever, a personal training business, and later, the co-founder of CFG Investments, a money management and financial planning company with more than $150 million under management.
Author: Author of several books, including ‘Life in Half a Second’, ‘Winning Credibility’, ‘Puzzle-Based Learning’, and ‘Adaptive Business Intelligence’, he’s been featured on SkyNews and Seven’s Today Tonight for his thoughtful insights on success both in life and business, and the simple steps it takes to achieve both.
He’s also an expert on artificial intelligence and disruption.
Current work
Matt is currently the managing director of Complexica, the 2018 recipient of the Australian Innovation of the Year award, the peak innovation award for Australia.
Complexica is a provider of Artificial Intelligence software that helps large organisations increase revenue, margin, and customer engagement through automated analytics.
He is also a board director at Prophecy International (ASX: PRO) and ComOps (ASX: COM), and a Limited Partner in Blackbird Ventures, an Australian early-stage venture capital fund.
Previous experience
Corporate life: Matt was the co-founder and CEO of SolveIT Software. He grew the company from zero to almost 180 employees and $20 million in revenue before selling the business to Schneider Electric. Under his leadership, SolveIT Software became the third fasting-growing company in Australia in 2012, as ranked by Deloitte. The company won numerous awards, and counted among its customers some of the largest corporations in the world including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and Xstrata.
Founder: He's also been the co-founder and CEO of NuTech Solutions in the USA, where he raised more than US$15 million in venture capital and grew the business to almost 200 employees in six international offices.
Directors: In this role, Matt established an A-list board of directors including former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa, former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States Zbigniew Brzezinski, former Bank of America Chairman and CEO Hugh McColl Jr., and world-renowned fraud expert and subject of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Catch Me if You Can, Frank Abagnale. NuTech Solutions was acquired by Netezza Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by IBM Global Services.
Fitness Forever: From 1994 to 1999, Matt was the founder and operator of Fitness Forever, a personal training business, and later, the co-founder of CFG Investments, a money management and financial planning company with more than $150 million under management.
Author: Author of several books, including ‘Life in Half a Second’, ‘Winning Credibility’, ‘Puzzle-Based Learning’, and ‘Adaptive Business Intelligence’, he’s been featured on SkyNews and Seven’s Today Tonight for his thoughtful insights on success both in life and business, and the simple steps it takes to achieve both.
Matthew tailors each of the following topics for specific corporate, small business, industry sector or public sector audiences.
Winning Sales
It's not the company with the best product or service that wins the day, it's the company with the best sales and marketing. Calling on his 20+ years of experience in both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) sales, Matthew Michalewicz will share the secrets that can transform an average sales organisation into best in class. Using case studies and research from the field of psychology and behavioural finance, he will present what the ideal sales process should look like and how to apply it. Participants will learn how to:
• Optimise their sales process for cost and conversion
• Sell the 'prize' versus the 'product'
• Apply 'emotional involvement'
• Become more customer-centric
• Increase their credibility to increase sales
Matthew has used these techniques to sell his way to success in a number of diverse settings, including:
• Winning the largest corporations in the world as customers – such as BHP Billiton, General Motors, and Bank of America – against competitors that were larger, more established, with better products
• Convincing internationally-renowned people to join his board of directors, such as the President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa; the Bank of America Chairman and CEO Hugh McColl Jr., and subject of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster 'Catch Me if You Can' Frank Abagnale
• Selling the businesses he built to multi-billion dollar corporations, such as IBM and Schneider Electric
Matthew Michalewicz can dramatically change the way your organisation sells its products and services.
The Science of Success
The problem with success is that everybody has an opinion on how to achieve it. These opinions are usually based on personal experiences within a specific industry, time period, and geography, and can often be contradictory or irrelevant. In the 'Science of Success', Matthew presents the five fundamental drivers of success that are evidence-based and proven through thousands of studies and decades of scientific research. Free from opinion and bias, he explains the mechanics of each driver, why it works, and how it can be applied for attaining business, career, and personal goals. Matthew's talk is often included as a keynote presentation in conferences, corporate events, and professional development programs, and is based on his groundbreaking book Life in Half a Second.
From Starvation to Success: How to improve small business performance
Most small businesses are stuck in a perpetual state of 'survival', never quite able to achieve the financial success their products and services deserve. Matthew's presentation pulls focus on the critical factors that make the difference between starvation and success in any small business. Based on real-life examples and case studies, participants are provides with knowledge, insights, and action items to improve their top and bottom line performance, along with insights into Matthew's approach to fast-tracking business growth. Matthew has started, grown, and sold four companies during a 20-year period, with his last venture being ranked by Deloitte as the third fastest growing company in Australia in 2012.
From Cradle to Grave: How to foster innovation within any organisation
Why innovate? To gain differentiation, competitive advantage, increased productivity - the list is endless. The problem large organisations face is how to approach innovation - which is typically an unstructured discipline - in a structured manner. Matthew presents different innovation models for, from cultural and KPI-driving innovation, through to think tanks, strategic alliances, spin-ins, and strategic investments, and how they have been applied in various industries.
Commercialising Tomorrow's Technology
Bringing new innovations to market is both exciting and potentially very rewarding. However, there is often a funding and knowledge gap that has to be overcome when bringing new technologies to market. Using case studies and real-world examples, Matthew explains what it takes to bridge these gaps. His presentation also provides practical guidance that all businesses can apply to maximise their chances of achieving successful commercialisation outcomes.
Big Data, Disruption, and Artificial Intelligence
Most people realise that the world is rapidly changing – with technology re-writing the face of countless industries across the globe – but few people realise that the speed of this change is accelerating. Rapid change is not just a “phase” – rapid change is the new “norm”. According to a new Innosight study, the average lifespan of an S&P 500 company has fallen from 61 years in 1958, to just 18 years today, and new business models may only have a lifespan of 5 years or less given the speed of change.
As an international expert in disruptive technologies – having started, grown, and sold Artificial Intelligence software companies in Europe, North America, and Australasia over the past 20 years – Matthew Michalewicz delivers an succinct keynote on big data, disruption, and Artificial intelligence. Topics covered include:
• Big data and the Internet of Things – what is it and why it’s important
• Major trends driving innovation and disruption, such as personalisation, on demand consumption, and virtualisation
• How new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, 3-D printing, and quantum computing will re-shape and disrupt countless industries
• Implications for sales, marketing, and supply chain business functions
• What major companies are doing to accelerate innovation and protect themselves from disruption
Engaging and educational, Matthew’s keynote draws on facts and studies, as well as first-hand case studies on the topics covered
Winning Sales
It's not the company with the best product or service that wins the day, it's the company with the best sales and marketing. Calling on his 20+ years of experience in both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) sales, Matthew Michalewicz will share the secrets that can transform an average sales organisation into best in class. Using case studies and research from the field of psychology and behavioural finance, he will present what the ideal sales process should look like and how to apply it. Participants will learn how to:
• Optimise their sales process for cost and conversion
• Sell the 'prize' versus the 'product'
• Apply 'emotional involvement'
• Become more customer-centric
• Increase their credibility to increase sales
Matthew has used these techniques to sell his way to success in a number of diverse settings, including:
• Winning the largest corporations in the world as customers – such as BHP Billiton, General Motors, and Bank of America – against competitors that were larger, more established, with better products
• Convincing internationally-renowned people to join his board of directors, such as the President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa; the Bank of America Chairman and CEO Hugh McColl Jr., and subject of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster 'Catch Me if You Can' Frank Abagnale
• Selling the businesses he built to multi-billion dollar corporations, such as IBM and Schneider Electric
Matthew Michalewicz can dramatically change the way your organisation sells its products and services.
The Science of Success
The problem with success is that everybody has an opinion on how to achieve it. These opinions are usually based on personal experiences within a specific industry, time period, and geography, and can often be contradictory or irrelevant. In the 'Science of Success', Matthew presents the five fundamental drivers of success that are evidence-based and proven through thousands of studies and decades of scientific research. Free from opinion and bias, he explains the mechanics of each driver, why it works, and how it can be applied for attaining business, career, and personal goals. Matthew's talk is often included as a keynote presentation in conferences, corporate events, and professional development programs, and is based on his groundbreaking book Life in Half a Second.
From Starvation to Success: How to improve small business performance
Most small businesses are stuck in a perpetual state of 'survival', never quite able to achieve the financial success their products and services deserve. Matthew's presentation pulls focus on the critical factors that make the difference between starvation and success in any small business. Based on real-life examples and case studies, participants are provides with knowledge, insights, and action items to improve their top and bottom line performance, along with insights into Matthew's approach to fast-tracking business growth. Matthew has started, grown, and sold four companies during a 20-year period, with his last venture being ranked by Deloitte as the third fastest growing company in Australia in 2012.
From Cradle to Grave: How to foster innovation within any organisation
Why innovate? To gain differentiation, competitive advantage, increased productivity - the list is endless. The problem large organisations face is how to approach innovation - which is typically an unstructured discipline - in a structured manner. Matthew presents different innovation models for, from cultural and KPI-driving innovation, through to think tanks, strategic alliances, spin-ins, and strategic investments, and how they have been applied in various industries.
Commercialising Tomorrow's Technology
Bringing new innovations to market is both exciting and potentially very rewarding. However, there is often a funding and knowledge gap that has to be overcome when bringing new technologies to market. Using case studies and real-world examples, Matthew explains what it takes to bridge these gaps. His presentation also provides practical guidance that all businesses can apply to maximise their chances of achieving successful commercialisation outcomes.
Big Data, Disruption, and Artificial Intelligence
Most people realise that the world is rapidly changing – with technology re-writing the face of countless industries across the globe – but few people realise that the speed of this change is accelerating. Rapid change is not just a “phase” – rapid change is the new “norm”. According to a new Innosight study, the average lifespan of an S&P 500 company has fallen from 61 years in 1958, to just 18 years today, and new business models may only have a lifespan of 5 years or less given the speed of change.
As an international expert in disruptive technologies – having started, grown, and sold Artificial Intelligence software companies in Europe, North America, and Australasia over the past 20 years – Matthew Michalewicz delivers an succinct keynote on big data, disruption, and Artificial intelligence. Topics covered include:
• Big data and the Internet of Things – what is it and why it’s important
• Major trends driving innovation and disruption, such as personalisation, on demand consumption, and virtualisation
• How new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, 3-D printing, and quantum computing will re-shape and disrupt countless industries
• Implications for sales, marketing, and supply chain business functions
• What major companies are doing to accelerate innovation and protect themselves from disruption
Engaging and educational, Matthew’s keynote draws on facts and studies, as well as first-hand case studies on the topics covered
