Experience

SkillsVR

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Feb 2019 - 4 years 11 months

  Auckland, New Zealand; San Francisco, USA Joy Business Academy was started in 2013 with the goal to change people’s lives through the teaching of life and business skills. This experience highlighted the massive skills gap that was evident for job seekers as well as the challenges individuals had in acquiring the necessary skills to be employable. Traditional education was not working, we needed to find a new way to deliver training that is fun, engaging and immersive that delivers very high learning outcomes. We believe that everyone… Show more Joy Business Academy was started in 2013 with the goal to change people’s lives through the teaching of life and business skills. This experience highlighted the massive skills gap that was evident for job seekers as well as the challenges individuals had in acquiring the necessary skills to be employable. Traditional education was not working, we needed to find a new way to deliver training that is fun, engaging and immersive that delivers very high learning outcomes. We believe that everyone has a right to valued employment, regardless of education, literacy or location and that coupled with the current skills training methods being outdated and failing the business community – SkillsVR was born. We didn't set out to create a VR company but we found that it was the most effective way to train, educate and up-skill individuals from all walks of life. What will be our ultimate measure of success be? PLAYING, LEARNING and GROWING TOGETHER, by being CURIOUS, ENGAGING and COLLABORATIVE. Our core customer advocates are the LEARNERS, their learning outcomes (being Certified SkillsVR) is our true measure of success. So, our promise ensures that our LEARNERS are playing, learning and growing, and as we build partnerships with Global companies, and global customers, this will happen together. What will be our key measures of success beyond core SaaS measures ARR, NRR, CAC, LTV etc.? To engage learners, we need headsets, the more headsets in market, the more learners we engage in playing, learning, and growing together! Our ultimate measures are; #Headsets, #Learners and ARR Per Headset, that we heat map as we grow headsets globally! Show less



Joy Business Academy

• New Zealand
• E-learning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co Founder

  • Aug 2013 - 10 years 5 months

  Auckland, New Zealand After a lot of fantastic learning in setting up Joy Ice Cream and giving 242 individuals the opportunity to be exposed to operating their own business, we have now taken these learnings to develop Joy Business Academy (JBA). After a few challenges and wrong turns along the way, we created a Learning Platform with a library of Immersive Learning experiences that connects multiple stakeholders into an engaging and intuitive experience that is flexible and scalable and can be adopted for many… Show more After a lot of fantastic learning in setting up Joy Ice Cream and giving 242 individuals the opportunity to be exposed to operating their own business, we have now taken these learnings to develop Joy Business Academy (JBA). After a few challenges and wrong turns along the way, we created a Learning Platform with a library of Immersive Learning experiences that connects multiple stakeholders into an engaging and intuitive experience that is flexible and scalable and can be adopted for many different uses. The key driver behind JBA is to educate, train and immerse users in the Employability Skills that are required to succeed in life. We specialise in the delivery of Educational Games designed to immerse the learner in a fun, engaging and competitive experience that delivers extremely high learning outcomes (>90%, compared to traditional learning of 30 - 35%). JBA has worked with its partners including NZ Government and multiple Corporate Partners with its new product - The Tycoon Games (Restaurant, Tech Start Up; Construction) with great success. JBA are seeking like-minded partners from all over the world to share in our mission to educate and inform the next generation on the importance of Employability Skills and to ensure they can live a life of meaning and freedom. Show less



NZSki Limited

• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • May 2007 - Aug 2013

  I lead 1500 staff to deliver to our ultimate purpose of 'Leading the World in SnowSport Experiences'.



The Vetservice Group

• New Zealand

• CEO

  • Mar 2000 - May 2007

  Palmerston North, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, Queenstown Lead a dynamic group of people in an ever changing business environment to create value to our franchise owners, partners, customers and shareholders