Experience

Kara Atkinson Executive Search

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Aug 2007 - Present

  As a Headhunter of 20+ years, I am lucky enough to have assisted more than 1,000 Leaders into their next role. I am fuelled by the opportunity to help people continue to build and transform themselves through their career. It’s not rare for me to place someone in more than one role throughout their career, as I'm committed to helping people build careers, as opposed to the usual bums on seats attitude that might be great for the short term but is not sustainable for the long term. Knowing today’s candidate is tomorrow’s client, I developed a recruitment methodology; an industry first six-stage system guaranteed to deliver high performing diverse leaders to corporate Australia. Please get in touch to discuss your leadership team and your leadership career.



SPARC I The Sales Leader Network

• Australia
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Founder and CEO

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Excited to deliver SPARC to industry; a Network exclusively for Sales Leaders Excited to deliver SPARC to industry; a Network exclusively for Sales Leaders



ADROITA

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jul 2020 - Apr 2021

  The current opportunities in Defence programs are significant – hundreds of billions of dollars of investment in the medium term, with a strong focus on creating opportunities for Australian businesses. However, navigating the business of Government and in particular the business of Defence is complex and time-consuming, and may never deliver a return on investment. ADROITA supports Australian Small to Medium Enterprises solve this problem by helping them to pivot into Defence programs. Maximising our specialist in-house and Defence specific knowledge and networks, we mine their potential, identify their underlying Sovereign Industrial Capability, and support business by: – Developing 1-5 year strategies aligning their unique know-how with the specific expertise and capability that Defence requires – Delivering rapid knowledge transfer to SMEs to give them the Language, Tools and the Team to do business with Defence – Executing a campaign of activities to realise those opportunities



Work Happy

• Human Resources

• Board Member

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Less than 20% of us are happy at work, and that stat just ain't good enough. Australian Employers are paying out more than $10b in stress related worker's comp claims. And we can prevent this. At Work Happy we know the power of happiness in the workplace. This is why we offer more than other Employee Assistance Programs. We partner with you to achieve workplace happiness, wellbeing, performance and success with our contemporary, evidence based, best practice training and coaching programs.



Beilby Executive Search

• Senior Recruitment Consultant - Sales & Marketing

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2007

  Responsible for sourcing new business working with National and International clients, managing recruitment project from end-to-end. Sourcing and identifying candidates, talent mapping, shortlisting, finalising candidate appointments. Achieved billings of $800k and received the CEO's award for outstanding contributions to the firm and its clients. Specialist recruiter for Sales & Marketing appointments. Responsible for sourcing new business working with National and International clients, managing recruitment project from end-to-end. Sourcing and identifying candidates, talent mapping, shortlisting, finalising candidate appointments. Achieved billings of $800k and received the CEO's award for outstanding contributions to the firm and its clients. Specialist recruiter for Sales & Marketing appointments.



Marric Selection

• Senior Recruitment Consultant - Sales & Marketing

  • Sep 2005 - May 2006

  Senior recruitment consultant, working for a boutique recruitment agency, focused on Sales & Marketing appointments. Achieved substantial client billings, responsible for managing client relationships and the recruitment process from end-to-end including sourcing and identifying top talent. Senior recruitment consultant, working for a boutique recruitment agency, focused on Sales & Marketing appointments. Achieved substantial client billings, responsible for managing client relationships and the recruitment process from end-to-end including sourcing and identifying top talent.



Michael Page International

• Belgium
• Human Resources Services

• Recruitment Consultant - Sales & Marketing

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2005

  Recruitment Consultant specialising in Sales & Marketing appointments for international recruitment firm. Billed $150K in the first quarter, National Advertiser of the Year in 2004, top Sales & Marketing biller in 2005. Designed and facilitated advertising sales training. Recruitment Consultant specialising in Sales & Marketing appointments for international recruitment firm. Billed $150K in the first quarter, National Advertiser of the Year in 2004, top Sales & Marketing biller in 2005. Designed and facilitated advertising sales training.



Synchro Marketing Australia

• Australia
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Jun 2002