Sean Wilson

Leadership | Growth | Turnaround | Transformation | Value Creation

Executive Experience. Commercial Capability. Hands-On Execution.

Are you a business owner, founder, investor or Board looking for an experienced CEO, COO or hands-on commercial operator to help:

• Grow revenue and profitability?

• Improve business performance and productivity?

• Solve complex commercial and operational problems?

• Lead change, transformation or business turnaround?

• Strengthen leadership, decision-making and accountability?

• Turn opportunities and strategy into measurable results?

If yes, talk to Sean Wilson about where the opportunity lies and what needs to happen next.

Meet Sean Wilson

Sean Wilson is an experienced CEO, COO and commercial executive who helps businesses grow, improve performance, solve complex problems, and turn strategy into action by aligning people, operations and resources around results.

His proven track record includes:

• Business Turnarounds & Value Creation: Transforming declining and loss-making businesses into profitable, growing operations, including delivering a 150%+ share-value uplift at BetterHR, doubling revenue and gross profit, and increasing profitability through operational improvement and financial discipline.

• Business Growth & Commercialisation: Building businesses and new ventures from the ground up, including growing a SaaS division from zero to $2M+ in sales, banking $1M+ within 180 days, achieving profitability in year one, and founding and successfully exiting an IT services business.

• Executive & Enterprise Leadership: Managing P&Ls of up to $89M, leading 300+ people across 50+ sites, overseeing multi-business operations, and transforming national operating models to improve performance, accountability and service delivery.

• Sales, Marketing & Business Development: Achieving up to 366% of sales targets at Sensis, generating $20M+ in individual sales, establishing a national government sales operation serving 5,000+ accounts and generating $33M+ annually, and developing $1M+ strategic client relationships.

• Strategic Partnerships & Customer Growth: Building 300+ strategic distribution and referral partnerships at BetterHR, including Telstra, ADP, franchise groups and industry associations, and developing commercial relationships and go-to-market channels across multiple sectors.

• Operational Transformation & M&A: Integrating five acquisitions across four states at M7, restructuring national operations, improving financial controls, reducing costs, resolving complex operational and compliance issues, and transforming Zonda operations to achieve 34% gross profit within nine months.

• Technology, SaaS & Digital Transformation: Leading 70+ major technology initiatives, scaling SaaS platforms to 60,000+ users, overseeing product development and platform redevelopment, and delivering complex migrations involving 700,000+ legal clients, 1.5 million records and 10TB+ of sensitive documents while maintaining business continuity.

• Product Development & New Business Ventures: Developing and commercialising new products, services and business units, including launching online marketplaces, establishing retail and installation divisions, expanding digital channels and developing new go-to-market strategies.

• Organisational & Membership Growth: Transforming HIA's $89M+ commercial operations across 23 sites, growing membership by more than 10,000 to 50,000+, expanding training to 500+ courses and 8,000+ participants, and growing apprenticeships beyond 600.

• Governance, Risk & Accountability: Strengthening Board governance, financial reporting, audit, risk and compliance, and serving on 20+ boards and committees, including 10+ years in office-bearer positions.

No shortcuts, secret hacks or magic pills.

Just practical, proven support from someone who has done it.