Proven Executive Impact

Sean Wilson has a proven record of delivering measurable commercial outcomes.

• CEO & Managing Director at BetterHR – Led multi-million-dollar national HR and employment law services organisation (SaaS, advisory). Over 7 years as CEO & Member of Board of Directors. Doubled revenue and gross profit, scaled platform to 60,000+ users, and increased enterprise value 250%+, funded entirely through internal cashflow. Secured long-term strategic alliances: Telstra, ADP Payroll, franchise groups & industry bodies. Earned significant equity ownership through value creation. Led buyer narrative for successful exit. Also Chief Technology & Product Officer at BetterHR for 10+ years, leading the technology strategy and product development of a national HR SaaS platform used by more than 60,000 users.

• Group CEO at Zonda Global, Zonda Care & Marine Seven – Led $20m+ multi-entity portfolio across healthcare staffing & recruitment, NDIS services and marine sales & service (luxury & retail). Delivered 12-month strategic and operational targets in half the planned timeframe. Positioned portfolio assets for successful exit. Increased exit velocity by 3 months. Delivered double digit revenue growth. Transformed losses to 34% gross profit. Restructed national operations (eliminated inefficiencies, reduced costs, improved service). Integrated 5 acquisitions (NSW, QLD, VIC, SA x 2). Handled complex legal and compliance risks. Led national managed services team (IT, HR, marketing, sales, etc).

• CEO & Managing Director at Kolling Foundation (now North Foundation) - Led a medical research foundation. Supporting 200+ doctors and scientists at Royal North Shore Hospital campus, The Kolling Institute, etc. Established by NSW Government, University of Sydney, etc.

  • Delivered 12-month strategic and operational targets in half the planned timeframe

  • Reset the operating models and stabilised operations

  • Led governance, finance & compliance

  • Resolved complex compliance issues (bank and payment controls, audit and legal risks, etc)

  • Delivered 7 figure revenue growth

  • Launched $100M Kolling Building

  • Attracted high profile new partners

  • Served concurrently as a Member of the Board of Directors, Company Secretary, Public Officer, Member of the Finance, Investment & Audit Committee, Member of the Andrew Olle Memorial Trust Committee, etc.

• CEO at ITBIZ - Founded, grew and sold an IT business for a profit. Led the organisation to provide a wide range of IT services and support to small and medium customers.

• National General Manager Sales & Marketing at Housing Industry Association – Led $85m commercial group for one of Australia's largesty industry associations. The national peak body for the home building industry. Transformed declining membership into growth and expanded to 50,000+ members, grew training to 500+ courses and 8,000+ participants, increased apprentices to 600+, led successful national enterprise transformation across 23 sites.

• National Sales Director at Sensis/Telstra Group – Led commercial operations for several divisions in Sensis, part of Telstra. A $1.8b+ advertising group (White Pages print/online, Yellow Pages print/online. Whereis mapping, Trading Post classifieds, Sensis 1234, Telstra Directory Assistance, etc). Helped grow core business revenue from $909 million in 2001 to over $1.8 billion by 2006. Setup a new national team to improve sales and service delivery for over 5,000 government accounts. Delivered 200%+ sales growth in several roles. Grew several accounts to $1m+. Worked closely with the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet to develop and roll out a mandatory, consistent branding policy for the whole of Australian Government. Represented Sensis as corporate sponsor of National Press Club Address for 2+ years.

• Commercial Director at Sharing Minds – Part of Asta (Microsoft Gold Partner) - Built AIIM legaltech division from zero to $1m+ banked revenue in first 180 days. FY commercial uplift = over $2 million. Built on Microsoft Power Apps & Dataverse. SaaS/professional services model. Delivered 12-month strategic and operational targets in half the planned timeframe, and profitability in year one through disciplined pricing, cost control and GTM design. Migrated >700,000 legal clients, >1.5 million legal service records, transferred >10 terabytes of highly-sensitive legal documents, trained over 1200 users, etc.

• Director of Sales & Marketing at ColorTile / Japan Ceramics - Led multi-million-dollar sales and marketing group. Delivered double digit growth across retail showrooms, trade customers, project builder partners and major projects division.

• Senior Advisor to a Member of Parliament - Reported to the Parliamentary Secretary to the NSW Premier. Provided advisory services. Delivered high-level policy research, briefing notes, and government event coordination.

• Country Head at Bettersource - Helping CEOs and business owners scale faster, overcome skills shortages and reduce labour costs through fully-managed remote teams and fixed-fee local recruitment. Trusted by 100+ businesses. 1000+ placements, 3+ years average talent retention.

• IT Manager at Government - Led the delivery, security, reliability, and strategic management of information technology services for large organisations across multiple sites.