Business Communication and Leadership Coach
Canberra Area, Australia
- Current
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- Director at Life7 Pty Ltd
- Past
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- Business Analyst at Australian National University
- Intranet Project Manager at Australian Taxation Office
- Advertising Strategist at Communication Company
- Managing Director and Consultant at Chris Edwards Advertising
- Creative Director at Xavier Nelson Advertising
- Art Director at Ad Image Advertising
- Junior Art Director at USP Needham
- Artist & Illustrator at Self Employed
- Graphic Designer and Finished Artist at Designads of Australia
- Junior Finish Artist at Playbill Australia
- Education
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- University of Technology Sydney
- Blue Mountains Grammar School
- Sydney Grammar School
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Chris Edwards’s Summary
Personal business coach with substantial experience in internal and external business communication. Strong focus on attitudinal change, teambuilding through better communication and business growth through improved advertising and communication with customers, clients and suppliers.
Chris Edwards’s Specialties:
Leadership development coaching
Staff employment and retention strategies
Advertising and promotional strategic planning
Business website analysis
Chris Edwards’s Experience
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Director
Life7 Pty Ltd
(Human Resources industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Business Communication Coach specialising in provision of personal business coaching support and Leadership Development .
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Business Analyst
Australian National University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
January 2001 — February 2007 (6 years 2 months)
Involved with the development of multilingual IT projects including the Chinese Digital Archives and various web based teaching and learning projects.
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Intranet Project Manager
Australian Taxation Office
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Facilitated processes to get diverse stakeholder groups to agree on a common goal and methodology and has developed creative solutions to web publishing and communication problems across the ATO
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Advertising Strategist
Communication Company
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Originally employed as a strategist with Communication Partners, which merged to become Communication Co. I was working with them for 18 months. They changed their name to Zoo Communications shortly after I left.
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Managing Director and Consultant
Chris Edwards Advertising
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1991 — 1997 (6 years)
Provided advertising strategic services to clients primarily in Sydney and Malaysia and worked as a Consultant Creative Director with Risiq in Kuala Lumpur
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Creative Director
Xavier Nelson Advertising
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1987 — 1991 (4 years)
Responsible for the advertising strategy and creative product of the agency
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Art Director
Ad Image Advertising
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1986 — 1987 (1 year)
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Junior Art Director
USP Needham
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1985 — 1986 (1 year)
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Artist & Illustrator
Self Employed
(Arts and Crafts industry)
1983 — 1985 (2 years)
I painted and illustrated magazine covers, books and did art for art's sake.
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Graphic Designer and Finished Artist
Designads of Australia
(Design industry)
1979 — 1983 (4 years)
Predominantly worked on the production of Annual Reports for blue chip companies
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Junior Finish Artist
Playbill Australia
(Graphic Design industry)
1977 — 1978 (1 year)
Here I got my start in the world of commercial art in the days before computers - when it was a craft and an art studio smelt of paint and turps.
Chris Edwards’s Education
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University of Technology Sydney
Advertising 1985 — 1988
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Blue Mountains Grammar School
1976 — 1977
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Sydney Grammar School
1967 — 1974
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Chris Edwards’s Contact Settings
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