Paul Lange

Current

• Management Team Leader at Freelife International
• Leader - AUS Ecademy Business Club at Ecademy
• Life Member/Professional Networker at Ecademy - BlackStar

• Business Innovator & Consigliere to Business & Industry at None
• Hospitality Management Consultant at Private (Self-employed)

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Past

• Leader - The Law of Attraction on Ecademy Business Club at Ecademy
• Leader - Second Life on Ecademy Business Club at Ecademy
• Leader - Business Swap on Ecademy Business Club at Ecademy

• Leader - Second Life Execution Network at Ecademy
• Executive Producer at The Secret of Action and Networking Days - The Sand
• General Manager at Pschorr (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
• IT Manager - CIMS Program at ABN AMRO Bank N.V
• IT Manager at Control Break International b.v.
• Project Manager - Virtual Data Centre at UWV/GAK
• Service Desk Manager - SOZAWE at Council of the City of Rotterdam
• Principal Consultant at Microsoft - Financial Services EMEA
• Interim Manager - Infrastructure - ICTA at AEGON
• Interim Manager - Team Leader - Network & Telecoms at AEGON
• Operations & Support Manager at Gandalf Nederland b.v.
• Director - European Operations at Interweb, inc.
• Principal Consultant - Venture Capital at Interfinance Limited
• Director at Cocktail Privee
• Beverages Manager - Public & Banqueting at Restaurant Victorian
• Assistant Bars' Manager at Hilton Hotel Düsseldorf

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Education

• Sydney Boys' High School

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Website
• Guaranteed Digital Strategies
• GoChi - 19 Benefits in 14 Days

Paul Lange’s Summary

I'm an Australian born entrepreneur & have lived outside 'Oz' for 22+ years although I returned in 2006 with Pauline, my wife of 7+ years who was born in the Netherlands. We met, were engaged and married on Friday the 13th which should make it clear that I'm not superstitious. I speak/read/write English (please no jokes from the Brits) :-), Dutch & German; also currently learning Italian & Greek.

My approach to building business (opportunities) is that each party brings something to the table. I'm interested in people who wish to engage and help to build something whilst accepting their own portion of the commercial risk that's involved. This can be in terms of time, materials & knowledge and/or financial participation. People who simply offer products and/or services in return for their next pay check can be good once projects have been established & there is either cash flow or one of the participants is providing the seed capital however, generally these people don't grab my attention as quickly as those with a more risk oriented approach. By the way, you can approach me on the same basis. If you want to close a deal, be sure that you've opened the door first.

What can I do for you? Well to be completely candid, a BIG ZERO!! as in "0", which I will attach firmly to the end of your bottom line. I am a business innovator & consigliere to businesses of all sizes, & take SME's from 5-6 figures to 6-7 figures. Enterprise consultancy is on a more strategic or executive level.

My background is in the areas of Enterprise IT Management (heavily weighted to Financial Services), & hospitality; the definition of hospitality differs across the world so for the sake of clarity, I mean activities that range from development, to erection, and (operational) management of venues such as hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, nightclubs, cruise ships, event centres et al. Please see my website www.paullange.com.au for more information on all of my activities & my latest news.

Paul Lange’s Specialties:

Entrepreneur, Hospitality, Wine Import/Export, Corporate Finance, Capital Pool Funding, Negotiation, HRM, CRM, Remote Backup, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Business IT Management/Consultancy, Online Networking, Ecademy, BlackStar, Network2Connect, MySpace, Xing/openBC, Facebook, Idea Mama Club, SecondLife

Paul Lange’s Experience

• Management Team Leader

  Freelife International

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  May 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  - Recruited senior management team to lead rapid global expansion of a direct sales organisation.
  
  - Oversaw development and execution of a three-tier training
  program to duplicate standardised training.
  
  - Increased distributor retention to more than 75% over 6 months (industry standard is less than 25%).
  
  - Personally developed a $2.5 million annual turnover global business in Direct Sales within 12 months.

• Leader - AUS Ecademy Business Club

  Ecademy

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  June 2006 — Present (2 years 5 months)

• Life Member/Professional Networker

  Ecademy - BlackStar

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  April 2005 — Present (3 years 7 months)

• Business Innovator & Consigliere to Business & Industry

  None

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 1997 — Present (11 years 10 months)

  I help committed people to build million dollar companies. That however is simply the vehicle as my focus is helping people achieve whatever it is that is important to them, their biggest goals & ultimately their dreams. The things they are passionate about & can visualise themselves achieving. And whilst not everyone has a dream to be exceedingly rich, the desire to create wealth is common among the people I work with, & often is a means to a greater purpose.
  
  My style is very candid & sometimes confronting. If you ask for my help, understand this. I cannot motivate you to do anything. Motivation comes from within & unless you understand that you will continue to live your life by what other people want. Also, I cannot make the commitment for you to succeed. Only you can make that commitment to yourself. I can support & inspire you to achieve your goals, your dreams, your purpose, & if you are committed to yourself, then I will be committed to you to help you to make it happen.

• Hospitality Management Consultant

  Private (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Hospitality industry)

  December 1992 — Present (15 years 11 months)

• Leader - The Law of Attraction on Ecademy Business Club

  Ecademy

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  February 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 7 months)

• Leader - Second Life on Ecademy Business Club

  Ecademy

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  February 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 7 months)

• Leader - Business Swap on Ecademy Business Club

  Ecademy

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  February 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 7 months)

• Leader - Second Life Execution Network

  Ecademy

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  February 2007 — October 2007 (9 months)

• Executive Producer

  The Secret of Action and Networking Days - The Sand

  (Think Tanks industry)

  March 2007 — June 2007 (4 months)

  - Established 40-man global team to create, develop, and execute events with world renowned speakers.
  
  - Generated more than $500,000 in tickets, back-end sales, and sponsorship in the space of 11 weeks.
  
  - Sold concept and systems to a overseas operator.

• General Manager

  Pschorr (Aust) Pty. Ltd.

  (Hospitality industry)

  February 2006 — December 2006 (11 months)

  - Mandated to develop the Pschorr beer brands in Australia through establishment of multiple hospitality venues.
  
  - Established team to deliver operational documentation, and design a personnel training system.
  
  - Successfully negotiated agreements with vendors, contractors, and local and regional regulatory bodies.
  
  - Oversaw community out-reach program to win buy-in from community stakeholders.
  
  - Despite the hospitality venues development being shelved in late 2006, sales of the group brands increased in Australia by 18% during the 8 months of the project.

• IT Manager - CIMS Program

  ABN AMRO Bank N.V

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ABN; Banking industry)

  June 2005 — February 2006 (9 months)

  - Lead team to deliver IT requirements of a web-based global CIMS platform on time, within budget.
  
  - Managed relationships with stakeholders, external vendors, and internal service departments.
  
  - Commissioned to define the global security policy for CIMS.
  
  - Transferred ownership to internal department and installed new vendor management upon completion.

• IT Manager

  Control Break International b.v.

  (Computer & Network Security industry)

  July 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 3 months)

  - Mandated to provide fresh leadership and shape the IT department during period of organisational change.
  
  - Commissioned to design, and execute roll-out of, a standardised and centrally managed global infrastructure.
  
  - Program managed team to implement a global VoIP solution.
  
  - Introduced ITIL framework for central IT services with per country SLA’s.
  
  - Oversaw tender process for new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
  
  - Program managed migration of multiple CRM systems to a single online web environment.

• Project Manager - Virtual Data Centre

  UWV/GAK

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  November 2002 — July 2003 (9 months)

  - Commissioned to develop a plan for the migration of 8 data centres into one central virtual facility.
  
  - United stakeholders, gaining unanimous buy in, for the implementation of a unified virtual data centre model.
  
  - Oversaw European Public Tender process and co-authored final report.
  
  - Upon leaving the project, engaged to liaise with and advise the vendor delivery team.

• Service Desk Manager - SOZAWE

  Council of the City of Rotterdam

  (Government Administration industry)

  March 2002 — October 2002 (8 months)

  - Engaged to provide leadership to the Service Desk of SZW during period of cultural and organisational change.
  
  - Mandated to design and implement operational ITIL processes within SZW.
  
  - Chaired task force to define new systems and procedures for delivery of reliable and effective services.
  
  - Created transition projects to transform unit to a customer centric service organisation.
  
  - Mandated to establish and execute Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) between SZW and client departments.

• Principal Consultant

  Microsoft - Financial Services EMEA

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  January 2001 — July 2001 (7 months)

  - Head-hunted to provide leadership to MCS Belgium team for the Euroclear Online program.
  
  - Mandated to re-establish the relationship between Microsoft and the client Euroclear Bank at board level.
  
  - Established task force to identify core values, requirements, and expectations from all stakeholders.
  
  - Drafted a memorandum of understanding, and accepted by both parties to mediate bilateral discussions.
  
  - Authored report on restructuring of the relationship that was ratified all stakeholders.
  
  - Re-launched program and passed control back to MCS Belgium.

• Interim Manager - Infrastructure - ICTA

  AEGON

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AEG; Insurance industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

  - Mandated to restructure contracts for national and international telecoms and data services.
  
  - Oversaw telecom and data services tender process and co-authored final report.
  
  - Advised AEGON’s international Common Interest Group for Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning.
  
  - Co-authored the revised global DR/BCP policy recommendation.
  
  - Chaired task force for the definition of a standardised network.
  
  - Oversaw technology standards group, and compiled recommendations for the transition to outsourced services.
  
  - Program managed 5 transitional infrastructure and Common Office Environment projects.

• Interim Manager - Team Leader - Network & Telecoms

  AEGON

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AEG; Insurance industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year)

  - Engaged to provide leadership to the Network and Telecoms Team with budget responsibility.
  
  - Manage operations for national data and telecoms network infrastructure including global WAN.
  
  - Program managed centrally managed Switched Ethernet Network roll-out to 5 countries.
  
  - Program managed network infrastructure Y2K activities, coordinating with the larger AEGON Y2K Program.
  
  - Auxiliary member of the 4 man negotiation team to outsource ICT operational units.
  
  - Chaired committee to establish IT policies, processes, and procedures for move to an outsourced environment.

• Operations & Support Manager

  Gandalf Nederland b.v.

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

  - Appointed to provide leadership to the Benelux IT Operational & Support Team with full P&L responsibility.
  
  - Commissioned to implement ITIL in Benelux and author ‘IT Infrastructure Operations & Support Manual’.
  
  - Conducted client survey to confirm areas of customer satisfaction and identify shortcomings.
  
  - Implemented SLA’s for Professional Services, Technical Support, and Repair departments.
  
  - Re-conducted survey 6 months later demonstrating an increase in customer satisfaction by over 75%.
  
  - Mandated to develop blueprint for migration of all Benelux Data Centres, and oversaw tender process.

• Director - European Operations

  Interweb, inc.

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 1994 — December 1996 (2 years 6 months)

  - Mandated to create the strategy, and develop digital products, for SME’s in North America and Europe
  
  - Created three-tier service platform of products, education & training, and value-added services.
  
  - First year revenue in excess of US$ 1.8 million with 28% retained earnings.
  
  - Contributed to final report to United Nations for SIDSNET Feasibility Study for affordable Internet connectivity.
  
  - Project managed setup of a small data centre for SME’s to host online applications and websites.
  
  - Commissioned implementation of ITIL for operations, and setup monitoring framework for global compliance.

• Principal Consultant - Venture Capital

  Interfinance Limited

  (Financial Services industry)

  January 1993 — December 1994 (2 years)

  - Appointed to the private equity team to participate in evaluation of finance applications.
  
  - Managed candidate relationships during the due diligence process.
  
  - Commissioned to setup and manage German office to service the growing number of European clients.
  
  - Recruited and mentored local business analyst team.

• Director

  Cocktail Privee

  (Hospitality industry)

  March 1989 — December 1992 (3 years 10 months)

  - Established catering business servicing events up to 4,000, serving on average over 60,000 guests per year.
  
  - Outsourced non-strategic operations to larger events company to leverage cross-promotion exposure.
  
  - Achieved DM 2.4 million annual turnover within 2.5 years, with retained earnings of 38%.
  
  - Facilitated a leveraged buyout in 1992.

• Beverages Manager - Public & Banqueting

  Restaurant Victorian

  (Hospitality industry)

  August 1987 — February 1990 (2 years 7 months)

  - Created new services boosting banqueting revenue by DM 3.8 million in first year, increasing profits by 100%.
  
  - Implemented personal development training in both the public bar and banqueting departments.
  
  - Eradicated absenteeism in first 6 months, and increased personnel morale and contribution.
  
  - Implemented incentive initiatives decreasing wastage and increasing productivity at no cost to the company.
  
  - Generated new business exploding annual public bar revenue from DM 500K to DM 5 million within 2.5 years.

• Assistant Bars' Manager

  Hilton Hotel Düsseldorf

  (Hospitality industry)

  March 1985 — August 1987 (2 years 6 months)

  - Assigned responsibility for personnel training and scheduling, and resource planning.
  
  - Implemented training system significantly decreasing absenteeism and increasing effectiveness.
  
  - Exploded revenue in the public bar outlets by more than 100% over the next 12 months.
  
  - Slashed external personnel costs by more than 31%, saving DM 85,000 from the bars’ department budget.

Paul Lange’s Education

• Sydney Boys' High School

  HSC, 1979 — 1984

Additional Information

Paul Lange’s Websites:

• My Website
• Guaranteed Digital Strategies
• GoChi - 19 Benefits in 14 Days

Paul Lange’s Interests:

Cooking, Wine, Painting, Photography, Sun Worshipping, Meeting New People, Cigars, Networking

Paul Lange’s Groups:

Institute of Business Advisors, International Association of Business Communicators, Worldwide Business Strategist Association (HK), International Disaster Recovery Association, Association for Enterprise Integration, International Institute of Computer Professionals, Association of Professional Speakers Europe, Hash House Harriers, LinkedInnovators, LinkedIn Open Networker (LION), LinkedIn Women, LinkedIn Events, LinkedIn and The Secret, MyLink500, Wine & Spirits Group, Friends of Mickey, Ecademy, MyLinkedinPowerForum

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (23,000+ members)
•    eOffice
•    Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG)
•    Business Continuity Management Information eXchange
•    Success in the City
•    Associazionismo.it - Non Profit on the Web
•    Helping Friends Career Network (LI2HF)
•    theCrossLinkNetwork
•    OPEN Forum
•    Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
•    Young Government Leaders
•    World Wildlife Fund
•    American Red Cross
•    Connecting-Managers
•    PajamaNation
•    Clarisoft Technologies
•    LIONs "LI Open Networkers"
•    TEN - Top Executives Net
•    The SaVVy Club
•    Serious business persons
•    Link to Your World™
•    Business Intelligence
•    True Wealth Creators' Network
•    OPEN INNOVATION
•    OpenNetworkers.info < 50.000+ members across 60 social networks >
•    Networlding
•    Business in Madagascar
•    EPM - Business Intelligence
•    SHiFT! - Leverage 'Trigger Events' To Outsell Your Competition
•    Worldwide Management Consultants (10,000+ members)
•    Systems Thinking
•    Link2Europe
•    Link to New York
•    Link to Wall Street™
•    Sustainable Urban Development
•    Manager Tools
•    International Network of Social Entrepreneurs
•    Friends of Finland
•    The Dutch Connection
•    XING.com
•    Facebook.com
•    Canadian Recruitment Professionals Association
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•    Worldwide Association of Professional Dreamers
•    Marzar
•    MyLink500.com (Open Networkers)
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•    Global Worker (10,000+ members)
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•    Freelance Translators Lounge
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•    Yoga Wholesale Club

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