Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Employment Goal
Websites
Relevant Training
Hobbies and Interests
References
Timeline
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Kate Nankivell

37D St Georges Bay Road, Parnell,Auckland

Summary

Entrepreneurial B2B communications, marketing, and business professional, highly skilled at social media, private podcasting, sales, facilitation, coaching, and keynote speaking.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder

Tell Your Tale
11.2023 - Current

My own start up business where we capture your loved ones' lifetime of cherished memories in a private audio podcast that your entire family can enjoy.

Business Owner / Director / Keynote Speaker

Force of Nature Ltd
04.2013 - Current

My own start-up business as a LinkedIn, Social and Digital Selling specialist and Keynote Speaker. I work with individuals, teams, and organisations from small businesses through to corporate clients.

Achievements:

  • Built a start-up business of 350+ clients
  • Developed suite of LinkedIn services
  • Optimised LinkedIn profiles and developed copywriting service
  • Developed LinkedIn marketing and sales strategies for clients
  • Designed a range of public and in-house LinkedIn and Social Selling workshops
  • Facilitation and delivery of LinkedIn and Social Selling workshops
  • Created content and marketing strategies for multiple clients
  • Produced and sold multiple training events and workshops
  • Keynote speaker represented by Essential Talent
  • Delivered keynote presentations at multiple conferences and events
  • Start-up podcaster
  • Private and public podcast strategy and creation

Services:

  • LinkedIn Profile Writing & Optimisation
  • LinkedIn Training, Workshops & Networking (1:1 & Groups)
  • Social Selling – Lead generation using LinkedIn
  • LinkedIn Strategy
  • Keynote Speaker – LinkedIn & Social Selling
  • Private Podcasts for Employee Communications & Lead Generation

Key Account Manager

Smith&Smith
10.2010 - 03.2013

Managed largest insurance clients of the business driving growth, retention and maximization of gross margin revenue using tactical sales and targeted, strategic account management.


Achievements:

  • Managed top 5 key insurance accounts for 16 months
  • Developed improved reporting and quarterly reviews
  • Led multiple stakeholder quarterly reviews for top 5 accounts
  • Conducted audits and sustainability reviews for largest insurance account
  • Developed and submitted content for complex RFPs
  • Managed the largest RFP ($120M) for the business from planning through to completion
  • Project managed 150 page magazine style proposal with graphic designer
  • Planned and hosted 2011 Rugby World Cup international client event


Clients:

  • IAG, AMI, AAI, Vero, Lumley, Farmers Mutual Group, Allianz, Toyota Vehicle Insurance, Orix, Cardlink

Business Development Manager Prepaid Cards

Kiwibank Limited
07.2009 - 10.2010

Grew sales of prepaid cards including Prezzy and Loaded cards nationwide across corporate New Zealand.

Business Development Manager Data Solutions

Yellow Pages Group
07.2007 - 04.2009

Successfully grew and managed the Data Solutions business unit, ensuring the service met and improved targets for market share, revenue and costs.

Key Account Manager

Yellow Pages Group
01.2006 - 06.2007

Maximized revenue and customer satisfaction by developing sales with existing high dollar value customers and delivered required outputs in line with Yellow Pages Key Performance Indicators.

Sales Manager & Key Account Manager Labelling Solutions

Walker Datavision Ltd
02.2004 - 12.2005

Managed the labelling solutions sales and customer service team, top consumable customers and key suppliers relationships.

Various Contract Positions
06.2003 - 01.2004

Business Development Manager

TBL Developments Ltd
04.2002 - 05.2003

Professional Services Consultative Selling of training and consultancy services

Business Development Manager & Key Account Manager

David Forman International NZ Ltd
11.1998 - 01.2002

Achieved 125% on sales targets by building and managing relationships with a range of small and medium, corporate and stated owned enterprises

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - Organisational Psychology & Marketing

Massey University
Palmerston North
01.2001

Bachelor of Social Sciences - Organisational Psychology

University of Waikato
Hamilton
01.1990

Skills

  • LinkedIn specialist – content, lead generation, strategy
  • B2B social media strategies and engaging content
  • Planning, creation, and implementation of social media content
  • Enhancing the social brand presence for a variety of businesses by posting relevant, engaging, and consistent content
  • Delivering LinkedIn Live events and publishing LinkedIn newsletters
  • Communications – internal and employee focused solutions
  • Podcasting – private and public podcast strategy and creation
  • Websites – uploading and managing content
  • Working with agencies
  • Writing content for web
  • Creating and updating marketing collateral
  • Video creation and editing using CapCut
  • Design and collaboration on storytelling
  • Creative input and project management of design work
  • Design work using Canva

Employment Goal

Social Media Specialist

Relevant Training

  • Te Tiriti Workshop - A Cultural Responsiveness Pathway 2022 - In a modern context looking through a public health lens, a mana-enhancing and informative learning experience for organisations.
  • Smith&Smith, 2010, 2012, Total Value of Partnership Training (3 Modules) – Belron Group, Columbus, Ohio, USA, Montreal, Canada
  • ACE Training, 2011, 2012, PowerPoint Essential Skills 2007-2010, PowerPoint Power User 2007-2010, Excel Essential Skills 2007-2010
  • Yellow Pages Group, 2006, Customer Driven Selling Program, Advanced Sales Skills - NZIM, Negotiation Skills – NZIM, Media Skills – David Forman
  • David Forman International NZ Ltd, 1998, 2001, Leadership in Action, Territory Management (Stage II), Persuasive Presentation Skills, Business Communication, Territory Management and Prospecting, Performance through Self-Management, Power of Positivity, Sales Development
  • Additional Training, IAS Foundation - Mentoring Training, Values@Work - Values Based Coaching Introduction, Central Institute of Technology - Certificate of Adult Teaching (Module One), 2005, 2003

Hobbies and Interests

  • People
  • Connecting
  • Social Media
  • Communication
  • Sales
  • Networking
  • Podcasting
  • Personal and Professional Development
  • Coaching
  • Nutrition and Wellbeing
  • Walking
  • Movies
  • Reading

References

I am very happy to provide referees upon request.

Timeline

Founder

Tell Your Tale
11.2023 - Current

Business Owner / Director / Keynote Speaker

Force of Nature Ltd
04.2013 - Current

Key Account Manager

Smith&Smith
10.2010 - 03.2013

Business Development Manager Prepaid Cards

Kiwibank Limited
07.2009 - 10.2010

Business Development Manager Data Solutions

Yellow Pages Group
07.2007 - 04.2009

Key Account Manager

Yellow Pages Group
01.2006 - 06.2007

Sales Manager & Key Account Manager Labelling Solutions

Walker Datavision Ltd
02.2004 - 12.2005

Various Contract Positions
06.2003 - 01.2004

Business Development Manager

TBL Developments Ltd
04.2002 - 05.2003

Business Development Manager & Key Account Manager

David Forman International NZ Ltd
11.1998 - 01.2002

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - Organisational Psychology & Marketing

Massey University

Bachelor of Social Sciences - Organisational Psychology

University of Waikato
Kate Nankivell