Colin Jorgensen

CAREER PROFILE SUMMARY As an accomplished CEO/GM, I bring a track record of success in building and leading businesses, fostering revenue growth from startup ventures to overseeing $70 million companies. My expertise spans a spectrum of strategic areas, including Strategic Planning, Business Growth Development, Product Management, National Implementations, Business Process Reengineering, Lean Process Procedures, Organisation Development, P&L Management, and Professional Services. My reputation in the industry is built on a proven ability to drive business results and maximise profitability. This is achieved through a commitment to delivering exceptional product quality and service, coupled with astute management of people, technology, and processes. I am recognised for my capability to align technology strategy with corporate goals, establish and surpass business objectives, and lead management teams to successfully achieve project goals. In essence, my career has been defined by a dedication to achieving tangible results, fostering innovation, and strategically steering businesses towards sustained success. Recent Hogan 360 reports Has high ethical standards and integrity Has strong leadership skills. Builds effective relationships Has a professional approach

• Achieved extension of the Federal Government contract to go on to support and engage with over 19,500 business by completing 98% approval rating accuracy and efficiency.

Memberships

Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Associate fellow at Australian Institute of Management

TEC – The Executive Connection

CEO Institute

Economic Development Australia

• Board Experience
• Chair – Foxglove Project- Empowering Women
• Foxglove Project is an Australian charity working to eradicate poverty in the Developing World by empowering women and girls to change their own lives
• Transforming Communities - Foxglove focuses on people development
• Equipping & supporting people to provide for themselves
• We work through in-country partners to identify a community’s poorest people and invite them into local Self-Help Groups to find friendship, training, access to finances and start micro businesses

North-West Metropolitan Economic Development Alliance (NWMEDA)

• ( City of Wanneroo, City of Joondalup, Business Station, North Metro Tafe, Edith Cowen University)
• Providing advice, information, and support to new and growing small businesses (SMEs) in the
• Build the regions capacity and knowledge bank
• Assist local businesses make and leverage mutually benefitable relationships
• Support growth, job creation, education and training opportunities and new start-up activity critical to the diversification of the local economy
• Chair – Kalamunda Economic Advisory Committee
• The push to grow local investment is wrapped up in our current vision: Connected
• Communities, Valuing Nature and Creating our Future Together
• This vision is supported by the Kalamunda Advancing: Community Strategic Plan 2017- 2027 which lists six key objectives, each underpinned by the following strategies:
• Joondalup Economic Advisory Committee
• The City of Joondalup’s Economic Development
• Strategy Expanding Horizons, and Tourism Strategy
• Destination Joondalup1, both support actions that deliver economic prosperity, vibrancy and growth, with key actions to attract and retain businesses in Joondalup
• The City is committed to nurturing, supporting and encouraging local small businesses to foster economic growth in Joondalup
• Small businesses engage mostly with their local government for the following reasons: To access business support programs and initiatives
• To do business with the City (procurement)
• The Small Business Friendly Approvals Program has provided the City with an opportunity to critically review and analyse the business approvals journey to make it easier for small businesses to do business in Joondalup
• Improving community engagement processes to allow for a broader range of opinions to assist us in moving our community forward

• Telstra Best of Business Awards 2022 – Accelerating Women
• Telstra Best of Business Awards 2023 / 2024
• Judge City of Kalamunda Business Awards 2022/2023/2024
• Judge City of Joondalup Economic Advisory Committee
• City of Joondalup Business Awards Judge 2023
• City of Kalamunda Economic Advisory Committee (Chair)
• Foxglove Project – Self Help Group for Women ( Chair)

Travel, Music - Playing,  Cooking Sailing, Photography  

Professional referees:

Ian Cowie: CEO City of Gosnells

James Pearson: CEO City of Joondalup

Clyde Bevan: Deputy Mayor – City of Perth

David Duncanson: Chair Business Sation (former)

Garry Johnson: Former CEO – Steel Blue (Chair of Business Station)