Robert Portelli

Hello there. My name is Robert Portelli, and my wife Elizabeth and I sold our successful business March 2022. After a long overseas break, I am feeling refreshed and keen to add value to any business or organisation needing a ready-to-go team player with a great deal of life experience and business acumen.

My skill set comes from a broad range of experience working for family, small business, corporates and my own business/organisation over the past 20+ years. I can confidently apply myself in any department, team or project. I can help grow and improve or re-structure any customer experience, help nurture relationships at any level and fine tune existing sales & marketing departments or programs. I can also support, train and work with fellow employees in improving results and performance in most departments.

My natural ability to relate and listen to people (of any age), helps me to easily connect. Appreciating their needs and what is important to any person, (customer, resident, client or fellow employee) allows me to then bring relevant and effective ideas and choices to the discussion.

I have a strong belief system in achieving goals and to making things work out to the betterment of all concerned. My personal and career track record highlights my keen ability to negotiate favourable outcomes.

With respect to Sales or business development, I pride myself on being a professional rapport builder with a high conversion of enquiry to order ratio. Selling is based on relationships. People buy or deal with people, NOT companies or organisations. Improving sales (or relationships) is usually not about necessarily changing an existing process. By adding new, experienced eyes, that see the obvious, can make a considerable positive impact to the way you have ‘always done things’.

-I have an ability to see the vision and set about a step by step plan to achieve it.

-A proven record of success managing daily operations of business.

-Versed in monitoring day-to-day operations, reviewing sales reports and hiring and training new talent.

-Modestly charismatic and focused on generating repeat business, strong team connection and results.

• I love music, gardening and sharing ideas and 'what if' discussions with close friends over a well prepared meal.
• Reading and listening to all things from Jim Rohn on living a good life, to Socrates and the numerous Stoic Philosophers to the impact of AI.
• My marriage is Meant2be. Elizabeth and I are blessed in being soul mates. 29 years and counting.
• My parents raised me with love and kindness. We lived behind a fruit shop in Reservoir. My sister Josie and I lived in a blessed home.