drewwebbb

Brand, Partnerships & Growth Leader

I build brands that move people — and the partnerships that give them commercial legs. Fifteen years across brand strategy, commercial partnerships, national media management, government communications, team leadership, and go-to-market execution. Built from agency creative director to founding CMO of an ASX-listed business with global reach. Equally at home in the boardroom and in the field.



Experience: 8 years

Yearly salary: $90,000

Hourly rate: $70

Nationality: 🇦🇺 Australia

Residency: 🇦🇺 Australia


Experience

Marketing Strategy, Brand & Growth Consultant
Self-Employed
2025 - 2026
Independent consultancy delivering brand strategy, growth marketing, and end-to-end creative production for select clients, including Stockland Property Group and DB3 Group.
Chief Marketing Officer (Founding)
Microba Life Sciences, ASX:MAP
2018 - 2025
Founding CMO of Microba (ASX:MAP), building the entire brand, marketing, and commercial partnerships function from zero — scaling a Australian biotech startup into an ASX-listed business with global reach, $50M+ in revenue, 85K+ unit sales, $100M+ in capital raised, and recognition as Australia’s leading microbiome science company. Launched Microba’s first D2C product (30K+ units), built a practitioner channel from zero (20K+ units, 200%+ YoY growth), and co-led a world-first diagnostic launch with Sonic Healthcare (1,800%+ YoY growth). Expanded into 16+ countries through partnerships with SYNLAB (Europe) and Genova (USA), and helped position Microba in the $25B GI therapeutics space.
Digital Media & Communications Manager
Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, Advanced Queensland
2017 - 2018
Embedded with the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur’s office to lead external content, digital communications, and community engagement across Queensland’s startup ecosystem.
Marketing Strategy, Brand & Growth Consultant
Self-Employed
2017 - 2018
Freelance brand strategy and creative direction across a range of national clients, delivering end-to-end brand, digital, and campaign work.
Head of Design & Strategy
Smith Evans Creative
2016 - 2017
Led brand strategy and creative direction for national clients — end-to-end from brief to production.
Brand Manager
Protein Supplies Australia
2013 - 2015
First full-time employee at a high-growth supplement startup. Built brand identity and market positioning alongside the founder — then drove the commercial partnership and activation programme that scaled the business nationally.
Creative Director
Ruby6
2012 - 2014
Creative Director at a Brisbane marketing agency, leading brand strategy and national campaign delivery. Primary client manager for Mountain Designs and Columbia — two of Australia’s largest outdoor apparel brands.
Marketing Manager
The Exchange Hotel
2010 - 2011
Responsible for annual events calendar, major sporting activations, and supplier partnership management across a ~$150K performance-linked budget.

Skills

art-direction
brand
brand-designer
brand-marketing
design-manager
graphic-designer
head-of-design
marketing-strategist
partnership
project-manager
strategy
ui-ux-designer
user acquisition
ux-researcher
web-designer
marketing
english