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William (Bill) Smith CEO/MD/Director, Ethical Brand Ltd
 
William (Bill) Smith's Profile
William (Bill) Smith
CEO/MD/Director, Ethical Brand Ltd
Ethical Brand Ltd
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London, United Kingdom
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Professional summary

A very experienced senior client handling executive and team leader with high level technical and organisation skills. Substantial experience in the change management arena with some of the world's largest multi-national corporations. An enemy of the status-quo and a candid spokesperson for "doing the right thing" with a practical and yet visionary, motivational, creative problem-solving approach coupled with a buck-stops here, can-do attitude. Corporate, consultancy, start-up and interactive agency environments.

William (Bill) Smith's Experience
Current :

CEO/MD/Director, Ethical Brand Ltd

Management & Strategy Consulting
Australia, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Working from 2003

Brief summary :

Any organisation that is genuinely committed to doing the right thing is what we call an ethical brand. Our world-class approach confirms the authenticity of each ethical brand and fully supports them to achieve their full commercial potential in practical and innovative ways. Right now we're licensing organisations of all shapes and sizes to use the ethical brand Identity™ anywhere on the planet, so that everyone they touch instantly understands that 'doing the right thing' is simply a matter of making a service, product, employment or investment choice that is obviously right.

Previous :

Managing Partner, Real Life Lab

Management & Strategy Consulting
United Kingdom, London

Worked from 2003 to 2010

Brief summary :

Established in 2003, the Real Life Lab approach is based on many years of experience providing strategic advice and delivery high value ad support services to some of the world's best known brands. The firm assists organisations of all shapes and sizes to address their 'big ideas' or 'transformation initiatives' with confidence and integrity. By combining traditional project management methodologies with finely tuned entrepreneurial instincts that are grounded in commercial reality, Real Life Lab not only delivers unique strategic thinking, but also the creative flair for tactical problem solving. It is committed to assisting clients to clearly identify and access their potential; to secure meaningful competitive advantage and deliver measurable performance enhancement.

 
 
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William's contributions
Agree with most of what is said here.  Vision is key, but the key is to connect people to the vision in practical ways so everyone not only understands 'what' but 'why' and 'how' they are expected to contribute to the outcome. For example, creating a...
There are also many people who have had a bad experience buying a franchise. You need to do thorough due dilligence on the opportunity - no matter how large or well known the brand may be. I know of many franchise operators who find themselves working...
There are also many people who have had a bad experience buying a franchise. You need to do thorough due dilligence on the opportunity - no matter how large or well known the brand may be. I know of many franchise operators who find themselves working...
Review the brand history. Articulate the most interesting highlights of the brand story. Identify targeted consumer segments. Use appropriate media to tell the brand story in such a way as to remind consumers about the relationship they once had with...
One of the mistakes I made quite a lot as a young, inexperienced entrepreneur is how to deal with advice from others, which falls into three distinct categories.  The first is the 'professional category' comprised of people provide us with a...
 
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