Turning Innovation Into Sales
& Growth That Matters

  • Drives growth, not drain time and money

  • Streamline & focus resources

  • Lift hit rates & incrementality

  • Build a pipeline that grows revenue & profit

  • Get from idea to in-market test faster 

  • Energise teams around clear innovation goals 

No jargon. No theory. 

Clear steps that lift sales, speed launches, and build sustainable growth.

Let’s make your innovation deliver real commercial impac

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Services That Deliver Growth

Innovation Pipeline Audit Innovation Pipeline Audit
Innovation Pipeline Audit

You know something’s broken but struggle to fix it. Zombie projects keep consuming resources. New products can’t get oxygen. Teams spread too thin. Missing sizeable market gaps.

Leadership workshop kills low-value projects, shifts budget to top three bets & delivers 90-day plan

Fix The Hit Rate Sprint Fix The Hit Rate Sprint
Fix The Hit Rate Sprint

Low new product hit rate (below 25%). Money spent on launches that fail. Revenue flat despite constant activity. Get rid of the hidden “innovation tax” erodes profitability & undermines confidence.

With your leadership, focus in on big bets, hone them for maximum chance of success, accelerate development speed to get to market faster

Find Your Innovation Purpose Find Your Innovation Purpose
Find Your Innovation Purpose

Teams don’t know what kind of innovation matters. Everything feels equally important. Resources are spread too thin across too many types of bets with no clear return thesis. Innovation not driving revenue and brand equity.

Develop a disciplined, growth-aligned portfolio that concentrates spend on the right mix of bets. Leverage innovation to grow brand strength while driving revenue.

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our story

Seasoned with more than 25 years leading innovation & growth programs across global consumer goods companies and Australian businesses.

From consumer products to services, Ian leads cross-functional teams unlock the potential of their innovation pipelines.

  • Turning around underperforming innovation into pipelines delivering record incremental revenue & profit.

  • Building a disciplined innovation process lifting forgettable hit rates to well above industry norms.

  • Leading complex regional and global launches across multiple price tiers, with clear strategies to maximise consumer appeal & profitability.

Now, Ian’s passion is to bring that experience directly to you. 

You get a shortcut to growth with practical, proven approaches tailored to your unique business.

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Make it stand out.

  • A smiling, bald man with a beard in a dark suit and white shirt, posing in front of a plain background.

    Ian brings outside-in thinking and bold ideas while fostering strong collaboration through his humility, empathy, and kindness.. He challenges status quo & delivers fresh solutions.”

    Yves Briantais
    Vice President Marketing

  • A man with short black hair, smiling while wearing a dark suit jacket and white shirt, standing in front of a wooden bookshelf filled with books.

    Strategic yet practical, he brings strong collaboration and a sharp consumer focus. His curiosity and clarity help uncover real opportunities, and his mix of common sense and creativity turns ideas into impactful solutions

    Ram Raghavan
    President

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    An innovator’s innovator, combing deep consumer insight, clear strategic thinking, and strong execution skills to take ideas from discovery to market success. A natural team builder, he inspires and leads others to deliver outstanding excellent results

    David Scharf
    Vice President, Global Marketing & Innovation

  • Portrait of a man smiling outdoors with autumn foliage in the background.

    A gifted innovation thought leader with a keen eye on commercial reality. A fantastic guy to work and spend time with.

    Lars Birkenstaedt
    President & Managing Director

  • A woman with shoulder-length reddish-brown hair and light skin, smiling outdoors with a blurred green leafy background.

    Drove double digit share growth in a complex & intensely competitive market for us. Solidly commercial with great executional savvy.

    Juliet Jacobs
    Senior Marketing Director

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