Luke Jones

Chief Financial Officer

2020 - Current

Contributor

2017

Crypto Council is a private, invite-only community dedicated for top level investors to discover, debate and inspire investments in the crypto space. Our investments include but are not limited to the future of finance, storage, energy, infrastructure, and exchanges. With so much happening in the world of crypto we aim to provide a home for the very best news and investment advice for all. Join the movement. www.cryptocouncil.co

CEO and Co-Founder

2017 - 2022

Fortifex is a Software Development company looking to solve problems that exist in the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency space. We have already launched our Portfolio management system that helps investors to track wallet and exchange accounts from 1 dashboard. Currently we are helping South East Asian Cryptocurrency ecosystems to better manage and monitor Security Tokens - both issuers and investors.

Founder/Director

2014 - 2020

Sterling Siteworks is a dynamic startup specialising in delivering well presented-professional websites with a focus on building the best possible online first impression a small business can get. We also help new businesses to establish themselves, provide advice and coaching to give them the best opportunity for success.

NSW Manager

2015 - 2016

Vertical Matters is a fast growing mobility solutions provider. Its core focus in making business collaborative, integrated, paperless, and above all mobile. We want to see away with work books, notepads, and other paper-based ways in which business captures and shares information.

Membership Support Manager

2013 - 2014

The Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) is the peak industry body of the Civil Construction space. The CCF lobby on behalf of the industry, as well as providing advisory services, training and education to Civil Contractors and their employees. At CCF I was tasked with undertaking a strategic 12 month plan to increase membership of the federation. While there I undertook a number of sales initiatives which led to a 20% increase of quality members with a 90% retention rate. These include 2 of the largest current members of the Federation.

Civil Contracting & Mining Finance Broker

2011 - 2013

Finlease is one of the largest financial brokerage firms in Australia with an office in every capital city and some major regional centres. The company philosophy revolves around long term sustainable relationships with its clients; attained by high service and reliable advice. As a Finance Broker, I worked with clients to deliver both simple and complex financial strategies to ensure their business can grow and had adequate, sustainable funding. During my time I built up my own networks within the Civil Construction space, and was selected to represent the company at the worlds largest Civil trade show - Bauma in Munich, Germany.

Business Development Director

2010 - 2011

ABN Newswire is the leading Newswire service in Asia, and is a globally recognised press release distributor for the region. They offer multi-lingual release distribution in 12 languages for listed companies across the globe – predominantly as a subscription service. As a BDD I dealt directly with C-level clients, predominantly in the listed mining space. Sales were done both on the phone and face-to-face. While there I managed to close my first Contract within a week of starting, and Achieved the highest sales figure of any sales person in their first month. I also championed a new initiative within the company to partner with stockbroking firms to improve distribution and provide the company with a continual income stream.

Business Development Manager

2007 - 2010

The Hubb Financial Group is a financial services company dedicated to servicing investors. The Group operates three major divisions – Financial Services (retail and corporate), Investment Software, and Investor Education. While at Hubb I was responsible for running their advanced trading seminars with groups ranging from 10-30 staff. After being promoted to be solely responsible for running these events in 2009 using a number of new initiatives I managed to increase the average events Sales per head from $100 to in excess of $1000 over a 12 month period.