David Krynauw

David Krynauw is a marketing and economics specialist with extensive experience in advertising, marketing and media, cinema exhibition and distribution management. David loves being involved in transforming underperforming businesses into successful enterprises by developing a clear and practical plan for growth that creates value for the owner and a vision for the future of the business.

David has lead and managed many multinational businesses in the marketing and sales divisions in Oceania, Asia, United States, Europe and the Middle East. He has had over 12 years' experience in the cinema industry in Australia with extensive contacts in cinema exhibition, distribution and on – screen advertising.

Over the course of his career David proved his ability as Group Account Director with leading multinational advertising agencies; Marketing Director of a cinema exhibitor and movie distributor which represented studios including Buena Vista International, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox; and Commercial and Managing Director in the cinema advertising industry.

David's entrepreneurial spirit led him to start his own businesses from scratch where he personally experienced all aspects of owning and managing a business in Australia's highly competitive marketplace, and all the risks and rewards associated with that.

His passion for helping people led him to refocus his efforts in 2012 to mentoring and coaching other business owners and sharing his experience to help them to understand and manage all the stresses of being a business owner and how to develop strategies to manage the marketing, operational and financial functions to achieve profitable business growth and personal enrichment.

David is a highly qualified executive coach, business coach and mentor. He has delivered more than 40 mentoring sessions to the NSW Government's Small Biz Connect program; mentors for the Small Business Mentoring Service; and does charity work for Grow Movement where he mentors business owners in Rwanda, Uganda and Malawi.

Professional Qualifications and Experience:
Chairman of the Marketing Industry Trust in South Africa from
Vice-President of the Screen Advertising Worldwide
Bachelor of Business Science (Honours) degree majoring in Marketing and Economics
Post Graduate course in Finance for Non-Financial Managers:, South Africa.