We are a diverse team of specialists that support our clients' unique needs.
We assemble a bespoke team of professionals from our extensive network to meet each client’s specific needs.
Meet our core team:
Amy Mihalakis Leiper
Senior Consultant – Communications Strategist
(Based: Sydney, Australia)
Amy specialises in all things marketing and communications with a specific focus on:
· Product placement & strategy
· Internal & external communications
· Market research & product development
Amy has a proven knack for understanding business and getting people onside to smooth the way for organisational change. With experience in market research and product development, she can quickly identify where a product sits in the marketplace.
Amy understands the importance of targeting specific audiences using her vast network of media and business contacts with a measured approach. She has experience working in large, international organisations, advocacy groups and as an advisor working alongside government agency teams.
Amy has a practical style and likes to help drive change by educating and raising the awareness of important issues that impact society.
Blake Wilson
Managing Director, Business Strategy & Commercialisation
(Based: Canberra, Australia)
Blake specialises in business planning and strategy with a specific focus on:
· Innovation & commercialisation
· Disruptive entrepreneurship
· Strategic collaborations
· Business sustainability
Blake holds business qualifications from the University of Canberra and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Blake has developed a reputation for fostering innovative and creative approaches to tackle problems and developing unlikely partnerships across industries and governments to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes. He is focused on building sustainable businesses that produce long-term mutually beneficial results for owners, staff and customers.
Audrey Watson
Senior Consultant – Business Development
(Based: Sydney, Australia)
Audrey has accumulated extensive commercial experience as a result of her career in Business Development, Training and Communication. Audrey has previously worked with a range of organisations, from global companies such as Deutsche Bank and Computershare, to domestic medium-size companies such as Emma & Tom’s (Juices) and PowerfulPoints, Not-for-profit (NFP) Road Safety Education Limited and sole traders such as Advantage Recycling.
As Audrey’s skills have been utilised across a variety of industries, she has accumulated application expertise which are relevant to commercial business areas such as business development - both origination and organic growth, sales negotiation, tender responses, marketing - including communication collateral, sales campaign development, presenting, managing and mentoring teams, as well as business administration including budgeting, capital raising, grant applications, business analysis and project management.
At Gradatim, Audrey is able to complement her professional skills and expertise, by strategically aligning to your organisations unique requirements and business objectives.
Lilian Haney
Senior Consultant – Customer Insights Strategy
(Based: Los Angeles, USA)
Lilian is a tech industry leader with expertise in bringing new products to market.
Lilian's areas of focus include customer research, product positioning and competitive analysis, and sales enablement.
Lilian has held marketing leadership positions at U.S. based rocket and spacecraft company SpaceX and drone air traffic control company AirMap. Prior to joining the tech sector, Lilian worked in international economic policy research, including positions at the United Nations and the Japan Center for International Exchange.
She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA from Kyung Hee University, and an MBA from Yale.