Ellivate Consulting

Ellivate Consulting was founded in 2018 with the mission to help businesses scale fast.

Chris and the team help organisations enhance performance through using their 12 step framework which focuses on 4 key areas.

These include performing greater through productivity, measuring and motivating the team, scaling operations through systems and recruitment, and growing a talented, high performing team.

This framework ensures the right processes, systems and tools are put in place to produce a high performing go to market function, team coherence, highly trained staff and actionable decision-making.

With over 20 years of senior executive experience across 20 different industries, today Chris is passionate about using his expertise to partner with organizations to build out operations that improve customer experience.

Since launching in 2018, one of his biggest achievements has been rolling out a service framework to over 200 managers and 2000 staff resulting in a combined  15% improvement in customer satisfaction and coaching capability scores.

As the founder, Chris provides consulting, coaching and advisory for scaling SaaS organisations whilst driving the strategic direction of Ellivate.

Founder

ansarada

ansarada was founded in 2005 with the mission to transform opportunities into outcomes for millions of businesses worldwide.

As a global B2B SaaS company, their AI-powered intelligent information platforms enable businesses to know, raise and realize their potential in the market and make confident business decisions.

Including features such as virtual data rooms, security and compliance, cloud software and integrations, dashboards and reporting and AI insights and automation.

Through this platform, ansarada supports organisations across corporate transactions, portfolio and assessment management, tender life-cycle management and governance risk and compliance.

Across their 15 years in business, the company has won multiple awards including the Top 50 Employer, Great Places to Work and Deloitte Fast 50 Company.

As COO, Chris led the Global Sales, Client Service and Performance & Operations teams and was responsible for driving sales performance and servicing customer needs.

After 2 years and with a wealth of knowledge and experience behind him, Chris ventured out on his own to launch Ellivate Consulting in 2018.

Chief Operating Officer

BankWest

Bankwest was founded in 1895 with the mission to transform banking across Australia.

For over 120 years, the company has been servicing Australians with home loans and personal loans, credit cards and account management.

They are dedicated to providing the secure, reliable and frictionless banking relationship that customers look for.

Aside from supporting their customers, Bankwest also partners with Beyond Blue, Red Cross Blood Service and Telethon, as well as provide community groups with grants up to $1000 through their Easy Grants program. 

Joining the company in 2007, Chris was headhunted from the UK to be part of the branch expansion of Bankwest in the east coast of Australia.

With some of his biggest achievements including the creation of the multi-channel campaign for Bankwest Business to drive sales leads and generated upwards of 8 figures in sales.

As well as the development of a new sales service and best practice framework called PLUS that was used across all Bankwest Business Divisions.

As the COO, Chris led over 100 sales professionals and was responsible for sales development, customer satisfaction, communications, and training.

HBOS

Halifax was founded in 1853 with a mission to find ways to make banking simple and give support to customers when they need it.

In business for over 160 years, today Halifax is recognised as one of the UK’s leading banking organisations.

With a choice of investing, loans, car finance, mortgages, insurance and travel services, Halifax consistently continues to reinvent their servicescape to keep up with the unique needs of the modern day consumer.

Joining the company in 1997 as a graduate trainee, Chris quickly worked his way up to becoming the Training Manager where he developed training material for the Halifax store network.

Followed by becoming the Regional Sales Manager, Project Development Manager, Strategy Manager and finally the Head of Sales Operations.

Within his later years he designed and delivered strategic plans to distribute retail products to the HBOS customer base and developed new sales tools and operating models to support branches.

As the Head of Sales Operations, Chris was responsible for the delivery of sales strategy and operational performance of over 100 new branches opening with the branch network.

Head Of Sales Operations

Enabling SaaS businesses to Go Next Level | Scale your Business | RevOps | Enablement | Strategy 🚀

Elevate Your Leadership. Transform Your Business.

Great leaders don’t just manage teams; they inspire them.
Whether you're a sales leader, founder, or executive, leadership is the driving force behind business growth, team performance, and long-term success. Yet, too often, leaders are expected to figure it out alone - without the frameworks, coaching, or strategic guidance needed to truly excel.

That’s where Ellivate comes in.

I help leaders and organisations go next level - scaling leadership impact, optimising team performance, and driving business success. Through leadership coaching, enablement programmes, and go-to-market strategy, I work with high-growth companies and ambitious leaders to create clarity, confidence, and momentum on their path to success.

How I Help
- Leadership Coaching & Development: Strengthen your leadership mindset and skillset
- Sales & GTM Leadership Training: Build high-performing, revenue-driving teams
- RevOps & Growth Strategy: Align people, process, and performance for scale
- Executive Coaching: Equip founders & executives with the tools to lead at scale

Who I Work With
Founders & Executives navigating the challenges of business scale
Sales & GTM Leaders looking to develop their leadership skills and enhance team impact
Organisations investing in leadership excellence to drive performance

Let’s Talk
If you're ready to elevate your leadership, optimise your team’s performance, or refine your GTM strategy, let’s connect.

📩 Message me here or visit ellivate.co
📧 chris@ellivateconsulting.com
📞 +61 439 989 895

Chris Ellis

PLAYBOOK

PLAYBOOK works with technology business to scale their Go-To-Market teams across Australia, Japan, and Singapore.

We work with new market entrants, scale up and established technology companies looking to raise the bar for talent. We understand the challenges each stage of growth presents and headhunt talent to meet the business needs. 

Market Focus
+ New market entry into APJ region
+ Talent pipelining, GTM playbooks including market insights
+ Executive search - launch and scale of high-growth SaaS from Series B, pre-IPO onwards

Director

Salient

- FY22 Result: Million Dollar Biller, finished on 161%
- FY21 Result: Million Dollar Biller, finished on 154%
- Promoted to increase Salient's brand depth through managing and expanding partnerships with VC firms and hottest startups scaling in APJ.

Partner

- FY20 Result: Top Biller, finished on 111%
- FY19 Result: Ramp, launched Melbourne office, brought 5 marquee clients
- Senior placements include Director of Sales (US), VP Sales (ANZ), Sales Director (ANZ), Principal (GTM Specialist), Enterprise Account Executive (APAC), Marketing Director (ANZ)

Associate Partner

Evolution Australia

- Successfully built sales recruitment practice covering Emerging Tech, Digital, and Media clients in Australia.
- Senior placements include VP APAC (SaaS), Director of Alliances APJ (SaaS), Sales Director, ANZ (Telco), Marketing Director, ANZ (IoT), SEO Director, SEM Director, Principal (Cloud Consulting)

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Chandler Macleod Group

- FY14/FY15 Results: Top Biller, 122%
- Headhunted to spearhead sales and marketing division managing portfolio within Telco, SaaS, Consulting, and FinTech market in ASEAN
- Senior placements include VP APAC (Capital Markets), VP APAC (Insurance Tech), Sales Director (FinTech), Senior Sales Manager (Telco), Sales Director (Mobility), Senior Sales Manager (Tech Consulting)

Director, Playbook | Fueling Tech Companies Success in APAC

APJ GTM Recruiter | SaaS Launch and Scale

I have 12+ years of recruitment experience - launched and scaled GTM teams of the most exciting brands in SaaS - from startups, scale ups, to tech unicorns. 

I've headhunted some of the best sales, marketing, presales, and customer success talent in Asia Pacific, and have solid network in Australia, Japan, and Singapore.

Keen to find out more? 

Connect with me on - jerameel@playbooktalent.com

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