Paul Mead

Paul Mead

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About

Paul is the Co-founder of GeoNadir and has gone from disposing of bombs in the military to disposing of bombs in business. In both careers he has had close calls, but no significant unintended explosions.

Paul’s careers have provided him with unique insights and skills around strategic leadership in complex environments, confidence under fire, and a focus on details because your life depends on it.

He has used these skills to: deliver projects on both national and international stages; build a STEM education social enterprise to be internationally recognised; raise over $7M in equity and non-equity funding; advise national NFP boards on strategy and governance; and now build GeoNadir with his co-founder Dr Karen Joyce.

GeoNadir will be the Earth observation platform that empowers companies and governments to understand Earth in real-time. Right now, the focus is on the drone data problem. Millions of drones of all sizes are capturing Earth observation data everyday. GeoNadir makes it simple to manage, process, analyze, and collaborate with your data.

Paul is leading the Investor Relations for GeoNadir and is currently meeting with investors who fit the GeoNadir investment criteria.

In 2016 Paul was recognised as the Institute of Managers and Leaders, Emerging Leader of the Year, and gained his Chartered Managers accreditation in 2020. Paul holds a Master of Philosophy from the University of Queensland.

Outside of work you will find Paul on the beach volunteering at his local Surf Lifesaving Club, or on the water enjoying the Great Barrier Reef.

Experience

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    GeoNadir

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    Darwin Area, Australia

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    Darwin, Australia

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    Darwin, NT

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    Darwin, Australia

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    Darwin, Australia

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Education

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    The use of sport to bring together and build communities is highly popularised, and often produces stories of transformation. But sport has also been used both as a system of control and to inculcate First Nations people towards colonial ideals. The use of sport for development (SfD) is further complicated by beliefs about the purity of sport, and the ‘natural’ athletic ability of First Nations people.

    The aim in this research is to critically review the ways in which mining companies…

    The use of sport to bring together and build communities is highly popularised, and often produces stories of transformation. But sport has also been used both as a system of control and to inculcate First Nations people towards colonial ideals. The use of sport for development (SfD) is further complicated by beliefs about the purity of sport, and the ‘natural’ athletic ability of First Nations people.

    The aim in this research is to critically review the ways in which mining companies use sport for development (SfD) programs targeting First Nations people, to attain and maintain a social licence to operate. The deliberate perspective adopted in this thesis involved evaluating the mining company funded SfD programs where the intended beneficiaries are First Nations people.

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Volunteer Experience

  • Age Manager / Junior Activities Coordinator / Youth Officer

    Age Manager / Junior Activities Coordinator / Youth Officer

    Cairns Surf Life Saving Club

    - Present 5 years 2 months

    Children

    If you thought herding cats was hard, then put 100+ 5 - 14 year olds on a beach with boards, combined with waves, sun, and sand, and then you realise that cat herding is easier!

    I also love taking our young adults once they have finished Nippers and giving them skills and experiences to help them become better people who are giving back to our community.

    A lot of fun every Sunday morning in the season. This experience has given me the following:
    - A Bronze Medallion
    - First…

    If you thought herding cats was hard, then put 100+ 5 - 14 year olds on a beach with boards, combined with waves, sun, and sand, and then you realise that cat herding is easier!

    I also love taking our young adults once they have finished Nippers and giving them skills and experiences to help them become better people who are giving back to our community.

    A lot of fun every Sunday morning in the season. This experience has given me the following:
    - A Bronze Medallion
    - First Aid Certificate
    - Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)
    - IRB Crew and Drivers Certificate
    - A sense of hope for our future

  • Supporters Club Director and Treasurer

    Supporters Club Director and Treasurer

    Cairns Surf Life Saving Club

    The Cairns Surf Lifesaving Supporters Club is a hospitality and entertainment venue in Palm Cove, Cairns. Its operations support the valuable work that the Cairns Surf Lifesaving Club members do on the beach to protect the community.

    My role as the Treasurer is to support the strategy and governance of the organisation, whilst also overseeing the financial success of this multi-million dollar operation.

  • Regional Advisory Committee Member

    Regional Advisory Committee Member

    Institute of Managers and Leaders

    - Present 7 years 2 months

    Education

    Provide advice to the Institute of Managers and Leaders on the direction for engagement with members and the community of Cairns.

  • Delegate Mentor

    Delegate Mentor

    Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth

    - 3 years 4 months

  • Board Director

    Squash NT

    - 2 years 5 months

  • Committee Member

    Darwin Squash Centre

    - 1 year 1 month

  • President

    Squash NT

    - 1 year 4 months

  • Committee Member

    Darwin Squash Association

    - 1 year 4 months

Licenses & Certifications

Honors & Awards

  • Finalist - Cairns Chamber of Commerce BEX Awards

    Cairns Chamber of Commerce

    She Flies was a finalist in the Community Contribution award for the Cairns Chamber of Commerce, Business Excellence Awards.

  • Finalist - Sports Category

    Australian-Indonesia Association

    Paul Mead operates a sports consultancy that focuses on Northern Australia and into Asia. Paul is passionate about redefining sporting pathways, sport alliances and community participation to achieve success. He provides a unique insight to the sport sector around the opportunities for the development of sports organisations in a commercial context, whilst achieving community based outcomes.

    Paul provides the strategic focus and Indonesian context for the “Diamonds in the Rough” program,…

    Paul Mead operates a sports consultancy that focuses on Northern Australia and into Asia. Paul is passionate about redefining sporting pathways, sport alliances and community participation to achieve success. He provides a unique insight to the sport sector around the opportunities for the development of sports organisations in a commercial context, whilst achieving community based outcomes.

    Paul provides the strategic focus and Indonesian context for the “Diamonds in the Rough” program, which uses baseball to show Indonesian girls and women that they have choices beyond what society dictates. The program, funded through DFAT, has made three trip to Indonesia in 2016, taking anAustralianSquad to act as mentors and coaches to the Indonesian‘Diamonds’. On the last trip, the Program visited Bandung, Jakarta and Bali.

    Paul is an integral part of these trips, supporting the strategic intent with the operational delivery, whilst building diplomatic and bilateralrelationships.

  • National Winner: Emerging Leader of the Year

    Australian Institute of Management

    The Emerging Leader award acknowledges rising stars and aspiring leaders from business and government who are making a mark on their industry.

  • State Winner: Emerging Leader of the Year

    Australian Institute of Management

    The Emerging Leader award acknowledges rising stars and aspiring leaders from business and government who are making a mark on their industry.

  • NT Sports Awards Volunteer of the Year

    NT Government

  • Squash Australia Administrator of the Year

    Squash Australia

  • Squash NT Administrator of the Year

    Squash NT

Languages

  • English

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Organizations

  • Institute of Managers and Leaders

    Fellow (FIML)

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  • Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth (CAUSINDY)

    Delegate / Alumni

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  • Australian Institute of Company Directors

    Member AICD (MAICD)

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  • Australian Strength and Conditioning Association

    Level 1 Coach

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