Mark is the entrepreneur’s ambassador into the investment world, with a passion for grooming high growth potential companies for Investment and long term success.

Mark has a reputation as a dynamic and passionate facilitator – public speaker with a pragmatic approach to knowledge and skill transfer.

A particular talent of Mark's is extracting the strategic big picture and effective elevator pitches out of entrepreneurs.  He is the author of SuccinctStories.com methodology linking effective inspirational messaging to business strategy, communications and culture and active blogger

Mark brings to escalator an extensive background ranging from electronic design and manufacture for export, international marketing to preparing companies for capital raising. He has worked as an executive in both Silicon Valley and NZ owned technology companies,  more recently he ran Wellingtons Business Incubator for 2 years.

Outside his role as GM Escalator Mark is the founder of Growth Management Consulting Ltd where he is an advisor-director to a number of growth potential companies.

In his spare time mark is an passionate MTB and road cyclist.

You can contact Mark Robotham  at mark@escalator.co.nz or find him in a koru lounge near you.