Jim Cassidy
For founders looking for untapped potential, foundational assessment, as well as identifying and achieving significant progress. Jim does deep work with senior business leaders to understand the blockers to growth, the opportunities to be realized, identifying strategies to solve, and facilitating and guiding implementation.
After co-founding Rampersand VC, Jim now works directly with founders and senior people who value fearless, constructive advice to help them thrive in challenging situations. With decades of experience in global sales leadership, CMO, Director and advisory roles he’s helped businesses grow across a variety of industries, from start-ups to manufacturing.
If you’re embarking on a funding round, product development, sales acceleration or launching into a new market, Jim gives business leaders the support, structure, mentoring, sounding board and accountability to succeed. Senior people also engage him to bring start-up innovation and thinking to sometimes seemingly intractable challenges in established industries.
He is especially committed to growing and supporting women in business, both as a direct advisor and on the Board of SBE Australia in their mission supporting women-led innovation.
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What to expect
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Coaching
For founders and senior executives who looking for a deep and knowledgeable resource and champion to help grow their business, Jim can work with you on an ongoing, regular basis.
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Project
For mature businesses with a specific business challenge. Jim works with leaders who might be launching a new product, into a new geography or implementing new systems and processes.
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Advisory Boards
For boards seeking specific industry or organisational knowledge and experience.
What Jim’s clients are saying
“Jim has been an invaluable asset to PredictHQ, especially as we expanded internationally and into the US. His extensive global knowledge and experience were critical in shaping our strategy both in key growth phases and challenging times. Jim’s ability to provide thoughtful perspectives during complex business decisions, combined with his fearless, no-nonsense approach, allowed us to navigate challenges with greater clarity. He’s not just an advisor but also a staunch advocate, always in our corner and helping us recognize both opportunities and areas where we needed different resources. His candid insights helped our leadership team evolve and operate at its full potential. Simply put, Jim is someone you trust without question, and his impact on our business has been profound.”
— Campbell Brown. CEO & Founder - PredictHQ
“Jim became a trusted advisor providing invaluable honest counsel, deep knowledge of business and sales process and an objective assessment of the people, processes and systems of the business. He had specialist knowledge of business in the international markets particularly the US and Asia. Jim was a frank and fearless sounding board. Also intensely practical, he helped me build out a sales team. The team were not afraid to roll up their sleeves and help. Highly recommended.”
— Laura Kiely. Founder and Barrister
“Jim’s executive support and coaching were invaluable to me during several key strategic projects throughout my career. Jim helped validate and refine business case I was developing for a company-wide transformation roadmap. His expertise ensured that my strategy was not only robust but also positioned for success with the board.
What stood out most was Jim’s down-to-earth and approachable nature. He made the entire process feel collaborative, offering thoughtful insights that both reassured me and challenged my thinking where necessary. His feedback was always clear, practical, and perfectly aligned with my goals.
Jim’s strength as an executive coach lies in his ability to truly listen, providing tailored support that meets you where you are in your development. For any executive looking for someone who can provide valuable validation, fresh perspectives, and grounded support, I highly recommend Jim. His guidance made a significant impact and has done for many years!”