SCALE UP GROWTH - Key Persons


Elon Musk

Job Titles:
  • Employee Empowerment

Eric Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Alphabet

General Colin Powell

Job Titles:
  • S Rules for Leaders
Legacy of a leader General Colin Powell was the first black officer to be a four-star general commanding troops in the US Army. He then went

Jonathan Herps - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
Jonathan is the founder and CEO of Scale Up Growth which was recently shortlisted as one of the Top 10 Leadership Development Training/Coaching Companies in APAC 2020 by HR Tech Outlook. Jonathan has 35+ years' business and leadership experience in Australia and Internationally in the capacity of Founder, Managing Director, Business Adviser, Non-Executive Director, Advisory Board Chair, CEO & Senior Executive. "I understand your situation because I have been in your situation. It can be lonely at the top and for the leaders I work with, they know that I've got their back." He is a strategic advisor and coach to CEOs and executive teams across Australia, Asia and the Middle East. He brings to the table the IP, frameworks & tools of world-leading business thinkers such as Gino Wickman (EOS), Verne Harnish (Scaling Up & the Rockefeller Habits), Jim Collins (Good to Great), Brad Smart (Topgrading), Patrick Lencioni (Five Dysfunctions of a Team), Patrick Thean (Rhythm Systems), Ismail Salim (Exponential Organisations), Kaihan Krippendorff (Outthink the Competition). Jonathan's experience includes: Scale Up Growth, Founder & CEO IVCM Australia, Non-Executive Director Certified Scaling Up Coach Certified Gazelles International Coach Certified Rhythm Systems Coach Australia Gulf Council & Australian Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry, CEO Abu Dhabi Capital, Executive Director (CEO) Principal Investment Advisor to eldest son of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Dome Gold Mines, Non-Executive Director Alumni Trust, Founder/Managing Director Lend Lease Corporation, EDS, Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Senior Executive Australian Army & Reserve, Squadron Commander - Armoured Reconnaissance He is committed to giving back and has held the following pro bono roles: Inala - supporting individuals with disability, Charity Committee Member Dignity - Supporting people on crisis and at risk of or experiencing homelessness, Advisory Board Chair MV Krait Project, National Maritime Museum, Trustee Sunrise Children's Villages, Strategy & Fundraising Adviser (full-time volunteer) Sydney Legacy, Citizens Committee Member Education Master of Business Dynamics. Bachelor of Laws and MBA from Bond University. Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Fellow of Financial Services Institute of Australia.

Richard Branson

Job Titles:
  • Sales Growth / Sales Team Efficiency

Sydney Legacy

Job Titles:
  • Citizens Committee Member