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Phil Hayes-St Clair

Phil Hayes-St Clair

CEO Coach, The CEO Room at Drop Bio

Phil Hayes-St Clair is a partnerships expert, coach, and serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in building and investing in companies across various sectors, including biotech, healthcare, aerospace, media, and e-commerce. He is the founder of PHILHSC, where he coaches leaders to develop strategic partnerships for business growth. Phil is also a co-founder and non-executive director at Drop Bio Health, a company focused on personalized health through digital health and biotechnology.Phil is known for his expertise in partnership-driven growth and shares his insights through the Wednesday Partnership Newsletter and the Partnership Plus podcast. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Queensland University of Technology and an MBA from the University of New South Wales. Phil is a TEDx speaker, a former adjunct professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management, and a member of several health and advocacy organizations.In addition to his professional achievements, Phil is a dedicated advocate for women's health and a proud father. He has served in the Australian Army and represented Australia in triathlon at the World Championships. Phil is also actively involved in philanthropy, serving as an ambassador and mentor for Inspiring Rare Birds and as a serial plasma and platelet donor with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.

In their own words

From Phil Hayes-St Clair: “Take care of yourself” · The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series
This is not a training ground. You don't come to startup to learn a new set of skills, you come to learn quickly so you can build something amazing.
▶ Phil Hayes-St Clair: “Take care of yourself”

Career

  1. Now CEO Coach, The CEO Room · Drop Bio
  2. Earlier · Startup CEO & Co-founder · AirShr
  3. Earlier · Scale-up Head of global business development · inkl
  4. Earlier Product team lead (user-centred design) · AMP
  5. Earlier Product team lead (user-centred design) · Suncorp
  6. Earlier Infantry soldier · Australian Army

Sources: balancethegrind.co, philhsc.com

Key moments

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  1. 0:30 Meet Phil Hayes-St Clair
  2. 1:01 The Mission of Drop Bio
  3. 2:12 Importance of Chronic Inflammation
  4. 3:22 Phil's First Involvement in the Startup Ecosystem
  5. 4:44 Reasons for Continuing Entrepreneurship
  6. 6:18 The Evolution of the Startup Community in Australia
  7. 8:56 The Role of Investors and Mentors
  8. 11:59 The State of the Community in 2005
  9. 15:11 Gaps and Opportunities for Improvement
  10. 17:01 Learning to Sell

Heard on

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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 1 With Mark Pesce, Hayden Williams, Evan Thornley, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Pete Lead, Terry Hilsberg, Matt Bullock, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Maxine Sherrin, Malcolm Turnbull, James Alexander, Alan Jones, Paul Bassat, Hamish Hawthorn, Alfred Lo, Cameron Adams, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick
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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 2 With Jodie Fox, Alfred Lo, Hamish Hawthorn, Cameron Adams, Evan Thornley, John Allsopp, Malcolm Turnbull, Ian Gardiner, Mick Liubinskas, Matt Barrie, Mark Pesce, Simon Thomsen, Phil Morle, Silvia Pfeiffer, Dean McEvoy, Alan Noble, Niki Scevak, Alan Jones
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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 6 With Leslie Delaforce, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Wayne Gerard, Nicole O'Brien, Alex Carpenter, Evan Thornley, Baden U'Ren, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Craig Swann, Moira Were, Colette Grgic, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Brendan Hill, Aaron Birkby, Malcolm Turnbull, Jodie Fox, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Yolanda Redrup, Andrew Nunn, Melissa Widner, Alfred Lo, Sarah Pearson, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak
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The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 1 May 2022 Phil Hayes-St Clair: “Take care of yourself”

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