Oliver Carter

Oliver Carter

Queen Victoria Incubator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Inside Sales | AI Entrepreneur | @DailyPractice

  • Education

    • AI Inner Circle

      2023 -
      Artificial Intelligence

      Community coaching the latest AI tools for business, marketing and people

    • Yale University

      2022 -
      The Science of Wellbeing

      Professor Laurie Santos reveals misconceptions about happiness, annoying features of the mind that lead us to think the way we do, and the research that can help us change.

    • University of Cape Town

      2005 - 2008
      B.Bus.Sc Marketing

      Activities and Societies: Marketing Honours, Thesis on ‘Placebo of Expertise’ in South African wine industry (Peer-review journal-publication 2009), UCT Kopano residence house committee 2006,

    • Hilton College

      1999 - 2003
      Matric General Studies

      Activities and Societies: Swimming, rowing, drama and debating Leadership and Academic honours

    • Eton College

      2002 - 2002
      French Studies A' Level

      Activities and Societies: Eton Fives & Eton Wall Game School Exchange for one TermRead French, Theology and Politics at A' Levels

  • Experience

    • R&D

      Jan 2009 - Jul 2009
      Queen Victoria Incubator

      Highlight: Pitched and secured funding.Lowlight: You don't have a business if you can't generate revenue.Takeaway: Go learn sales and try again in the future.

    • Highbury Safika Media

      Aug 2009 - Aug 2013

      Discovered customer success. 7X'd my largest client through relationship management. Learned sales. Classic boiler-room environment. So much energy and so much fun!

      • Key Account Representative

        Nov 2012 - Aug 2013
      • Advertising Representative

        Aug 2009 - Nov 2012
    • Meltwater

      Sept 2013 - Jun 2022

      80+ Recruitments managed. 100+ Amazing individuals onboarded. Successful exit.Some notable highlights. Meltwater Africa became a top-ranked place to work on culture and career development, rated by employees. I led hiring and talent onboarding across Africa, the UKI and the Nordics while Head of Talent. I formalised the talent onboarding and training strategy for EMEA, began the performance-management strategy for new hires in Africa. And revenue from new starters increased 70% during my tenure. I am grateful for all the opportunities to learn and grow. And to give back through corporate #Wellness programs during C-19. Show less

      • Director: New Markets

        Apr 2021 - Jun 2022
      • Head of Talent

        Mar 2019 - Jun 2022
      • Talent Acquisition Manager

        May 2017 - Feb 2019
      • Client Acquisition Director

        Oct 2016 - Apr 2017
      • Managing Director

        Oct 2015 - Sept 2016
      • Client Success Manager

        Oct 2014 - Sept 2015
      • CS Account Manager

        Feb 2014 - Sept 2014
      • SAAS Growth Rep

        Sept 2013 - Jan 2014
    • Daily Practice

      Jun 2022 - now
      Founder

      One day, everyone will have a coach. We install coaching programs for inside sales - remote and hybrid - from the inside out. Our clients are seeing 40-70% increase in net new revenue in the first 6 months. We're expanding! Taking on new coaches and new clients.

    • Fabulous

      Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
      Culture Coach

      This is the number 1 app on my phone. The Fabulous helps you make smart changes and build healthy habits. Foundational experience for @DailyPractice. I consulted on their remote culture, guiding 120+ employees on positive psychology and practical methods for inducing flow state.

    • Carter AI

      Jun 2023 - now
      AI Entrepreneur

      The vision is straightforward. Can a business be created and run end-to-end using AI? Well, the best way to answer that is to try. Follow along on the Notion site https://www.notion.so/carter-ai/ or on LinkedIn. Disclaimer .. moving at 'Carter Time'

    • IXperience

      Oct 2023 - Jan 2024
      Sales & Culture Coach

      US students, elevate your career! iX is an incredible company helping US students bridge the gap between university and high-paying jobs on Wallstreet. Daily Practice corporate client 001. I helped seed their new online division and consulted on Talent Acquisition, Onboarding and Coaching methods for high-performance Sales.

    • Beeline

      Mar 2024 - now
      Sales Coach

      Digitise Training. Scale Fast with Your Own AI-Powered Online Training Academy.

    • Sales Enablement Collective

      Sept 2024 - now
      Member

      The Sales Enablement Collective exists to create a space to help individuals and organizations drive company-wide alignment around sales enablement as the scalable, sustainable source of business growth.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Dive Master

      NAUI Worldwide
      Jan 2002
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Donor

      Issued by NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) on Mar 2012
      NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute)Associated with Oliver Carter
    • Club Manager

      Issued by Western Province Rugby on Jan 2011
      Western Province RugbyAssociated with Oliver Carter
    • Fundraiser

      Issued by St John's Hospice on Apr 2004
      St John's HospiceAssociated with Oliver Carter