Who is BrightSeas?
BrightSeas growth advisory aims to bring accessible M&A advisory to agencies, start-ups, scale-ups and emerging businesses. It was founded in 2021 by Simon Morgan.
About
Founder and Managing Partner Simon Morgan is well experienced to assist: a previous independent agency owner, network agency and corporate leader with a specialist focus on digital, e-commerce and loyalty marketing.
Simon is an accredited business advisor through the institute of advisors and one of only a few Australian partners of the GC Index.
He has developed a powerful approach to business advisory by training hard, drawing on his successful business experience and searching globally for amazing partners, tools and processes.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Founder or co-founder of half a dozen businesses (e-commerce, mobile and agency services) working alongside some amazing business partners.
Leader of a number of successful creative, digital and direct marketing agencies across several holding company groups.
Working within a multi-generational family-owned agency and technology business achieving 10X growth and contract revenues of >$100M for the Australian operation.
Achieving the dream an exit to a Tier 1 player in the travel sector.
3 successful exits
1 'acqui-hire'
1 fail (no product-market fit before funding dried-up)
PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Father to 3 amazing sons - a musician, a biologist and an engineer
Passion for the outdoors and trying hard to get green fingers
Competed in the NZ National fly-fishing championship
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Creative/Design
Agency Services - Creative, Digital, Loyalty, Data
E-commerce, food and travel
Travel
Financial Services
Retail
Energy
Telecommunications
For a conversation about how we can help your business please contact us anytime.