Michael Friis

Michael Friis has a long and varied career in sales and business management. Michael began in 2004 as the Owner and Managing Director of Future Mobile, a reseller of mobile and telco services to Auckland SME businesses. In 2011, they took on a Regional Sales Manager role for Vodafone Dealer business Digital Mobile, and was responsible for a team of 9 Business Relationship Managers. In 2013, they became the National Sales Manager - Partners at 2degrees Mobile, leading the engagement with Business Partners to extend the company's reach into NZ Business. In 2017, they became the Co-Founder of OD.Solutions. In 2018, they became an Associate Coach and Sales Transformation and Leadership Advisor at SalesStar. In 2016, they founded Scale-Your-Sales.com, helping Founders and Business Owners to create their business's differentiated value proposition and build consistent reliable sales growth. In 2022, they became a Fractional Sales Leader at Automation Associates Limited, a Fractional Sales Strategy Coach at NZ Mobiles Ltd, a Fractional Chief Sales Officer at Relab, and a Fractional VP Business Growth at ZenContract.

Michael Friis attended the University of Otago from 1990 to 1993, where they studied Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services and obtained an incomplete Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.). In addition, they have obtained certifications from Objective Management Group, Inc., Phoenix Facilitation, and Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS) in 2021, 2016, and 2021 respectively.