Heath Evans
InvestorAssociate Director, Climate Tech Hub at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Greater Melbourne Area
About
Heath Evans is Associate Director at Climate 4.0 Hub at Swinburne University of Technology and Co-Founder and CMO of Wilderlands, a startup focused on biodiversity protection in Australia. His career spans 17 years across sport, not-for-profit, startup, and education sectors, including roles at Melbourne Connect, the Melbourne Accelerator Program, World Vision Australia, and the AFL Players' Association. He is a 2021 Scholar of The Marketing Academy and a coach for Seth Godin's altMBA, and has co-founded multiple ventures including Future Talent Sports Cards and co-created projects such as Run India, which generated global reach exceeding 50 million people.
Experience
- Swinburne University of TechnologyAssociate Director | Climate 4.0 Hubcurrent2026 — presentSwinburne University of Technology
- City of Greater DandenongSustainability Advisory Committeecurrent2026 — presentCity of Greater Dandenong
- WilderlandsCo-Founder | Strategic Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- WilderlandsCo-Founder | Chief Marketing Officer2022 — 2026Melbourne, VIC
- Future Talent Sports CardsCo-Founder2010 — 2026Melbourne, Australia
- Seth Godin's altMBACoach2017 — 2022
- The Marketing Academy2021 Scholar2021 — 2022
- University of MelbournePrecinct Marketing, Collaborations, and Communications Manager - Melbourne Connect2021 — 2022
- University of MelbourneMarketing and Communications Manager - Melbourne Connect2020 — 2021Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University of MelbourneMarketing and Communications Manager - Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)2018 — 2020Melbourne, Australia
- World Vision AustraliaCo-Creator & Project Lead - Run India2016 — 2017Melbourne, Australia
- World Vision AustraliaSenior Community Partnership Manager2015 — 2016
- World Vision AustraliaSenior Campaign Manager2014 — 2015
- AFL Players' AssociationCommunications Manager2010 — 2014
- vicsportSports Administration Officer2009 — 2010
- World Championship Sports NetworkMarketing and Communications Manager2008 — 2009
- My Heroes IndiaMarketing and Communications Manager2008 — 2009
- AFL SamoaMarketing and Communications Manager for AFL Samoa (Volunteer)2007 — 2008
- 7-ElevenSupport Centre Agent2007 — 2008
- Spark Communications (Aegis Media)Marketing and Public Relations Intern2007
Education
- MiniMBAMini MBA, Brand Management2023
- Monash UniversityDouble Degree in Bachelor of Business and Commerce/ Communication, Double Major in Marketing and Public Relations and minor in Philosophy2002 — 2007
- altMBABusiness and Leadership (Abernathy Award recipient)2017
- Caulfield Grammar SchoolHigh School1998 — 2001
- Wellington Secondary College1996 — 1998
Skills & more
Social Media Marketing99Public Relations53Event Management50Sponsorship31Digital Strategy26Marketing17Social Media19Relationship Marketing13Business Development4Entrepreneurship4Advertising2Sports Marketing2
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PublicationsNew MediaCorporate CommunicationsDigital MarketingSportsProject ManagementMarketing StrategyMarket ResearchStrategyManagementCommunicationsLeadershipLanguages English
- VC Catalyst — Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Negotiation: A Strategic Playbook for Becoming a Principled and Persuasive Negotiator — Yale University
- Mastering Value Propositions — Strategyzer
- Advanced Google Analytics — Google
- Google Analytics for Beginners — Google
- Mastering Business Models — Strategyzer
- 310-101: Facebook Advertising Core Competencies — Pearson
From Heath's professional profile.
Colleagues at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Abhay Seth
Director of Commercial Innovation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Alex Hadley
Manager, Intellectual Property Commercialisation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Anu Mavilakandy
Manager, Intellectual Property Commercialisation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Audrey Jean Baptiste
Head of Commercial Programs and Operations, Swinburne Innovation Studio at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Audrey Jean-Baptiste
Associate Director, Programs and Operations at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Cynthia Bernard
Administration Support Officer at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Ge Li
Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Jamshaid Akbar
Investment Manager, Student Ventures at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Heath Evans work?
- Heath Evans is Associate Director, Climate Tech Hub at Swinburne Innovation Studio.
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