Our Team

We don’t simply advise, we are practitioners in building pipelines and closing deals. A true partner, providing hands-on support and sticking around to drive revenue growth.

Brian O’Doherty CEO

“As the CEO of Accelerate Growth, my goal is simple - to help you grow through an ambitious Go To Market Plan that is then executed energetically, to create a solid Sales Pipeline that delivers the target revenues in your GTM Plan.”

Brian has spent 35 years in the IT and software industry in Sales, Sales Management and General Management roles, for startups and multinational companies.

Brian lead the ANZ startup operation of Sterling Commerce, growing its revenues from A$2M per annum to A$12M per annum in 3 years.

He founded and ran NovaTech Ventures for two decades, a specialist enterprise software lead generation company. In 2021, NovaTech Ventures was sold to the NEXTGEN Group, as the cornerstone for its oSpace business unit,  now a global division within Exclusive Networks.

Brian commenced his career as a mechanical engineer, with post-graduate qualifications in Business Systems, and MBA from Heriot – Watt University.

Anthony Drury

Strategic Advisor

  • Seasoned executive with extensive experience in fintech, SaaS, payments, eCommerce, and corporate services. He has a strong track record in scaling businesses, P&L management, M&A, and regulatory engagement.

    Anthony has led multimillion-dollar portfolios, driving growth through go-to-market strategies, product and pricing transformations, and operational improvements. He has held senior roles at Zip Payments, PayPal, easyJet, and American Express, leading global expansion and digital transformation.

    He also serves as an advisor and board member for high-growth tech ventures, supporting strategic scaling and investment. Anthony holds an MBA and a Master’s in eCommerce Management from Macquarie University and completed the Company Directors Course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Jamie Collins

Strategic Advisor

  • Seasoned leader in the payments industry, with extensive experience across project management, sales, product, risk, compliance, and executive roles in banks, payment processors, and software companies. As Head of Cards Acquiring at ANZ, he grew profitability from $4.5M to $23M in three years.

    As CEO of Cosmos EC Commerce, he turned a $2.2M loss into a $2M profit within two years. Jamie co-founded IP Payments, scaling it to $15M in revenue and $2M in profit before its sale in 2015.

    He also co-founded Kovena, a payments processor specializing in the travel industry, where he continues to serve as a director and advisor. Kovena is growing at 10%

    MoM with an AAR of $5M.

    He holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science.

Peter Russell

Strategic Advisor

  • Experienced leader with a 40-year career spanning technology, business, and financial services. He is Chair and Trustee of his private investment fund, Kurrawonga, and Executive Chairman of Bluechain Payments Limited. Previously, he was Non-Executive Chairman of Snap Franchising Limited and held an executive role at Hydrix, specializing in MEMS for medical technology. He also played a key role at Sinefa, which won the Harvard Business School Asia-Pacific Best New Venture Competition in 2016.

    Beyond technology, he has advised and managed businesses across sectors including food distribution, professional services, aviation, and microbiology. Earlier in his career, he co- owned Rylands (retirement villages), Peppers (hotels), and operated grain and sheep farms in Esperance, Western Australia.

    He has studied business at Curtin, Monash, and Harvard Universities and is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Amanda Mark

Strategic Advisor

  • An expert advisor in financial markets, risk and compliance, startups, and RegTech. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of MIntegrity, a boutique consultancy specializing in regulatory risk and compliance for financial market entrants and participants.

    Previously, Amanda was a Senior Manager at the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), overseeing market and participant supervision, industry liaison, and the implementation of ASIC Market Integrity Rules and competition in trading.

    Her experience includes leadership roles at global financial institutions, serving as Director of Equity Operations at UBS AG and Vice President at Morgan Stanley, where she headed Australian operations and North American institutional client services in New York.

    She is a GAICD member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Peter Croft

Strategic Advisor

  • Market entry and growth specialist for SaaS technology companies in education, health tech, and workforce management. With over 20 years of board-level leadership, he has served on the boards of Australian, US, UK, and Malaysian companies across private, public, and private equity-owned businesses. Peter has led APAC operations for UK-headquartered companies Tribal Group, Allocate Software, and Clearswift and was Managing Director of Tenix Datagate, part of the Tenix Group.

    He holds a BE (Electrical) with Honours, an MBA, and is a GAICD.

Revenue Growth Team