Greater Melbourne, AU

Robelen
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Marketing + growth. AI builder + enablement leader. Nearly two decades helping founders and operators bring bold ideas to life.

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R.R · MEL · 2026
01About

Marketing & growth leader turned AI builder.

With nearly two decades of experience building products, scaling startups, and transforming organisations, I've learned that the most powerful ideas come from those brave enough to ask "why the hell not?"

I've managed budgets from zero to millions, built teams from scratch, and been accountable for revenue. But what really drives me is helping smart people and ambitious teams navigate digital transformation and harness AI to solve real problems.

02Services

How I can help.

01

AI fluency for founders and operators

Hands-on workshops and coaching to get leadership teams confidently using AI in their day-to-day work.

02

Fractional AI leadership

Embedded strategic leadership to help you build an AI function, hire right, and move fast without breaking things.

03

AI systems implementation

End-to-end design and deployment of AI workflows, agents, and tools that actually get adopted and deliver ROI.

03Testimonials

What people are saying.

Great session, Robelen. Really practical and actionable. Love that you have a live tracker I can work through to do the setup myself — efficient to show, without wasting session time. Very keen to attend any deep-dives you host.

MattClaude Cowork · 5★

Really great, so insightful — gave me good direction to get started on the next phase of my Claude journey.

JanelleClaude Cowork · 5★

I hadn't actually used Claude yet, so this was very eye-opening — I'm getting onto it ASAP!

CassyClaude Cowork · 5★

I loved it so much — also loved being in the energy of all the other incredible women. Thank you for hosting!

MorganAI Workshop · 5★

It was great, learnt a lot. Loved the expert-versus-novice perspective and the opportunity to try and share experiences.

JanelleAI Workshop · 5★

I built a price comparison working demo at a vibe coding event. I'm not a developer. Going from idea to something you can actually click through that quickly — that barrier is gone.

LaurindaLinkedIn

Something so energising about being in a room where everyone is curious, creative, and just building things. Already looking forward to the next one.

AlinaLinkedIn

Something shifts when you're not in a bro environment. Different energy. Different projects. Different questions. 'AI is a creative technology' — that clicked.

NadineLinkedIn

Really enjoyed the event. Thanks for organising!

JennAI Workshop · 4★

I really enjoyed the session. Thank you!

AnnAI Workshop · 5★
05Experience

A career built on interesting over safe.

Jun 2023 — Present

CodexLab

Director · Chief Orchestration Officer

Leading an AI learning and enablement lab helping Australian scaling businesses go AI-native through workshops, AI systems, and fractional AI lead engagements.

Apr 2023 — Present

ChiefMarketers.ai

Founder

Building a community and platform for strategy-backed marketing leaders. Codifying frameworks, models, and POVs into monetisable assets that can be deployed like software.

Jan 2010 — Present

Cloud Squad

Fractional Marketing Leader

Clients include: BoozeBud, Hairydog, Laminex, Shopping Links, MessageMedia, Easy Weddings, Kochie's Business Builders, Transurban, Boroondara City Council, General Assembly.

Oct 2024 — Mar 2025

Ballers Clubhouse

Head of Group Marketing

Group marketing leadership across the Ballers Clubhouse portfolio across Australia.

Aug 2022 — Sep 2023

Catch

Senior Manager, CRM & Customer Communications

Led CRM strategy and customer communications for one of Australia's largest online retail platforms.

Jun 2021 — Aug 2022

CARS24 Australia

Head of CRM · Engagement, Retention & Loyalty

Built and led CRM capability for CARS24's Australian launch, owning the full customer lifecycle from acquisition to loyalty.

Aug 2018 — Oct 2019

Laminex Australia

Marketing Manager, Digital

Delivered B2B & B2C digital and ecomm strategy for the brand's biggest product launch in 20 years.

Sep 2016 — May 2018

Paddl Co.

Head of Marketing

Led marketing at an edtech & HRtech platform changing the future of work for emerging talent and employers.

Jan 2013 — Sep 2016

Woman.com.au

Founder

Created and launched woman.com.au, building a community of 20,000 enterprising women and business leaders through digital marketing, social media, PR, and influencer marketing.

Feb 2014 — Dec 2014

News Corp — Kidspot

Senior Marketing Manager

Led marketing for ANZ's largest parenting website — 2M users/month — across B2B and B2C.

Oct 2012 — Sep 2013

The Adecco Group

Group Digital Manager (contract)

Smashed the Australian launch of global campaign Adecco Way To Work; rolled out a digital strategy and roadmap that modernised marketing and GTM operations.

Jan 2005 — Jan 2010

Melbourne IT Group

Group Marketing Manager → Manager → Consultant

Five years across four brands, from junior marketer to leader. Owned acquisition, retention and loyalty for 1M customers. 70% of KPIs tied to revenue, with 5 direct reports.

06Skills

What I bring to the table.

[ Marketing & Strategy ]

Marketing StrategyBrand ManagementB2B & B2C MarketingCRM & RetentionContent StrategyDigital MarketingFractional CMOGo-to-MarketInfluencer MarketingEcommerce

[ ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ]

AI FLUENCY TRAININGAI Systems DesignAI IMPLEMENTATIONVibe CodingUSE CASE MAPPING & PRIORITISATIONCLAUDECODEXCHATGPTHermesAgentic workflowsAI tooling
08Education

Academic foundations.

QUT

Queensland University of Technology

Bachelor of Business — International Business & Marketing

QUT

Queensland University of Technology

Postgraduate Degree — Communication & Media Studies

08 / Let's talk

Book a
30-minute call.

Whether it's AI enablement for your business, a fractional marketing lead engagement, or just a good conversation — I'm always open to ideas.