Simon Mills

About Simon Mills

Simon Mills is a skilled and successful entrepreneur with over thirty years of business experience. He is the author or ghostwriter of over 50 books including a rhyming children\'s book series that he created under the pseudonym, Sir Rhymesalot. Born in Perth Western Australia in 1967 Simon studied at the Conservatorium of Music in New South Wales and went on to become a piano tuner/restorer, tour with many successful rock bands, and to host a radio program that became nationally syndicated. Mills co-founded London Music Group (LMG) in 1990 and grew that company to the number one commercial music house in the country winning award after award and culminating in the world’s best jingle award. In 2006, with several successful startups completed, Simon moved from Australia to New York City with his wife and three children. Simon grew LMG Digital Media in the US to attract customers as significant as Hyatt, AIG, BBDO, CBS, Starbucks, Pepsi, The Economist, and many more. He has since built up several startup companies and grew a portfolio of business in an investment bank that he co-founded with Jacqueline Kapur in 2018 called Ignition Capital. He now runs his holding company, MillsiCo, and oversees operations in many of the portfolio companies. Professional activities: Owner of holding company MillsiCo LLC. Owner of Zentyal server software. Zentyal.comCo-founder of Ignition Capital conducting capital raises for international entities. Ignition Institute (Formerly, KR Strategy). Principal product: Ignition®, a three-stage iterative process designed to produce outcomes with unapologetic reliability in the field of strategy execution. Partner at Western Development Group, a San Francisco Bay area resort, vacation club, and smart home community development company.Partner at Smart Home Development, Napa, CA. Co-founder at Plasma Licensing Authority in partnership with Drexel University. Co-founder at Lightning Water. Founder at MillsiCo, a digital arts company focused on web and platform development, SEO, video/music production, brand identity, and tech innovation.Partner and Author In Residence at Enigami & Rednow Publishers, New York. Founder of HostMills.comFounder of Locate Real Estate, a technology platformCo-founder of LMG Digital Media Australia.Co-founder of Fitzpatrick-Mills Events.Simon is a passionately committed author who needs to do a lot of other things to support his writing habit.

Experience

1. Storyteller in Residence

   McGraw Hill

   Aug 2022 — Present · NY, US

Education

• Mt Lawley

  BE, Entrepreneurialism

  1980 — 1985

• CULA

  Doctor of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General

• Albury Conservetorium Of Music

  Piano

  1989 — 1992

• City University Los Angeles

  Doctor Of Business Administration, Business

  2014 — 2014

Skills

• Business Strategy
• Video
• Online Advertising
• Marketing Strategy
• Integrated Marketing
• New Media
• Web Design
• Start-Ups
• Social Media Marketing
• Social Networking
• Strategic Partnerships
• Management
• Email Marketing
• Web Marketing
• Leadership
• Mobile Marketing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Corporate Branding
• Direct Marketing
• Small Business
• New Business Development
• Media Platform Development
• Social Media
• Media
• Ppc
• Moetization
• Real Estate
• Venture Capital
• Public Speaking
• Digital Marketing
• Event Management
• Digital Strategy
• Digital Media
• Business Planning
• SEO
• Corporate Development
• Brand Development
• Advertising
• Strategy