Problem Solver

Gavin Symanowitz

I'm a very creative strategic thinker, but with a solid grasp of business realities.

Areas Gavin Symanowitz is Knowledgeable in:

General business problems
Financial services

Techniques Gavin Symanowitz Uses:

Lateral thinking, brainstorming, 6 hats, root causes.

Gavin Symanowitz's Problem Solving Skills:

  1. Strong business skills
  2. Creative, out-the-box thinking
  3. Product Development
  4. Mathematical modeling (actuary)
  5. Statistics (PhD)

Gavin Symanowitz's Problem Solving Experience:

  1. Constantly coming up with new business ideas (current list contains approx 40 ideas, and growing). Some recent launches include Marketing Mayhem (www.marketingmayhem.co.za), KeepYourTalent (www.keepyourtalent.com), and Blurtzone (www.blurtzone.com).
  2. Headed up Product Development for Investment Products at one of the country's largest retail banks.
  3. Won a major Innovation Competition (prize = R700,00, or $70,000) within the Bank, for a new product that I developed.
  4. Submitted 3 different solutions on Innovation Exchange (www.innovationexchange.com) and have been short-listed for 2 of these (and a finalist for the third).
    These challenges were very diverse, and included a suggestion for a new cheese snack, a new direct retail model, and a new promotional concept for a food manufacturer.