Since 2012 I've worked across marketing, sales, business development and product: in-house at two ASX-listed technology companies, then co-founding two businesses of my own. That mix means I've seen the same digital marketing problem from three different angles:
- The buyer trying to evaluate vendors.
- The seller trying to land deals.
- The operator trying to make the numbers work after the deal closed.
That background is the reason I won't sell you something I don't believe will move your numbers. I've been on the other side of those calls.
Where I've worked.
- 2025 – now
Nathan Schram Digital · Digital marketing consultant
Independent consulting for Australian small businesses, charities, not-for-profits and community sports clubs.
- 2025 – now
Little Bear Apps · Founder
Open-source software and practical AI and automation tools, run separately from this consultancy. It keeps me hands-on with where automation saves time and where it still needs a person watching.
- 2023 – 24
SOUL IV · CEO & co-founder
Set up, launched and ran the business: brand, digital, marketing, partnerships and day-to-day operations.
- 2019 – 23
Empresio · Co-founder & marketing consultant
My first consulting business, where I owned client relationships, scope and delivery from start to finish.
- 2017 – 19
Family Zone Cyber Safety (now Qoria) · Marketing Manager ANZ, then Sales and Marketing Manager ANZ
Hands-on marketing that sat close to the sales team, at an ASX-listed technology company.
- 2012 – 17
Tesserent (now part of Thales) · Marketing Coordinator, then Marketing Manager & Account Manager
Marketing alongside looking after education clients after the sale, at an ASX-listed technology company.
The full history is on LinkedIn, and what I've done for clients is on the client work page.
Why solo.
I've worked in-house and co-founded two businesses, one of them a consultancy. Going solo this time was a deliberate call. The trade-off is that I won't take on more clients than I can do justice to — typically 5–7 active clients at a time. The benefit is that the person on your kick-off call is the same person doing your discovery, building your site, running your ads, and writing your monthly report.
Modern stacks and AI tooling make this work. I can deliver more as a solo than a small agency could ten years ago, because most of the friction is gone if you pick the right tools.
45 minutes · Google Meet · no obligation
// How I work
An extension of your team.
I work best as an extension of your team. In practice, that means:
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Honest advice, even when it costs me
If something isn't worth doing, I'll say so, even if it means less work for me.
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Plain English
I explain what I'm doing and why, in words you'd use yourself, so you can follow every decision and question it.
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Clear about my limits
If you need something I don't do well, I'll tell you and point you to someone who does.
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You own everything
I work in your accounts, domains and code, so it all stays yours if you stop working with me.
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You can call me
You'll reach me directly, not a support queue, on 0475 240 309.
The flip side: I don't run a 24/7 helpdesk, and I won't pretend to. Looked After clients get a monthly cadence and proactive monitoring; ad-hoc weekend emergencies aren't my model.
// Scope
What I'm not.
To save time:
- Not an agency. No team, no account managers, no white-labelled subcontractors hidden behind the brand.
- Not a "fractional CMO." I do the hands-on digital work — websites, ads, search visibility — not C-suite strategy or board presentations.
- Not an "everything" marketer. I don't run organic social media, produce ad creative, do influencer marketing, write blog posts at volume, or work on brand identity from scratch. See the services index for what I actually do.
- Not a WordPress developer. I'll maintain and fix an existing WordPress site, but I build new sites on modern tools, not WordPress.
// Contact
How to reach me.
The first step is usually a call. I'll prepare a free digital marketing audit — the Basic Digital Health Check on your current setup beforehand and walk you through it live — yours to keep, whether you work with me afterwards or not.
45 minutes · Google Meet · no obligation
Not ready to talk yet? How this works walks through the five stages a project usually follows, and the blog has plain-English guides you can use on your own. For interviews or commentary, see the media page.
// Outside work
Normi (the dog) and I walk about 15,000 steps a day around Melbourne. A lot of my best ideas start there.
// Last updated: 9 October 2026