David Fastuca

David Fastuca David Fastuca is an influencer

I help B2B Founders achieve profitable growth through repeatable sales systems | CEO & Co-Founder, Growth Forum | Head to my Featured Section to book your Free Sales Audit

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
17K followers 500+ connections

About

I started my entrepreneurial journey at just twelve years old.

Back then, I used the school computer lab to make my business cards, and I sold designs to friends and family.

I’ve been obsessed with turning pressure into productivity ever since.

As the CEO & Co-Founder of Growth Forum and former Co-Founder of Locomote, I’ve learned what it takes to scale a business under pressure.

I know the challenges founders face.

You’re juggling endless tasks while also being relied on to prospect new leads and close deals.

Sales is the lifeblood of your business, after all.

That’s why we built our Sales OS program.

It’s a step-by-step blueprint for rapidly growing your sales while slashing your working hours in half.

Our goal is to equip you with the strategies and tactics that have helped countless businesses grow and thrive, even amidst challenging economic conditions.

I bet you're thinking:

“Will these methods work for me? Are online courses and coaching actually effective?”

The short answer: Yes. Otherwise, I would be in trouble ;-)

Our tailored approach meets your unique challenges and delivers real, tangible results.

So if you’re a SaaS or B2B founder ready to overcome sales hurdles, build a repeatable system, and create an overflowing pipeline…

👉 Head to my Featured Section and book your Free Sales Audit

Services

Experience

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    CEO & Co-Founder

    Growth Forum

    - Present 1 year 8 months

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    We help you build pipeline and expand customers–faster. Growth Forum is a leading sales learning platform providing a continuous live learning solution for high-growth companies.

    The traditional education system has let B2B companies down, with a complete lack of formal, structured education in sales and go-to-market.

    It means 100 million+ people across the world are learning on the job, and every person responsible for revenue is at constant risk of missing their targets and…

    We help you build pipeline and expand customers–faster. Growth Forum is a leading sales learning platform providing a continuous live learning solution for high-growth companies.

    The traditional education system has let B2B companies down, with a complete lack of formal, structured education in sales and go-to-market.

    It means 100 million+ people across the world are learning on the job, and every person responsible for revenue is at constant risk of missing their targets and often do.

    Growth Forum is solving this skills crisis by bringing together by teaching structured, live online courses with high learning design principles.

    Growth Forum's "Sales OS" program is responsible for generating over 427 million in new deals for its members in 2023 alone.

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    Top 1.5% Business Podcast (Co-Host)

    "How To Sell" Podcast

    - Present 1 year 4 months

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    I'm a proud co-host along with Luigi Prestinenzi of the "How To Sell" podcast, a top-rated business podcast. Each week, we discuss the world of B2B sales and how you can apply what's working to your business to win more deals.

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    The B2B Sales Playbook: Launching March 2025

    The Sales Playbook

    - Present 1 year

    New York City Metropolitan Area

    A step-by-step playbook on how to create a sales operating system that creates a flood of qualified deals. Written By Luigi Prestinenzi & David Fastuca

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    Investor & Advisor

    Warmly,

    - Present 2 months

    Warmly is the first autonomous revenue orchestration platform purpose built for SMB sized revenue teams. The platform orchestrates metadata from sales enablement tools, B2B intent, and enrichment tools to identify, track, and connect with website visitors who are ready to convert. By automatically aggregating data and integrating insights from various platforms, Warmly orchestrates the most effective next step to drive qualified conversations for the sales team.

  • Entrepreneurs'​ Organization

    Entrepreneurs'​ Organization

    8 years 6 months

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      Board Member

      Entrepreneurs'​ Organization

      - Present 2 years 5 months

      Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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      EO Member

      Entrepreneurs'​ Organization

      - Present 8 years 6 months

      Melbourne, Australia

      Entrepreneurs' Organization, or EO, is one of the world's largest mastermind groups, enabling more than 13,000 like-minded entrepreneurs to learn from and help each other via online forums, events, and educational and leadership growth opportunities.

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    Sales Program Mentor & Coach

    The Startup Network

    - Present 1 year 4 months

    Australia

    The Startup Network is Australia's largest startup network. No matter where you are in your journey as a startup founder, you can be sure to find the support you need with an amazing community of like-minded founders.

  • Locomote

    Locomote

    13 years

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      Founding Shareholder

      Locomote

      - Present 1 year 8 months

      Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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      CMO & Co-Founder

      Locomote

      - 2 years 11 months

      Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

      July 2020 - We aquired 100% of Locomote back from Travelport.com.

      Locomote is a technology-led corporate travel agency. Streamlining everything to do with booking and managing business travel. Into one easy-to-use platform, backed by our 5-star travel agents.

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      Post Acquisition

      Locomote

      - 1 year 11 months

      Post 100% sale in 2016 and staying on for a 2-year handover of Locomote to Travelport.com I left the business in 2018.

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      Co-Founder / Chief Marketing & Experience Officer

      Locomote

      - 3 years 1 month

      Travelport.com acquires the majority stake of Locomote and pivots business from a technology-led end-to-end travel company to a technology platform reselling it to travel agencies globally.

      Locomote rebranded as Travelport Locomote and becomes a product within Travelport.com.

      2015 - Travelport.com (NYSE: TVPT) acquires an additional 3% of Locomote.com.
      2016 - Travelport.com (NYSE: TVPT) acquires the remaining 48% of Locomote.com.

      Leading product strategy, technology…

      Travelport.com acquires the majority stake of Locomote and pivots business from a technology-led end-to-end travel company to a technology platform reselling it to travel agencies globally.

      Locomote rebranded as Travelport Locomote and becomes a product within Travelport.com.

      2015 - Travelport.com (NYSE: TVPT) acquires an additional 3% of Locomote.com.
      2016 - Travelport.com (NYSE: TVPT) acquires the remaining 48% of Locomote.com.

      Leading product strategy, technology, engineering teams, concept development and overall direction of the now Travelport Locomote.

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      CMO & Co-Founder

      Locomote

      - 3 years 7 months

      2014 - Travelport.com (NYSE: TVPT) acquires 49% of Locomote.com.

      Locomote was developed to change the current travel management landscape by empowering organisations to have complete control and visibility of their global travel programme and travel supply chain.

      A low cost, low touch solution which reduces the reliance on traditional bookings, Locomote creates a completely new automated and innovative solution for travel management.

      With a global reach, built as a…

      2014 - Travelport.com (NYSE: TVPT) acquires 49% of Locomote.com.

      Locomote was developed to change the current travel management landscape by empowering organisations to have complete control and visibility of their global travel programme and travel supply chain.

      A low cost, low touch solution which reduces the reliance on traditional bookings, Locomote creates a completely new automated and innovative solution for travel management.

      With a global reach, built as a scalable platform, Locomote is the only truly corporate-specific travel platform in the market with access to the largest array of travel content.

  • Fathom (YC W21) Graphic

    Advisor

    Fathom (YC W21)

    - Present 2 years 11 months

    San Francisco, California, United States

    Founded by Richard White, Ex-Founder & CEO of UserVoice.com, Fathom is a free app that records, transcribes & highlights your calls so you can focus on the conversation instead of taking notes.

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    Investor & Shareholder

    Venezia FC

    - Present 2 years 6 months

    Venice, Veneto, Italy

  • Melbourne Victory Football Club Graphic

    Investor & Shareholder

    Melbourne Victory Football Club

    - Present 3 years 2 months

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Investor & Advisor

    Fitstop

    - 4 years 4 months

    After investing in Fitstop, I've joined the team in an advisory capacity to assist managing and set the vision for a new platform to manage the operations of Fitstop including a new mobile app to enhance the member experience and unique offering of Fitstop.

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    Design Leadership Forum Member

    InVision

    - 4 years

    San Francisco Bay Area

    The mission is to advance the practice of design leadership by fostering a community where the world’s best can learn from one another. We strive to make the Forum inclusive and relevant to those confronting the challenges of leading design teams.

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    Mentor & Advisor

    Antler

    - 1 year 10 months

    Antler (www.antler.co) is a global startup generator and early-stage VC that is building the next big wave of tech. With the mission to turn exceptional individuals into great founders, Antler aims to create hundreds of companies globally over the next five years.

    My role:
    I'm genuinely passionate about sharing my learnings, failures and experiences with like-minded founders. My ultimate goal is to help the cohort increase their chances of success through actionable product and…

    Antler (www.antler.co) is a global startup generator and early-stage VC that is building the next big wave of tech. With the mission to turn exceptional individuals into great founders, Antler aims to create hundreds of companies globally over the next five years.

    My role:
    I'm genuinely passionate about sharing my learnings, failures and experiences with like-minded founders. My ultimate goal is to help the cohort increase their chances of success through actionable product and business strategy.

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    Investor & Advisor

    Sales IQ Global

    - 2 years 4 months

    Working with Sales IQ Global in an advisory role with an experienced board including;

    Trent Innes - Managing Director of Xero, Australia & Asia
    Domenic Panaccio - Former Managing Director of Westfield Retail Trust
    Marylou Tyler - CEO of Strategic Pipeline
    Tony J. Hughes - Former Managing Director of Sugar CRM

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    Ambassador & Mentor

    Inspiring Rare Birds

    - 4 years 8 months

    Melbourne, Australia

    As an ambassador for Inspiring Rare Birds, I help mentor a global tribe of female entrepreneurs, to scale their businesses through mentoring, events, education, publishing, grants, speakers and more.

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    Advisory Board Member

    Bebble

    - 1 year 4 months

    Melbourne, Australia

    Advisor to Bebble, a high growth marketing and technology company.

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    CMO & Co-Founder

    MBG Interactive

    - 4 years 1 month

    Port Melbourne

    Managed the web & mobile development team, concept development, partner relationships & online strategy implementation for all Interactive projects.

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    Co-Founder

    S2KA Creative Agency

    - 7 years 2 months

    Port Melbourne

    Was across all client projects and was the lead user interface and user experience designer.

Education

  • Charles Sturt University Graphic

    Charles Sturt University

    Business & Communications Business, Design & Marketing HD

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    Reforge

    Growth Series Business & Product Management

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    This program covers actionable frameworks, be inspired with real stories and examples, and build meaningful relationships with other top growth practitioners. Reforge Alumni have brought growth learnings back to work at Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Dropbox, Airbnb, Evernote, Soundcloud, and other high-impact companies.

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    Reforge

    Retention & Engagement Series Business & Product Management

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    This program is designed to provide you with a foundation of advanced principles of retention and engagement, and to help you build meaningful relationships with other top growth practitioners from companies including Facebook, Hubspot, Airbnb, Segment, Google, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Evernote, and others.

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    Board Member

    EO Melbourne

    - Present 2 years 6 months

    Education

    Founded in 1987, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is a global network of 17,500-plus influential business owners, with over 213 chapters in more than 60 countries, including 5 chapters across Australia. The Melbourne chapter, like all chapters globally, is run by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, with the help of our fantastic chapter administration staff.

    As a not-for-profit organization, EO is the only global network exclusively for entrepreneurs. EO provides members with growth and…

    Founded in 1987, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is a global network of 17,500-plus influential business owners, with over 213 chapters in more than 60 countries, including 5 chapters across Australia. The Melbourne chapter, like all chapters globally, is run by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, with the help of our fantastic chapter administration staff.

    As a not-for-profit organization, EO is the only global network exclusively for entrepreneurs. EO provides members with growth and leadership opportunities, helping entrepreneurs to develop their business acumen through peer-to-peer learning, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and connections to experts.

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    Course Instructor

    The Startup Network

    - Present 1 year 2 months

    Education

    Building a startup can change your life and the lives of others. It’s a complex endeavour, but The Startup Network is here to guide you along the way. The Startup Network is a non-Government not for profit entity. We are funded by our members to remain independent & founder focussed.

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    Philanthropist

    Project Gen Z

    - 5 years 11 months

    Education

    Project Gen Z is a social enterprise consisting of leading Australian entrepreneurs and founders, joining forces to roll out Dare to Dream entrepreneurial workshops targeted at young people all over the world.

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    Business Mentor

    Inspiring Rare Birds

    - 3 years 1 month

    As an ambassador for Inspiring Rare Birds, I help mentor a global tribe of female entrepreneurs to scale their businesses through mentoring, events, education, publishing, grants, speakers and more.

Skills

Publications

  • Marketing masterstroke: Why is the new Barbie movie suddenly everywhere?

    Kochie Business Builders

    Move over, Avengers and Star Wars – there’s a new blockbuster in town! In a world where nostalgia reigns supreme, Barbie has decided to make her mark on the silver screen once again and her movie marketing team has hit the ground running, writes David Fastuca, co-founder of GrowthForum.io.

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  • Success, reinvented: How Dave Fastuca pioneered a new path in education

    Kochie Business Builders

    Picture this: You’re at the helm of a thriving tech startup, riding the crest of success, and yet, something’s missing. A passion, a drive, something beyond the world of technology.

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  • Five business travel tips to help you maximise your on-the-go and in-the-air productivity

    Dynamic Business

    According to David Fastuca, co-founder and CMO of Travelport Locomote, getting your ducks in a row when travelling can be the difference between a trip to remember, and a travel nightmare. I think it was my high school teacher that told me: if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. That’s stuck with me ever since, so now when I’m travelling I look for as many productivity hacks as possible.

    It doesn’t matter whether you’re travelling for business, leisure, or both: productivity is key to…

    According to David Fastuca, co-founder and CMO of Travelport Locomote, getting your ducks in a row when travelling can be the difference between a trip to remember, and a travel nightmare. I think it was my high school teacher that told me: if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. That’s stuck with me ever since, so now when I’m travelling I look for as many productivity hacks as possible.

    It doesn’t matter whether you’re travelling for business, leisure, or both: productivity is key to the success of the trip according to Fastuca.

    Staying productive while you’re on the go is all about staying one step ahead. So, to hear what Fastuca does to maximise his trips...

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  • Fast moving Fastuca's

    Business NAB Magazine

    Hard work and hustle have helped Melbourne cousins Ross and David Fastuca secure a string of corporate customers and win multi-million dollar backing for Travelport Locomote, their travel platform.

    Launched in 2014, Travelport Locomote aims to make it simpler and cheaper for companies to manage the process of approving and arranging business travel and processing expense claims.

    Demand for their software from the likes of Allianz, Japan Airlines, World Vision and Medibank has seen…

    Hard work and hustle have helped Melbourne cousins Ross and David Fastuca secure a string of corporate customers and win multi-million dollar backing for Travelport Locomote, their travel platform.

    Launched in 2014, Travelport Locomote aims to make it simpler and cheaper for companies to manage the process of approving and arranging business travel and processing expense claims.

    Demand for their software from the likes of Allianz, Japan Airlines, World Vision and Medibank has seen the shoestring startup of cousins Ross and David Fastuca morph into a thriving software company employing a staff of 65.

    To read the full article in Business NAB which was originally published in Business View Magazine...

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  • Travel managers and the Internet of Things headache

    Tnooz

    The ‘Internet of Things’ is easily dismissable as just another buzz-phrase. However, as any travel professional with their finger on the pulse should recognise, this technology will impact every single corner of the travel industry in a relatively short period of time....

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  • Design thinking: Leading with experience

    CMO Magazine

    Marketers spend a lot of their time convincing people to buy their organisation’s products and services. But what if those same products and services were so well designed, they simply sold themselves?

    Other authors
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  • Tech venture Locomote plans to revolutionise corporate travel industry

    The Age

    Two Australian cousins appear set to revolutionise business travel with a technology platform that simplifies booking and approval processes for travellers and saves money for companies.

    Melbourne-based entrepreneurs Ross and David Fastuca have launched businesses together since they were 16-years-old and say they plan for their latest venture – Locomote – to be the market leader in business travel technology.

    "We want to be the Salesforce of the travel industry," said Ross…

    Two Australian cousins appear set to revolutionise business travel with a technology platform that simplifies booking and approval processes for travellers and saves money for companies.

    Melbourne-based entrepreneurs Ross and David Fastuca have launched businesses together since they were 16-years-old and say they plan for their latest venture – Locomote – to be the market leader in business travel technology.

    "We want to be the Salesforce of the travel industry," said Ross Fastuca, referring to the leading customer relationship management platform founded by Silicon Valley star Marc Benioff.

    David Fastuca of Locomote: The Australian company has acquired an impressive local customer list.

    "We're not shy of big goals," said Fastuca. "A lot of the commentary about Locomote so far has been that it's not possible to do what we did in the time that we did it but we like to have a big vision."

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  • How I made my first million in less than 12 months: Seven entrepreneurs share their secrets

    SmartCompany

    David Fastuca and his cousin and co-founder Ross Fastuca reached their first million dollars in turnover in a speedy eight months after starting travel technology company Locomote...

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  • The seven things keeping entrepreneurs from a good night’s sleep

    SmartCompany

    The recent Smart50 awards proved growing a business is no easy feat, with 70% of the 2014 finalists saying they put in more than 50 hours a week of their own time into their business...

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  • SmartCompany Awards 2014

    SmartCompany

    “Two young guys from the western suburbs”, David and Ross Fastuca, set up their first business together while they were still in high school...

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  • How to build an online marketing strategy

    Nett Magazine

    Online marketing strategies are starting to gain real momentum as people become increasingly savvy in terms of their online habits...

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  • Mobile marketing – you can’t afford to ignore it

    Nett Magazine

    Nowadays it’s hard to find a single person without a mobile phone. For business and pleasure, we’re all busy interacting with one another verbally, online and, of course, via phones, be it conversations or text messaging...

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  • Entourage - Success Stories

    The Entourage

    Ross and David Fastuca of Locomote have grown from their dining room table, to having full infrastructure, investors and global clients...

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Honors & Awards

  • [GOLD] Award for the Innovation in Technology Development

    Stevie Awards

  • [GOLD] Award for the Innovation in Technology Development

    Stevie Awards

  • Tech23 Finalist

    Slattery IT

  • Hot 30 Under 30

    Smart Company

  • BRW Fast Starters Finalist 2014

    Business Review Weekly (BRW)

  • Top 5 Fastest Growing Companies (Australia)

    Smart Company

  • Top Digital Innovator

    Smart Company

  • GOOD DESIGN - Finalist 2012

    GOOD DESIGN AUSTRALIA

    Nominated for great User Interface and User Experience: Bamboo - a Smartphone platform for crisis and incident management - overcomes all issues of traditional methods through arming people with information they need in a simple to use application.

  • Highest Achievement in Design

    Australian Academy of Design

  • Ken Cato - Leadership in Design

    Australian Academy of Design

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Italian

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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