Bruce Johnstone

About Me

A casual lecturer at CQU, Dr Bruce Johnstone is also an Accredited Finance Broker at Adobi Mortgage Solutions.
As an academic he specialises in Business Growth and lectures in Management, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Design Thinking and Research Methods.
His credentials include a PhD in Entrepreneurship, MBA from Henley Business School UK, and CIMA Adv.Dip. Management Accounting. Bruce is an Academic Fellow of the Association of International Accountants and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK.

General

Background

Bruce Johnstone's experience includes five years in the United Kingdom. During this time he was a Regional Manager at Grant Thornton, London, leading a team of managers to deliver Growth Accelerator, a government-funded service for High Growth Businesses.

Bruce also has had the experience of founding a commercial radio broadcasting business in New Zealand, growing it over many years and finally exiting in a successful trade sale to a multi-national. During this time he won five New Zealand Radio Awards.

Universities Studied At

Bachelors Degree - NZ Broadcasting School (CPIT), Christchurch, New Zealand.

MBA - Henley Business School (University of Reading), United Kingdom.

Post Grad Cert. Business Research - Waikato University, New Zealand.

Post Grad Diploma in Commerce - Lincoln University, New Zealand

PhD - AUT University, New Zealand.

Universities Worked At

University of Derby, United Kingdom - Entrepreneurship Units

Cranfield University, United Kingdom - Entrepreneurship - Business Growth Programs

Monash University, Australia - Management, Entrepreneurship

Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom. (London Global MBA - Entrepreneurial Marketing)

Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia - Communication

Central Queensland University, Melbourne - Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Communication, Professional Project

Previous teaching

University of Derby, United Kingdom - Entrepreneurship Units

Cranfield University, United Kingdom - Entrepreneurship - Business Growth Programs

Monash University, Australia - Management, Entrepreneurship

Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom. (London Global MBA - Entrepreneurial Marketing)

Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia - Communication

Central Queensland University, Melbourne - Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Communication, Professional Project

Professional Experience

A 17 year career as owner/manager of a commercial broadcasting business in New Zealand. A finance and property professional and academic since 2005.

Professional Memberships

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) - Advanced Diploma Management Accounting

Association of International Accountants (Academic Fellow)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom

Member of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE

Associate Member of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) United Kingdom.

Professional Interests

Business growth, entrepreneurship, coaching owner/managers.

Key Achievements

Computer Software

SPSS, nVivo, Camtasia, Adobe, Articulate, Microsoft Office, Moodle.

Consultancy Work

Consulting project clients have included national retail organisations, growth opportunities for established businesses and many growth businesses and start-ups.

Bruce provided advisory services to over 100 fast-growing companies during his time in the UK.