Marcus Wo

Results-driven sales professional with direct experience in face-to-face and consultative selling across B2C and luxury retail environments. Proven ability to build rapport quickly, handle objections, and close in competitive, high-pressure and face-to-face settings. Trilingual in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin — uniquely positioned to engage with East Asian clients and open doors others cannot.

Currently completing an MSc in Entrepreneurship at UCL, bringing commercial thinking and strategic awareness to every client interaction. Enjoys fashion and fitness in free time, currently training for a half marathon for mid-summer and full marathon by end of year.

Sales Representative (Self-Employed) at Olympia's Solutions (2025-07 – 2025-08)

• Conducted face-to-face direct sales through cold approach and door-to-door engagement, consistently meeting daily targets of minimum 2 closes per day with a personal best of 4 closes in a single day.
• Developed objection-handling frameworks and refined pitch delivery through high-volume daily interactions — building the resilience and adaptability central to a self-performance-driven sales role.
• Collaborated with and informally coached team members on technique, contributing to team morale and collective performance during a busy summer campaign.

Co-Founder & Commercial Lead at OURWE (Venture) (2024-01 – Present)

SaaS website-builder platform targeting non-technical founders — positioned against Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace.

• Led all customer-facing activity from the ground up: prospected, cold-approached, and interviewed potential users to qualify demand and shape the product proposition.
• Pitched the business to investors and accelerators, creating and iterating pitch decks, financial models, and value propositions based on real prospect feedback.
• Leveraged trilingual capability — identifying an underserved market and tailoring the sales narrative accordingly.

Non-Technical Founder & Business Developer at ArtMoyeu (Venture) (2022-11 – 2023-11)

• Sourced and engaged artists, galleries, and collectors through direct outreach to validate demand for an art marketplace platform combining physical works with NFT provenance.
• Produced investor-facing materials (pitch deck, business plan, MVP, cash flow projections) and presented to external stakeholders.

Counter Sales Representative at Harvey Nichols HK — MAGIC HAUS (2022-06 – 2022-08)

• Represented premium fashion brand MAGIC HAUS on the sales floor of one of Hong Kong's most prestigious luxury retailers, engaging high-net-worth clientele.
• Built repeat customer relationships through personalised, consultative service — advising on product selection and driving basket size through cross-selling.
• Operated in a bilingual (English/Cantonese) client environment, leveraging cultural fluency to build trust and close with East Asian luxury consumers.

Brand Research Officer at Million Linkage Limited (2020-07 – 2020-08)

• Produced competitive intelligence reports on product launches and brand positioning for a multi-brand beauty company, informing sales and marketing strategy.

MSc in Entrepreneurship – UCL — University College London (2025-09 – 2026-09)

BSc in Management with Entrepreneurship – Royal Holloway, University of London (2022-09 – 2025-07)

A-Levels & GCSEs – Lancing College, West Sussex (2017-09 – 2022-07)