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Class of 892 Feature
Scott Pendlebury
Bachelor of Commerce
FINDING
HIS NICHE
WHERE DID YOU COME FROM TO
ATTEND BOND?
I attended The Southport School on the
Gold Coast, so it was a local choice for me.
HOW HAS YOUR CAREER
PROGRESSED?
Immediately after completing my degree at
Bond, I worked for an actuarial consulting
company and that morphed into an
investment banking career in mergers
and acquisitions.
I spent 20 years on those two parts of
my career and worked for several global
investment banks focusing on banking and
insurance. Ultimately, I was an owner in a
small merchant bank, which got purchased
by my former employer Credit Suisse
in 2008.
I left investment banking to become a
consultant, then ultimately became an
entrepreneur by founding RenovatorStore.
com.au.
WHAT IS A HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR
CAREER TO DATE?
That step going from a successful corporate
career to becoming an independent
entrepreneur was a highlight.
I was taking a risk chasing profit rather than
a salary.
That is the goal that you are trying to
achieve because salary stops when you
don’t go to work, but profit keeps going.
The e-commerce industry is fast moving
and exciting and the global marketplace
to support that industry has changed
dramatically over the past five years.
The different ecommerce platforms
and tools allow you to build a business
inexpensively that can compete with the
big players.
WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO
BOND IN THE FIRST INSTANCE?
I was awarded a full scholarship for Bond,
which was a big part of the decision.
I found the Harvard or Yale-style
approach and culture they were looking
to implement to be very exciting and
different to what I would get at a
traditional university at that time.
It was an easy decision in the end.
WHAT IS YOUR FONDEST
MEMORY OF BOND?
The camaraderie of the first students, the
892s, continues to amaze me when we get
together. There is a strong bond between
those who took the first leap.
A lot of my close friends and business
relationships have come from that first
group of students. That’s my single biggest
highlight.
WHERE ARE YOU HEADED NOW?
I will continue to focus on Renovator Store.
It has a lot more opportunity ahead of it.
four years based in Ho Chi Minh City. As
part of the role, I travelled to more than
25 Vietnamese and Cambodian cities
and towns – an awesome country and
experience.
WHAT IS YOUR FONDEST
MEMORY OF BOND
The memories started before the first
day at a university-organised meet and
greet at the Fisherman’s Wharf. Fellow
892 Andrew Baildon organised the first
drinking boat race with the many willing
participants. The fun continued from that
point onwards.
The first day was amazing: the facilities
were not finished due to all the rain and
a group of brand new students trudged
through the mud to attend the Main F01
Lecture Theatre.
My other highlights include winning the
first premiership for the University as part
of the U/19 Colts Rugby Union Team;
responding to busloads of UQ students
who had come down to protest Bond
and the supposed university places it was
taking away from the public system.
Also the enduring close friendships and
bond amongst the 892 students.
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