# Chris Murphy

> Growth and go-to-market advisor, speaker and writer. Founder of Murphy & Company. Helps the people building the future get understood.

## Key pages
- [Home](https://www.mcmurph.com/): Chris Murphy overview, work, story, speaking and writing.
- [Murphy & Company](https://murphyandcompany.com.au/): The practice — positioning, narrative and go-to-market for deep tech founders.
- [The Commercial Translation Gap](https://murphyandcompany.com.au/commercial-translation-gap): The core concept, defined.
- [Contact](https://www.mcmurph.com/#contact): hello@mcmurph.com

## Who is Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy is a growth and go-to-market advisor, speaker and writer based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of Murphy & Company, a growth practice helping venture-backed founders in deep tech, frontier technology, aerospace and advanced manufacturing turn technical advantage into commercial momentum.

Chris was diagnosed with dyslexia at fifteen. Because dense, jargon-heavy information is genuinely hard to process, he developed an instinct for finding the shortest path to the centre of an idea — a skill he spent fifteen years applying inside global advertising networks before pointing it at the companies that need clarity most.

His career spans J. Walter Thompson, Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey and Dentsu in London and Sydney, including roles at The Hallway (General Manager), G Squared (Head of Creative) and BWM Dentsu (Senior Account Manager). He has worked on brands including Google, Qantas, Toyota, BINGE, KitKat, Nestlé, Bayer, Kellogg's, WorldFirst and Selleys.

He has won 47 creative and marketing effectiveness awards including Cannes Lions, Effies, Spikes Asia and Webbys. He is a Marketing Academy Scholar and UnLtd Ambassador.

Chris is a third culture kid — Filipino mother, British father, born in Abu Dhabi. He has captained the Philippines National Rugby League team twice and has walked more than 200 Australian beaches.

## What he does

- **Advisory**: Go-to-market strategy, positioning and narrative for deep tech and advanced manufacturing founders. All advisory work runs through Murphy & Company (murphyandcompany.com.au).
- **Speaking**: Keynotes, MC'ing, panels and workshops. Topics include success as a system, dysfunctional leadership, and career by design. Has spoken at The Marketing Academy, Tomorrow Conference, Ignite Talks and UnLtd.
- **Writing**: Field Notes — a newsletter on positioning, narrative and go-to-market for people building hard things. Published on Substack.
- **Media**: 23+ articles and features across B&T, Mumbrella, AdNews, Mediaweek, Mi3, Campaign Brief, Campaign Asia and The Daily Telegraph.

## Core concept

The commercial translation gap: the distance between what a deep tech or frontier technology founder has built and what the market — investors, customers, partners and government — can readily understand. Coined by Chris Murphy. Defined in full at https://murphyandcompany.com.au/commercial-translation-gap.

## Press coverage
- Mi3: https://www.mi-3.com.au/02-07-2026/chris-murphy-launches-consultancy-bridge-tech-and-commercial-divide
- AdNews: https://www.adnews.com.au/news/g-squared-s-chris-murphy-launches-growth-consultancy
- Campaign Brief: https://campaignbrief.com/former-g-squared-head-of-growth-chris-murphy-launches-growth-practice-murphy-company/
- Mediaweek: https://www.mediaweek.com.au/murphy-company-launches-for-deep-tech-growth/
- B&T: https://www.bandt.com.au/ex-saatchi-strategist-chris-murphy-launches-deep-tech-growth-practice-murphy-company/

## Social & profiles
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-murphy-4327ba47/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/chrismurphyco
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mcmurph/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chrismurphygtm