About Marisa - Marisa Wiman

I am Marisa Wiman, outsourcing queen, tech nomad and a social entrepreneur. My purpose in this world is to help other people live a dignified life through transformational employment. I am now in my 50s and I realize that time is running out to make a huge difference in the world. I was in my mid-thirties when I knew that globalization was going to happen and I had to be part of it to be able to help lots of people. What a ride it has been!

I was born in a little village in Switzerland and migrated to Australia when I was 23. I just decided back then that I wanted to learn something new so I literally stepped into the “unknown” and started my journey into business and entrepreneurship.

After closing my first business, Homestay Australia, I went back to school. I got a job in a Software company where I grew into various roles that allowed me to learn about leadership, customer support and politics inside a big business. At the same time, I met my now husband, Kelvin, and from him I learned to invest and to, once again, step into the unknown – living in Fiji for two years.

When I moved to Fiji with Kelvin I saw a huge opportunity to truly help through transformational jobs. We had so many keen workers who wanted to learn and serve our clients. This ‘hunger for learning and serving’ gave me the opportunity to start Greymouse in 2005.

18 years later I can say we have a terrific culture in Greymouse and we are helping hundreds of lives every day by supplying VAs from Fiji, India, and the Philippines. Being socially responsible is very rewarding. We are growing slowly and steady with the intention of leaving a legacy of skilled workers and business owners with more freedom.

Studying global business, she learnt and adapted the systems and process’s as a company director, helping create the Greymouse business’s. Marisa used all her business, language and cultural skills developing a business that spans across borders, countries, and cultures. Now her business (Greymouse) has 35 staff in Fiji providing Information Technology (IT), Call center and Network Operations Center, (NOC) 24 hours per day, 7 days a week to business mainly in the Asia pacific region. Using a reseller channel model Greymouse touches 393 businesses in 24 countries. Marisa’s Swiss upbringing, attention to detail and desire for “butterfly freedom” ensures the business systems work without her direct involvement.

The new business strategies include,

Outsourcing
Globalisation
Location Independence
Freedom Business

Strangely these words are not easily translatable into Italian, plus the fundamental concepts not accepted. In some spheres, it is considered almost alien. During the last journey back to her village, Marisa struggled to translate the internet business concepts, allowing family and friends to understand how the internet made her free. To this day, her mountain village family remain confused at what she has accomplished, but clearly realise the “butterfly” achieved her freedom.

Marisa now calls home the Sunshine Coast, Australia, where blue warm waters wash against white sandy beaches. Warm sunshine every day of the year, vast flat open country, contrasting her natural mountain birthplace. Marisa lives her dream of freedom every day with her husband and author Kelvin, Peanut (pet dog) and Tasha her newly family member… and much-loved geraniums on every step of her house.

Retirement is not on her plans, as she can experience a “retirement lifestyle” whenever she wants. “Life is a continual journey of learning, evolving and growing. Nature is all growing, evolving and changing, this is why I do the same.” explained Marisa. “Enjoy every day, Freedom is about your lifetime journey not about the destination.”
Marisa is planning to return to Ticino again during 2013, to share the global business opportunities for any business owner that wants to learn and share in the possibilities. This way she can give back to her fellow Swiss how to achieve freedom like a “butterfly.”

Marisa loves her pets,

Tilly (mini foxie) and
Tasha (tabby cat).
Sharing every day together living life the way I want with Kelvin, my husband.

I hate learning new technology, it really stresses me out! But when I learn to use the iPad, Kindle and all the other gadgets Kelvin shows me, they transform my life.

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by Marisa Wiman
September 11, 2021

Today, Greymouse marks its 13th anniversary in the business. A product of creative thinking, deliberative decision and a never-give-up attitude, Greymouse, an off-shoring solution company, has...

How To Re-Motivate Yourself And Fall In

by Marisa Wiman
December 1, 2018

Today, Greymouse marks its 13th anniversary in the business. A product of creative thinking, deliberative decision and a never-give-up attitude, Greymouse, an off-shoring solution company, has...

Greymouse Turns 13: Bridging Culture Thr...

by Marisa Wiman
May 8, 2018

Today, Greymouse marks its 13th anniversary in the business. A product of creative thinking, deliberative decision and a never-give-up attitude, Greymouse, an off-shoring solution company, has...

What Others Have To Say

I have worked with Marisa on a number of occasions over the last number of years. At all times it has been an absolute pleasure and she is open, honest and very supportive. She understands the challenges of business and has provided guidance and solutions to assist me and my business ventures.

– Tom Freer, Wyntec

Marisa is a highly professional and driven business owner. Many times we have presented her with a business problem and she will adapt her skills and company services to provide us a solution tailored to our company. Its been great working with Marisa, Kelvin and the Greymouse team over the past 5 years.

– Emma Puttick, Company Owner at Naudic Style Pty Ltd

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Marisa is the social entrepreneur behind Greymouse, a 70-strong virtual workforce company based in Australia with offices in Fiji, India, and the Philippines.

Marisa is an expert in Information Technology and business systems. She is also well-versed in international business and corporate-compliant systems.

The company she started with her husband, Greymouse, is a testament to her pioneering work in the BPO industry. But she is not just about business success. More than anything else she is a woman on a mission.

Her advocacy on poverty alleviation enabled her to grow her business while also providing life-changing employment to people in dire need.

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