If I was growing up now I’d probably be diagnosed as hyperactive. I have a thousand ideas whirring around in my head, I quickly see patterns, and I quickly connect the dots - outside of the box!

 

The last of the baby boomers, I’ve spent two decades in large multinationals having a fantastic adventure: managing restructures alongside Booz Allen Hamilton; growing up with power point; process designing; operations management; leading teams; strategy development; strategic & operational human resources; introducing new technology; IT business analysis; corporate responsibility; and corporate communications.

 

People simply can’t believe that I could successfully navigate through such a chameleon – eclectic – private and public sector career; how could they put me in a nice convenient ‘box’!

 

Through it all I have kept my sense of adventure, sense of humour, and entrepreneurial wits. I’ve always said "I’m here for a good time, not a long time" – people have enjoyed working with me and have valued my unique ability to spark creativity in what would otherwise be normal and conservative teams and projects. 

 

All of this allows me to quickly add value to pretty much any organisation in need of creative yet pragmatic ideas and communication solutions. My advice is quick in coming and on the button in terms of diagnosis and solutions offered.

 

I have a unique depth of understanding regarding the wider organisational impacts of good change management and communication. I'm an accredited professional member of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand, which offers clients an added level of comfort; any advice will have the people impacts and potential risks taken into account.