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Below is a range of ways I help organisations

I also offer the unique combined services of a 

Fractional Chief Connections Officer (CCO)

A what? A combo of Communications, Partnerships and Leads

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How I can help

Partnerships and Collaborations

Connecting Good People with Good People


I help organisations unlock growth through meaningful, mutually beneficial partnerships. By connecting good people, good ideas, and good opportunities, I ensure relationships are built on trust and shared value. I work with businesses to scope out a range of contra, in-kind and mutually beneficial partnership opportunities for their brand or specific products or campaigns.


  • Partnership Strategy – designing frameworks for collaboration that align with business goals.
  • Partnership Development – identifying, shaping, and nurturing potential relationships.
  • Shortlisting & Matching – curating the right partners for your objectives.
  • Outreach & Introductions – facilitating warm connections and contra-based arrangements.
  • Partnership Management – (extension) maintaining trust, momentum, and long-term value.


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Communications Strategy

Helping Good People communicate with clarity and confidence


Clear, confident communication allows good people and organisations to make their mark. I help you find the right words and approaches to build trust, manage risk, and inspire action.


  • Strategic Communications Advice – helping you to align your communications outputs with your strategic goals.
  • Risk & Crisis Avoidance – anticipating issues before they escalate.
  • Small Business Communications Audit - taking a health check on your current comms and making strategic recommendations
  • Narrative Development – shaping your story.
  • Diplomatic Communications – navigating sensitive conversations with tact and authority.


I work with trusted partners to deliver communications execution such as Copywriting, SEO, Digital Advertising and Social Media Content. (Visit my Trusted Partners page)

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Destination Marketing Strategy

Bringing Good People to You


I work with destinations, places, and precincts to attract good people - visitors, audiences, and advocates - by highlighting what makes you truly unique. I believe that destinations come in many forms - from countries and cities to retail precincts, property developments, hotels, bars, and restaurants. Whatever the scale, every destination has good people to reach, a unique story to tell, and a message that sets it apart.


  • Defining Unique Selling Points (USPs) – uncovering what makes your destination compelling.
  • Markets & Audience Identification – discovering untapped opportunities and demand drivers.
  • Visitation Growth – creating strategies that attract, retain, and convert visitors.

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Stakeholder Engagement

Guiding Good People through complex relationships


Strong relationships with stakeholders are essential to progress. I support good people and organisations in building trust, finding common ground, and achieving shared outcomes.


  • Stakeholder Engagement Strategy – structured approaches for long-term collaboration.
  • Stakeholder Communications – crafting messages that resonate across diverse groups.
  • Navigational Support – helping you engage with stakeholders in ways that build alignment and goodwill.

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Audience Insights & Opportunity Development

Unlocking new audiences to unlock growth


Growth comes from understanding who your audience really is. I work with businesses to identify and unlock new audiences whilst scoping out what they want, need, and respond to—and how you can best reach them.


  • Insight Discovery – Scoping out potential audiences and identifying what motivates them.
  • Opportunity Mapping – turning insights into clear pathways for growth and engagement.

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Mentoring and Guidance

Culture-first leadership for individuals and teams


I bring an empathetic, emotionally intelligent approach to leadership. I am available to work with teams or individuals to help them grow and thrive and lead with confidence and culture-first thinking.


  • Team Strategy Sessions - helping teams to identify their roadblocks, challenges and opportunities
  • One-on-One Mentoring – personalised support to build confidence, resilience, and clarity in leadership and career pathways.
  • Team Guidance – shaping culture, collaboration, and communication within teams to strengthen performance and wellbeing.
  • Culture-First Leadership – helping leaders lead with empathy, emotional intelligence, and a people-first mindset.

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Interim Senior Support

Providing good leadership when you need it most


I step in to provide interim senior support when organisations are in transition. By offering stability and good guidance, I help teams stay on track until permanent leadership is secured.


  • Strategy – interim advice and guidance on planning and strategy
  • Marketing & Communications Oversight – fractional marketing or communications leadership.
  • Project Leadership – keeping initiatives on track with clear direction and accountability.
  • Short-Term Senior Support – bridging the gap until permanent leadership is secured.

Advocacy

Crafting good stories that create change


I’ve always been driven by a passion for social justice, the environment, and human rights. With decades of experience in storytelling for brands, I now channel that expertise into helping good people and organisations drive change.


  • Narrative for Impact – shaping stories to inspire action.
  • Campaign Support – amplifying the voices of good people, social enterprises, and NFPs.
  • Strategic Storytelling – creating narratives that build awareness and momentum for good causes.
  • Values-Led Collaboration – working with partners who share a vision for a better world.

Public Speaking and Hosting

Engaging Good People with clarity, confidence, and energy


As a confident public speaker, MC, and facilitator, I energise audiences and bring good conversations to the forefront. Whether hosting, debating, or sparking ideas, I thrive on connecting good people through dialogue.


  • Event Hosting & MC – professional, engaging stage presence for events and business meetings. 
  • Panel Speaking – contributing strong, well-formed opinions and insights on communications, partnerships, and social justice. 
  • Facilitation – leading workshops, brainstorms, and strategy sessions that encourage participation and deliver outcomes.
  • Multilingual Engagement – connecting with diverse audiences across cultural and linguistic contexts.

Services and Skills Include

  • Communications Strategy
  • Partnerships Strategy
  • Destination Marketing Strategy
  • Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
  • Strategic Engagement Guidance
  • Small Business Comms Audits
  • Insights and Ideation
  • Campaign Strategy Development
  • Collaborations and Connections
  • Project Leadership
  • Mentoring and Guidance
  • Public Speaking and Hosting
  • Crisis Planning & Risk Avoidance
  • Creative Brainstorming
  • Strategy and Offsite Facilitation
  • Travel Writing & Reviews


I also:

  • Speak French (advanced)
  • Speak Spanish (intermediate
  • Speak Portuguese (conversational)
  • Speak Chinese (conversational)
  • Speak Mauritian Creole (advanced)
  • Write a decent article or op-ed
  • Take a good photo (not of me)
  • Am learning Australian Sign Language




I am passionate about forging connections, telling stories and holding events; traditions that have been part of this land for millenia.  I respectfully acknowledge that I live, work and play on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people and pay my respects to their elders, past, present and emerging. 


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