Team

Dani Simpson
Former journalist turned PR and crisis management specialist
A Waihi Beach tornado survivor, Dani rolls a sharp wit and deep media insight together with a no-nonsense approach to all things PR, comms and social media. Dani has a penchant for fishing and really nice pens.

James Wharton
Multiple-disciplined content creator and videographer extraordinaire
James is a talented current-thought camera operator, editor and production visionary with over 14 years’ experience driving a real passion for visual storytelling and crafting media to convey meaning, particularly within an edutainment context.

Emma Treadaway
Top talented digital graphic designer and tactical marketing specialist
For over 15 years Emma has enlightened and empowered clients like no other. Her fulltime role embraces setting and co-ordinating New Zealand’s national education policy and learning centre protocols.

Nick Newman
NZ music industry dark-horse and socials-content hero
Multi-talented muso cutting brand new tracks having a keen eye producing creative turnkey and on-point media content. Nick is session musician and plays in several local creative bands, between catching waves at Mt main end.

Dr Mandy Lacy
Published psychology author and academic guru
An eclectic mix of academia and experience in digital transformation, organisation development, leadership, change management, benefits realisation management and modern workplace learning lends huge balance and verification on project ‘deep stuff’. Mandy’s professional coaching and counselling focuses on personal and professional development, particularly those “breaking through barriers to ignite creativity”. Mandy is a researcher along with being an emerging artist, author, and mean ukulele.