G’day,
My name is Melissa (she/her), nice to e-meet you! I’m many things: futures facilitator, board director and systems thinker, with a background in brand strategy. I’m also a parent, sister, friend and volunteer, based in Lutruwita/Tasmania and working across Australia.
My thoughts on brand, marketing and sustainability have been featured in
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Credentials
Bachelor of Business (Marketing) / Bachelor of Arts (Humanities): 2001-2005
Queensland University of Technology (QUT). B Bus – Major in Marketing, minor in Integrated Marketing Communications. B Arts – Major in International Global Studies, minor in Communications Design
Governance:
Company Directors Course (2023)
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
Futures & Foresight:
Acceleration Program Towards Sustainability-as-the-World Needs: 2024
arkH3
Futures Thinking Specialisation: 2026
Institute For The Future (IFTF)
Facilitation:
Climate Fresk, Biodiversity Collage, Circular Economy Collage and Planetary Boundaries Fresco
Professional Memberships
Australian Institute of Company Directors – GAICD
Graduate Member
Institute of Management Consultants – MIMC
Member
Women on Boards
Member
Trained Facilitator
Climate Fresk
Making climate science accessible in a gamified, interactive workshop that’s delivered in-person or online. Based on the 6th IPCC report.
Biodiversity Collage
An interactive workshop to understand the system aspects of biodiversity. Based on the IPBES report.
Planetary Boundaries Fresco
This interactive workshop leaves participants with an expanded awareness of the systems life depends on beyond emissions/climate.
Circular Economy Collage
An interactive workshop to understand the limits of our current linear economy and the opportunities for a circular economy.
Big brands I’ve worked for / with
Here are a few ways we could combine our forces for good
Risk Literacy & Strategic Imagination
Through Wild-Built®, I help boards and executive teams build the risk literacy to read what’s changing and the imaginative capacity to shape it, through workshops, futures and vision work, and strategy co-creation.
See how at Wild-Built →
Brand & Marketing Consulting
With 20 years of brand and marketing expertise, I work with businesses across sectors to create solid, strategic foundations to then market more effectively.
Learn more at Brand-Led Business →
Non-Executive Board Director
As an emerging NED with a wild mix of skills across strategy, marketing, communications, systemic risk and real-world sustainability, I’m open to directorship opportunities in the climate, nature, food, community and care sectors.
Speaking & Facilitating
Need a speaker, podcast guest, facilitator, panel or chair for an event? I’ve got some wild ideas and a penchant for asking excellent, insightful questions.
Learn more here →
People have said really nice things about working with me
Melissa is unique. She is a brand strategist that deeply cares about ensuring you create a commercially sound business.
She brings both discipline and fun to the process. Her process enables you to work through your brand strategy so you come out the other side with clarity and direction.
Founder
National Food and Beverage Brand
Don’t be fooled by her humble, quietly spoken, delightfully personable nature.
Mel is a hardworking, articulate, highly creative, digital savvy, consumer centric, brand marketer with a wickedly dry sense of humour. Hire her – you won’t regret it.
VP Brand Development
International FMCG Brand
An INCREDIBLE Brand & Marketing Strategist who thinks of ideas and concepts that are impactful, values-led and able to be practically executed.
A real fountain of knowledge and a brand partner, I thoroughly enjoyed working with Melissa directly and highly recommend her.
Marketing Lead
National FMCG Brand
Working with Melissa has been a real pleasure.
Her enthusiasm from day one really made us feel she cared about us and our company, consequently the final product way exceeded our expectations.
I would not hesitate to recommend her.
CEO
International Professional Services firm
Mel transformed us from a non-marketing business to a marketing one.
This has resulted a HUGE increase in sales, enquiries and reputation.
And it was all due to Mel’s logical, concise and helpful guidance.
We couldn’t have done this without Mel, and would highly recommend her to anyone looking to pick up their game and grow their business.
Managing Director
National Professional Services firm
Melissa provided a level of detail and polish we have not experienced before with other consultants.
She is a pleasure to work with, she successfully adapted our thinking and extracted the engagement, understanding and results we were after.
Managing Director
National Professional Services firm
