Nigel Patient

Managing Director | Brand Strategist

Nige originates from the land of the long white cloud (a.k.a. New Zealand). He has a firm grounding in research, starting his career as a consultant for a research-based marketing management consultancy in Auckland for clients such as BP, Maersk, Halls, Muffin Break Bakery Cafés, Jamaica Blue Cafés, B&D - Doors & Openers, Cheapskates and Chant Productions.

After moving to Australia, he worked as a Marketing Manager for several brands, where he oversaw the marketing budgets and strategies, as well as activation and implementation. His vast expertise extends across all areas of brand strategy & marketing. With a strong foundation in customer and market research, Nige excels in working with businesses to understand, analyze and provide solutions to help them achieve marketing success. He's a passionate marketer with a view to promote brands and encourage growth.

Sharne Patient

Director | Marketing Strategy & Activation

Sharne worked for 4 years at a Boston-based Advertising Agency working with some of America's renowned brands such as Staples, IHOP, AT&T, Subway, Midas & PepsiCo. When she returned to Australia, she spent 8 years as Marketing Manager at Foodco, looking after brands Muffin Break, Jamaica Blue and Dreamy Donuts in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom & China. She was solely responsible for an over $3M budget, spearheading their marketing strategies and resulting in positive same store sales growth.

Sharne has extensive experience in event coordination and management, having been the key organiser for dozens of international conferences.

In addition, she has worked with clients such as Healthy Habits, Narellan Pools, Crushed Grapes, Global Gift Sourcing and Midas. Sharne has also been a guest speaker for well known Franchise Relationships Institute, running marketing workshops in Australia as well as a panel speaker for the Franchise Council of Australia.

Sarah Sanders

Brand Communication Specialist

Sarah moved to Australia in 2011 after graduating with a degree in journalism from Boston University’s College of Communication. Trained as a reporter, Sarah honed keen writing and editing skills writing for the likes of Empire Magazine Australasia and The Arts Fuse, an online magazine based in Boston. She now applies her creative writing skills to the marketing world, creating engaging copy for both customer consumption and internal business communications for print and the web.

Sarah effectively actions social media strategy and online identity for maximum brand exposure. While her expertise is copywriting and copyediting, she is a dedicated and enthusiastic account manager who enjoys building working relationships with clients to achieve goals with minimal hassle.

Kate Millar

Creative Copywriter

Kate has a wealth of experience writing for a variety of industries, from hospitals, international relations organisations and high schools. Kate holds an honours degree for a Bachelor of Arts majoring in History and Political Science, a Diploma in Education, Master of Arts in International Relations and a Bachelor of Nursing. A true scholar, Kate has taught English at some of Sydney's most selective high schools as well as teaching English throughout Asia for a number of years. Her move into the corporate well was a natural progression and she spent a number of years assisting some of Sydney's leading legal firms.

Her ability to understand each industry and connect brands with their target consumer is her true strength as well as the ability to write both technical yet consumer friendly content.

Vanda Lima

Brand Activation Specialist

Vanda began her career working with franchise brands Muffin Break, Jamaica Blue and Dreamy Donuts where she learned the ins and outs of franchise marketing and tackled issues directly related to franchise systems as a whole. She assisted with both strategy and large scale activation activities to promote these franchise brands across Australia and New Zealand.

After five years in the franchising world, Vanda sold out and went corporate, working for Unilever Food Solutions as Product Marketing Manager of their global brand KNORR in Australia. Vanda has worked in all areas of marketing including new product development, research, strategy planning and product launches and specialises in Local Area Marketing, activating strategic plans for brands in local areas and territories.

Christine Morrison

Creative Director

Christine studied at 'Billy Blue School of Graphic Design' in Sydney Australia, then quickly moved into the fast-paced world of design. Christine has a strong foundation in point of sale and promotional graphic design, having worked in this area with a range of clients including Smith’s, Cadbury, Quilton, ABC Tissues and Mount Franklin, as well as pharmaceutical brand Pfizer.

With a slick and polish design aesthetic, Christine’s work has led to successful and memorable campaigns and product launches. In addition, Christine's design skills also extend into the branding and digital worlds, and she has a firm knowledge of both print and web making her a strong leader of our creative team.

Waiton Fong

Senior Designer

In the world of print and digital design, Waiton has designed projects for Clemenger BBDO (NZ), Saatchi & Saatchi (NZ), Y&R (NZ), New Zealand Post, and MTV Networks with work varying from storyboards and animatics to POS display, CD covers and billboards. Waiton takes a clean and structured approach to design and loves digital illustration and character work.

Alanna Rados

Creative Designer

Alanna studied Management and International Marketing at university, but soon discovered her true passion in graphic design. With a clear focus and foundation in marketing, Alanna takes a holistic approach to design, keeping client and consumers in mind to deliver stunning and effective creatives. She has worked on brands including Nestle, Purina and Macquarie University.

Elsa Tannos

Accounts Payable & Receivable

Elsa brings her extensive experience in accounts to the team. Elsa has worked in all facets of accounts and payroll and is a MYOB specialist.