Kiersten Eddy, Consultant, specialist market researcher

Kiersten has an extensive marketing and research background, encompassing both client and consulting experience over 20 years. Her focus is on qualitative techniques and the subsequent development of corporate and marketing strategy based upon insight. Kiersten has designed and managed projects in many sectors including primary industries (agriculture and mining), services, industrial, telecommunications, B2B and consumer goods.

Her client background includes senior marketing management with Kraft Foods Limited, L’Oreal and Peters Ice Cream. Kiersten has a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Monash University.

Mary-Ellen Vincent, Specialist Market Researcher

Mary-Ellen is a researcher and strategist with more than 20 years experience helping businesses and policy decision-makers find solutions to their questions, via tailored and insightful research programs.

Mary-Ellen has managed research operations for communications and research agencies, in Australia and New York. She's well versed in tackling research and strategy issues across a broad range of categories, including but not limited to, media/entertainment, financial services, home appliances, automotive, fruit and vegetable products, FMCG, telecommunications, social and government.

Mary-Ellen is a full member of the Research Society and is QPR accredited.

dr Mary-Jane Walker, Creative Consultant

Mary-Jane Walker is a leading creative thinker, who brings a different perspective to our clients’ problems and opportunities.

Mary-Jane is both a scientist and an artist. She worked at the Innovation Centre in the London Design Centre, and her art has been exhibited extensively nationally and internationally. She has three times been a finalist in the Australian Contemporary Textile Award.

She is now on the Audience and Engagement Committee of the Geelong Art Gallery where she is also a STEAM advisor, enriching exhibitions by bringing science and art together.

Mary-Jane has a B.AgSc from the University of Adelaide, a doctorate in Molecular Genetics from the University of Edinburgh and graduated in art from RMIT University.

Lisa Sassella, Consultant

Lisa is a senior marketing and communications specialist with experience in manufacturing and service organisations across the private and public sectors. Lisa’s career spans the fast moving consumer goods industry with companies including PZ Cussons, Dulux and Heinz, and the arts sector, as General Manager Marketing & Communications at the National Gallery of Victoria. Lisa’s previous consulting experience includes strategy planning for Telstra at Publicis Mojo, income development projects for not for profits, and brand strategy assignments.

Lisa has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a member of the Marketing Advisory Board at Deakin University.

DR SEAN O’MALLEY, SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT

Dr Sean O'Malley is one of Australia's leading experts in Sustainability, with unparalleled understanding of both the principles of Sustainability and the realities of running a business operation. He has successfully helped many organisations to develop and implement sustainability strategies that make a difference to their sustainability metrics and their business performance. Sean has 13 years working in sustainability across many different areas, most recently the circular economy. He spent over 10 years working for Australia’s most trusted environmental organisation, Planet Ark.

Prior to working in Sustainability, Sean was a manager in various Research and Development roles for the Mars Corporation, where he worked for nearly 15 years, in both Europe and Australia.

Sean has a BSc (Hons) from the University of Dundee, a MSc from the University of Southampton and PhD from the University of Leicester.