STEFAN KORN

Chief Executive

“The immense personal and professional growth that results from having to create something out of nothing.”

JACKY LAVERTY

Head of Venture Management

“I’m inspired by and love the energy of startup businesses, the pioneering mindset and the need to embrace change – every day.”

SONYA ISHIMNIKOVA

Community Coordinator

“It’s contagious being in a space filled with people who facilitate the growth of other peoples futures. Can’t help but feel proud of that.”

BRETT CALTON

Senior Innovation Specialist

“I enjoy helping large organisations realise value from the methods and approaches employed by the start-up and entrepreneurial ecosystems.”

NICK CHURCHOUSE

Head of People & Practice

“Startup is the energy, passion, ambition and momentum inside every person we meet. You can’t not love that.”

CATHERINE JONES

Senior Innovation Specialist

“Henry Ford said ‘If I had asked the public what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse’. Working at Creative HQ provides the constant thrill of the horse race, with everyone from Corporates to Startups as the jockey. It’s a lot of fun.”

AMELIA DEVINE

Head of Operations

“Seeing big things happen in very short periods of time, seeing people jump straight back up after failure and build better businesses because of what they’ve learnt – it’s a privilege to be a part of.”

LINGY AU

1st Assembly Manager & Programme Director

“I love the people, motivation, enthusiasm each individual has to achieve something great!”

LAURA REITEL

Portfolio Manager & Programme Director

“Finding a repeatable, scalable customer acquisition model is the toughest (and the most rewarding) challenge for any startups. My favourite part about working with founders is figuring out that magic formula.”

JONNIE HADDON

Innovation Specialist & Programme Director

“Working closely with people who are on the front-line of bringing positive and significant improvement to our world is not just exciting but a privilege.”

JAMES SWOPE

Innovation Specialist & Programme Manager

“Working with so many passionate people has me constantly excited and wanting to help as many startups as possible.”

FLEUR GUNN

Acting Head of Marketing

“Its an incredible privilege to work amongst such wonderful and inspiring people every day.”

KELCEY BRAINE

Brand & Design Specialist

“Being able to work with passionate, motivated teams to help them reach their goals is so satisfying – and getting to do it surrounded by a community of like-minded people inspires me to grow continuously.”

ALESSANDRA ORSI

Digital Marketing Specialist

“I love being surrounded by creative people and new ideas!”

CEARA MCAULIFFE-BICKERTON

Innovation Specialist & Programme Coordinator

“I love meeting entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a positive impact on the world.”

BRETT HOLLAND

Head of Acceleration

“The chance to work with dedicated and creative people to collectively change the world.”

ALAN HUCKS

Head of Business Development

“Entrepreneurial talent is everywhere in New Zealand – startups, Universities, Corporations and even Government. I am passionate about connecting these change agents to opportunities to create real and positive impact.”

AARON POWER

Innovation Coordinator & Programme Manager

“I love how it simultaneously ignites and challenges my talents, wits and courage.”

STEPH BENSEMAN

Innovation Specialist

“There’s nothing more inspiring than being around teams of motivated and energetic people everyday who are determined on making a positive impact.”

GLENN ANDERT

Head of Enterprise Innovation

“I have the privilege of working with great teams to create innovative solutions for big gnarly problems.”

LUKE BALL

Startup Venture Manager

“Building a great business is incredibly hard and I love the growth that comes with it.”

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