KIA ORA!

I work with values-led organisations and leaders to navigate complexity, activate possibility, and co-create more inclusive futures.

Whether we’re reimagining learning, prototyping new systems, or holding space for courageous conversations, I bring curiosity, care, and clarity to the process - always centering connection, equity, and hope.

Who I Am and Why I Do This Work

My “why”
To cultivate people, teams, and ecosystems that thrive - by connecting strengths, fostering belonging, and imagining more hopeful, equitable futures together.

Values I lead with:
Belonging · Joy · Whakapapa · Leadership · Integrity · Equity · Play

The Octopus as a Metaphor
The octopus (my spirit animal) reflects how I show up in the world. Each arm thinks and acts independently, yet they’re always connected to the heart of the whole. That’s how I work too: multi-skilled, adaptable, and deeply interconnected. I can hold complexity, synthesize across domains, and bring seemingly unrelated threads together in generative, creative ways.

My background includes:

• Architecture and design

• Startup and innovation ecosystem development

• Community engagement and storytelling

• Systems change, equity and inclusion

• Strategic facilitation and leadership development

• Learning design and communications
  

Ways I Partner With People and Projects

I support leaders, organisations, and communities to move from ideas to action — and from complexity to clarity. My work is grounded in systems thinking, relational practice, and creative experimentation. My practice spans four key areas:

Strengths-Based Coaching & Team Development

Supporting individuals and teams to understand and activate their strengths.

• CliftonStrengths® coaching for individuals, pairs, and teams

• Strengths-based leadership development

• Team dynamics and culture-building workshops
  

Community Strategy & Systems Design

Helping organisations design for collaboration, equity, and impact.

• Collective impact strategy and facilitation

• Programme and initiative design

• Systems thinking and sensemaking workshops
  

Ally Skills & Inclusion Practice

Fostering inclusion through awareness, courage, and practical action.

• Ally Skills workshops customised for teams and leaders

• Intersectionality and equity-based learning design

• Reflective practice sessions for culture change
  

Storytelling & Experience Curation

Designing experiences that connect hearts, heads, and hands.

• Digital storytelling and narrative facilitation

• Event and experience design

• Visual storytelling and photography