Why you should watch
Chorus and an expert panel of flexible working professionals discussed the value of equipping employees to work remotely and advised how to maintain effective virtual working relationships.
The speakers
Mike O’Sullivan
Executive Creative Director of Many Minds NZ
Originally starting his career as an Art Director at Young & Rubicam London, Mike was then seconded to New Zealand in 1994. Mike’s since made a mark in the New Zealand advertising world holding former roles as the Executive Creative Director of two high-profile agencies - Colenso BBDO and Saatchi & Saatchi and later started his own agency – Droga5 NZ. Today Mike is the Executive Creative Director of a company he founded, Many Minds. With over 25 clients, Many Minds are a discreet, creative project shop.
Sarah Colcord
Founder of New Zealand Made Products
Sarah is the founder of New Zealand Made Products - a nearly 500,000 member Facebook group created during the COVID-19 Lockdown period, that promotes and supports local businesses across Aotearoa. At just 23 years old, Sarah leads a team of 17 volunteer moderators and has generated hundreds of thousands of sales for small businesses across the country.
Guillaume Dehan
Founder of Fund a Future
Guillaume is a positive impact advocate and Founder of Fund a Future, a Kiwi fintech and social enterprise start-up. After moving with his family to New Zealand in 2017, he graduated from Tech Future Lab in 2019 where he developed the Fund a Future concept. The team was then picked up to join the Kiwi Fintech Accelerator programme in 2019 and is now on a mission to make New Zealand the most generous country in the world. In his previous corporate life, Guillaume held various senior roles in the investment management and hedge fund industry based in London, Paris and Beijing.
Ryan Ghisi
General Manager of Global People Programs at Xero
Ryan has worked closely with executive teams and boards at many large international organisations on strategy and initiatives that drive employee attraction, engagement and retention. Currently the General Manager of Global People Programs at Xero, Ryan is passionate about all things related to generating a positive employee experience.
