As the deputy chair of OTHBA (Otaki and Te Horo Business Association, I hosted a panel event with three local businesses. 

It was fantastic to connect with our local businesses and gain valuable insight into their industries. The knowledge, passion and innovation within our community continues to inspire! Ben Jamison, General Manager, Ōtaki-Māori Racing Club, Harry Gibbs, Head of Operations & Customer Experience, Stanmore Farm Grapevine Nursery and Carmen Grey, Founder, Elemental Cider

Invited to host the ConferenNZ 2024 "Communicating New Zealand" conference, I hosted a fun filled day with amazing speakers and presentations focusing on inclusion. I added a twist at the end and instead of giving my own chairs notes, focusing on the inclusion theme, I asked 5 people in the audience to share their main takeways from the day.

The brainchild of Eve Laws, Poopology Podcast brings together women of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds and colours to discuss the trials and tribulations of being a modern warrior woman. Special guests and regular friends .​​CO-HOST - Season 1,2 & 5​

Interviewed on Newstalk ZB about the very first Kids Market

Invited to speak again at the annual Social Media for GOV NZ conference, myself and my colleague spoke about Trolling and online abusive behaviour. We discussed how as a team we deal with this narrative, digital strategy and how to counteract misinformation.

Mini Workshop: Effectively utilising budget: Running communication campaigns on a shoestring

Stretching budgets to get the best campaign ROI, Thinking creatively – bigger isn’t always better & Making your campaign fun and getting the community involved  

How to adjust communications in real time to deliver timely and relevant content "We received excellent feedback on your presentation, and Porirua City Council was one of the most requested organisations by the delegates to interview when gathering insight for the 2022 agenda. As one of our standout speakers from last year, we wanted to reach out to invite you to participate in 2022." Bianca Almeida, Marketing Specialist, Akolade

I was invited to be part of a industry panel to discuss the case for organic vs paid content strategies to reach and engage your audience  

• Is engagement through organic posts a realistic and achievable goal in the new age of online saturation?  

• Navigating the challenges of engaging your audience through organic and paid posts  

• Allocating your budget effectively by ensuring you put your money behind the right content

I was invited to be part of the Digital Marketing for Business workshop for Pacific Business Trust and Porirua City Council. This event was held for local business owners in Porirua who wanted guidance on the digital marketing, I led a 30 minute Q&A session on digital marketing practices, focusing on top tips and free digital tools for small business owners to utilise.

I was invited to created the framework and co host a webinar with Daniel Webster, Senior Communications Advisor Local Government from LGNZ. ​

We discussed "How to build your channels and navigate the choppy seas of social media". 

The audience was Councii members from across New Zealand, there was an active Q&A session at the of the webinar. 

Invited to speak at ConferenNZ 2020 "Communicating New Zealand" conference, I presented "How to engage the under 25's on social media within the public sector". This was based on four social media projects run at Porirua City Council, Waitangi Day, Children's Day, Valentine's Day and a three-day work experience programme.

Part of the digital transformation strategy, we teamed up with WorkTech to host a workplace roundtable. I co-hosted with Technical Director John Hilderbrands, an discussed with an audience of workplace industry experts to debate and discuss the future of the workplace. With a focus on digital transformation for a modern workplace.

During a salesforce.com conference, I conducted a live demonstration of the Dashboard Vote, which was a social media tool which integrated with salesforce.com database, showing the audience how to engage with their own customers using a Facebook page which integrated directly with salesforce.com and generated social leads. ​

I spoke to at a saleforce.com conference on the Chatter Challenge, which was a successful organic social media campaign created for a Salesforce.com implementation company. 

This company were huge users of a Salesforce.com tool called Chatter, and this challenge was given to the CEO to use this tool as per primary communication tool, ditching email, phone, fax and mobile. 

Working with London based youth charity FutureVersity, with special guest Minister for Youth, I co-hosted a social media workshop for the youth, focused on their personal brand and how to keep safe online. Including special guest The Minister of State for Children and Families and CEO of FutureVersity.

Working with London based youth charity FutureVersity, with special guest Minister for Youth, I co-hosted a social media workshop for the youth, focused on their personal brand and how to keep safe online. Including special guest The Minister of State for Children and Families and CEO of FutureVersity.