Nick is the Co-Founder of Moodi, a direct-to-consumer mental wellness supplement brand based in NZ. Nick operates various elements of the business, including paid marketing, which has driven 600% revenue growth in the last 4 months alone. Prior to starting Moodi, he worked at McKinsey & Company as a business consultant

From agency and brand marketer to founder-led pregnancy skincare business, Lara has built a skincare business from scratch in a hyper-cluttered beauty industry. Her brand has quickly become the number one choice in NZ for pregnant women, being the first-ever pregnancy skincare brand to launch with beauty giant MECCA, and now has its sights set on the US and Asia. Her brand has been built on empowering women to embrace the very real and raw beauty of pregnancy while providing the highest-calibre skincare to support them on their journey.

Esther may or may not have studied communications because it was the only degree that recognised a love of talking as a genuine career path. Her experience is a unique combination of marketing and public relations which gives her social strategy and brand building skills a powerful edge. Esther is responsible for ODV’s ubiquitous marketing and is taking the agency on an international journey to spread joy with the best damn videos the internet has ever seen.

From his early years in Southland, Steve moved to Tauranga and began his marketing journey as a designer. He later founded BallantyneTaylor in Auckland, which became one of New Zealand's top B2B marketing agencies, working with companies like Canon Australia, OfficeMax, Wrightsons and Fletcher Building.

In 2018, he launched a new brand consultancy, Brand IQ to help brands harness the power of storytelling in their marketing. Steve teaches at the New Zealand Marketing Association and is deeply involved in generative AI.

Charlotte defines the strategic direction of Snell’s marketing efforts and leads an in-house team who execute across the full marketing mix with the support of agency partners. Prior to joining Team Snell, Charlotte held marketing roles with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Facteon (a Haier company and formerly Fisher & Paykel Production Machinery Limited) and Steel & Tube while providing marketing consultancy services to Thred, NOVOTEK and more.

While Charlotte is a marketing generalist by trade who later specialised in digital and content marketing, she is passionate about educating employees on the impact they can have on a business’ marketing efforts through employee advocacy. Outside of the office, Charlotte is a mentor to marketers in the making, figure skating coach and West Coast Swing dancer.