Maree Coote

Where do you work and what do you do? Based in Melbourne, I run MCA, an advertising creative consultancy. I’m also founder/CEO of Melbournestyle, an art gallery and concept store, and Melbournestyle Books, a publishing imprint. I enjoy the way each of these disciplines cross-fertilise and inform each other. Tell us about yourself. Experienced in […]

Hardie Grant

Tell us about your business? Hardie Grant is an independent, global publishing and media business. We’re probably best known for our book business. We publish mainly non-fiction (particularly food, wine, sport, humour, biography), but also children’s books. Our book business is international – we have offices in Melbourne/Sydney, London and San Francisco and commission books […]

Stephen Banham – Again!

What is your current position and job title? If I had an ‘official title’ it would have to cover a lot of different aspects of what I do – so I guess I’d be broadly described as a typographer, designer, writer and educator. It wouldn’t fit on a lanyard that’s for sure. Tell us a […]

Ken Cato

In 1970 Ken Cato established Cato Brand Partners in Melbourne, Australia. With Ken still at the helm and offices in 16 international locations Cato has worked in over 110 countries. Ken’s work has afforded him immense global acclaim and as such he and his team have been recognised with many international awards too numerous to […]

Toni Newman – Again!

TBE Platinum Member, Toni Newman, Owner/Producer/Casting Consultant/Stylist of Toni + Co Productions and Owner/Stylist of The Styling Business, chat’s with TBE. Around 14 years ago, Toni set up advertising production company, Toni + CoProductions, which sees her organise large, medium and small scale & budget photo & TV/motion shoots. As well as manage budgets & […]

Craig Ford

Who is Craig Ford? I’ve built my career in some of Australia’s largest and most creative advertising agencies. USP/DDB, George Patts, back to DDB and then to Clemenger BBDO. I was a member of the Board and Creative Director at Clemenger Harvie/CHE and Clemenger Tasmania. Then to The Faith Agency, an independent marketing and advertising […]

Anouska Phizacklea

Who is Anouska Phizacklea? Anouska Phizacklea (BA (hons), MA, MCom, CPA, GAICD) is Director of Monash Gallery of Art (MGA), the Australian home of photography. Prior to MGA Anouska held senior management positions at Heide Museum of Modern Art and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) and worked for many years in art research […]

Tony Lazzaro

Who is Tony Lazzaro? Originally from Adelaide I moved over to Melbourne with an original band after some record company interest. We wrote, recorded and toured and after years of playing live I turned my skills as a manager/producer /write to owning and running a studio, so with two of my fellow band mates Adrian […]

Tracey Rowe – Again!

Who is Tracey Rowe? I’m all about aesthetics and emotion, probably stemming from a childhood in the outback of Australia where the landscape really shaped my fascination of beautiful visual imagery. Photography was something that I loved, and through High School started to experiment with black and white photography which led to a 3 year […]

Husein Alicajic

Husein Alicajic is the Director at Photoplay Films. With a unique cinematic sensibility and a passion for strong visual imagery, Husein’s work continues to evolve around his passion for storytelling. His work has received recent Best Direction honors at New York Festivals, Golden Trailer Awards, World Promax Awards, as well as recognition at the VIVID […]