A Lion & The Vibes

A Lion & The Vibes seeks to help companies create a work environment and experience that employees love; so that employees are more fulfilled, engaged, productive, healthy and happy, and companies can minimise distractions and focus on becoming truly amazing!

We believe that happy employees make happy customers, happy customers make happy companies, happy companies make happy communities, and happy communities make a happy world (Read Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh for more on this)

We believe that HR should be simple, empowering, measurable and fun.

We believe that a strong understanding of, and alignment to, your Purpose and Values will trump a policy every day of the week!

We believe that your employees are Individuals. Individuals with emotions, ambitions, issues, strengths, weaknesses and a desire to be happy; if you can treat them as such, you will get their loyalty and their best.

We believe that companies are as unique as the people who run them. Companies with their own unique purposes, values, ambitions, strengths, weaknesses, and cultures; if you align your People & Culture Strategy to these, you will get the best out of your company.

We believe that technology and data are your best friends in creating an awesome employee experience.

What do we do?

At the core of everything we do, we seek to align a company's People and Culture to a clear Purpose and Values... because that's where the magic happens.

More specifically, we can:
- Help companies understand their own Purpose and Values
- Make sure your policies and processes are up to date 
- Create your People & Culture Strategy (or more specialist strategies Employee Experience, Diversity & Inclusion, Employee Wellbeing, People Analytics, Learning & Development etc)
- Source and implement digital HR systems
- Provide HR Generalist Support
- Assist with specialist HR Projects
- Provide Training

Drop me a line. I LOVE talking about this stuff!

Founder

72andSunny

Talent & Operations Director (Contract)

Clemenger BBDO

In a nutshell, my job is basically to make sure that everyone else is happy doing their job. Which means that I've possibly got the best job in the world!

Day-to-day I'm focused on working with individuals, managers and teams to ensure that our people are highly engaged, highly motivated, highly productive, aligned to our purpose and values and ultimately happy. This is achieved through:
- Building relationships
- Pastoral Care and Coaching
- Developing and delivering internal training sessions
- Developing and implementing systems and processes to ensure that leaders can better support their teams

I'm also responsible for developing and implementing strategies and programs to ensure an optimal employee experience. These include:
- Performance Development & Real-time Feedback
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Onboarding
- Training
- Leadership Development
- Wellness
- Culture

Head of People & Culture

Whybin TBWA

Whybin\​TBWA Group is one of Australia's premier Advertising Agencies. Over the past few years we have won:

AWARD Agency of the Year 2012
Effie Effectiveness Agency of the Year 2013
AdNews Network of the Year 2013
B&T Advertising Agency of the Year 2012 & 2013
Campaign Asia Australian Creative Agency of the Year 2013

As part of the Senior Leadership Team, I am responsible for HR across the following brands that are under the Whybin TBWA Group: Whybin TBWA, DAN\​ (Digital Arts Network), Integer, Eleven PR, FleishmanHillard, MAL\​ (Media Arts Lab)

This role is responsible for the recruitment, engagement and retention of staff across the group in both Sydney and Melbourne. Included in this is:

•	Recruitment
•	Employee on boarding
•       Compensation planning
•       Benefits and Culture Club
•       Training and development
•	Employee relations
•	Immigration
•	Workplace Health & Safety
•	Performance management
•	Policy development
•	Global Reporting

Head of Employee Experience

Charterhouse Partnership

Helped bulid the digital recruitment capabilities at Charterhouse.

I focused on recruiting across Digital Production, Client Services and Digital Strategy disciplines. Also developed capabilties and networks in User Experience, Search Marketing and Operations.

Clients were primarily within the Digital and Advertising Agency space, also encompassing TV Stations, Publishers, Online Business and other client side digital teams.

Achievements:

 - Built a successful and profitable desk specialising in Digital Advertising from scratch
 - Developed relationships with a number of top agencies in Sydney
 - Placed Digital Operations Director, Executive Producer, (countless) Digital Producers, multiple Account Directors and Account Managers, SEM Specialists, User Experience Architects, Digital Strategists
 - Won Clubman of the Year for Charterhouse Soccer (Football) Team

Principal Consultant - Digital

Respect Search & Selection

My exciting initiation into the world of recruitment!

This was a great experience where I learned the ins and outs of recruitment, wrapped my head around the fast paced nature of the "Big Smoke" and tackled (and survived) the dreaded GFC.

Throughout my time at Respect I was responsible for recruiting nearly every role in digital agencies that didn't actually Develop or Design things.

Achievements:
 - Successfully pitched Respect's first retained in-house recruitment campaign with Wunderman
 - Took on team lead responsibilties
 - Placed Client Service Directors, Digital Strategy Directors, Business Development Directors,  Technical Architects, Head of Digital, Executive Producers
 - Built long term working relationships with many of the top digital and ATL agencies in Sydney... many of which I have maintained throughout my entire career
 - Winner of Respect's inaugural Respectarian of the Year award

Senior Consultant - Suits

Wunderman

Contract internal recruitment position coordinating all recruitment activities for Wunderman for approximately two months.

This was an opportunity to work alongside the HR team and hiring managers to help with the recruitment of a new team, following the win of a major new client. I gained unique insight into the inner workings of the agency and some of the challenges faced internally by hiring managers throughout the hiring process. 

Recruited roles across Production, Client Service, Java/J2EE, Flash Development and Front-End Development

Was able to assist in the recruitment of 12 people within the 2 month period and gained a greater insight into resource planning.

Sydney Recruitment Manager

iimage Technology

The process went a little like this (give or take a few hiccups) 
New Business Development. Assess a clients needs. Develop written proposal. Develop a brief for designers and developers, Project manage the website. Train clients on the use of CMS. Ongoing relationship building, upselling, cross selling, in-selling etc etc

Account Manager/Producer

Mattara Hotel

Operations Manager

Over the past decade I've worked as Head of People & Culture at some of the best advertising agencies in the world, transformed the culture of teams at the likes of Playstation, uncovered and operationalised the purpose and values of ASX listed tech companies, coached founders and leaders of businesses with 200 people down to 2 people, created and facilitated more training workshops than I can even remember... and had some incredibly moving and fulfilling conversations with individuals who just needed a hand (or an ear).

I am haunted by the idea that most people will spend the majority of their life working in jobs that, at best they "kinda like" and at worst suck the energy out of them. Even worse is the idea that Founders create companies and end up "trapped in the prison they built", with no idea how to get out.

My mission is to teach 1 million Founders and Leaders how to create Fulfilment-Led Companies; where they achieve massive business success AND fulfilment for themselves and their employees.

Clinton Parr

Wisr

Wisr (ASX: WZR) is a purpose-led consumer finance company that uses technology to help Aussies make smarter decisions with their money. 

In my role, I drive growth, engagement, and experiences across Wisr's range of financial products and services. I lead high-performing strategic and operational teams including business development, customer experience, marketing, media, and investor relations.

Chief Growth Officer

In this role I focused on driving customer-centric growth, engagement, and experiences across Wisr's range of financial products and services. Leading teams across customer experience, customer support, financial assistance, marketing, media and investor relations.

Chief Customer and Marketing Officer

Ranked number 2 financial best place to work in 2022, Wisr is committed to building an amazing place to work now and in the future. In my role (acting 9 month cover in addition to existing role) I am responsible for the development and delivery of Wisr's people and employee engagement strategy. I lead a team of talented HR, recruitment, and people specialists.

Acting Head of Employee Experience

Wisr is an ASX listed (ASX: WZR) non-bank lender and a fintech pioneer in the rapidly growing Australian consumer finance market.

As a technology company we’re committed to building products, apps and services to help Australians do more with their money. Our promise is to provide a fair way to financial wellness for all Australians.

Chief Marketing Officer

Head Of Marketing

Touch Creative AU

Touch Creative brings together a multi-discipline team, including specialists in strategy, creative, content, design, video, media buying and analytics. Our vision is to strengthen the wider agency group’s ability to solve complex problems through outstanding creative ideas, technically excellent execution and content led multi channel campaigns.

The team is driven by three key principles:

//The internet was made to be interesting and we intend to keep it that way through an unrelenting focus on meaningful audience insights, great content and laser sharp targeting

//Originality is at the heart of what we do, so leading innovation and pushing intellectual curiosity is our reason for being and what allows us to connect brands and audiences

//Whether it’s awareness, intent or conversion driving, everything is measurable, we are wholly accountable and don’t operate on assumptions

Strategy and Creative Consulant

The Insiders Agency

Co-founder of Australia’s first food and drink focused influencer marketing agency, The Insiders, managing a network of over 30 influencers.

- Delivered successful campaigns for clients including Lion Nathan, Coca Cola, Woolworths, Carnival Cruises and Toyota
- Creative pitching, and development of original concepts for web and TV
- Business development, and financial controlling
- Monetisation of digital platforms including blogs, Instagram, Facebook
- Speaker at General Assembly and CommsCon 2016

Director

Bankwest

Managed the social media communications team at Bankwest, and member of the digital marketing team.
- Developed social media commercialisation framework
- Lead social media strategy to become number 1 regional bank across KPI
- Managed social media marketing budget, campaign implementation and reporting
- Delivered reporting and trend insights to marketing and leadership team

Social Media Communications Manager

Backseat

Co-founder of the first Australian ride-sharing application. 
Part of a team of four who planned, developed and launched the application into the Australian market.
Due to the uncertainty surrounding ride-sharing regulation at the time, Backseat was unable to secure ongoing funding.

Co-Founder

Whybin\TBWA

Advertising client services for Playstation, Nicabate and Energizer.

Account Manager

Host Sydney

Project Manager at Host, Australia's largest independent advertising agency. Key clients included Virgin Mobile Australia, Alpha Magazine and Insurance Line.

Placed as a successful candidate of the Advertising Federation of Australia's graduate program.

Project Manager

James is the Chief Growth Officer of ASX listed fintech Wisr. A purpose-led consumer finance company focused on helping Aussies make smarter decisions with their money. The sweet spot for James is at the intersection between technology, growth, and people. 

James has years of experience building brands, improving customer experience, and delivering growth. That experience spans challenger brands like Virgin Mobile and Bankwest, building start-ups through to working with the likes of AMEX and ING. It also led him to Wisr.

There’s never been a better time to be a challenger brand in finance. That’s quite exciting for James.

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