We don’t hire, we unite.

Imagineers are independent leaders in their craft. Together we make for a highly experienced and unusually diverse team. Meet our people below.

  • Matthew

    Founding Partner

    Matthew is an award-winning creative and design director, strategist and innovation leader. Matthew has co-founded multiple companies, is an ex-partner in one of NZ’s most successful creative digital agencies, and he’s worked with many prominent organisations and an array of startups throughout his career. Matthew is a polymath and master generalist who integrates many domains together.

  • Aaron

    Partner

    Aaron has over 30 years experience working in a variety of research, science, technology, transformation and governance roles across a number of industries worldwide. Aaron has worked on many groundbreaking innovations in his career, held senior positions at organisations like Hewlett Packard, Powerco and Spark, and he frequently gives back with mentoring and charitable work for NZ communities.

  • Vaughan

    Imagineer

    Vaughan is an award-winning entrepreneurial leader with a passion for design-led innovation with extensive experience in domestic and international markets. Vaughan is the ex CEO of Les Mills, where he led $50m partnership deals, new business lines worth $35m, and international expansion with distribution in 100 countries. His career has spanned TV, events, media, tourism and more.

  • Andrea

    Imagineer

    Andrea is a digital native with experience growing some of the world’s most famous apparel and fashion brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Karl Lagerfeld, adidas and Scotch & Soda. Previously the Global Director of Digital Marketing for Tommy Hilfiger, a company known for digital innovation, Andrea led ambitious and innovative digital collaborations with Facebook, Google, AKQA and Twitter.

  • Stu

    Imagineer

    Stuart (Stu) is an international marketing leader and advisor with 25 years’ experience including almost 20 years in Apple’s marketing communications group. At Apple he was closely involved in launching some of the most iconic consumer products and services of all time including the iPhone and App Store. Now, Stuart is an advisor, board member, investor and coach to businesses.

  • Oliver

    Imagineer

    Oliver is an international business development executive with 25 years’ experience working at the highest levels of commerce and government. In his career Oliver has built relationships and closed deals in 60+ countries across Europe, the Americas, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Oliver also specialises in global go-to-market strategy and helps startups grow in new markets.

  • Laura

    Imagineer

    Laura is an award-winning multi-disciplinary designer. Having started out as a solicitor, she made her foray into the world of design later in life, and hasn't looked back. Her experience has seen her work for some of New Zealand's most successful agencies and brands. She now freelances full time and particularly enjoys the challenges and energy of working with start-up clients in the tech space.

  • Rebecca

    Imagineer

    Rebecca is a marketing innovator and entrepreneur with business to business sales and marketing experience built working in Europe, US and Australasia. 
Rebecca has been at the forefront of novel marketing techniques three times in her career; professional services marketing, customer relationship management and social media marketing. She makes marketing actually happen.

  • Kris

    Imagineer

    Kris is an experienced director and business leader with an extensive background in sales, operations, IT and business development. Kris has held many senior positions in his career including leading commerce and channel businesses at Cisco Systems (A&NZ), and senior roles at Fronde, Veda Advantage, Telstra, InfoBank and U-Bix Business Machines.

  • Adam

    Imagineer

    Adam is a professional director, advisor, senior executive and industry analyst focused on business innovation, growth, transformation and change. Adam has 15+ years’ experience across ICT, fintech and utilities industries. He’s a member of the NZ Institute of Directors, a current and past member of numerous local boards, an AUT student mentor and startup investor.

Our organising ideas

 
 

01 Purpose

Transform industries.
Change lives.

02 Principles

Think different.
Act different.

03 Practice

The Neo-Agency.
Neo means new.

04 People

We don’t hire, we unite.
Members only.

05 Product

Future strategy, design and innovation.

 

“The idea is simple – bring great people, ideas and opportunities together, and watch what happens… imagineering is like magic.”

– An imagineer…

 
 

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