Ne-Lo was formed in 2018 by Ross Hastings and Kieran Antill. Our aim has always been to support our clients to have a positive impact through the experiences they create. Kieran and Ross named the company after their first born daughters, Neve and Lottie, and this next generation focus is still core to our values. How can we positively impact the future of business - for both customers and employees?
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Ross keeps himself on the cutting edge of Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology, professionally and academically driven to explore what leads people, and groups of people, to perform to the peak of their potential. To date, this quest has spanned three continents, working with teams and individuals in business, sport and education and he still loves every minute of it. Outside work, Ross’ passion for exploring human potential doesn’t stop. He enjoy testing himself through various physical exploits and testing others with his dad jokes. Being a proud dad unfortunately gives him an excuse for the latter.
Shane has over 10 years of expertise in research and strategic leadership roles focused on educational policy, organisational learning, and digital transformation and is lucky enough to have travelled the world sharing his research findings. He is an experienced board member, Non-Executive Director, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has a particular passion for startups and the future of work, and helping businesses develop and grow their people. He is a prolific supporter of sport - we’re hoping he’ll have something to celebrate soon.
Lulu loves connecting disjoined worlds (corporate/creative; Australia/France; social impact/business) using her creative thinking, growth mindset and her strong personal values to support organisations with their sustainability journey. Her strengths lie in being able to approach business challenges with a positive energy combined with an innovative and systemic perspective to present actionable ideas and communicate their benefits.
Passionate about sustainability and ethics, she has worked for various industries from advertising, insurances, food, not for profit, aged care and public transport. Like a chameleon she knows how to listen with empathy, adapt her language and change her perspective to connect with different audiences while staying authentic and genuine. She also enjoys wearing multiple hats as an actor, a director and the co-founder of a French theatre and improvisation troupe in Melbourne.
Kieran is the co-founder of the Ne-Lo Group and heads ups Big Space - Ne-Lo Group's brand agency. Helping business build the systems required to develop, measure and drive the value of their brand. His eMBA thesis is on the model of holistic brands. Previously he was the National Executive Creative Director of R/GA Australia, JWT Melbourne and Leo Burnett New York. He has led large scale brand development projects for Canon, Google, Diageo, United Nations, WWF and several FMCG giants. He has been listed in the top ten Art Director worldwide at Cannes festival of creativity twice.
Kirsten’s expertise has been honed across both agency and corporate worlds, as a trusted advisor at C-Suite level as Group Executive - Marketing at iSelect, and Senior Account Director at Clemenger BDDO Proximity, and GPY&R. Kirsten enjoys leading big budget, strategic marketing initiatives, including leading the iSelect Group’s marketing portfolio in a dynamic, performance-driven growth culture where brand, marketing, communication, and ROI was paramount. More than anything, she loves the freedom that working with Ne-Lo provides, to spend every moment she can with her two young daughters.
Meagan is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker turned copywriter and brand voice strategist. She uses her research and storytelling skills to provide captivating content for her clients' websites, blogs, and marketing materials.After completing a Bachelor of Journalism degree and working as a local news reporter, Meagan went on to travel to more than 15 countries telling stories. She wrote about everything from the impact of culture on body image to the story of a young girl scavenging on a garbage dump in the Philippines to be able to afford an education.When Meagan returned to Canada to set down some roots, she discovered she could use her writing skills to empower businesses and agencies to tell great stories and educate their audiences.If she's not feverishly typing at her laptop, Meagan is usually exploring around town with her two young kids or playing board games with family.
Nikki has a passion for helping people and organisations perform at their best, leading her to deliver tangible commercial success for businesses across multiple industries in Australia and the UK by taking a systemic and holistic approach to culture change. By combining her professional expertise in HR, with an ongoing academic career in Positive Psychology at Uni. of Melbourne, she strives to bridge the gap between what science knows, and what business does. Her multitude of talents continues away from work, where she spends her time practicing yoga, climbing, relaxing at the beach, or exploring snow covered mountains.
Helen is a UK Chartered Occupational Psychologist, with 10+ years’ experience working globally in HR and organisational consultancy. Helen’s expertise in assessment and development of individuals, teams and organisations means she enjoys partnering with clients to uncover insights, set direction and take action. Helen has worked with a variety of organisations from small not-for-profit’s to large multinationals, across all industries.
Helen is passionate about enabling the success of organisations through the appropriate placement and development of their people; and by helping organisations create workplaces where their people can thrive. She's committed to her daily meditation practice and in her spare time you'll find her walking while listening to a classic novel, practicing yoga and pilates, cooking, and getting out into nature as much as possible.
As an Experience Specialist, Nikki knows that every problem can be solved by really listening; to customers, stakeholders, users, team members and reliable data. For 13 years, Nikki has specialised in User & Customer Experience, Digital & Content Production, and Digital & Communications strategy, for leading Australian and global retail brands, financial institutions, insurance companies, media organisations, car manufacturers, education & government agencies, sporting bodies and events. Along with being an invaluable team leader she is a passionate mum.
For over 15 years, Simon has helped some of Australia’s (and the world’s) biggest brands build their leadership, sales and customer service strength delivering solutions around Australia, Asia Pacific, Europe and the USA. Whether working with C-suite executives or helping frontline staff, he is a passionate about unearthing people’s potential. His background in psychology and coaching enables him to think critically and design learning programs based on evidence; his performance background enables him to communicate persuasively and deliver strongly in the room; his business experience enables him to adapt to different contexts quickly and draw key stakeholders together to align direction with a view to creating a leadership and sales architecture that delivers bottom line results.