Liz Mckenzie

Cofounder & COO

2023 - Current

Founder

2021

Advisor

2020 - 2022

Global Head of Marketing Communications | HSBC Backed Venture - Serai

2021 - 2022

Advisor

2016 - 2022

Advisor on comms and marketing for TimeChi, a hardware tech startup based in Australia.

Global Head of PR and Communications

2017 - 2021

Global PR and Comms, including strategic community management, partnerships and sponsorships, and of course - any issues and crisis you wouldn't have heard about.

Associate Director

2016 - 2017

Primarily serviced the Microsoft account.

Communications Manager - Data61

2015 - 2016

NICTA and CSIRO’s Digital Productivity business unit have joined forces to create digital powerhouse, Data61. I headed up comms (external and internal) for CSIRO’s Data61. Responsibilities include delivering a comprehensive strategy focused on media relations to promote our research excellence, our capabilities, our collaborations with industry and government, our work in supporting the local startup scene and establishing our thought-leadership profiles across vertical industries. Also responsible for supporting internal and partner events, ministerial liaison, and drafting Data61 collateral including releases, newsletters, speech notes and presentations. Provided counsel and support across social media (CSIRO blog, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn).

Associate Director + Head of Technology Practice [Australia]

2010 - 2015

I joined Red Agency as an Account Manager back in 2010, and was promoted steadily to an Associate Director, managing the Sydney and Brisbane offices. I was also responsible for client servicing and new business development. Clients include unified communications and collaboration services provider Mitel, HTC, Capgemini, SuccessFactors (an SAP company), Concur, Google, YouTube, Fairfax Digital (Stayz), AT&T, secure identity management platform Okta, Kingston Technology, Indiegogo (crowdfunding platform), Parrot (in-car handsfree systems and creators of the popular AR.Drone flying quadricopter), tech recruitment firm Talent International and other IT&T clients including Tellabs, janusNET, NavGuard, Continuum Communications, Openbravo, CingleVue, MEX, SponsoredLinX. Also worked on Salmat, The Coffee Club, Jetts Gyms, Greencross Vets, The Growth Faculty, WWF, The Sony Foundation, Oscar’s Law, The Department of Climate Change, Environment and Water, The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, and Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace (NSW Government), as well as consumer lifestyle clients including home goods company Reckitt Benckiser (Mortein and Vanish NapiSan).

Account Manager

2009 - 2010

Specialised in the tech and b2b industries. Worked for a range of clients including RSM Bird Cameron, Kelly Services, Wavelink Communications, SafeNet, Fluke Australia, Scinaptic Communications, Happen Business, Atdec, Westcon Group, Symantec Hosted Services, Hostworks, Quest Software, Objective, Firmware Technologies, Your World Recruitment and the Business Software Alliance.