I’ve spent my career navigating the complexities of banking, energy, and fintech. Here, I break down the issues that actually matter—cutting through the corporate noise to share honest thoughts on what it takes to align stakeholders, accelerate decisions, and drive genuine progress.

Just wrapped eight weeks of 5am starts for Not An MBA with Alicia McKay — and it's changed how I think about leadership, delivery, and where I'm headed next. A few reflections on systems leadership, and why it looked so familiar.

On 17 September I'm speaking at the PMI Western Australia Conference.

This week’s win: digging deep enough to win my age group in the Gravel Muster stage race in the Australian outback, by about 40 seconds.

A successful project go-live today, with a very happy sponsor

In this podcast I share how resilience, discipline, and a willingness to embrace new challenges have helped me build a growing property portfolio across Australia and New Zealand.

Pleased to share my Certified Security Analytics Professional stackable credential from Credly.

Celebrating three years of my business and life in Australia.

In this Slowtwitch feature, I’m profiled alongside two other women with deep ties to New Zealand’s outdoor culture. The piece explores the role of movement, place, and community in shaping a life — and reflects on how I’ve rebuilt that connection across countries, coastlines, and endurance communities.

XTERRA recently featured my story in “Give It A Go,” a piece that reflects the spirit behind backing yourself, stepping forward, and discovering what becomes possible when you choose action.

A New Zealand bank was auto-decisioning less than 1% of business lending applications. That meant almost every application needed a human to review it. Contact centre staff. Credit analysts. Manual touchpoints at every step.
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