Our Team
Flexible Working that Works
Freerange Works is a People and Culture Consultancy that was brought to life to meet the demand of the changing workforce.
Millennials and Gen Z rank ‘Flexibility’ and a ‘Positive Workplace Culture’ as top priorities when choosing a company to work for. This is an important thing to consider when businesses are competing for top talent.
Flexible working has moved well past mums or dads returning to work; it is about fitting work into your life rather than the other way around. The 9 to 5 working pattern just doesn’t suit the way our communities operate in a modern world.
New technologies – such as the many cloud-based and mobile apps – are driving the revolution. People no longer need to be in ‘the’ office to be productive. In fact, the opposite is true. When set up correctly the benefits of flexible working are undisputed. However, the barriers to acceptance are still strong.
Driving a Movement
There are misconceptions around what it means to be a flexible workplace; employers don’t always trust their employees, managers lack the tools and training to manage flexible workers effectively, and business owners can be resistant to change.
Being a flexible workplace requires a shift to managing by outputs instead of hours. Business owners and employers need to ask themselves – what would be happening in their business, the results they’d physically see, if everyone did what they were hired to do?
Do they need to SEE their people doing their jobs in order for them to achieve these outputs?
By setting meaningful KPIs with their people and ensuring managers are upskilled and confident to manage by outcomes, it will not matter where and when the work is being done and opens up a whole raft of flexible working options for themselves and their people.
KERRYN STRONG
Co-Founder & Consultant
021 421 952 | LinkedIn
Kerryn Strong is an Organisational Development and HR specialist with a passion for driving culture change within SME businesses. Kerryn has served as the People and Culture representative at Executive level within her clients’ businesses and gets real satisfaction out of stepping in as the sounding board, advisor and coach to Leaders and Executives who realise the value in enhancing their company culture and their peoples’ experience at work.
Kerryn is a flexible worker herself, always ensuring there’s time to enjoy the outdoors in Maraetai with her husband and two young boys, as well as getting along to a gym class whenever there’s an hour spare.
SARAH BROOKE
Co-Founder & Consultant
021 432 448 | LinkedIn
Sarah Brooke is a Change Communications Specialist who has been involved in a variety of large organisational change programmes spanning more than 10 years. Her career has been focussed on large organisations in the public sector where she has worked on improving company cultures and most recently been involved in a ‘flexible working by default’ pilot.
Sarah is a mum of three young children and has been successfully working ‘free range’ for the past 5 years. She is passionate about flexible working and the benefits it brings to employers and employees alike.
KIM AHERN
Consultant
027 222 8145 | LinkedIn
Kim Ahern is a professional Human Resources Consultant and Accredited Mindfulness Coach with over 20 years’ experience in generalist HR management and consultancy positions. With a graduate diploma in Human Resources Management, Kim has spent her career working across multiple industries, assisting businesses to grow their company culture, develop their teams and minimise their risks through effective HR, coaching and training solutions. Having more recently become a mindfulness facilitator, she is passionate about helping employers to support their employees’ mental health in the workplace.
After travelling extensively and raising her children whilst working ‘free range’ during the past 13 years, Kim and her family now live on the edge of the Auckland/Hauraki region enjoying the lifestyle working ‘free range’ provides – walking the dogs, kayaking and hiking the nearby bushwalks.
LAURA MOLONEY
Consultant
021 149 9566 | LinkedIn
Laura is an experienced Human Resources Consultant with a demonstrated history of working with SME businesses across a variety of industries. Laura enjoys working in partnership with business leaders to understand the different aspects of their people and operations, to execute effective HR and OD solutions that drive and support their culture and objectives.
Working ‘free range’ is relatively new to Laura, going from a highly career centric individual, to enjoying the balance of work and being a mum to her two young daughters. Laura and her family reside in the Franklin district enjoying being central to both the East and West Coast. Every spare opportunity they have they aim to get out on the boat for either a cheeky fish or a bit of exploring.
KYLEE DALE
Consultant
027 706 9147 | LinkedIn
Kylee Dale is a professional Human Resources Consultant with more than 15 years’ HR generalist experience, as well as prior specialist recruitment experience. Her background covers a diverse range of businesses including professional services firms, hospitality and the building services/manufacturing sector.
Kylee works hard to understand the business drivers and successfully blend commercial acumen with HR practice to lead change initiatives and deliver the overall results. She enjoys aligning business strategy and structure, improving organisation communication channels, and coaching managers to become more effective leaders.
‘Free range’ work enables Kylee to balance spending time with her two boys, puppy and husband. It also gives her flexibility to enjoy all the Eastern beaches area has to offer and doing rewarding work such as helping businesses on their journey to being great employers.
LOTTE SIMPSON
Consultant
Lotte has over 16 years’ experience in generalist Human Resources and Organisational Development that spans across a variety of industries and business sizes, in corporates and SMEs. She understands the complexities of managing people, whilst achieving business goals.
Based on Auckland’s North Shore, Lotte works part time in a ‘free range’ capacity whilst her two young sons attend pre-school. Going out exploring the native bush and beaches is high on her list of extracurricular activities right now, and teaching her boys to ski is next on the agenda.
ALICIA MEYER
Consultant 027 8391 888 | LinkedIn
Alicia Meyer is an HR Generalist with more than 10 years’ experience in HR management. With a Graduate Diploma in HR Management, Alicia has enjoyed roles in various industries from manufacturing to healthcare. She has a real passion seeing businesses thrive by improving workplace cultures through increasing engagement, wellbeing, coaching and training. Alicia is also experienced in employment relations, mediation, and recruitment.
Alicia and her family reside in the Franklin district. The flexibility of working free range gives her the opportunity to focus on her career and still be able to pursue personal interests. She enjoys the outdoors and outside of work you will find her camping, fishing, or going for long walks with her family.
BRIAR KELLY
Office Manager
Briar Kelly manages our accounts and administration. With over 15 years’ experience in Account Management in Travel and Tourism, she has a sharp eye for detail and an infectious enthusiasm.
Flexible working allows Briar to be a hands-on mum to her two young boys while also studying a Certificate in Health Science through the Naturopathic College of New Zealand.
CATHERINE WARDLE
Recruitment Coordinator
Catherine has over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, as well as learning and development, and HR roles. She enjoys working with teams to achieve goals.
Flexible Working allows Catherine to be a hands-on mum to her two young children. She enjoys the outdoors and exploring the local Beachlands area.
For our clients,
our candidates and
our people,
WE BELIEVE IN
Being transparent
in all that
we do.
Creating win-win
outcomes for
everyone.
Driving lasting
and meaningful
change.
In a world that lives to work
We believe it’s time for change
To forget about 9 to 5 and bums on seats
To challenge the way we do things around here
To ask ‘why not?’ rather than ‘why?’
By educating, training and recruiting
Our aim is to drive lasting and meaningful change
With a flexible workforce of people
Who are trusted to work how, when and where they wish
Proving that productivity can happen from anywhere
Creating a New Zealand where it’s okay to fit work
into your life
And not the other way around
Are you with us?
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