Jane Sullivan, Managing Director, Brisbane – Wavemaker

During an impressive tenure spanning over 20 years’ in both Australia and Europe, Jane has amassed a wealth of marketing communications experience across a broad range of industries and some of the world’s biggest and most measured brands. With top-to-bottom experience across the entire spectrum of media communications, Jane brings agility, passion, creativity, strategic thinking and a dedication to fostering positive working relationships through transparency and collaboration. People are at the heart of Jane’s approach and this is demonstrated by the strength of her reputation across clients, partners, colleagues and the wider industry.

Jane is currently the Managing Director of Wavemaker Brisbane, a business that she has built from the ground up since its inception in early 2014. Starting out with a single founding client and no staff, Jane swiftly secured a number of sizeable brands, and within 2 years had catapulted the agency to among the top 5 in the market. Boasting some of Australia’s most desirable brands in its portfolio including Domino’s, Allianz Worldwide Partners, Hamilton Island, Triumph and Bond University, along with a talented team of over 25 staff.

Jane is adept at transformation, and has successfully navigated not one but two mergers, including the acquisition of Media Circus agency in 2016 which delivered exponential growth for the business. Armed with a natural entrepreneurial streak, boundless enthusiasm and a relentless commitment to results, Jane is able to consistently deliver transformative growth for both her clients and media partners.

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