KERRYN STRONG 

Co-Founder & HR Partner, HRNZ member

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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

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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

HR Partner

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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.

KYLEE DALE

HR Partner

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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

HR Partner

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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.

TRACEY MOXEY

HR Partner

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Tracey has over 16 years experience working in senior generalist HR roles across a variety of industries.  A commercially minded HR professional, Tracey is passionate about driving business success through employee wellness and engagement, culture enhancement, coaching and development. Approachable, pragmatic and empathetic with a strong sense of integrity she enjoys creating personal and professional rapport at all levels of an organisation.

Working part-time and ‘free range’ enables Tracey to balance her other role of being a mum to 2 busy young children and spend time enjoying the beautiful outdoors on the Pohutukawa Coast.

ALICIA MEYER

HR Partner

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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

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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.