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Amelia is an Account Manager at Honner, applying her passion for strategic storytelling to clients across the breadth of Honner’s client base.

With experience working agency-side in both London and Sydney, Amelia has supported a broad range of organisations with media relations, content creation, messaging development and stakeholder engagement.

In London, Amelia worked with a diverse portfolio of clients spanning financial services, property and technology. During this time Amelia sat within the ESG team, developing her knowledge base across ESG and sustainable finance topics to help brands effectively communicate their ESG strategies to key stakeholders and the media.

Since relocating from the UK to Sydney, Amelia has also gained experience working on federal government campaigns, including for the Treasury and Net Zero Economy Agency, where she contributed to the development and execution of high-profile national campaigns.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Politics and International Relations from the University of Bath.

Outside of work, Amelia spends her free time hiking, surfing or searching for a sunny reading spot to spend the day.

Ambika is an Account Manager at Honner, supporting a range of clients across asset management, alternative investments, wealth and retirement solutions, digital assets and fintech.

Prior to joining Honner, Ambika served as an Account Supervisor at Prosek Partners, a leading financial communications firm in New York. There, she built up her public relations experience and delived integrated communications strategies across the banking, insurance, wealth management and professional services sectors. This spanned everything from executive visibility, strategic announcements, product and partnership communications, and thought leadership initiatives in order to support business outcomes for her clients.

Having grown up in Indonesia, India, Singapore and the US, Ambika is an avid believer in the power of communication to bridge different perspectives. She has developed an inherent passion and understanding of the value of thoughtful storytelling.

Ambika holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a double minor in Mass Communication and International Relations from Boston University. She speaks fluent Hindi.

In her spare time, Ambika spends time with friends, catching up on reality TV, working on her next short story, or planning her next travel adventure.

Emma is an Account Coordinator and works across a range of Honner’s corporate and financial clients including NAB, AXA Investment Managers and Nuveen.

Emma graduated in 2024 with a Bachelor of Commerce and Marketing from the University of Sydney.
At Honner, Emma provides a range of account support with a focus on media relations, market research, media monitoring and reporting.

Emma’s portfolio focuses on institutional asset managers such as renewable energy specialist Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, AXA Investment Managers, Hamilton Lane and Nuveen. She also supports Honner’s work across a range of NAB business lines.

In her spare time, Emma devotes time and energy to local support services such as Inner-Western Sydney community program, Good in the Hood, and The Salvation Army.
She also loves spending time with her dog Toby.

Emily brings more than 20 years’ experience as a business journalist, writer and corporate communications consultant across Sydney, Melbourne and London.

She joined Honner from Vanguard where she was Content Lead for five years, creating and delivering strategic, multi-channel content programs for one of the world’s leading investment brands. This included member communications for the launch of Vanguard Super in 2022.

Prior to moving into a corporate role, Emily worked for many years as a financial journalist with prestigious titles such as Bloomberg, Shares Magazine (London), Dow Jones (London & Sydney) and The Australian Financial Review. She has also worked agency side, spending three years with another specialist corporate and financial PR agency based in Sydney.

Emily brings senior stakeholder engagement skills and knowledge across a range of sectors including financial markets, superannuation, investments, technology and aged care. She brings deep experience developing engaging content for B2B audiences. Emily is also well practiced in issues and crisis management, leading the media and public affairs function for Aged & Community Services Australia during the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (2018).

She holds a B.A. in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Melbourne, Graduate Certificate in Professional Editing and Publishing from the University of Technology Sydney and an M.A Writing and Literature from Deakin University. Emily is based in Melbourne.

In her spare time, Emily is happiest at the beach with her family and two labradors, chilling by the fire with a book or in the kitchen working on her ‘foodie credentials.’

Rose works across a range of financial services brands, with a focus on clients operating across APAC.

Raised in New Zealand, Rose spent five years based in the UK where she completed a Bachelor of Arts – and Masters degree – Modern Languages (French) at the University of Oxford.

During this time Rose completed 12 months of internships in both Paris and London including as a Marketing & Communications Intern at FOCUS Art Fair (Paris) and as a Digital Communications Intern at the non- profit alliance for rare diseases EURORDIS (Paris), where she gained experience in media outreach and content strategy. Rose further developed an interest in corporate and financial communications as a summer intern at FGS Global – a major strategic advisory and communications consultancy and part of global media conglomerate WPP plc.

Rose speaks fluent French and Mandarin and is based in Sydney.

In her spare time, Rose can be found exploring restaurants with friends, hanging out at the gym, or on the hunt for new coffee places around town.

Darren is one of Australia’s most established financial writers with 15 years’ experience as a journalist, editor and corporate communications professional.

Darren began his specialisation in the finance sector in 2015, joining leading industry publisher Rainmaker Group. Here he held a wide range of senior editorial and writing roles, including Editor of Financial Standard, Associate Editor of FS Super – The Journal of Superannuation, and Managing Editor of consumer title Money magazine. Through these roles Darren has built a strong understanding across the super, investment, retirement, broking and advice sectors.

Prior to joining the financial sector, Darren spent five years working as a journalist at the Mudgee Guardian, honing his ability to craft news angles, headlines and stories that capture the imagination of everyday Australians.

In 2020, Darren moved to an in-house role where he developed his corporate communication skills managing content strategy, PR and external communications with Mortgage Choice and REA Group.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Communication – Journalism) and Bachelor of Sports Studies from Charles Sturt University.

Outside of work you’ll find Darren watching sport, curating his Spotify and enjoying time with family and friends.

Isabella provides a wide range of day-to-day support across Honner’s busy account teams.

Working across clients spanning the investment, real estate, trading, ESG and infrastructure sectors, Isabella assists with media monitoring and reporting, media relations, event management, social media programs, account liaison and more.

Isabella graduated with a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Technology Sydney, majoring in Marketing & Advertising Communications, and Accounting.

During her studies, Isabella completed two internships. Her first internship was with Pitcher Partners, where she worked in the wealth management division on private business family advisory. During her second internship, with Carlile Swimming she gained valuable experience in media and communications, nurturing her strong interest in effective communication.

Outside the office, you can find Isabella at the gym, cooking up a storm or relaxing with friends at the beach.

Emma is a Senior Account Executive at Honner and provides support for a range of financial and corporate clients including NAB, Insignia Financial and Nanuk.

Emma graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Marketing and Media degree from Macquarie University.

During her studies, Emma completed a media and publicity internship at HarperCollins Publishers, where she developed a strong interest in media relations and content marketing.  With a strong customer service background, Emma understands the importance of engaging with clients to meet their business needs.

Outside the office, you can find Emma enjoying the sunshine outdoors. She loves taking her dog for long walks, hitting the beach, and planning her next travel adventure.

Holly joined Honner in 2022 and brings over six years’ experience working across B2B and B2C marketing and communications.

Holly is passionate about financial services, with a particular focus on the lending, finance and mortgage broking sectors.

Prior to joining Honner she was the Head of Marketing at a property advisory group where she was responsible for the group’s content strategy. Previously, Holly spent three years working across the Loan Market Group businesses, liaising directly with the Head of Sales, Chief Marketing Officer, and Head of Public Relations to align the B2B recruitment marketing function to the wider company goals. Holly started her career in internal communications at tech giant, Nokia.

From e-books, blogs to webinar campaigns, videos and social media content, Holly has successfully managed the development and rollout of a variety of content throughout her career.

In her ‘down’ time, you’ll find Holly lifting weights, watching films, catching up with friends or taking a morning walk on the beach with a coffee in hand.

Alison has 25 years’ experience as a financial journalist and communications adviser for major publications and institutions.

She joined Honner from HSBC where she spent six years as a senior communications manager working across the spectrum of corporate communications, reputation management, issues and crisis management, content strategy and planning, media relations and more.

Prior to HSBC, Alison built a reputation as one of Australia’s leading writers on personal finance, investment and superannuation over more than a decade with the Australian Financial Review and a stint with The Economist in London. She also spent two years as public affairs and media manager with the Australian Institute of Company Directors. ​

Alison specialises in producing content that demystifies complex information so it can be easily understood, using, for example, op-eds, explainers, videos, social media, feature articles and policy papers to create an impact.​

During her career, she has provided expert commentary on the trends and issues that have shaped today’s financial services sector, cutting across areas such as sustainable finance, ESG, capital markets, superannuation, retirement policy, funds management, personal finance and banking.​

She is equally at ease creating content suitable for a retail audience as she is for high net worth investors, institutional investors or other stakeholders.

Alison holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney. She has also completed both RG 146 Superannuation and Cambridge University’s Sustainable Finance online short course.​

Her favourite pastime is an ocean dip, mostly in Sydney’s eastern suburbs but also wherever an opportunity presents itself.