"Specialisation requires specialists." Neil Patel, marketing influencer, author and entrepreneur

ABOUT US

The Team

We’re here to help yoube the experts in your industry.

From strategy through to content delivery, our clients are supported by a nimble and versatile talent pool of subject-matter experts.

We’re here to help you be the experts in your industry.

Meet Carnaby

Mark Paton is Carnaby’s front man founder and director and will likely be the one to initially take your brief. With an enduring background in business development and media sales, it’s Mark’s remit to commercialise clients’ brand channels.

Lisa Paton is a hands-on journalist turned brand storyteller who loves to teach marketers to ‘speak human’ to connect with their audiences. A co-founder of Carnaby Lisa has developed content strategies for some of the biggest brands in Australia.

+ Company

Deborah Tarrant is a content creator with impressive experience in business, leadership and innovation. She takes a special interest in the nexus where people meet business, drawing on extensive journalistic skills to deliver thought-provoking ideas and execution.

Rebecca Haddad As one client put it, Bec totally “understands the demands of modern journalism”. She is a social media superstar who excels as a writer, editor and content strategist.

Mike Rossi is a nomadic creative talent. An inspiring art director and illustrator he is equally at home in print or on the web. He is especially talented in typography, infographics and data visualisation.

Bea Antonelli is a customer-first marketer who is passionate about delivering outstanding creative and intelligent strategies that connect brands with their audiences. Her superpower lies in data, research and audience insights.

Hadley Allchurch is a highly experienced media planner specialising in strategy, creative, buying, serving and reporting. He’s a skilled investment and trading negotiator with mighty strong media owner relationships.

+ our little black book

As a team with such impressive media experience it’s no surprise that we’ve compiled a little black book of super talented business journalists, writers, photographers and videographers over the years.

As a collective their by-lines have appeared in local and international mastheads from the Financial Times to the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review.

And, because audience is everything – particularly when it comes to reaching the elusive c-suite – one of the most unique aspects of our agency model is that we also specialise in facilitating content partnerships between our clients larger media agencies, working shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Bloomberg Media Studios, Reuters Plus and Economist Impact.