“When all think alike,
no one is thinking”
Benjamin Franklin
WHO WE ARE
We are a female led, academically minded boutique consulting firm revolutionising Risk Management, Business Intelligence and Investigations. We have brought together a team of diverse experts with a wealth of public and private sector experience across industries such as banking and finance, technology, retail, security and intelligence, mining, and state and federal government. Our experts are exceptionally well-travelled having worked, studied and lived in the Americas, Australasia, Europe and Africa.
WHY US?
DIRECT & TO THE POINT
We simplify complex concepts into short, clear and concise requirements for your business. No unnecessary 'fluff' or 'fillers' are added.
FLEXIBLE & AGILE
We have the capability to work quickly and flexibly to meet customer needs and deliver high-quality results within short timeframes.
CUSTOMER FOCUSED
All solutions are authentic and unique to you and your bottom-line. No generic, recycled, or seemingly 'multipurpose' solutions are used.
GENUINELY PASSIONATE
We wholeheartedly enjoy the work we do. We revel in meeting new people and solving complex business problems.
RESULTS DRIVEN
Our work product is solely driven by your specific goals and the goals of your business. Success for us, is success for you.
RESOURCE CONSCIOUS
We are driven to do more with less to reduce the burden on our most precious resources: time, energy, and the environment.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
ELLEN MCNEIL
Ellen holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of International Relations from The University of Melbourne, Australia. Throughout her career, Ellen has worked in climate policy development and implementation for state and federal governments and as a climate change risk advisory consultant to both public and private sector clients. Ellen also has over five years experience in investigations.
LORI KLAASSEN
Lori holds a Bachelor of Arts (Global) from Monash University, Australia and a Master of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism from Macquarie University, Australia. Throughout her career, Lori has supported clients in major industries across areas of Risk Management, Anti-Money Laundering and Regulatory Compliance in Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and the United States.
SERVICES
INVESTIGATIONS
We provide professional investigative consulting to resolve intricate conflicts that arise within the ordinary course of business. We address issues relating to employee misconduct, insider trading, information leaks, theft, embezzlement, money laundering, fraud and other forms of corruption. Our investigators are direct, discrete and time sensitive to ensure minimal business disruption and reputational damage.
RISK & COMPLIANCE
We assist our clients to identify, analyse and mitigate risks to their organisation. We strategically match our risk management expertise with each organisation’s unique risk appetite to produce progressive, accessible and compliant mitigation strategies across a number of different industries and jurisdictions globally. We offer solutions ranging from individual risk assessments to organisational risk management transformations.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
We enable our clients to make informed decisions about the companies and people they work with. Our business intelligence program is multifaceted. We combine publicly available (yet hard to find) information, with strategically gathered human intelligence to ensure our clients have comprehensive insight into the employees they hire, the individuals they do business with and the industry competitors they want to get ahead of.