The Power of Storytelling

Kim Skubris

Kim Skubris has been a broadcast news journalist, mostly with the Seven Network, for 25 years. 

During that time, she have reported on some of Australia’s most emotive and divisive stories, natural disasters locally and internationally, and yarns which have touched hearts globally, like the story of Daniel Morcombe which she has had the privilege of telling from day one of his disappearance.

She prides herself on providing a professional, fun, informative, safe and supportive environment for clients to challenge themselves. She believes everyone has a story to tell, but too many people are silenced by self-doubt and naysayers. Her mission is to lead with the heart in everything she does and bring value to the person, group, organisation or audience she is lucky enough to work with. 

She's looking forward to chatting with you, and hearing your story. 

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Kate Hunter

Kate is an advertising copywriter with 25 years’ experience. Her career began in Brisbane as a ‘graduate’ of our city’s first AWARD School in 1987 and saw her working in many leading agencies in Brisbane, Sydney and New Zealand. Campaigns were created for clients including FOXTEL, Cadbury, Sony Playstation, Apple, Commonwealth Bank, White Wings. 

Most recently Kate has worked with local agencies BCM and Rumble on accounts including Queensland Transport and Main Roads (the Mates Motel campaign), Sunny Queen Eggs and Sunsuper.

Her work is recognised as being insightful, human and often humorous. She has been a panellist on Gruen and is regularly invited to comment on advertising and marketing by local and interstate media. Kate has written numerous opinion pieces and sponsored content for the Mamamia Women’s Network.

In 2010 Kate’s first novel, Mosquito Advertising, The Parfizz Pitch (about a bunch of Brisbane kids who start their own ad agency) was published by UQP. It continues to be popular with young teenage readers and was the first in a series of three novels.

In 2015 Kate's picture book, ‘A Curry For Murray’, illustrated by Lucia Masciullo was published by UQP. 

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David Lloyd-Lewis

David Lloyd-Lewis is an award-winning director and storyteller who has worked extensively in the production of short documentary and humanised brand content. As co-founder and creative director of TheStoryBoxes, David and his team produce content that is beautiful, heart-warming, and communicate impactful and inspiring messages. 

At the most recent Mumbrella BE Fest, TheStoryBoxes were awarded for their work on SheStarts, a documentary series that follows the journeys of startups led by women and produced in partnership with BlueChilli, ANZ, MYOB, University Technology of Sydney, Google, Sunsuper, GSK & Vasudhara.

Dedicated to using story as an agent of change, David is also a co-founder of Folktale, a game-changing mobile app launching in October 2016 with a vision to connect the world through story.

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Panel Facilitator: Elizabeth Gibbons

Elizabeth Gibbons is the Head of Client Services at Zeroseven and is passionate about working with businesses and possesses an ideal combination of technical and creative skills as a result of her strong educational background in business and music as well as extensive digital industry experience.

Elizabeth possesses an excellent knowledge in the digital realm and has extensive expertise in establishing eCommerce solutions and websites that drive online sales. She uses her combination of technical skills and marketing know-how to assist clients to develop communication and promotional strategies to maximise their online presence.

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