Master storyteller, passionate educator and trend translator, Kim Seeling Smith helps business leaders move from disruptable to indestructible in the post-pandemic world. As CEO of Ignite Global, Kim consults with organizations around the world, delivering the latest insights and helping them with strategies to increase employee retention, enhance employee experience and organizational culture and understand and embrace the future of work and the future workforce.

Melissa has extensive experience in cultural development, organizational structure, team development and performance management, gained from her experience working in operational and human resources roles with companies as diverse as McDonalds Corporation, Macro Wholefoods (where she helped to grow the staff from 20 to over 500 prior to the acquisition by Woolworths) and Sydney Water.

Kim is an OD Consultant, Facilitator and Executive Coach with 25 years of experience working with large, complex organizations. She helps leaders, teams and the broader business create the behavioural and culture changes needed to achieve their organizational and personal objectives.

David Toyne is the quintessential example of a portfolio career. Having recently retired from his full-time role as Group Risk Manager for a multi-billion, multi-national building supply company, David now splits his time between consulting projects in the areas of physical risk, environment and sustainability and working as Ignite Global’s Chief Strategy Officer.