_{(Pictured, L to R: Blake Mason, Nickie Flambouras, Tom Hines and Jen Sharpe)}

Melbourne-founded social change agency, Think HQ has expanded its footprint to Sydney, opening an office in Surry Hills, bringing on board a team of four to kick off their new operation.

• Group Account Director, Blake Mason joins from Herd MSL, where he spent over five years in roles, including as Diversity and Inclusion Lead. He brings more than 12 years' marketing and communications expertise with NFP, government and corporate organisations, including across strategy, stakeholder engagement, CALD and Indigenous communications, media, arts and tourism, environment, and financial, health, and human services.
• Account Director, Tom Hines moved from Bite Communications, bringing content, editorial and digital publishing experience from roles with AthletesVoice and Fox Sports Australia.
• Nickie Flambouras also joins as Account Director, after four years as Manager, Community Engagement at Multicultural NSW. Prior to that, she spent seven years as Manager, Multicultural Programs and Engagement at the AFL. Nickie is also an Impact Producer for Think Films.
• Account Manager, Evie McCullough rounds out the new Sydney team, joining after four years working in communications and event management roles in the NFP sector, most recently as Communications Manager at think-tank, the Institute of International and European Affairs in Ireland.

Think HQ Founder and Managing Director, Jen Sharpe said the time was right to expand into Sydney: "At a time when many brands and agencies are just embarking on their journey addressing social impact and purpose, Think HQ has been operating for 13 years with an unwavering positive impact at our core. We believed it was time we entered the country’s biggest market to share our unique approach to inclusive communications and creative with even more organisations.

“I can’t think of a better team to kick off our Sydney operations in earnest. Their diverse and complementary skills cover so many bases, and they will work in seamlessly with our expert CALD, First Nations, creative and production teams and resources in Melbourne as needed too.”