Who’s Elise
Hi, I’m Elise – a researcher and insights leader with experience spanning academia, consulting, and global corporate roles in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. Originally from Australia, I studied in the U.S. on a Division 1 swimming scholarship, training ten times a week while studying full-time. That experience shaped both my discipline and my lifelong curiosity about people from different cultures.
My career has focused on understanding people, leading global insights and communications/PR measurement functions to help organisations turn data into stories and strategy into impact. From boardrooms to factory floors, I’ve advised senior executives, built award-winning research programs, and helped brands see the human stories behind their numbers.
My doctoral research explores how employees experience their managers through drawings and narratives that reveal the hidden emotional weather of work. Now based in Switzerland, and still training as a competitive Masters swimmer, I write and speak about the intersection of leadership, wellbeing, and human connection, helping organisations create climates where people can thrive without burning out.
BLOG
Expect bite-sized thoughts on leadership, wellbeing, and the awkward, beautiful mess of being human at work.
SPEAKER & PUBLICATIONS
I speak and write about branding, consumer insights, and the power of having an open-heart in business. Blending academic research with real-world experience, my storytelling style aims to bring human insight to complex workplace issues.
CONSULTANCY
For brands looking to connect more meaningfully with consumers, to leaders wanting to create healthier teams, I work with organisations who want to do better by their people. Services include market research with insightful storytelling that sticks and strengthening relationships at work through 1:1 and small-group sessions.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Trust is built over time – through shared projects, honest conversations, and the moments that matter. I’m grateful for the people and teams I’ve had the chance to work with along the way. Here’s what some of them have said.
My latest blog
A Human Approach – Modern Leadership in a Changing World – Part 1
Making Sense of the Numbers – Balancing Budgets in Business
Long-term readers of this blog will be aware that I feel strongly about the importance of leadership in business and the fundamental difference between leading and managing. Inspired by this, I have decided to try something a little different. Over the coming days, I will post five new blogs discussing different components of leadership in the corporate world. First, I would like to place the management of business budgets under the microscope, and offer a reminder that every financial decision a company makes could impact an employee.
