BlueFrog Marketing Team
Paul Gregory - Chairman
Paul is a businessman with a long and successful career including senior management roles with Australian Geographic and Non-executive Director with the Photon Group.
Paul is both Chair of Blue Frog Marketing and mentor to our founder Hunter Leonard and our General Manager - Andrew Silcox.
Paul's key role within our business is to identify how Blue Frog will organise as it transforms from a boutique consultancy into a leading marketing services company. Paul is also charged with identifying strategies and opportunities for our expansion interstate and into Asia and the USA.
Hunter Leonard – Founder
BSc AFAMI CPM
An experienced marketing professional with over 20 years experience in sales and marketing disciplines. As managing director, Hunter oversees strategic planning for the business and our clients. He also handles our new business and new enterprise strategies.
When not working on quality marketing strategies, Hunter is a member Victorian Council of the Australian Marketing Institute and a national board member and director of the AMI. Hunter is also a Certified Practising Marketer and recently published his first book - Marketing has no off Switch - a DIY guide to marketing planning for SME Business Owners.
Hunter supports a variety of philanthropic endeavours and has a personal interest in keeping children free of drugs, and having a positive influence on reducing the incidence of youth suicide.
Andrew Silcox – General Manager
BEcon BA MBus AFAMI CPM
An experienced marketer in a range of fields, Andrew specialised in B2B and services marketing prior to joining BlueFrog. Andrew is responsible for strategy and marketing programs for our clients and leads the client service team.
Andrew is a vounteer director on the board of Westside Circus and is a Certified Practicing Marketer.
Michelle Brooks – Account Director
B Bus Ass Dip (Bus) AMAMI CPM
Having lectured in Consumer and Marketing Research in Australia and UK, Michelle combines academic insight with industry experience. She has worked in strategic planning, research and marketing implementation for a diverse range local and international clients.
Michelle account directs several clients being responsible for planning and implementation of marketing programs. Michelle is also our team leader on customer insight.
Justin Bruce - Account Director
Justin has been working in design and marketing for over 15 years, He is passionate about growing businesses using a combination of best practices, sound academic knowledge and a range of practical experiences.
Working for digital agencies over the past four years, he has acquired a depth of knowledge in online strategy and tactics including web development, SEO and Paid Advertising. Prior to this Justin owned a design agency for a decade producing a variety of print and web collateral and building relationships with such clients as YHA, Brumby's, CPA, Nando's, Gallgher Bassett Insurance and Work Cover Authority.
Russell Powter - Account Director
Russell is a Certified Practising Marketer (Australian Marketing Institute) and the Director of the Sydney office for Blue Frog Marketing.
Russell has worked for over 20 years in various Sales, Marketing and Strategy roles across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, not for profit and SME business sectors in Australia, UK and Hungary. Russell's passion for marketing lies in customer-centric innovation models, strategic planning and excellence in execution of strategies and tactics.
Tanya O'Connell - Account Manager
Tanya works on variety of clients including Bluescope Water. She manages a wide variety of our marketing plans and programs for these clients working closely with Michelle Brooks.
Prior to Blue Frog, Tanya worked with Pacific Brands.
Lauren Cockerell- Marketing Coordinator
Lauren has worked with Blue Frog Marketing since 2008, having started as a work experience student during her marketing degree. Lauren loves the diversity of a marketing consulting firm and continues to grow in her role in the business. In her spare time, Lauren likes running, practising Spanish and eating good food.
Nicole Leonard – Founder and Director
Grad Dip (Marketing Management) AMAMI
Nicole has over 20 years experience in direct marketing having worked at several well known direct marketing agencies before founding BlueFrog Marketing. Including Y&R and Grey Direct. Nicole is a director of Blue Frog Marketing and sits on the board.
