Work With Me
Senior Marketing & Communications Support
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When you need someone who can step in, read the situation quickly and get things moving without a lengthy handover. I work alongside CEOs, founders and marketing communications leaders who need senior thinking on a problem right now, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
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Brand and Communications Strategy. Reputational Risk. Bid Coaching. Thought Leadership. Fractional CMO Support.
Build Your Capability
Marketing Communications Capability Programs
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When you need your team to communicate more confidently, think more strategically and build the kind of capability that stays long after our engagement ends. Practical workshops, coaching and training programs for marketing teams, leaders and organisations navigating change.
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Marketing Communications Strategy. Presentation and Influence. AI for High-Stakes Communication. Leadership Communication. Executive Coaching.
FREE 3-MINUTE ASSESSMENT
Not sure where your team's communication gaps are?
Most organisations have one or two specific places where communication quietly lets them down. That might be in meetings, in proposals or in the way ideas get presented internally.
The Comms Confidence Quiz takes three minutes and gives you a clear picture of where to focus.
NEW PROGRAM
AI for High-Stakes Communication
Your team is already using AI. The question is whether they're using it well enough for the environment you're working in.
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In professional services, government, aged care and corporate communications, the risks are real. Errors of fact, inappropriate tone and over-reliance on output that sounds confident but isn't accurate can damage relationships, reputation and trust quickly.
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This practical one-day workshop helps teams use AI safely, responsibly and effectively, with the judgement and guardrails that high-stakes work demands. Already delivered for parliamentary offices and professional services teams. Fully tailored to your environment and your team's specific risks.
the approach
There's that moment most leaders recognise.
"It's never just what you say. It's how people feel after you've said it."
Elaine Schillinger
Founder & Principal Consultant
The idea is good, the room is ready and somehow it still doesn't land. Or something important is happening in the organisation and the communication around it isn't keeping up. Or a business is ready to grow and the brand and marketing aren't there yet.
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I've spent my career working inside those moments, as a senior marketer, a GM, a facilitator and a consultant across corporate, professional services, aged care and consumer goods. I work with leaders who need senior marketing and communications support without a full-time hire, teams that need to present and influence better under pressure, and smaller businesses ready to get their brand right and run it themselves.
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The tools I bring are always practical. The coaching is always human. And the goal is always the same: you leave with something that works without me.
What you can expect
Immediate Momentum
Real Experience
Practical Capability
No lengthy onboarding, no easing in. Whether I'm stepping in as a senior consultant or running a program for your team, I come prepared and I get moving. You'll feel the difference from the first conversation.
You get someone who has actually done this work at a senior level, not someone who has studied it. I bring real world experience into every engagement, which means the advice is direct, practical and grounded in what actually works under pressure.
The goal is never to make you dependent on me. Whether it's a framework your team can use tomorrow, a program that changes how your people communicate, or a strategic foundation you can build on, the work I do leaves something behind.
"I received the second highest feedback score for my recent keynote speech. I couldn't have done it without Elaine's help and guidance."
HR LEADER, MYOB
"I sit opposite someone who was at your program last week. She has done nothing but rave about you and the course, so a huge thank you!!!"
product marketing manager, mars australia
"I want to thank Elaine for the incredible contribution she made in her two stints with Fujifilm. Through the challenging period of COVID, she played a key role ensuring we kept both clients and staff informed through many difficult changes."
executive gm, fujifilm data management solutions
