Mentors in Auckland

Holly Knill

Transformation Director

TVNZ

Returning to NZ in 2021, Holly is a passionate advocate of great consumer products and experiences as evidenced throughout her 25 years of digital product development, growth strategy and transformation experience in Europe, the Middle East and Australasia. She has a proven track record in delivering products and generating revenue at companies such as 2degrees, Foxtel, Seven West Media, Sky Europe, Sky NZ and Television New Zealand.

Memorable career moments include launching Sky UK’s flagship streaming product, Sky Go, delivering record breaking audiences for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games in Australia and then breaking that record overseeing one of the biggest television events ever, the final season of Game of Thrones.

Holly is part of the World Class New Zealand network and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Directors. She has won several industry awards, including first in Europe’s ‘Top 50’ VOD Professionals and currently sits on the Advisory Boards of a couple of start-ups. She loves good wine, great stories and steep ski slopes and lives in Auckland with her husband, daughter and two cats.

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Content Marketer at Mentor Walks, Tess’s professional life is shaped by a desire to drive gender equality and build an inclusive society. Her passion and experience saw her lead the social media arm of the Teach Us Consent campaign, pulling mandatory consent education for Australian students over the line in March 2022.

She is currently completing her Bachelor of Communications (Social and Political Science) at UTS and is most energised and inspired when surrounded with powerhouse women.