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We’re a team of digital romantics who believe that imagination, creativity & data can build better, smarter online stuff.

Lead Developer

Joe Grant

Joe was born aged 42 and is the most sensible man you’ll ever meet. He’s a husband, daddy and part time moustache grower. He also likes Pond. A lot. Joe says no to everything, drinks seventy-twelve coffees a day and is not James Bond.

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Graphic & Web Design

Paris Doick

Paris is an organic entity that loves cutting edge design, old school hip hop and mushrooms. She wears old people clothes but still manages to look effortlessly cool. In 2018 Paris was voted the happiest person in her street.

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Studio Manager

Crissy Foster

Crissy epitomises our ‘never stop starting’ ethos. She recently won Gold in the Australian Talking Olympics and is known to enjoy pilates, yoga, cocktails and chaos. Usually all at the same time. It’s medically impossible for Crissy to whisper.

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Developer and Vibe Coordinator

Tom Brennan

Tommy is Perth’s 3rd best kitchen DJ and a Fred Again fanatic. Known for his smooth, beautiful code and magnificent mane of hair, Tom is also considered to be Wish List’s Timothee Chalamet. Tip, never go to a karaoke bar with Tom. Ever.

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Digital Account Manager

Fin Mason

Fin likes to travel. He’s been to far off places such as Iceland, Leicester and Rockingham. He also loves a party and is the only member of Start capable of falling asleep whilst standing up. Fin owns a fine moustache.

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Marketing Boss

Sophie David

Sophie is the leader of our ‘Teambuilding Exercise’ committee and is the owner of the most board games in Western Australia. Sophie often uses words that don’t exist and occasionally forgets how to walk. She is a fanatical fan of Taylor Swift and once saw a cow that looked like Harry Styles. In a field. Down South somewhere.

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Design Lead

Emily Schon

Emily is an Adobe Warrior and the owner of two incredible, laser focused design retinas. Emily is one of only four people in the world that can move pixels on a screen with her eyes. She likes to wear jackets that can hold a bottle of wine and is always pretty chill.

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Design and Social Hero

Hannah Jones

In real life Hannah is not actually a spanner. Excelling in all things design and TikTok trends, Hannah spends her weekends in op shops buying clothes that Neil used to wear in 1991. Hannah also has her own swim wear brand Signed and Sealed….

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Lord of SEO

Adam Langridge

Adam loves The Beach Boys, Pond, milk and SEO equally. His parents nicknamed him ‘The Human Calculator’ due to his ability to calculate, which was a little unfair because his abilities stretch beyond simply calculating. Adam can be found talking about reports and wearing Carharrt.

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Not Nigel

Neil Mason

Often confused with men called Nigel, Neil is the owner of hair so dangerous that he covers it with a cap. When he’s not pretending to run Start, Nigel can be found talking about the olden days or trying to remember why he went to the kitchen. His downfall will be biscuits, beer or Leicester City. TBA.

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Start is an evolving experiment. We believe that by always being in ‘beta’ we will never settle. We will never accept the status quo of ‘that’s the way it’s always been done’.

It’s this ‘never stop starting’ approach that allows us to see each and every project through new eyes. And we believe this is how we can ensure we remain relevant.

By building a web and marketing agency today, we’re making some wild guesses about what’s coming tomorrow. In mid 2022 the web was awash with The Metaverse and NFT buzz. By the end of the year generative AI had replaced them as the next logical step forward. What’s next? Not a clue – but we’re here for it and embrace it with open arms.

The internet is full of noise. There are so many people, places and things vying for our attention. It’s exhausting and exciting and brilliant.

Podcasts, books, audiobooks, videos, newsletters, how to manage, how to lead, how to work, how to meditate, how to sleep, how not to give a f*ck. Corporate culture, business theories, business models, work life balance, time management, 4 day weeks, speed reading, speed listening, thinking fast, thinking slow, rules for life.

It’s this ‘never stop starting’ approach that allows us to see each and every project through new eyes. And we believe this is how we can ensure we remain relevant.

Start is an evolving experiment. We believe that by always being in ‘beta’ we will never settle. We will never accept the status quo of ‘that’s the way it’s always been done’.

It’s this ‘never stop starting’ approach that allows us to see each and every project through new eyes. And we believe this is how we can ensure we remain relevant.

The internet is always full of noise. There are so many people, places and things vying for our attention. It’s exhausting and exciting and brilliant.

Podcasts, books, audiobooks, videos, newsletters, how to manage, how to lead, how to work, how to meditate, how to sleep, how not to give a f*ck. Corporate culture, business theories, business models, work life balance, time management, 4 day weeks, speed reading, speed listening, thinking fast, thinking slow, rules for life.

Notion, Slack, Discord, Xero, Monday, Jira, Asana, Zapier, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Gmail, Hotmail, Dropbox, WeTransfer, Trello, Figma, Blender, Evernote, Basecamp, TikTok, BeReal, Insta, Linkedin………Facebook. And X.

With this in mind, we believe the old rules don’t apply anymore. So, we’re inventing what a modern digital agency should be. We’re exploring new processes, new software, new services and bringing in good people to help us deliver exceptional, cutting edge service and solutions. We’re growing in a way that’s experimental, unpredictable and fun, yet somehow, at the same time, it’s sustainable, controlled and manageable. Weird right? We like weird.

We’re working with clients that share the same passion for design, marketing and technology as we do. Clients that recognise our world is increasingly digital and digital is evolving far quicker than we could have imagined.

Still waiting for that Hoverboard though…….

The imaginators

We believe in tomorrow (which is probably a Michael Jackson song title)

We’re an imaginative machine, continuously in a state of trial and test. The Start path wasn’t pre-determined. Our only business plan was written in 2015 and deleted in 2016.

We’re figuring it out as we go. We try something, see what feels right, and if it doesn’t work, we change course. Some would say we’re winging it. We may or may not agree. It depends on the day.

As Neil once said….onwards, upwards, and occasionally sideways.