Melon Media is a specialist email marketing digital agency based in Sydney Australia that assists organisations with their email campaigns and website requirements. Melon Media offers full outsourced agency services including consulting, concept, design and implementation services, as well as high quality self managed hosted solutions.

Team

Our core team includes:

Kevin Garber - Founder & CEO

Favourite part of the job:
"So many. The challenge of growing a business. My ferry trip into work every day. Getting to learn about so many industries. The diversity of my job. The thrill I get when I see how the staff can do something better than me!"

Favourite song:
"Wish you were Here by Pink Floyd."

Favourite holiday spot:
"Byron Bay, anywhere deep in the African bush and Paris."

When did you start using the internet:
"1994. I was introduced to it by a family friend who declared that when he browsed the web, he felt like 'Christopher Columbus' - indeed!"

Favourite website:
"Whirlpool - a mine of information and SMH a site with impeccable design and well presented content."

If you could change one thing about the world:
"Make people realise that they have more choices than they can even begin to imagine."

Brett Nelson-Bond - General Manager

Favourite part of the job:
"Providing website solutions to my clients."

Favourite song:
"Anything from the Ministry of Sound Chillout Sessions."

Favourite holiday spot:
"St. Maarten (tiny island in the Caribbean) - went there whilst on a Royal Caribbean cruise."

When did you start using the internet:
"Around 2000 when chat rooms started, it blew me away that I could speak to someone on the other side of the world."

Favourite website:
"Google "

If you could change one thing about the world:
"Continued education was mandatory for everyone."

Dain F Saxon - Digital Producer

Favourite part of the job:
"Updating my team bio page."

Favourite song:
"When I Argue I See Shapes" - Idlewild & "Secret Meeting" - The National & "Storms and Fevers" - The Grates & "Steve McQueen" - The Automatic...
I could go on..."

Favourite holiday spot:
"Bright, Victoria"

When did you start using the internet:
"1997. Hotmail had hit it big and if you didn't have a Hotmail address, you virtualy didn't exist."

Favourite website:
"xkcd and subnormality"

If you could change one thing about the world:
"I would have rocket-skates built into my shoes so I could blast past people in the street."

James Peter - Senior Developer

Favourite part of the job:
"Watching people enjoy the products I build."

Favourite song:
"Anything by Daft Punk - they're great to code to!"

Favourite holiday spot:
"Switzerland. I've only been there briefly and would love to go back."

When did you start using the internet:
"My oldest forum profile says August 2000, although I probably dabbled in the internet for a couple of years before that."

Favourite website:
"Youtube!"

If you could change one thing about the world:
"I'd like see more money spent on scientific research to solve the world's problems (like global warming) instead of perpetuating the problems we already have (like our dependency on oil)."

Chris Markey - Developer Fiona King

Favourite part of the job:
"Trying to keep up with the rapidly expanding IT industry."

Favourite song:
"Leif Erikson by Interpol or The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret by Queens of the Stone Age."

Favourite holiday spot:
"Anywhere with snow."

When did you start using the internet:
"Around 1996, my dad worked for Telstra and we were lucky enough to get one of the first broadband packages available."

Favourite website:
"thingsbearslove.com"

If you could change one thing about the world:
"The name. 'Earth' is heaps boring. Should be 'Party Station' or 'Awesomeville' or something."

Charl Matthee - Specialist Technical Consultant

Favourite part of the job:
"Seeing the fruits of one's labour."

Favourite song:
"Where is my mind - Pixies."

Favourite holiday spot:
"Thailand. "

When did you start using the internet:
"1996."

Favourite website:
"Ars Technica and Wikipedia ."

If you could change one thing about the world:
"I'd make education free and compulsory "

Jimmy Shimwell - Bookkeeper

Favourite part of the job:
"When a process is completed efficiently and ideas for improved reporting / control are put into operation."

Favourite song:
"Too many to list - depends on where I am, what I am doing and how I feel at the time.
Here are a few: Con Te Partiro (Andre Bocelli), Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart, Let it be - Beetles, Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney, Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel, a number of Arias from the Operas and many many more."

Favourite holiday spot:
"Do not have a favourite, there are so many very special places on the Earth and activities to experience, such as: hiking / holidaying in forests, mountainous regions, African Game reserves, on tropical white sandy beaches, visiting beautiful and or ancient buildings and countries etc, etc."

When did you start using the internet:
"About 2000, when I accepted that it was necessary to be familiar with the internet."

Favourite website:
"Melon Media of course!"

If you could change one thing about the world:
"For all (as many as possible) of humanity to come from Love in place of fear."

Other members of our team include:

Meiron Lees - Innercents Strategic and leadership consultant, board member.

Lewis Folb - Sales Intelligence Sales and strategic consultant, board member.

Robin Millner Project management consultant, board member.

Melon Media is a specialist email marketing provider and digital agency based in Sydney Australia that assists organisations with their email marketing campaigns and website requirements. Melon Media offers full outsourced email marketing services including campaign consulting, concept, design and implementation as well as the provision of high quality hosted solutions enabling clients to self manage their own email broadcast campaigns. Melon Media spell check powered by spellr.us.