Boutique Marketing Consultancy
Trish established her bespoke consultancy in August 2000 to provide contract freelance sales and marketing services, specialising in the tourism, travel and professional services industries.
Trish has had the privilege to contract to some of New Zealand’s leading tourism businesses and entities.
Leading New Zealand Business Clients
AA Tourism
Destination Queenstown
Edgewater-Lake Wanaka
Hassle-free Tours
Hobbiton Movie Set and Farm Tours
Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters
International Antarctic Centre
Larnach Castle
Millbrook Resort
Ngai Tahu Tourism
New Zealand Ski Tourism Marketing Network
Qualmark New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand
Waitangi National Trust
Love Queenstown Community Fund
Trish is a proud supporter of Love Queenstown.
Love QT is one of the first initiatives from the recently completed Destination Management Plan for Queenstown and Wanaka.
Love QT is a visitor and business giveback scheme raising funds for local climate, conservation and biodiversity projects.
Academic Qualifications
Trish has achieved both under-graduate and graduate qualifications in business strategy, tourism, and politics over the years.
MBA Executive Leadership (e-learning)
Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism
Bachelor of Arts: Double Major Politics and American Studies.
Post Graduate Diploma in Business & Administration
Governance
Trish holds a number of governance roles and was a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors
Trish was President of Skal International Queenstown for the past three years and Immediate Past President of Skal International New Zealand. She represented New Zealand at the Skal International 80th Global Conference in 2019, Miami.
Trish is a board member of Destination Queenstown.
She is Independent Chair of the Queenstown Convention Bureau Advisory Board.
Trish is the allied representative on the Board of Tourism Export Council New Zealand
Trish is a Trustee of the Southern Lakes Trails, builder of the Lake Dunstan Cycle and Walking Trail and building the new cycle links to Queenstown and Wanaka. More information here.
Background
Tourism Rotorua
Trish started her career at Tourism Rotorua as part of a small team in a fast-growing region. Trish’s roles spanned domestic marketing, sales collateral development, international marketing and hosting visiting media during a seven year period.
rainbow Springs & Farm Show
In 1997 Trish joined the marketing department at Rainbow Springs and Farm Show, also in Rotorua. The focus of Trish’s energies were to grow the Asian markets which delivered significant business to the Springs and Farm show products.
