We are a team of specialists, not generalists. We are renowned not just for what we do, but how we do it. For nearly two decades, our team has proven, time and again why our clients partner with us long term. Put simply, our success is your success.
We immerse ourselves in our clients’ organisations to become an extension of their team, while still maintaining a level of objectivity that enables us to provide fearless, tenacious advice. We measure our success against the degree to which they thrive and embrace accountability as integral to the success of every working relationship.
We don’t have a B-team. We are credentialed former journalists, Government professionals and lawyers who have made the transition into corporate communications and public relations, bringing with us our contacts and our impeccable IP.
We are deeply and seamlessly networked into the highest levels of media, business, industry and government. Our clients, partners and contacts respect our opinion because they know we play it straight.
We consistently deliver measurable commercial benefits because we have the right combination of creativity and commercial focus. We don’t make promises we can’t keep and we always deliver beyond expectations.
The team you meet is the team you work with and they are always on call. By truly partnering with our clients, we deliver the outcomes of a large firm, with the personalised attention that only a boutique business can offer.
Gemma is the founder and Executive Director of GT Communications.
She is a strategic communications and reputation management specialist with 30 years’ experience in corporate life and media, advising both private and publicly held clients in a range of sectors.
Gemma established the firm in 2003 and has overseen the businesses’ strategic growth on a national scale, while fiercely guarding the values that make GT Communications so highly sought after: fearless advice, relationship before transaction.
Gemma currently works at strategic level across the business, with clients in both the corporate and consumer practices, and heads up the reputation management and crisis communications team.
Prior to starting GT Communications, Gemma was a Chief of Staff and broadcast journalist with the Seven Network. In 2014, Gemma was named Business Owner of the Year in the prestigious Telstra Businesswomen’s Awards and was a finalist in the Entrepreneur category in 2017.
She is an opinion columnist with the Weekend Australian, and the West Australian, and a contributing broadcaster on the Sky News network, as well as Macquarie Radio. Gemma is an experienced international keynote speaker on subjects as diverse as media strategy, crisis and reputation management and developing business culture and sustainable growth.
Gemma has served as a non-executive director of Surf Life Saving WA and The Salvation Army (WA).
Katie Rodwell is a senior corporate affairs and communications specialist with a global bank of experience both agency and client side. Katie leads the consumer and retail practice, bringing broad expertise in strategy, planning and campaign management to her work.
Katie has spent nearly 20 years running high impact PR campaigns in both agency and in-house teams across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, consulting across a range of industries including financial services, technology, telecoms, not-for-profit, travel and tourism, government, healthcare and professional services.
She has previously worked with American Express, Toyota, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Paralympic Committee, British Telecom, Motorola, News Limited, Robert Half International and Virgin Money.
Willie has over 30 years’ of experience providing corporate affairs advice and support at strategic and operational levels to governments, industry and community sectors. The former Chief of Staff to WA Premier Colin Barnett, Willie worked with GT Communications immediately post that role, before spending three years as the CEO of Screen West.
Willie re-joined us in 2021 bringing three decades of high-level experience and deep, national networks to the team. Willie has a renowned ability to understand the core of complex issues and develop messaging and strategy that delivers commercial and policy outcomes across a range of sectors. He is a stakeholder engagement specialist who understands the intersection of policy and community, with a proven ability to risk manage the most delicate scopes of work.
Mollie joined GT Communications after nearly five years working in media relations, crisis response and project advisory for the NSW Government, most recently in the Department of Transport.
Mollie has been an advisor to various major projects across the Government portfolio and brings a deep understanding of the unique relationship between Government and corporate stakeholders across a wide range of sectors. She understands how critical relationship is at every step.
Mollie is a no-nonsense, lateral thinker who brings a calm, clinical and strategic approach to her work. Prior to joining our team, Mollie was a senior producer of prime-time current affairs television programming, most notably Credlin on Sky, and a range of digital products across the network.
Chloe-Jayne has a firm foundation in cross-platform broadcast production specialising in live-to-air television, and a well-rounded understanding of the media landscape.
Chloe is a skilled and flexible producer with clear focus on precision. She works instinctively to bring visions to life through various media, applying due diligence and critical thought to approaches and strategy for efficient outcomes. A natural problem-solver, she thinks decisively on her feet and always searches out nuance to apply to produced content.
She has worked across a broad scope of programs at Sky News covering a wide variety of subject matter. Chloe has a keen news sense and works quickly and accurately, and has covered federal and state elections as well as breaking news such as the death of Prince Philip during her time at Sky.
She has a double degree in French and Classics from the University of Western Australia, turning to broadcast shortly after.
Shalisse joined GT Communications in October 2023, having graduated from Wollongong University with a degree in Communications and Media.
She is a creative, motivated, and dedicated self-starter with a fierce eye for detail. Shalisse has a proven history of outstanding client relations in her career prior to joining our team and has a unique ability to relate to people from all walks of life.
Shalisse takes pressure in her stride, brings a strategic lens and outstanding problem-solving skills to the table every time. She is efficient and disciplined with her time management. Shalisse has an infectious curiosity about the world around her and enjoys staying up to date with news of the day here, nationally and around the world.
Prior to joining GT Communications, Shalisse successfully completed two internships at PolkaDot Communications and Clout Communications in Sydney Australia, roles that required critical thinking, knowledge of PR and concurrently managing multiple clients.
We are delighted to have her as part of our team.
