Our Story. Matterworks was born from a shared vision to transform how health information connects with people in meaningful ways.
Co-Founders Kylie Robertson and Sarah Wyse share a common vision to leverage their 20+ years experience in media & entertainment to create a more equitable world through digital health literacy. At the heart of their partnership is a shared vision to create smarter, stronger, & healthier global communities.
2022
20+
20%
86%
Years experience in media, tech, and entertainment
Founded
Teacher approval rate on our
student mental health program Decode
Reduction in student mental health stigma
from our flagship program Decode
Team. We’re a group of innovative thinkers, researchers, expert communicators, and creative problem-solvers united by a shared mission: to make health information accessible, engaging, and impactful.
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Sarah Wyse
Co founder, CEO
Purpose-driven, innovator and change-maker; in her newest venture Sarah aims to bring her wealth of experience to the health research and education sector, helping to destigmatise some of the most important issues in child and adolescent health.
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Kylie Robertson
Co founder, Chief Product Officer
Kylie is an award-winning storyteller and creative director with a passion for new technologies and youth content. Kylie’s extensive experience in content and product innovation drives her ambition to create health products that truly connect, engage & educate future generations.
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Professor Harriet Hiscock
Chief Health Officer
Professor Hiscock is a consultant paediatrician with over 20 years of experience in developing, implementing, and trialling solutions to common child health problems. She is the Associate Director, Research at the Centre for Community Child Health, Director of the Royal Children's Hospital Health Services Research Unit and Group Leader, Health Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
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Dr Simone Darling
Research Director
Dr Simone Darling is a Research Fellow, Social Innovation Lead and Senior Program Manager at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute who has more than a decade of experience leading translational research initiatives across health and education in both clinical and community settings.
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Whitney Meldrum-Hanna
Creative Strategist
Whitney is a creative strategist with over a decade of experience helping brands and government organisations connect with youth culture. Her work turns cultural insights into strategies that deliver real-world impact.
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Adam Goldfinch
Creative Production Director
Adam is an award winning creative with a passion for visual storytelling and crafting compelling video content. With extensive experience behind the camera and in the editing suite, he brings stories to life with authenticity and impact. Outside of work, Adam balances his creative pursuits with family life as a proud father of two.
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Ruby Goss
Content Lead
Ruby brings a multi-disciplinary approach to her work as a content led, working from strategy through to development and execution. Drawing from decades of storytelling experience across digital and print media in Australia and Europe, she’s passionate about translating information into formats that inspire and impact audiences.
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Vanessa Condemi
Senior Creative Producer
Vanessa is a content and production specialist, with concentrations in casting, talent, and agile production. Having studied and worked in media, content and communications, she’s got a passion for how culture, media and content inspires movement, choice and innovation and wholeheartedly believes in the power of content to create change. -
Jess Nikitina-Li
Research Producer
Jess is a researcher and producer, with a background in social sciences (applied anthropology) & experience merging creativity with knowledge translation. Jess seeks to bolster youth culture, multi-disciplinary research & collaboration, & innovative storytelling.
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Arwen Summers
Product Manager
Arwen is a former book publisher, editor and copywriter turned product manager. She brings over 15 years’ experience in words and ideas to her product role at Matterworks, alongside proficiencies in content strategy, ideation and stakeholder management. She loves finding the perfect intersection of audience and business needs as a key step on the road to great products and content with real impact.