Our story
Insight earned on the ground.
We work in agriculture, climate and capital, and we understand how they work.
Who we are
Strategy that moves people.
Our insight is earned through experience, tested in practice and strengthened by relationships built over decades. We turn that understanding into strategy that moves people.
Through strategic communications, stakeholder engagement and design, we help organisations position themselves clearly, communicate with credibility and connect with the partners and capital that bring their ideas to life.
Founded by Lara Killen and Casey Dunn, Tellingly brings together decades of experience in corporate affairs, strategic communications and regional enterprise. We know what good looks like, and what it takes to get there.
Our approach is collaborative, pragmatic and grounded in context. Our strategies are built to be used, and we stay with you while they are.
Our name
Tell·ing·ly.
adverb
In a way that reveals something significant.
Our name is our method. We listen for what is telling in an organisation: the detail, the truth, the moment that makes people listen. Then we help it say so with clarity and conviction. That is what we mean by creative intelligence.
Our vision
Every organisation has something significant to say. We help it be heard by the people who matter, whatever its size.
Our founders
Experience you can rely on.
Casey Dunn
Founder & Managing Partner · Orange, NSW
Casey brings more than 20 years’ experience across government, industry and research and development. She pairs deep agrifood insight with strategic expertise and trusted networks, helping organisations clarify their position, reach the right people and turn ideas into impact.
For more than a decade she has run her own consultancy, connecting agtech start-ups and scale-ups with investors and turning innovation into commercially viable ventures.
Lara Killen
Founder & Managing Partner · Armidale, NSW
Lara has spent more than 15 years partnering with leaders to turn ambitious ideas into tangible outcomes. Her expertise spans strategic communications, corporate affairs, business operations, project management and regional affairs.
Having run C-suite offices and advised leaders through periods of change, she is known for simplifying the complex: translating vision into strategy, and strategy into action.