Ant Hocking

Kia ora, I'm Ant.

I figure out what it takes to make good ideas work.

I started in design. An illustration degree in Southampton and Brussels taught me to make ideas visible before anyone builds them.

Then Apple. In London I managed product launches for Apple's EMEIA marketing team, timed to WWDC and keynote events, from Watch Series 3 to iPhone X and from the Nordics to Central Europe.

Then New Zealand. I did brand and CX work in Queenstown and ecommerce in Auckland, then spent six years at Brave, going from producer to Head of Digital and Growth, where I built platforms for clients, brought AI into how the agency runs and developed an always-on approach to CRO.

I also work directly with businesses that want brand, strategy, design and technology pulling in the same direction.

How I work.

Listen.
Tell me everything, rants encouraged.
Look.
I turn over every rock, from the data to your customers and competitors.
Think.
I step back and stare out the window until the right idea lands.
Make and test.
I build it small and put it in front of real people, then do it again.
Grow.
Keep improving what works and have a laugh along the way.

Off the clock.

Where the best ideas turn up.

  • Snowboarding
  • Golf
  • Camping
  • Live music
  • Travel
  • Coffee..?

Let's talk.

Book a thirty-minute call or flick me an email.