About Us

We’re an award-winning creative studio exploring what’s possible in design, technology & marketing.

The Start is a work in progress. Never static, never satisfied. We exist to challenge what is, and help decide what can be. Our work is shaped by the belief that unique challenges require original solutions, which is why our creative philosophy is guided by only one rule – Never Stop Starting™.

Jordan Jordan Nesic, Creative Designer at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Clinton Clinton Sutherland, Creative Director at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Aisha Aisha Runowanda, Creative Designer at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Adam Adam Langridge, Marketing Specialist at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Crissy Crissy Foster, General Manager at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Neil Neil Mason, Managing Director at The Start, full-body portrait — looking directly ahead
Brandon Brandon Watson, Creative Developer at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Fin Fin Mason, Operations Manager at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead

The Team

Cullen Cullen Webber, Technical Lead at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Ian Ian Hollinshead, Client Services Manager at The Start, standing in a full-body portrait — light grey shirt, light trousers, white sneakers, smiling
James James Kang, Creative Developer at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
India Indi Calvert, Creative Designer at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Rachel Rachel Clapp, Marketing Specialist at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Travis Travis Weerts, Head of Innovation at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Leoné Léoné Peyper, Project Manager at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead
Bailey Bailey Gregson, SEO Specialist and Portfolio Management at The Start, full-body portrait — looking straight ahead

Recognition is nice. Creating work that actually moves the needle is better.

Since 2014, we’ve evolved from a one-person operation into a full-service creative studio. Along the way, we’ve accidentally picked up a few awards. But here’s the thing – we’re not chasing trophies. We’re chasing that moment when a client sees their idea come to life and thinks, ‘bloody hell, that’s exactly what we needed.’ The awards are just proof we’re doing something right.

2026

2025

2024

Group of five or six people in dark formal attire at an awards ceremony or industry event, team photo

Australian Web Awards

2025

Two men in matching dark suits and striped shirts holding a silver award bowl or trophy at an industry awards event

Webby Awards

2025

The Trophy Cabinet

Good Design Award

Australian Web Award

Webby Award

Indigo Award

WWW Award

01

A creative future

We place smart bets on tomorrow’s concepts today and pursue disruptive ideas in creativity and technology. We look for forward thinking ideas and take risks with them before anyone can tell us it’s a bad idea.

02

Creative evolution

We have a healthy skepticism toward our own work, asking “what if?”, even when we think we’ve finished. We’re humble about our achievements and always have an eye on how we can tweak, change and improve what we do.

03

Perfect matches

We pursue clients that deliver the right challenges. We prefer focusing on fewer relationships but developing them more meaningfully, teaming up with those who champion innovation and big ideas, instead of those who play it safe.

04

Digital rebellion

We won’t throw TV’s through hotel windows but we will push back against “that’s how it’s always been done” kind of thinking. We break rules that deserve breaking and respect the ones worth respecting. And we’re just unpredictable enough to make meetings memorable.

WA Digital Agency of the Year 2026.

The Start was named Digital Agency of the Year at the 2026 Campaign Brief WA Awards. It’s recognition for a year that included the first Webby Award won by a WA agency, a full rebrand and two AI products built in-house. We also did plenty of work we’re just as proud of that didn’t win anything, from Perth Festival to Fremantle Arts Centre. We’re not chasing trophies, but we’ll admit this one feels pretty good. It’s a credit to our team, and to every client who let us ask, “What if we tried this instead?”.

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Never Stop Starting™ isn’t just a catchy tagline. It’s how we operate.

At the core of everything we do is this maddening philosophy: Never Stop Starting™. Just when you think we’ve nailed it, we’ll ask, ‘But what if we tried this instead?’ It’s not about being difficult – it’s about being pathologically allergic to settling for ‘good enough.’ We place smart bets on tomorrow’s concepts today, take risks with ideas before anyone can talk us out of them, and constantly challenge every aspect of how we work. It keeps us relevant. It keeps us sharp. And honestly, it keeps things interesting.

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