WE ARE A TEAM OF CREATIVES & THINKERS

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Established in 2013 by our Creative Director and Managing Director Andrew Sparrow, we pride ourselves on the longstanding relationships we have with our clients – more than a handful we have been working with for over 10 years.

We work with global clients, but also small startups, it doesn’t matter how big or small you are, the common denominator is delivering meaningful design.

Andrew Sparrow
Managing Director/Creative Director
Tried&True was born out of Andrew’s desire to play a more strategic brand role for his clients. He identified an opportunity in the market for a highly skilled, multi-disciplined agency that was results driven through great design. He’s built a specialist team that can champion a businesses brand across multiple touch points.

With over 30 years in the design industry he has worked extensively overseas in Holland, London and Australia, before returning to New Zealand. He has worked for some of the country’s leading agencies and has built a reputation of creating some of New Zealand’s most awarded and commercially successful brands. This experience has lead to cross pollination of thinking, problem solving and connection.

Prue Fenwick Smith
Business Director/Strategy
After 15 years working abroad, Prue returned home to focus on where she left off in London, heading up client service teams in agencies working on multinational companies. Prue’s global exposure to large and complex organisations gives her the ability to build strong relationships with clients and fulfil client requirements and expectations at all times.

Leonie Whyte
Designer
As one of Tried & True’s senior designers, Leonie comes with a wealth of experience, specialising in both Corporate and Packaging design. With client work ranging from conservative government sectors to small boutique packaging brands she’s always pushing to find compelling creative outcomes while weaving in meaningful stories. She’s won numerous awards over the course of her career, spent time teaching (Unitech and Waikato Polytechnic) and co-curated exhibitions within the design industry.

Tricia Brady
Designer
Tricia has over 15 years design experience working in boutique agencies across Melbourne before recently moving to Auckland to join Tried&True.

Brent Davies
Production Manager
Brent is a creative artworker and retoucher with over 18 years experience in the design industry working in the UK and New Zealand. Since returning from the UK he’s worked as a senior artworker across many of New Zealand’s top brands. He has a huge amount of packaging experience and can confidently turn his hand to corporate, advertising, high-end retouching and 3D visuals. Brent has a sharp eye for design, great attention to detail and extensive knowledge of the pre-press and print industry.

Julie Sowter
General Manager | Finance Director
Before joining Tried&True Julie spent 20 years in the creative industry where she helped grow a business in its infancy, into one of New Zealand’s most well known agencies. During this time she gained invaluable skills spanning from general finance through to operations management over three sister businesses. Julie knows how to successfully optimise performance across the complete business while nurturing and guiding highly skilled teams.