Consulting Groups Sydney

Inside Payroll: Where Things Can Go Wrong

**Inside Payroll: Where Things Go Wrong** *** Most of the time, payroll looks fine. The system runs. The reports balance. Nothing obvious stands out. *** But as we’ve seen time and time again… that doesn’t always mean it’s right. *** This is a relaxed session to step back and talk about what’s really going on inside payroll systems: • Where things can quietly go wrong • Why issues don’t always show up in reports • How the same rules can lead to different outcomes • What most people never think to check *** No heavy legislation. No technical overload. Just a practical, honest conversation about how payroll actually behaves in the real world. *** If you work in payroll, bookkeeping, HR or finance — or you’re responsible for getting payroll right — this will be a valuable discussion. *** Come along, grab some lunch, and be part of the conversation. Early bird (until Friday evening on 24th April 2026): $79🎟 Standard: $97. Prices are plus GST. Email [askarin@payrollwhizzards.com.au](mailto:askarin@payrollwhizzards.com.au) for payment details

North Sydney Public Art Trail: 20 Sites of Cultural Significance

**NOTE:** This event is posted on multiple Meetup groups. **ABOUT:** Explore 20 sites of cultural significance recommended by the North Sydney Council on Sunday, June 7 - across Milsons Point, Lavender Bay and Kirribilli. Stops on this route will include Luna Park, Wendy's Secret Garden (created by Wendy Whiteley, the former wife of the renowned artist Brett Whiteley), First Nations design at the Coca Cola Place, the statue of St. Mary MacKillop (known for her work with the rural poor), historical landmarks and multiple site-specific installations in the North Sydney CBD. All welcome to this exciting, educational tour! Come along if art is especially new to you. Don’t forget to exchange numbers with group members and make new friends! **MEETING TIME:** 11:00 – 11:15 AM. **MEETING POINT:** Outside Milsons Point Train Station, at the Alfred Street entry/exit. **START AND PROGRAMME:** We will begin at 11:15 AM, moving towards Luna Park, then walking north. Short midway break for those who may want drinks/snacks. **END:** We will end by 2:15 PM on Olympic Drive. Short walk back to Milsons Point Train Station. You can wait for more chatting with group members in a café, if interested. **PRICE OF TOUR:** Please pay $20 by cash on arrival. Or you could transfer the amount to: Account Name: Elucidaction Pty Ltd St. George Bank Account Number: 433 012 445, BSB: 112-879 Please send a copy when you make the payment. **IMPORTANT:** * Please check transport in advance. Make sure you sleep well the night before, and leave home early enough in the morning so you can reach the meeting point on time. * Remember to have a good breakfast before arriving which can keep you going during the early afternoon. * Please message if you are running late. * Stay with the group at all times. You are expected to be "present" and socialise with other attendees - please do not talk on the phone to somebody else unless it is urgent. * Please inform the organiser if you want to leave before the end of the walk. * Wear comfortable shoes, a hat or cap, sun protection. Please bring a water bottle and an umbrella. * No additional compulsory costs beyond $20. Drinks and snacks are optional – you may also bring your own. * Photos of the group will be clicked and may be posted on Meetup and the organiser’s social media platforms. Attendees who do not wish to be photographed must inform the organiser before the tour begins. * Please update your registration if you are unable to make it to the event. **CONTACT:** Call, text or WhatsApp Tulika at 0402 820 272 if you have any questions. Having lived across India, Thailand, the UK, Canada and Australia, Tulika is an Art and Culture Consultant and founder of the art publication + art consultancy: [https://onartandaesthetics.com/.](https://onartandaesthetics.com/) You can also connect with her on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/tulikabahadur/.](https://www.instagram.com/tulikabahadur/) Email: tulikabahadur[at]gmail[dot]com. For updates on Sydney events, you are welcome to join the WhatsApp group "Sydney Art & Culture Events & Tours": [https://chat.whatsapp.com/BttDzLCa2TTFa2te1Q1FkZ?mode=hqrt1.](https://chat.whatsapp.com/BttDzLCa2TTFa2te1Q1FkZ?mode=hqrt1.)

SRE War Stories @ The Trade Desk

**Please sign up using Luma -** https://luma.com/x1w6wfli **SCHEDULE** **Lightening Talks:** Speaker 1: **Adam Mills Lead Staff Engineer @ The Trade Desk:** *How we migrated 500mil timeseries from Prom -> VictoriaMetrics* Speaker 2: **James Bustamante Site Reliability Engineer @ The Trade Desk:** *Hardware management tooling & the challenges of running your own datacenters* Speaker 3: **Zaeem Arshad Sr Staff Engineer @ BigCommerce:** TBC Speaker 4: TBC

SuperConshy: What You Think About, You Bring About

What are you focussing on - What you DON'T want, or what you DO want? Most people are trying to improve their lives - personally, professional, socially and spiritually. But often, the real barrier isn’t effort. It’s the patterns we can’t see. The thoughts, reactions, and habits that quietly shape: * How we show up in relationships * How we connect with others * How we navigate our careers and opportunities * How we respond to challenges and change **SuperConshy brings those invisible patterns into the light—through play.** This isn’t just a game night. It’s a shared self-awareness experience designed to help you understand yourself—and others—on a deeper level. ### **A Different Way to Grow** Most personal development focuses on learning what to do. ***SuperConshy*** helps you see how you’re being while you do it. As you play, you’ll start to notice: * When you feel open, confident, and in flow * When you feel stuck, reactive, or uncertain * The subtle patterns influencing your choices and interactions And once you see these patterns, you can begin to shift them—naturally and in real time. Because when your awareness changes, your relationships, decisions, and direction begin to change too. **What You’ll Experience** * **Self-Awareness:** Discover the hidden patterns shaping your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours * **Personal Growth:** Gain practical insights to navigate life, relationships, and career choices more effectively * **Fun & Connection:** A relaxed, engaging environment where meaningful conversations and genuine social connections happen naturally * **Authentic Networking:** Connect with like-minded people in a way that goes beyond surface-level small talk **What Stays With You After the Game** **For You** * Greater clarity, confidence, and emotional awareness * The ability to catch unhelpful thoughts before they take over * More intentional decision-making in everyday life **For Your Relationships & Social Life** * Better listening and deeper conversations * Less reactivity, more understanding * Stronger, more authentic connections **For Your Career & Growth** * Increased confidence in navigating opportunities and change * Clearer thinking in decision-making * A greater sense of direction and purpose **Who This Is For** This experience is ideal for anyone who wants to grow personally while also improving how they connect with others and move forward in life, including: * Individuals focused on personal development and self-awareness * Professionals looking to grow in their careers * People wanting to build more meaningful relationships and social connections * Anyone curious about understanding themselves—and others—more deeply **A Thoughtful, Small Group Experience** Spaces are intentionally limited to create a safe, engaging environment where real conversations, meaningful insights, and genuine connections can unfold. **🎟️ Register at:** [https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/superconshy-what-if-a-game-could-change-your-life-tickets-1988469393484?](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/superconshy-what-if-a-game-could-change-your-life-tickets-1988469393484?aff=oddtdtcreator) Your ticket includes afternoon tea, snacks, dinner, and drinks. **ABOUT** ***Vivienne Black***, Founder of Vitelligence and the boardgame, ***SuperConshy.*** Vivienne is deeply committed to raising the collective consciousness and fostering personal growth on a global scale. With a profound belief in the transformative power of self-awareness and emotional intelligence, she has dedicated her life's work to empowering individuals to take control of their own destinies. Driven by a vision of a world where individuals are empowered to embrace self-responsibility and conscious living, Vivienne continues to inspire positive change, one person at a time. Her unwavering commitment to spreading love, acceptance, and personal empowerment serves as a beacon of hope in an increasingly chaotic world.

EUXSyd 2025 - June Meetup

**EUXSyd** are excited to have our next meetup on the 4th of June!! This will be the last meetup we hold at the blueegg offices and will be a celebration of EUXSyd over the last 10 years. We will be at **blueeggs' office on level6/75-77 Pitt St**. Networking, drinks and pizzas will start from 6:00 and talk will start at 6:30pm. Look forward to seeing you there!! This event is proudly sponsored by Experience Design "UX" Agency blueegg ([www.blueegg.com.au](http://www.blueegg.com.au/))

Unhurried Conversations - Saturday

Bring yourself along, we explain how it works.

Meet up with your analytics peers and chat

[RSVP via EventBrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-analytics-wednesday-jun-2026-tickets-1989904058606?aff=oddtdtcreator) **A playbook for operationalising LLM as a judge** *[Angelica Chowdhury](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelicachowdhury/), Data Scientist and AI Safety Researcher* Shipping LLMs into production means you need to evaluate them at scale. But human review doesn't scale, and trusting a single LLM judge introduces its own failures: position bias, fluency over substance, unfaithful reasoning, and no fallback when the judge is wrong. Most teams reach for a quick LLM eval and call it done, without realising they've traded one black box for another. To address this gap, this talk will cover strategies for building evaluation pipelines with actionable implementation steps, when to escalate cases for human review, and how to know your judge is working. **When the Numbers Break: An Analytics Leader’s Incident Playbook** *[Andrew Pearce](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwilliampearce/), Business Data and Insights Manager, Metcash* What happens when the numbers suddenly stop making sense? Data quality incidents are inevitable in complex organisations. A missing data feed, duplicated transactions, or broken pipeline can quickly undermine confidence in analytics and stall decision making across the business. This talk explores how analytics leaders can respond when the numbers break. Drawing on real-world experiences from enterprise retail environments, Andrew will share a practical playbook for managing data incidents: containing impact, communicating uncertainty, restoring trust, and turning incidents into stronger systems. Rather than focusing on technical fixes, the session focuses on leadership: how to maintain stakeholder confidence, keep decisions moving, and strengthen organisational trust in data. Attendees will leave with a simple framework they can apply the next time their data pipeline fails and the business asks the inevitable question: “Can we trust the numbers?” **What's this all about?** On the second Wednesday of every month the digital analytics community gets together for one or two short talks in an informal setting. There's lots of time for open ended discussion and to socialise. Plus there's free drinks! Open to anyone interested in digital analytics, we have people ranging from beginners through to analytics gurus and from marketing through to technical spaces, and everything in between.

BLACK CIRCLE: How Business Owners Scale Without Becoming the Bottleneck

**[BLACK CIRCLE: PRIVATE OPERATORS. REAL GROWTH](https://events.humanitix.com/black-circle-private-operators-real-growth)** **Date:** June 02, 2026 **Time:** 6:30 PM (90 Minutes) **Location:** TBD – Burwood, Sydney **Black Circle** is a private, curated business networking event for ambitious founders, entrepreneurs, business owners, and operators who want to scale their business without becoming the operational bottleneck. This is not traditional networking. No surface-level conversations. No forced referrals. No awkward elevator pitches. **Instead, Black Circle is designed for serious business owners focused on:** * business growth * operational efficiency * delegation * leadership * execution * accountability * systems and automation * operational leverage * AI for business * scaling sustainably without burnout Each session is intentionally kept small to create deeper discussion, higher-quality connections, stronger accountability, and practical implementation. **Session Theme:** ***“What’s Quietly Slowing Your Growth?”*** This founder-focused discussion will explore: * hidden operational bottlenecks * overwhelm and time fragmentation * follow-up and consistency problems * why founders become bottlenecks * delegation mistakes that slow growth * operational leverage and productivity systems * AI, automation, and business support structures * how high-performing operators increase output without burning out The goal is not just insight. The goal is implementation. **Attendees will leave with:** * practical business growth ideas * operational clarity * stronger leadership awareness * accountability and implementation actions * new connections with growth-minded founders and operators * potential access to future curated mastermind-style sessions **This event is ideal for:** * founders * entrepreneurs * agency owners * operators * consultants * growth-focused business leaders * professionals looking to improve systems, delegation, and execution **Small room. Serious people. Real conversations.0630**

SuperConshy: The Game That Rewires How You Make Decisions

Most entrepreneurs, consultants, and leaders don’t lack strategy. They lack visibility into the thinking patterns driving their decisions, leadership style, and results. We all operate within invisible structures—assumptions, beliefs, and reactions that shape how we: * Lead teams * Influence clients * Navigate uncertainty * Make high-stakes decisions **SuperConshy makes those invisible patterns visible, through play.** This isn’t a typical workshop or networking event. It’s an interactive, shared self-awareness experience designed for people who work with people. **A Different Kind of Growth Experience** In business, results are often treated as a function of strategy and execution. But beneath both… is how you think. When you play ***SuperConshy***, you’ll start to notice: * When you’re operating from clarity vs reactivity * The hidden drivers behind your decisions and behaviours * How your internal state influences external outcomes Each moment in the game reflects how you show up in real business situations allowing you to recognise patterns in real time and shift them. Because when you change the structure behind your thinking, you change how you lead, decide, and perform. ### **What You’ll Experience** * **Deeper Self-Awareness:** Identify the patterns shaping your leadership, communication, and decision-making * **Practical Insight:** Gain tools to navigate complexity, uncertainty, and people dynamics more effectively * **Engaged Learning:** A highly interactive experience that blends depth with energy, reflection with play * **Meaningful Connections:** Opportunities to connect and network with like-minded professionals in a more authentic, insightful way than traditional networking **What Stays With You After the Game** **For You as a Leader** * Clearer thinking under pressure * Greater emotional regulation and resilience * More intentional, aligned decision-making **For Your Clients, Teams & Stakeholders** * Stronger communication and influence * Increased trust and connection * The ability to navigate conflict and complexity with greater ease **For Your Business & Work** * Sharper focus on what truly matters * Greater adaptability in uncertain environments * More conscious, effective leadership **Who This Is For** This experience is designed for professionals who operate in high-trust, high-impact environments, including: * Entrepreneurs and founders * Consultants and advisors * Coaches (executive, business, leadership, life) * Business leaders and decision-makers If your work depends on how well you think, relate, and respond—this will be directly relevant. **How This Works** * Small groups of 4–5 people per table * Professionally facilitated or guided experience * Structured yet engaging gameplay (no prior experience required) * A respectful, confidential environment * Opportunities for reflection, without pressure to overshare **A High-Quality, Small Group Experience** Spaces are intentionally limited to ensure depth, quality interaction, and meaningful insight for every participant—while also creating space for genuine connection and valuable professional relationships to form. Master your internal game. Win in the external one. **🎟️ Register at:** [https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/superconshy-what-if-a-game-could-change-your-life-tickets-1988469393484?](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/superconshy-what-if-a-game-could-change-your-life-tickets-1988469393484?aff=oddtdtcreator) Your ticket includes afternoon tea, snacks, dinner, and drinks. **ABOUT** ***Vivienne Black***, Founder of Vitelligence and the boardgame, ***SuperConshy.*** Vivienne is deeply committed to raising the collective consciousness and fostering personal growth on a global scale. With a profound belief in the transformative power of self-awareness and emotional intelligence, she has dedicated her life's work to empowering individuals to take control of their own destinies. Driven by a vision of a world where individuals are empowered to embrace self-responsibility and conscious living, Vivienne continues to inspire positive change, one person at a time. Her unwavering commitment to spreading love, acceptance, and personal empowerment serves as a beacon of hope in an increasingly chaotic world.

Lean Beer F2F IRL

Join us for an **in-person Lean Beer Sydney** session — great conversations, great people, and a relaxed pub atmosphere. We use the **Lean Coffee** format: * No fixed agenda * Everyone suggests topics they care about * We vote on what matters most * Then we dive into short, focused discussions **What to expect:** * A friendly, informal setting at a local pub * Conversations about agile, product development, leadership, and more * A chance to learn, share, and connect with like-minded people **What to bring:** * Your curiosity and a few topics you’d love to discuss * No slides, no presentations — just ideas and conversation **Why join?** * Meet new people in the Sydney agile community * Share your experiences and learn from others * Enjoy a drink while having meaningful discussions Grab your favorite beverage, bring your ideas, and let’s make this an engaging Lean Beer Sydney session!

Review your model: self-checking tips and tricks

Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize their Impact

***🔔 Update: This event has been postponed to June 9, at the same time.*** *If you had March 24 blocked in your calendar, we’ve got something for you in the meantime 😊 Take a look at this webinar instead: How Aspiring Founders Can Use AI to Test Ideas & Move Faster: [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/24246](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/24246)* \-\-\- Below are the original event details, now rescheduled for June 8 ***Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize Their Impact:*** Great startup advisors can be a huge benefit for early-stage founders - helping them access networks, avoid mistakes, supplement missing skills, and even provide emotional support. But finding great advisors can be challenging, and their benefits are typically tied to how well you can leverage their limited time. On this interactive online event, we'll break down a practical, founder-friendly process for finding, vetting, and activating great startup advisors from our experience facilitating tens of thousands of advisor relationships since 2009. **❯❯ RSVP now at 👉 [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124) to get your link and join us live!** **❯ What You'll Learn:** * How to identify the right advisors. * The chemistry + contribution test: how to evaluate fit before making anything official. * How to structure advisor interactions so they produce outputs. * When and how to use the [FAST Agreement](http://fi.co/fast) to standardize responsibilities + equity and avoid drawn-out negotiations. * Common failure modes (advisor vanity, “free consulting,” misaligned incentives) and how to prevent them. **❯ Featured Speaker:** * **[Jonathan Greechan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathangreechan/) -** **Co-Founder & CEO of the [Founder Institute](http://fi.co/) -** Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 cities and over 100 countries, producing over 8100 portfolio companies with nearly $2B in venture funding. In his long career in tech and marketing, Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on marketing, growth, and product strategy and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents. **❯ Who Should Attend?** * Founders at the idea, pre-seed, or early traction stage who want help but don’t want drama. * First-time founders building their first advisory board. * Operators and technical founders who need domain, distribution, or fundraising support. * Mentors/advisors who want a clearer framework for being helpful (and getting properly compensated). **❯ The FAST Agreement (Founder-Advisor Standard Template)** The FAST Agreement is used by tens of thousands of entrepreneurs and advisors per year to establish productive working relationships, trading advice and support for a standardized amount of equity. See the free agreement at [FI.co/FAST](http://fi.co/FAST). **❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at 👉 [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124) to get your link and join us live!**