Passionate people, powerful results

How we work is the heart of who we are and what we do. Our work is defined by the passion of our people.

 

Like-Minded’s purpose is to help our clients benefit from scalable, cost-effective, and efficient compliance, induction, and learning experiences. We work with you to understand your organisation’s DNA. Our impactful learning and development solutions inspire meaningful behavioural change to help your people and your business thrive.

 

We prioritise the wellbeing of our people and those we work with, believing that a healthy work environment benefits everyone. Our commitment to fostering this environment is at the core of everything we do. We aim to be a leading workplace for current and future learning professionals, holding ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, behaviour, and the quality of our work. 

The Like-Minded team. From left to right: Elizabeth Rzoska, Aaron Howes, Tom Gillespie, Cathy Gillespie, James Vanner and Callum Whitehead.

Why Like-Minded?

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People-focused

Drawing from an educational background, we understand people and how best to craft meaningful learning experiences. 

Techwise

We offer a balance of creative and technical expertise and ensure you have the right tools for each step in your learning development.

Process driven

We work in a collaborative and process-driven way. Working with you, and alongside you throughout, means we stay engaged.

Measurable results

Quality means seeing that our work makes a measured difference. As your results partner, we show you how your goals are reached.

Integrity is priority

We’re adamant about providing the best value for money to all our clients. We’ll never over-engineer a solution that you don’t really need.

Proven expertise

Our team has a proven track record of delivering high-quality learning solutions that drive real results across diverse industries.

Meet the team

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These are the talented, purpose-driven, experienced people that make us who we are.

Cathy Gillespie

Technology Team Lead

Cathy Gillespie

Cathy is the heart and soul behind Like-Minded Learning. It isn’t just about the bottom line; it’s about creating something meaningful and connecting with people who value quality and a thoughtful approach. A learning designer at her core, she now works mostly on the strategic side of the business but never misses an opportunity to support and develop her staff and her clients. She constantly strives to create a healthy and enjoyable work environment where everyone is supported to grow and become the best version of themselves.  

Tom Gillespie

Technology Team Lead

Tom Gillespie

Tom leads our technology team. With extensive experience in both content development and learning management technology, he delivers high-quality user experiences underpinned by efficient administration. He knows his way around both the technical and instructional aspects of online education and has a collaborative way of working that gives everyone confidence that he understands their unique perspective and that he knows how to tailor technology solutions to align with key business goals. He has a track record of delivering on point while making the process easy to follow and engage with. 

James Vanner

Learning Technology Engineer

James Vanner

James is our dedicated learning technology engineer, bringing experience across the full technology stack, from server infrastructure and cloud hosting, through to web development and front-end configuration. With a strong background in customer service and specialist knowledge of learning management technology, he ensures our solutions are stable, secure and optimised for how our clients work. James thrives on solving tricky problems and improving the performance of the tools people rely on.

Elizabeth Rzoska

Learning Designer

Elizabeth Rzoska

Elizabeth is our skilled learning designer with a background in adult education, which started in veterinary science. She has an eye for detail which ensures that projects are well-managed and holds us accountable to deliver on time and to budget. Strong organisation skills and her knack for transforming complex content into engaging, interactive learning, means that Elizabeth enjoys creating experiences that are easy to complete, but more importantly, it’s easy to apply the learning back in the workplace.   

Aaron Howes

Visual Designer and Learning Developer

Aaron Howes

Aaron is our talented visual designer, and he’s made a big impact since joining Like-Minded to elevate the visual side of our learning design. He brings a wide-ranging skill set developed over ten years of running his own studio and lecturing in visual design. His strengths cover brand, web, print, and digital design, and he thrives on creative challenges. A self-motivated learner, Aaron consistently delivers standout results for our clients.

Callum Whitehead

Learning Technology Support Analyst

Callum Whitehead

Callum is your first port of call when technology is not behaving. As our learning technical support analyst, he leverages his computer science background to provide crucial and proactive technical support for the learning platforms we support. Callum is adept at swiftly identifying the issues underpinning any technical challenges and promptly identifying a path to resolve the issue. He ensures our clients can focus on their other work with minimal disruption until everything is working again. 

Emma Bell

Customer Care Representative and Learning Designer

Emma Bell

Emma brings a valuable mix of skills to our team. She works in both the learning design space and is also taking responsibility for improving our approach to customer care. Emma works closely with clients to understand their needs and solve problems. Whether she is working as a learning designer or as a customer care representative, Emma is energised by building strong relationships and bringing client ideas to life. 

Ryan Plato

Business Development Lead

Ryan Plato

Ryan is our business development lead who works closely with clients to understand their goals and then identifies how they can work with us to strengthen their learning and development initiatives. Drawing from experience in both consulting and sales, Ryan’s is driven by generating conversations that explore the value Like-Minded can add. He loves being in the thick of an authentic and open conversation that builds a meaningful relationship and leads to strong, lasting, quality-driven learning partnerships.

Our insights

Data is correct as of 6 January 2025.

Includes all staff and directors unless otherwise specified.

At Like-Minded Learning, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to creating a thriving workplace and delivering meaningful learning experiences. By fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered, we cultivate a team that’s as dynamic and diverse as the communities we serve.

 

In this section, we share key insights into the makeup of our team. From ethnicity and gender representation to salary equity and diversity, we’re committed to being transparent about where we stand today and where we aim to grow. These insights reflect our ongoing efforts to build a workplace where fairness, opportunity, and respect are more than just principles—they’re a reality for everyone.

Pay gap by ethnicity

This graph illustrates the overall pay gap between Māori and non-Māori employees within the organisation. It shows that Māori employees earn 1.5% less on average.

Pay gap by gender

The pay gap by gender reveals that employees identifying as female earn 34% more on average than employees identifying as male.

Employee ethnic diversity

This graph shows that the team is made up of 2 Māori employees, and 4 employees identifying as European.

Senior leadership ethnic diversity

The ethnic diversity of senior leadership is represented here. The graph shows that the single director in senior leadership identifies as non-Māori.

Employee gender diversity

The gender diversity of the team is outlined in this graph, showing that there are 2 female employees and 4 male employees.

Senior leadership gender diversity

The graph on senior leadership gender diversity indicates that the single director in this leadership role is female.

Salary ratio

This graph displays the ratio of the highest salary compared to the lowest salary within the organisation. The highest salary is 2.1 times greater than the lowest.

Employee bonuses

The bonuses graph shows that all employees in the organisation, representing 100% of the workforce, received a bonus.