Meet Melonie Cole - Founder

Meet Melonie Cole - Founder of Mindshift

Hey Melonie could you tell us a bit about your role at Mindshift?

I started Mindshift in 2018 with the mission to help people be cyber safe. I had the idea for Mindshift after managing the security awareness programme at Spark NZ. I really enjoyed what our team at Spark did and personally, I felt my work was really making a difference to peoples’ lives. At Mindshift I create content for our customers awareness programmes and I grow our business through new relationship development.

What are some of your main hobbies’ you like to do out of work, or some interests?

I love being outdoors, especially all the beautiful beaches in the Tasman region where I live. Big beach walks are where I have my best ideas! I enjoy my garden and food styling and photography. Travel is my biggest love and I’m looking forward to remote working from the beautiful island of Bali again this year.

What security habits did you change when you started working for Mindshift?

I used to use the same password for every online account because it made remembering it easy. I now have a different password for everything and I use Bitwarden password manager to keep track of them.