Kate Hannemann

Managing Director and Founder

Kate Hannemann Managing Director smiling
Is inspired by opportunities
Is not happy when she’s inactive
Likes live performance & being outdoors
Dislikes people who aren't authentic
Can bring people together
Can't sew

Kate’s passion for working with businesses and leaders to seize the opportunities and mitigate the risks they face around their reputation underpins the direction of communikate et al.

Kate established communikate et al in 1995 with a firm focus on values achieving real results for clients in a contemporary style consultancy, merging marketing with PR. She has since added digital, design and stakeholder/customer engagement to communikate et al given the change in needs of the industries we work in.

Given her governance experience, she now works with clients and the communikate et al team in a strategic development role for clients, particularly those leading complex organisations with a multitude of stakeholders where their reputation and relationships with each is highly likely to affect their success.

Demand for communikate et al’s services continues to grow across a multitude of different sectors Australia-wide as the businesses communikate et al works with capitalise on the opportunities ahead.

Kate is committed to ensuring that communikate et al is an employer of choice, knowing that the team is the lifeblood of the business. She has always been passionate about offering opportunities to students and early-career professionals as part of her commitment to developing talent in a meaningful and values oriented environment.

Her acquired expertise spans a range of specialist industry sectors including:

  • education
  • aged care
  • retail
  • the arts
  • entrepreneurial business
  • property
  • franchising
  • not-for-profit
  • major events
  • government
  • health
Governance and community

Another of Kate’s passions is giving back to community so she has a long history of board and committee roles in education, entrepreneurship, arts, franchising and aged care.

Most recently, Kate was the Chair of the Governing Council for one of SA’s top performing schools, Linden Park Primary School.

Her prior governance experience includes board roles of the following organisations:

  • leading aged care provider, Eldercare
  • South Australian board of global entrepreneurial organisation, EO
  • top tier school, St Peter’s Girls School
  • youth arts company Cirkidz

Kate’s earlier community roles were as Chair of the SA Committee of the Foundation of Young Australians and a member of its National Granting Committee. She has also been a committee member of the Franchise Council.

Early in her career Kate was a lecturer, course coordinator and member of the curriculum advisory committee for the Graduate Diploma of Communications at the University of South Australia and has been called upon to lecture to business students at the University of SA.

Kate has also been a finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards.

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What our clients have to say

“Working with communikate has been a game-changer for us. They consistently deliver high-quality, creative content that resonates with the various audiences across our different hotel brands. Their strategic approach and brand knowledge have made a remarkable impact. I highly recommend communikate for anyone looking to elevate their content.”

Sally Lord
Senior Marketing Manager, Pro-invest Group

The combination of extensive media experience, can-do attitude and respectful, attentive interpersonal communication made communikate et al a team who always sought to achieve the best outcomes for our Council and for our city’s premier public event. I would have no hesitation in recommending them for any major communications project and I look forward to working with them again on the Gala or any campaign needing the level of expertise and support which they provided Unley.

Kieran Weir
Media & Communications, City of Unley

The South Australian Museum worked with communikate on a SA Tourism Award submission. The submission is a huge task with many moving parts and communikate helped bring it all together seamlessly. Always a pleasure working with CK!

Ashleigh Glynn
Communications Lead, SA Museum

“The team at communikate et al have been amazing to work with. From developing our content strategy through to the ongoing management of our social media presence, design and marketing, they have become immersed in our business quickly and strike the perfect balance between strategic thinking and creative execution. We have experienced a noticeable uplift in our brand positioning which is supporting our business growth.”

James Pollock
Managing Director, ServiceFM

It has been a pleasure working with you and team. Our brand refresh has been so professionally delivered and truly reflective of the brief provided when we first met. The team and I have enjoyed the journey, partnering and collaborating with you to position Nova Systems for success in our first re-brand in more than two decades.

Jessica Thomas
Director Corporate Affairs, Nova Systems

I have worked with communikate et al for many years in a number of roles. They form an integral part of our team at Walara, having taken the time to understand our community and the two businesses that merged to develop a brand name and identity that reflects our shared values and vision for future growth in the lower mid-north region. communikate has created an extensive range of content and communication assets to establish us as a leading provider of aged care services in the region. We’ve received nothing short of positive feedback from our residents, their families and our staff.

Nino Di Sisto
Former CEO, Walara

communikate et al have provided a very clear marketing framework for Dockside Port Vincent, confidently and masterfully clarifying the vision and character of development. The developed Brand Story crafted by the team for the project inspires every stage of the development. The skill sets of the individual team members is legendary and the seamless working connectivity between the team functions provided a great business experience. I'm very happy to recommend the abilities and the work of communikate.

Peter Villis
Development Director, Dockside Port Vincent SA

The team at communikate et al were fantastic to work with. The marketing audit provided key insights into our business and a valuable roadmap for transforming our marketing strategy.

Paul Brace
Chief Executive Officer, Inter Intra

We have loved working with the communikate et al team for our school campaign. Their professionalism, creativity, and strategic approach make the process both effective and enjoyable. The team is not only great to work with but also delivers outstanding results, providing a strong return on investment. Their expertise has been invaluable in helping us achieve our enrolment and marketing goals. Highly recommend!

Sarah Thornton
Marketing & Communications Manager, King's Baptist Grammar School

I’m a pretty annoying client. I change my mind. I go down tangents... you know, the whole founder thing!

communikate et al have been really good for us. Yes they know their stuff; yes they do good work; yes they design great brands… BUT - and this is a big BUT - they are not too precious about it.

They went to great lengths to genuinely understand our company and worked hand in hand with us to create the best possible outcome. That’s nice in today’s market. I would absolutely recommend them for branding and websites.

Tom Carlton
CEO, Bailey Abbott