We know its tough to change careers, but its worth it.
CareerMate take a relaxed, yet professional approach to coaching and mentorship. We know its tough to change careers, so we reduce the stress by partnering with you through your career change, whatever that may look like for you.
We want to change the way career coaching is delivered to be more casual and relaxed, yet achieve the change your after at your pace.
Our careers look different in 2025 to what previous generations expected, so we take a nuanced, practical approach to support this.
We won’t tell you what to do, we’ll simply help steer you in the direction that best aligns with your needs.
CareerMate was born with the sole purpose to be that ‘mate’ who enables career decision making.
The story behind CareerMate
Hi, I’m Chris Casey, the founder of CareerMate. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, I have also called Melbourne, Sydney, and Christchurch home. These experiences have shaped my perspective on careers across diverse industries and regions.
With a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) in Marketing, Research, and International Business from the University of Auckland, I have complemented my academic foundation with specialist training in Agile, Scrum, Design Thinking, Research, Marketing, Strategy, and more, across New Zealand, Australia, and the USA.
This blend of global experience and hands-on expertise forms the backbone of CareerMate, where we are passionate about helping Kiwis and Aussies navigate meaningful career transitions.
Alongside CareerMate, I’m currently leading a team of marketing, customer experience and digital practitioners for an Australian and New Zealand building services and metals company, Vulcan. I am also a board member for New Zealand charity, Wingspan. Find me on LinkedIn for further information about my background.
I’ve offered coaching and mentoring to many people throughout the last decade of my career. I learnt pretty quickly that we all face similar challenges in this space, regardless of the career path we choose. So why not create a platform to share these experiences to help others?
I founded CareerMate with the intention of creating an easy career coaching service for Kiwis and Aussies that targeted key transitionary moments we all face within our career journey.
Career challenges may impact us at different ages and life stages, but at the core of it, I realised CareerMate would be of benefit to anyone needing that extra career ‘mate’ to support them with career-related decisions.
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