Karlene Van Opdorp is an accomplished producer and current Head of Post Production at Bastion whose career spans both agency and client-side roles across New Zealand, the UK, and Australia. Originally from New Zealand, Karlene started her journey in the world of brand and design before quickly transitioning into advertising, where she cut her teeth working on Kmart commercials and car campaigns for Mazda. Karlene has built her expertise across a wide spectrum of creative production, from live-action shoots to post-production and animation.

In the episode, Karlene opens up about the successes and failures she’s experienced throughout her career, and the important lessons she’s learned along the way. We discuss how crucial communication is to her process, the importance of asking the right questions and why Karlene believes being curious is key to success.