Isabelle Colla
Senior Consultant
Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Public Communications)
Master of Commerce (Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and International Business)
Isabelle's Expertise
- Strategic communications
- Media
- Issues and crisis management
“I take an adaptive problem-solving approach to balancing public, regulatory and stakeholder interests and concerns, which recognises both the local and global stage in which they are operating and ensures positive results for clients and their businesses.”
Isabelle is a strategic communications specialist with expertise in the professional services sector for global organisations in issues rich environments.
She has worked extensively with a global law firm in Sydney and London including advising partners and internal stakeholders, as well as implementing campaigns to boost and protect the firm’s reputation. Her work involved the full range of communications opportunities from thought leadership profiling on the global stage around Brexit, COVID-19 and COP 26; to reputation issues analysis and management, and crisis resolution.
Isabelle specialised in communications in the legal portfolios of financial services, corporate M&A, dispute resolution, and international trade and regulation, across Australia, the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Prior to this, Isabelle worked as a communications consultant to deliver multifaceted communications campaigns to drive complex and technical change in the nuclear, science, transport and retail sectors in Australia. These are also sectors requiring regular issues and crisis management skills. Her ability to translate complex ideas and concepts into plain English for various stakeholder audiences, earned her a strong reputation as a communicator and trusted advisor.
Isabelle has deep knowledge of the needs of professional service firms, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of regulatory environments and issues management techniques, ensuring her advice is balanced, comprehensive and reliable.