Clive Dickens launches international consultancy

Hal Crawford

June 4, 2025 7:57

Former Optus digital product boss Clive Dickens has launched a consultancy that will operate in three markets and aims to upend traditional models.

The consultancy, named Meliora (a Latin word the company interprets as “the pursuit of better”), will focus on AI enablement and will have a presence in Sydney, London and Los Angeles.

Dickens has a long track record in digital innovation, being involved with Shazam and several other successful startups. He headed up digital at both Seven West Media and Southern Cross Austereo through the 2010s.

Clive Dickens

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Hal Crawford

Crawford has worked across news media over a 30-year career, including running Ninemsn editorial in Sydney (editor-in-chief and publisher) and the TV3 newsroom in Auckland (chief news officer).

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