Former HERO MD launches new creative agency

December 1, 2023 8:00

NAR Group’s Nick Auditore and former B.B.E founder and HERO managing director Tim Evans have teamed up to launch 2045, a new Melbourne-based creative agency.

The duo had been collaborating at Auditore’s consultancy, NAR Group – a group focused on growing global brands in the Australian and New Zealand markets – when they realised the opportunity to expand and become a fully-fledged creative agency.

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.