About

Care is at our core.

Above all else, we bring empathy. We want to help our clients, consultants, and communities have the confidence to be who they ultimately want to be. There’s business. And then there’s what it could be.

Sonia, Richard, June, Anna and Steffan.

When you get one of us, you get all of us.

Our culture of knowledge sharing and wellness, means our 80+ senior, highly trained consultants have access to tools, templates and support on tap. Diverse in background, knowledge and personality, our people are all the same in their humility and ability to simplify, pivot and navigate the challenges of change.

“They accept suggestions outside the square. Redvespa aren’t afraid to be the first company to take the first step.”

Carol Fortune

Consultant, Redvespa

“It feels like every time I step into a new assignment, I have the whole of Redvespa behind me.”

Su Beresford

Consultant, Redvespa

“Any company’s ethos comes from the top. Sarah is genuine and incredibly committed.”

Jo Gribble

Consultant, Redvespa

“Redvesparites are a well looked after, happy bunch. The company’s behind us to make sure we succeed.”

Raka Biswas

Consultant, Redvespa

“When they say they care, they really do. I’ve experienced it firsthand.”

Katie Francis

Consultant, Redvespa

"It’s never B to B, or B to C. It’s people at the end of the day."

Anna Wilson, Client Relationship Manager, Redvespa

Our energy comes from our roots.

We are a Gibson family founded company with values of integrity; do what’s right and do it for others. We believe you can be commercially successful and simultaneously good for society. It is a choice, made seemingly simple by CEO Sarah.

2003 - Today.

2003.

25-year sales professional Richard Gibson decided to create a fun, quick company, with people who’d seen it all.

2005.

Two years in, Redvespa became the specialists in business analysis, the go-to group of humble experts.

2005.

Redvespa brought the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) to New Zealand, involved for ten years in growing the BA profession.

2008.

Redvespa developed and launched The BA Kit: a framework and methodology to arm the wider business analysis industry.

2010.

Redvespa’s Auckland office opened, filling an industry need in the Auckland market.

2010.

A not-so-small win, Redvespa was named 2010 Best Small Workplace, by JRA Best Workplaces Awards.

2013.

A natural officiation, Sarah Gibson became Redvespa’s first CEO. New values and goals were formed by the full company.

2015.

Agile principles lead the way of working for Redvespa’s internal strategy, underpinned by a social purpose.

2015.

Māori cloaks, Ira Tāne and Ira Wahine, were woven for Redvespa, embodying the Māori philosophy of manaakitanga and care, and reflecting our weaving of people and knowledge.

2017.

Following the move of a key consultant, Redvespa opened its Christchurch office.

Today.

A team of 80+ consultants, proudly on the AoG consulting services panel, we work with large commercial companies through to innovative startups

Giving back is the least we can do.

Beyond bettering business we have a social purpose to improve the wellbeing of youth in New Zealand. We’re dedicated to distributing the tangible book Your Kingdom, and partnering with wellness initiators Zeno Project.

Learn how we invest in youth

Being more by being less.

We are proud to be B Corp certified, and to be sustainably committed towards zero waste and zero carbon. Measured on our social and environmental performance, we’re part of a movement of people using business as a force for good.

Our B Corp journey