Recruitment.  Mentoring.  Strategy.

In any ambitious busy organisation, it’s hard to find the time, resources and experience to do these essential functions well.

That’s where I fit, with confidential, experienced support when you most need it.

Mary Jo Capps and Leadership in the arts are synonymous with wisdom and experience. It’s rare to find someone who has such a rich experience in our industry who can relate this experience to those who are on their own leadership journey.

GUY ROSS, Chief Operating Officer | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Mary Jo Capps and Leadership in the arts are synonymous with wisdom and experience. It’s rare to find someone who has such a rich experience in our industry who can relate this experience to those who are on their own leadership journey.

GUY ROSS, Chief Operating Officer | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Executive Search

Getting it right from the beginning.
For everyone.

Results have shown that it is possible to find the right person for the right role using the right process. One that is tailored. One that is based on clarity and purpose. One that brings a positive outcome for all.

Executive Search

Getting it right from the beginning. For everyone.

Results have shown that it is possible to find the right person for the right role using the right process. One that is tailored. One that is based on clarity and purpose. One that brings a positive outcome for all.

Mentoring

Mentoring

Because you really don’t have to go it alone.

Whether you are at the beginning, a crossroads or at the peak of your career, a trusted mentor can be the key to unlocking the potential of your future.

Mentoring

Mentoring

Because you really don’t have to go it alone.

Whether you are at the beginning, a crossroads or at the peak of your career, a trusted mentor can be the key to unlocking the potential of your future.

Strategy

When experience truly does count.

My work ranges from advising government on cultural programs and trends, to working with small to medium organisations on everything from clarifying the purpose of a single project to completely reimagining the future.

Strategy

When experience truly does count.

My work ranges from advising government on cultural programs and trends, to working with small to medium organisations on everything from clarifying the purpose of a single project to completely reimagining the future.

To find out more about how I may be able to assist you, please email me on maryjo@mjcapps.com.au and we can arrange a time to explore your particular needs.

I have worked with many people in recruitment and executive search and this was a superlative experience. Not only did Mary Jo source an excellent range of candidates, a veritable embarrassment of riches, she walked with us every step of the way. Above and beyond has been her wise counsel and support.

FRAN THORN | Chair, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Projects

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Looking for an Artistic Director to train elite musicians for a new post-COVID world

The Australian National Academy of Music needed someone they could trust to get to the bottom of each candidate’s potential and understand how they might fit the brief for this respected national training institution.

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An established regional arts festival was seeking a new Executive Director

The Four Winds Festival Board recognised they needed assistance to actively seek the best person for the Executive Director role in order to help them set a new direction after the challenges of the pandemic.

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Seeking to appoint a new Artistic Director during the COVID pandemic

The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra needed assistance in sourcing potential candidates and even more importantly, a broader reality test on which to base their important ongoing decisions around personnel.