Murray Berghan - Managing Director of Sensitive Group

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Murray Berghan

• Founder Managing Director of Sensitive Group

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• Extensive experience, professional expertise and
  a passion for innovation underpin Murray
  Berghans dynamic and creative approach to his
  role as Managing Director of Sensitive Group. A
  social enterprise that encompasses Raise Your
  Spirit, Make Innovation and Make Communications,
  Sensitive Group is an initiative that provides
  new ways of thinking to organisations that aspire
  to make the world a better place.

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• A lifelong innovator, Murray Berghan founded his
  first two businesses whilst completing his
  undergraduate degree. The first was an
  advertising agency and the other was a clothing
  manufacturing business. Today, the clothing
  company has grown into one of Australias largest
  school uniform suppliers and manufacturers, while
  the advertising agency has expanded to include a
  consultancy that specialises in Innovation. Over
  the course of his career, Murray has consulted to
  some of the nations top companies, including
  Johnson Johnson, Rio Tinto, Suncorp, Siemens,
  Tip Top, RACQ, Castlemaine Perkins, V8 Supercars,
  Origin Energy, Cardno, Technology One, Lend
  Lease, Mirvac Group, Caroma Bathrooms, APA Group,
  Tabcorp and Telstra Corporation.

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Murrays sensitivity to life has shaped his
career, setting him on a path that has seen him
play a role in the progress of an impressive
number of charities and not-for-profit
organisations. As a specialist in innovation for
social causes, some of Murrays consults include
the Save the Children Fund, Deaflympics,
Redcross, Youngcare, Queensland Institute of
Medical Research (QIMR), Brisbane City Council
Citysmart, St Vincent De Paul, Guide Dogs
Australia, Ozcare, The Deaf Society, Mater
Mothers, Caring for Carers Australia, Better
hearing, The National Relay Service, Australian
Communication Exchange, Condamine Alliance, Hear
and Say Worldwide, and the CCA Carer High Tea.
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Through his work, Murray strives to empower
others to stride towards a bright future of their
own creation. He believes that each of us has the
power to reach our goals through the development
of a growth mindset, and he applies this
philosophy to all facets of life. Recently, he
has helped Caring for Carers Australia setup
Australias largest event for unpaid Carers. With
2.7million unpaid Carers in Australia, this is a
significant step towards gaining the recognition
they deserve.
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He finds pleasure in applying his innovation and
creativity to all areas of his life, working on
the Landing in 2013, a short film that has
achieved multiple international industry awards
WINNER - Best Short Film, 46th Sitges
International Fantastic Film Festival, Academy
Accredited WINNER - Best Foreign Film, 18th LA
Shorts Fest, Academy Accredited WINNER - Best
International Short Film, 38th Cleveland
International Film Festival WINNER - Best Short
Film - Youth Jury Award, 18th FLICKERS Rhode
Island International Film Festival WINNER - Best
Short Film, Screamfest Horror Film
Festival WINNER - Octopus dOr - Best
International Short Film, 7th Strasbourg European
Fantastic Film Festival WINNER - Best
International Short Film, Fantaspoa International
Fantastic Film Festival WINNER - Best of Fest,
Best Sci-Fi, Cinematography, Music Supporting
Actor, FilmQuest Festival 2014 WINNER - Best
Short Fiction Film (50 minutes or less), 2013
IPAF ATOM AWARDS WINNER - Best Cinematography,
10th Hollyshorts Film Festival WINNER - Golden
Tripod for Short Film, 2014 Australian
Cinematographer Society Awards WINNER - Best
Achievement in Sound Post-Production, 31st St
Kilda Film Festival NOMINATED - Short Grand Prix,
29th Warsaw Film Festival NOMINATED - Best
Narrative Short, 20th Austin Film
Festival NOMINATED - Light in Motion Award
(Narrative Short) 26th Foyle Film
Festival NOMINATED - Best Short Film, Byron Bay
Film Festival NOMINATED - Best Direction in a
Short Film, Australian Directors Guild Awards
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Australia
Greater Brisbane Area