Nominees Category: CONSULTANCY AWARDS

Flourishing from a boutique agency of three to an award-winning mid-sized consultancy of 57 people in a decade, our greatest asset has always been a team that is as competent as it is close-knit. Even when RICE expanded to Myanmar in 2014 and Hong Kong in 2017, the people-first approach has remained in our DNA. Our culture has been the foundation of our growth. With employees with varied industry experience from around Asia, Australia, the US and UK, we speak at least 12 languages and embrace diversity across our three offices in the region. Today, we’re focused on building a strategic communications consultancy that marries ambition with balance – doing outstanding work for clients while being a place that genuinely cares about the individual learning journeys and well-being of our people. We foster and promote a culture of innovation and risk-taking. We are RICE, and we turn ambitions into reality.

Hiya, we are Papaya! Australia’s biggest little agency.
Our growth strategy and approach has been contradictory to many: Hire people unlike you and tell meaningful stories together.
This approach has delivered a team of strong and talented individuals with skillsets across PR, social media, photography, graphic design and B2B marketing. A female led crew, we punch above our weight in diversity of skill set, results, relationships and culture.
Our approach has seen our revenue grow by 70% last year picking up some of Australia’s best known brands including Australian Sustainable Barramundi, BE Campbell, Manly Spirits, Cochlear Implants and more!