Murray Berghan

Extensive experience, professional expertise and a passion for innovation underpin Murray Berghan’s 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.

A lifelong innovator, Murray 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 Australia’s 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 nation’s 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.

Murray’s 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 Murray’s 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.

In his spare time Murray enjoys exploring music, art and photography, and spending time connecting body and mind through surfing, hiking, yoga and meditation. 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 d’Or - 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