Rosterfy Co-Founders, Bennett and Shannan

Connecting communities, scaling impact.

From startup spreadsheets to a global system.

Fresh out of university, Bennett and Shannan launched their very first business — a staffing company connecting young Australians to casual work. “We grew to be Australia’s largest event placement company, staffing 1,500 events a year with 20,000 casual staff,” Shannan recalls.

Despite this scale and early success, back-office operations relied on slow, manual spreadsheets, making it increasingly difficult to manage their growing workforce and volunteer base. Rather than work around the problem, they redesigned their operations, creating the complete, end-to-end volunteer management platform that would go on to become Rosterfy.

Today, the tech company powers many of the world’s most recognised events and purpose-driven organisations, from the Super Bowl and Commonwealth Games to Orange Sky, OzHarvest, St Vincent de Paul, and the British Heart Foundation.

Navigating complexity with integrated advice.

Scaling a business with global reach brought new challenges. “It really came down to the realisation that it wasn’t just an idea anymore—it was actually a business,” Bennett explains. 

With ambitions to power 500 million volunteer hours by 2027, the founders knew they needed trusted advisers who could guide them through strategic and operational decisions.

From early business structure advice to building an Employee Share Scheme and preparing to raise venture capital, Kearney Group has journeyed with Bennett and Shannan since 2013. With that support, they’ve been able to make informed decisions at each stage of growth—balancing ambition with structure as the business continues to scale.

Clarity, confidence, and strategic momentum.

Managing multiple advisory relationships just wasn’t viable for a fast-moving, global business. What mattered was getting great advice they could trust, delivered from one team. 

“We don’t have the time to manage six different relationships. We just need to have it all in one place and be able to sit down with the one team at Kearney Group and answer all our questions.” Shannan says. 

With Integrated Advice, Bennett and Shannan can focus on what they do best—building innovative solutions that connect communities to meaningful work—confident that their business and financial decisions are supported by a trusted team. Equally important is responsiveness—knowing they can reach out whenever needed and still receive considered advice as decisions arise in real time.

Real world outcomes, benefiting millions.

Today, the company operates at the intersection of fast-growth technology and global social impact. Bennett, Shannan and their team are redefining how organisations mobilise volunteers, powering millions of hours for events and causes that make a real difference around the world.

With Kearney Group by their side, they are harnessing financial savvy, strategic clarity, and operational confidence — turning ambitious ideas into real-world outcomes that benefit millions.

It’s a partnership built on trust and a shared belief in what’s possible — giving them the confidence to keep scaling, keep innovating, and keep backing their vision for global impact.