Consultancy Services
Consultancy Services
Expert Guidance from lived experience
At Culture Connex, we believe that true inclusion starts with deeply understanding the unique needs, experiences, and aspirations of every person we support.
Led by Managing Director Jake Briggs a respected disability rights advocate, industry leader, and NDIS participant our consultancy combines lived experience with professional expertise to help organisations, government agencies, and communities drive meaningful change.
With extensive experience across disability advocacy, policy development, project management, business development, community engagement and through his work alongside the Big Four consultancy firms Jake brings a unique perspective on how systems and services can better support people with disability. This blend of insight allows Culture Connex to bridge the gap between high level policy and real world impact, ensuring every recommendation is practical, sustainable, and grounded in lived experience.
If you’re seeking strategic advice, program design, accessibility improvement, or inclusive workplace solutions, our consultancy empowers you to make informed and impactful decisions.
Previous Minister for NDIS, Bill Shorten and Jake
What Culture Connex Can Offer
Our consultancy services are designed to support organisations at every stage of their inclusion journey:
NDIS Access
Culture Connex provides tailored consultancy to help individuals, families, and support networks understand and access to the NDIS. We guide you through eligibility, evidence gathering, access to suitable clinicians and application processes, ensuring your unique goals, needs, and circumstances are clearly represented for the best possible plan outcomes.
Strategy & Policy Development
We work with you to review, design and implement disability inclusion and accessibility strategies that go beyond compliance. Our approach ensures your policies reflect the real needs and aspirations of people with disability.
Grant Design and Collaboration
Culture Connex partners with individuals, community groups, government agencies and organisations to co design and deliver inclusive grant funded projects. We support every stage from concept development and proposal writing to implementation and reporting focusing on innovative, evidence based initiatives that improve access, participation, and wellbeing for people with disability.
Accessible Workplaces & Service Design
We help organisations assess their environments and operations to identify barriers and create practical, achievable solutions for accessibility and inclusion.
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Drawing on years of advocacy and leadership in both First Nations and Disability communities, we guide you in building genuine, respectful connections with people with lived experience.
Organisational Review & Advisory
From federal, state and territory governments to councils and community organisations, we deliver expert reviews of your service delivery models, workforce practices and engagement strategies, helping you align with best practice and strengthen outcomes.
Why Work With Culture Connex?
Jake’s personal journey and professional background bring authenticity, empathy and deep understanding to every project.
As a registered NDIS provider, we understand the complexities of the sector and how to balance compliance with compassion.
Our recommendations are realistic, grounded and designed to drive lasting change.
About Jake Briggs
As the Co Founder and Managing Director of Culture Connex, Jake Briggs is a proud Wonnarua/Kamilaroi man and disability rights advocate with more than a decade of experience in the disability and community sectors. After sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2010, Jake turned his lived experience into purpose, leading advocacy efforts through roles with Independent Advisory Council Reference Groups to the NDIS, Strategic Advisor to the Disability Royal Commission, Justice & NDIS Issues Steering Group, Australian Human Rights Commission and First Peoples Disability Network to name a few.
Today, Jake and his team work with organisations and government agencies to promote equity, inclusion and opportunity for people with disability across Australia. Culture Connex’s consultancy approach is grounded in honesty, collaboration and the belief that real change happens when people with lived experience are part of the solution.
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Let’s create change together.
To discuss consultancy opportunities or request a tailored proposal, contact us today!