Nathan Dawson
Artist

Nathan Dawson is a Gomeroi man from the Guyinbaraay clan from the Gunnedah area of NSW. Nathan mainly uses water-colour, ink and pen. Nathan has lived and worked in Japan for a total of ten years, during which time he was chosen for the NIKA Art and Design Awards for three years in a row and his works were exhibited at the National Art Centre, Tokyo. Nathan presently lives in Lismore, NSW with his wife and 4 children.

Richard Tauheluhelu
Film Production

Richard is a proud Tongan man who is passionate about film production and developing talent. Richard has a strong emotional intelligence and creative vision that he brings to the film production process at Inception Strategies.

Damian Amamoo
CEO

Damian has a Bachelor of Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies from Adelaide University. Later, Damian was elected to the office of Councillor at the City of Prospect for 8 years where he served the community. Later Damian returned to study and completed a Masters of Communication Management (Uni SA) and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Technology Sydney.

 Damian has co-written more than sixty Aboriginal health, education and wellness resources working closely with Indigenous communities over a 20 year period for a variety of Commonwealth, State and Private Sector agencies in areas spanning Aboriginal Child and Maternal Health, Indigenous Mental Health, Harm Minimisation, Hep C, Sexual Health, Psychostimulants, Volatile Substance Use, Smoking Cessation, Aboriginal History, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Asbestos Removal, Paying Rent, Home Maintenance, Intergenerational Trauma, Child Vaccination, Employment and Careers, School Attendance, Prison Health, Dugong Conservation, Nutrition, Entrepreneurship, Alcohol, Mens Health, Depression, Palliative Care, Otitis Media, Post Natal Depression, Justice, Diabetes and Family Wellbeing.

Damian has also produced film content in large projects to reduce smoking for Remote Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory in partnership with Katherine West Health Board and also to increase Covid Vaccination Rates for Aboriginal people in NSW in conjunction with the NSW Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council.

Damian has assisted the NSW Department of Transport to develop Aboriginal Participation Strategies to increase community employment in large road construction projects, Aboriginal Arts in infrastructure projects, the protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage objects and the growth of Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes Management.

In addition to operating Inception Strategies, Damian has another business in the area of Digital Assets and Human Rights.