From the day that Karlie was interviewed we knew that she would be a shining star. Karlie’s only experience prior to joining Risk Waters was that of working in a sandwich shop, but in a few years she had worked her way up from telelsales to global head of sponsorship sales. Karlie watched the company grow and we watched her grow. To become global head of sponsorship was a staggering achievement for someone so young and it made Karlie’s friends and family immensely proud.

An absolute pleasure to work with, Karlie was always the consummate professional, but with a wonderful personal touch. She was bright and intelligent with a wonderfully optimistic outlook on life. Everything she set out to do she achieved. We will always remember Karlie’s warmth, her bubbly personality and her infectious laugh. Her honest and direct approach to dealing with people endeared her to those around her. Not only was she a great manager, Karlie had this wonderful way when things were not going right of jumping right in and simplifying a situation, but her team loved and respected her and will miss her tremendously.

Karlie has left us her smile, humour and legendary acerbic one-liners. We will miss them, but none of us will ever forget them. We feel honoured and fortunate to have known her.