Tapley Search Group regularly contributes to media commentary and industry discussion across the market
Emma Shannon, founder of Tapley Search Group, was featured in the Australian Financial Review (June 2025) discussing the realities of balancing professional work with caring responsibilities.
“I needed that ongoing flexibility… it was a wake-up call, what’s more important? Your parents aren’t around forever, and you can always earn money again.”.’
Link to afr article here
Emma specialises in insolvency and restructuring recruitment across accounting and legal.
Australian Financial Review leadership feature - June 2025
Australian Financial Review - September 2025
Emma Shannon was interviewed by the Australian Financial Review on workforce changes and early indicators of redundancy across organisations.
“They’ll talk about ‘efficiency’, ‘streamlining’ or ‘transformation’ — often early signals of redundancies.”
Read the full article on AFR
Emma specialises in insolvency and restructuring recruitment and advises organisations on hiring and workforce trends in the market.
Tapley Search Group was named a finalist in the 2025 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards (Recruitment Services category).
The awards recognise the contribution of women-led businesses across Australia, with more than 3,000 entries received nationally.
Founder Emma Shannon thanked clients, candidates and the broader professional services community for their support and looked forward to the awards evening at the Fullerton Hotel, Sydney.
More about the awards here
21 October 2025 MEDIA RELEASE - AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION AWARDS
Emma Shannon at the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards 2025, Sydney