About Outrun
Outrun was born from a challenge we faced ourselves.
Long before we helped other organisations create capacity through offshore staffing, automation and process improvement, we were solving the same problem within our own business.
The story behind Outrun
From necessity to opportunity
In 2015, Zeald faced a challenge familiar to many growing businesses: increasing competition, rising costs, and the need to deliver more without continually adding headcount.
The leadership team recognised that not all work required local expertise. They began exploring a different operating model - one that combined New Zealand leadership with dedicated offshore specialists, tailored processes, and the right technology.
It was a bold decision, and far from easy. What was expected to take 12–24 months ultimately took closer to five years to fully establish. But by investing in dedicated offshore teams, refining workflows, and rethinking how work was allocated, Zeald created a more efficient and scalable way of operating.
What started with a small team in the Philippines grew into a highly skilled operation supporting service delivery, development, research and innovation.
The Journey · 2015 → Today
What we learned
Capacity drives growth
Most businesses don't have a people problem. They have a capacity problem. Growth stalls when highly skilled people spend too much time on work that doesn't require their expertise.
Structure matters
The greatest gains come from redesigning how work is delivered - not simply hiring more people.
Management is critical
Successful offshore teams don't happen by accident. Recruitment, onboarding, communication, training and ongoing management all matter.
The lessons learned through Zeald's transformation became the foundation for what is now Outrun.
Why we created Outrun
Helping other businesses unlock hidden capacity
After years of refining this model inside Zeald, we realised the same challenges existed across many industries.
Business owners and leadership teams were facing increasing workloads, struggling to find talent, and finding it difficult to scale without adding cost and complexity.
Outrun was created to help organisations benefit from the same operating model that transformed our own business.
Today we help clients identify where capacity can be created through a combination of offshore specialists, process improvement and technology - while providing the recruitment, management and operational support needed to make it successful.
Meet the Team
Andrew Forsyth
CEO
Ronda Amende
Customer Success Manager
Hamish Braddick
Director of Marketing & Partnerships
Brent Kelly
Chief Solutions Architect
David Kelly
Chairman
Jonathan Sim
Head of Technology
Sharina Solis
Head of Human Resources
Rose Gerente
Human Resources Administrator
Jessica Aquino
Human Resources Generalist
Mary Amparo
Human Resources Generalist
Alistaire Turno
IT Support
Business Strategists
Marketing Specialists
Sandy Morris
Marketing Specialist
Hiro Hayashi
Marketing Operations Specialist
Why businesses choose Outrun
Proven Model
Built from more than a decade of real-world experience.
Dedicated Teams
Specialists recruited specifically for your business.
Managed Service
Recruitment, onboarding, payroll, training and support handled for you.
Focus on Capacity
We don't just provide people - we help create the conditions for sustainable growth.
Let’s find where your team’s time is going
Discover how much capacity may be hidden within your current operating model
Outrun helps businesses free up their teams by restructuring how work gets done - shifting the wrong work out, and creating space for what actually drives results. Built for teams who want to do more, without adding more.
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