Apps that make life easier.
Makeway is an app studio in Melbourne. We bring story and animation together with real-world experience to solve everyday problems.
About Makeway
We design and build apps that people enjoy using. Then we help get them into the right hands.
Every app starts with a real problem. Story and animation make it a pleasure to use. Experience in accessibility, health technology, logistics and enterprise sales makes sure it works.
Consulting
How we help- App design and buildFrom first sketch to launch.
- Accessibility and inclusive designProducts that work for everyone.
- Sales directorPart-time sales leadership.
- Pipeline reviewFind the real deals and what is holding them up.
- Sales strategy and go‑to‑marketPositioning, pricing and a plan to launch.
Led by Scott Herschberger
Originally from Colorado. Shaped by New Zealand. Now based in Melbourne.
Scott founded Access Maps in 2020. Before that he ran Health Metrics New Zealand and worked in distribution logistics for Berkshire Hathaway in the United States. Makeway is where that experience meets his love of animation and story.
About ScottWork
Apps we design, build and run.
Work / bedbud
bedbud
Your spare earbud, now a baby monitor.
Leave one earbud in your child's room and hear them through your phone. No camera, no extra gadget, nothing new to buy.
How it works
- PairConnect a spare earbud or a plug-in mic.
- PlaceLeave it in your child's room.
- ListenHear the room from your phone, or let Bud alert you.
Inside the app
Free and Plus
Free
- Live sound through your phone
- Safety alarms for disconnects and low battery
- Earbuds or a plug-in mic
- No account needed
Plus
- Alert mode, so your phone can stay quiet
- Earbud battery gauge
- Sleep timer and nap alarm
- Sleep log
- Sleep library
Work / Village app
Make it your own.
A resident and staff app for retirement villages.
Add your village's name and set up your own services and teams. Then run maintenance, events and news from one place.
Your village, your way
- Your nameResidents see your village name and logo.
- Your servicesSet the repair types and areas that match your site.
- Your teamsSend each request to the right team and person.
- Your lookArtwork and colours to suit your village, like the windmill scenes made for Ons Dorp.
For residents
For staff
- See what needs attention today
- Assign requests to teams
- Approve resident events
- Publish news and newsletters
- Log requests for residents without email
Built for every resident
Large, clear type that works on older phones, iPads and computers.
It installs from the browser, so there is no app store to deal with. Residents without an email address can still be set up, with staff acting on their behalf.
First at Ons Dorp
Ons Dorp retirement village in New Zealand is launching the app with its residents in October 2026.
Want this for your village?
We will set it up with your name, services and teams.
Consulting
Help to build your product and help to sell it.
Make
- App design and buildFrom a rough idea to an app in people's hands. Product shaping, interface and animation design, build and launch.
- Accessibility and inclusive designReviews against WCAG, practical fixes ranked by impact and guidance for your team.
Sell
- Sales directorPart-time sales leadership for founders and small teams. Targets, process and coaching on live deals.
- Pipeline reviewA deal-by-deal look at your pipeline, with a short action plan.
- Sales strategy and go‑to‑marketPositioning, pricing, channels and a plan to launch.
How we work
- ListenUnderstand the problem and the people.
- PlanAgree scope, priorities and what success looks like.
- BuildDesign and build in short cycles, with regular check-ins.
- LaunchRelease, learn and improve.
Ways to work together
- ProjectA fixed scope with a clear finish line.
- Part-timeAn ongoing role, such as sales director.
- ReviewA one-off pipeline or accessibility review with a written plan.
Scott Herschberger
Founder of Makeway.
I'm originally from Colorado, from Denver and the mountains. Up there the air is thin and every summit is earned. I still take pride in that kind of success.
New Zealand gave me a warmth and openness I haven't found anywhere else. In 2020 I founded Access Maps. We're working towards access information for every venue, park and public space across Australia and New Zealand.
I'm now based in Abbotsford, Melbourne. Makeway brings together the things I enjoy most: animation, story and a good problem to solve.
Access Maps / Since 2020
Access information for every venue, park and public space in Australia and New Zealand.
That's the goal. Access Maps helps people with disabilities check a place before they go, using information from the community, venues and councils.
- Access Maps 3.0Released in 2026, with event maps, amenities, hazards and emergency locations for councils.
- On iOS and AndroidThe Access Maps app is on the App Store and Google Play.
- Both sides of the TasmanWorking with councils, venues and community partners in Australia and New Zealand.
Experience
- 2026MelbourneMakewayFounder
Apps and consulting. Design, build and sales under one roof.
- 2020 to nowAustralia and New ZealandAccess MapsFounder and CEO
Accessibility mapping for communities, venues and councils. Working towards access information for every venue, park and public space in both countries.
- 2017 to 2020New ZealandHealth Metrics New ZealandGeneral Manager
Led the New Zealand business in health technology.
- EarlierUnited StatesBerkshire HathawayDistribution logistics
- Sales
- Enterprise sales, sales leadership and strategy
- Accessibility
- WCAG and inclusive design
- Recognition
- High Achiever nomination, NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Speaker, A11y Camp 2026.
Where I've been
16 places / 5 continents
- Denver, Colorado39.74° N, 104.99° WWhere I started.
- Aotearoa New Zealand37.69° S, 176.17° ETauranga, Auckland and Wellington. Where I built Access Maps.
- Melbourne, Victoria37.81° S, 144.96° EWhere Makeway is based.
Places that stay with me
- Wadi Rum, Jordan
- Bhutan
- Nepal
- India
- Japan
- Zanzibar
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Fiji
- Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
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