I’ve had an award-winning career as a HR executive and senior leader, helping companies save and make millions of dollars whilst creating thriving cultures that deliver results. I’ve driven transformational change with long-term impact and I know how to bring positive energy back into a business resulting in a happier workforce and stronger balance sheet.
It’s actually quite simple, but the hardest part is that the transformation needs to start as an inside job.
There are many excellent executive mentors in the market. My point of difference is over two decades’ experience as a hands-on senior HR and transformation business executive and advisor to ASX top 20 CEOs, with a proven track record in delivering business turnarounds and results. Having led large high-performance teams, I understand the challenges of leadership and how to get the best out of people. I’ve delivered transformational change in record time, been actively involved in mergers, acquisitions and cultural integrations, driven changes resulting in multi-million dollar profits and savings and united disparate teams behind a common strategy. My change philosophy is leaders can’t grow their businesses without first growing themselves—and if it’s not quick, practical, simple and sustainable, it’s not worth doing.
As a senior leader in the human potential arena spanning multiple roles and industries from financial services and government to aviation both in Australia and overseas, I’ve delivered action-based strategies and results.
Prior to the establishment of my company, I spent ten years with Suncorp in multiple senior executive roles ranging from people, culture, change and communications, to transformation and integration. In my time as the Executive General Manager for HR, Change and Communications at Suncorp Bank, I played a key role in transforming the bank, resulting in Suncorp Bank being awarded Money Magazine’s Bank and Business Bank of the year. During my time as a senior member of the HR Leadership Team, Suncorp’s Employee Engagement, Enablement, and Leadership Index scores were consistently at or above the High Performing Norms (Hay Group) whilst delivering large transformational change programs.
Today I work with purpose-driven leaders and businesses, supporting them in raising leadership capability, driving transformational change, and setting strategy to future proof the business.
I work with the primary values of authenticity, freedom and joy, with the goal of supporting clients to be massively successful whilst authentically themselves. My passion is supporting companies who are growing and scaling to deliver on their big plans—providing them with the expertise of big business, but without the overheads.
My clients report more confidence in their leadership, with a strong understanding of how to lead in a way that brings the energy and success back into their business.
I Believe
- That true leadership comes from the heart, not a textbook.
- That leaders have a responsibility to ensure they are the best version of themselves so they have the most positive influence on those they lead, and that change is an inside job.
- That the leaders ‘state’ is infectious and it is therefore incumbent on leaders to responsibly manage that state everyday.
- That our work should be rewarding and fun, and our work and workplace should light us up everyday, providing friendship, connection, support, as well as intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.
- That psychological safety is essential for trust and a successful, thriving business.
- That vulnerability is required for human connection, and connection is required for a thriving culture
- That candid communication ‘with heart’ solves a multitude of problems.
- That your team members are adults and need to be trusted and treated as such.
- That if you don’t know where you are going, you won’t get there.
- That ‘meaningful work and meaningful relationships are mutually reinforcing, especially when supported by radical truth and radical transparency.’ (Ray Dalio)