our purpose is your growth.
our growth mindset and partnership approach ignites purpose, passion and performance in your people.
we provide a diverse range of people development solutions that inspire behavioral change, continuous improvement and growth in your organisation.

our leadership team

sharon kneale
Director

kerrie nobes
business development manager

alysia otley
learning projects manager

milou convery
learning projects coordinator

will de graaf
project & operations coordinator

madeleine walters
projects & operations coordinator

stacey slattery
customer experience

lisa seymour
instructional designer
our facilitation team

isabel boyce
facilitator & coach

ron laurie
facilitator & coach

mark bowker
facilitator & coach

tania le page
facilitator

adele gaylard
facilitator

bernadette jones
facilitator (regional)

judy dixon
facilitator (regional)

tammy coggan
facilitator

andy collins
facilitator

faith mantzounis
facilitator

jacki mitchell
facilitator & brand expert

kerrie nobes
facilitator
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Adele Gaylard
Engaging, Innovative, Collaborative
Qualified in organisational psychology, DISC Advanced accredited

Andy Collins
Enthusiastic, Engaging, Professional
Andy has almost 40 years of leadership and management experience and believes passionately that the growing, nurturing and development of others was core to many successes he achieved in the workplace. Having worked across three continents for a number of multinationals including BOC Gases, ICI, Nissan and British Telecom he has extensive experience in building teams, leadership and management principles and how to apply them effectively. Has was a member of the Executive Team for BOC Gases where he successfully undertook a number of key change and people initiatives and understands what it means to transition from a senior manager to being a C Suite leader. Practical, energetic and passionate, he has developed a love of training and coaching and truly believes that people are the key to organisational success.
Cert IV LLN Module, HBA Melbourne, Diploma in Management, Cert IV Training and Assessment, General Manager Program, Certificate in Strategy, Business Studies 2nd Class Higher BA (Hons.), Coventry University 1992, ONC/HNC in Electrical Engineering, GLOSCAT (UK)

Bernadette Jones
Communications, Energy, Experience
Bern prides herself on her ability to build trusting relationships enhancing engagement with all learners. Bern’s experience is diverse, having worked in National roles in business development, education in regional Australia and operations management in Melbourne managing 13 contracts and 80 staff. Bern’s work involves a broad range of styles from facilitating in communications and leadership, workplace behaviour, management of full certified leadership qualifications and strategic planning at Board levels. With an everlasting passion for continuous learning, Bern is currently studying a Master of Business Administration. In 2 years Bern has created ESI, she has successfully tendered and manages a large contract with the Army, several commercial sub-contracting projects, has become a registered NDIS supplier and now employs several staff.
Comprehensive knowledge and insights relating to: Frontline Leadership, Customer Service, Communication Skills. Accredited training.

Faith Mantzounis
Dynamic, Engaging, Considerate
Faith is a facilitator and presenter that has worked across Australia and internationally. With a background in healthcare, her ease in working with all levels of an organisation creates a dynamic and engaging training environment founded on understanding. Irrespective of the learning medium, group size or demographic, Faith encourages a collaborative and insightful approach to learning in the areas of communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork, teambuilding and leadership.
BSc (Psych), BSW, Crucial Conversations® Accredited (VitalSmarts), DISC Advanced Accredited

Isabel Boyce
Energetic, Creative, Approachable
In Isabel’s early twenties she was working as a bushwalking and canoe Tour Guide in Spain, Portugal and France taking groups on rugged mountain tracks and down pristine rivers. Isabel had the responsibility not just to bring everyone back safely but to enrich their lives by creating unique experiences and connections with people, culture and nature.
What amazed her was the power of experiences and how it can influence and change someone’s belief about something, including their own capabilities and goals.
This experience taught Isabel that leadership is about the impact you have on others, that your intrinsic motivation or passion will shine through everything you do and that you can achieve anything if you set your mind to it.
This is when the seed was planted for Isabel to later become a trainer, facilitator and coach to inspire, encourage and challenge others to reach for their goals regardless of their age, gender or cultural background.
Key expertise in Leadership, Communication, Coaching, Sales & Marketing, Isabel has vast knowledge and skill in gaining participant buy-in and learning.

Jacki Mitchell
Energetic, Curious, Eavesdropper - Marketing Therapist
Jacki facilitates, speaks, researches, and teaches with an insight into marketing, media and buyer behaviour from the latest findings in neuromarketing, consumer psychology, psychometrics, academia, and business thought leaders.
BBus Marketing, BA Social Science Psychology, DISC Accredited, Applied Neuroscience and Brain Health Professional Development Certification, Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM) and Fellow Australian Marketing Institute

Judy Dixon
Insightful, Confident, Creative
Graduate Diploma Management, Bachelor of Education, Cert IV Workplace Assessment & Training

Kerrie Nobes
Engaged, Focused, Collaborative
Kerrie has a wealth of experience in working collaboratively with others to identify key objectives required to give organisations success and greater productivity. Kerrie’s experience working in a wide range of industries gives her a great base to understand your circumstances and challenges.
Kerrie’s focus on giving return on your investment, and listening to your needs, pave the way to us working with clients on ways to best embed learning into every day actions.

Kerrie Nobes
Encouraging, Committed, Passionate
Kerrie is a facilitator passionate about the value of effective communication and authentic leadership. She offers an engaging, inclusive, and focused learning environment. Kerrie’s hands on experience in leadership, business development, nursing and customer service give a strong platform for generating positive learning experiences.
DiSC Accredited, Cert IV Leadership & Management, Cert IV Training & Assessment

Madeleine Walters
Approachable, Reliable, Calm

Mark Bowker
Engaging, Inquisitive, Effective
Accredited Coach, The Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadershi, Certified in DiSC, PSYCH-K, CLS360°, CBS360° & Hogan 360°

Milou Convery
Ambitious, Curious, Calm
Milou makes sure that our clients are provided with well designed, tailored programs that focus on the needs of their learners and desired outcomes. Her commitment to deadlines, and ability to calmly adapt to changing needs of many of our fast paced clients always means great feedback, outcomes and a high level of customer satisfaction. Milou is committed to developing strong rapport with key stakeholders, and providing high quality deliverables.

Tania Le Page
Engaging, Knowledgeable, Energetic
BA Dip Ed, Grad Cert Organisational Communication, Accredited EQ1 2.0

Will De Graaf
Honest, Flexible, Charismatic
BA in Human Resources Management

Alysia Otley
Enthusiastic, Dedicated, Adaptable

Ron Laurie
Insightful, pioneering, practical
Ron is an advisor, facilitator, certified chair and coach. His background of leading in key executive roles results in his highly practical and outcomes focused approach to leadership and organisational growth. His facilitation approach seeks to explore the interplay of awareness, thought & action in the development of leadership capacities to ensure leaders are equipped to navigate the tensions of working, leading and growing organisations in complex and uncertain environments.
Ron is accredited in many research-based tools and approaches that diagnose, prescribe and predict outcomes.

Tammy Coggan
Curious, Engaging, Maven
Tammy is an experienced and qualified trainer, facilitator and coach, including accreditation with Brené Brown as a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. Keeping curious about human nature Tammy is passionate about building change resilient, emotionally intelligent leaders for the future. Tammy applies her business acumen, leadership experience and neuroscience-based coaching together with evidenced research to optimise outcomes for organisations and individuals
Post Graduate qualifications in Organisational Development, Adult Education and Training, Human Resources and Organisational Change.

stacey slattery
Detail Oriented, Focused, Reliable
With a background in delivering solutions based on customer requirements, Stacey is customer service oriented with a focus on attention to detail. Her background in delivering IT and customer solutions to meet the customer’s requirements means understanding what a customer is looking for and developing a solution to meet those needs. To meet and exceed a customer’s expectations she believes building strong customer relationships, regular communication and an understanding of the timelines involved are critical.

lisa seymour
Passionate, Personable, Patient
Learning and Organisational Development has been Lisa’s passion for over 25 years’ across a variety of Industries from Banking and Finance, Retail and Infrastructure. Lisa is a skilled communicator with proven Instructional Design and Relationship Management capability dealing with internal/ external customers and providers. Lisa is super passionate about Learning and Organisational Development and helping people improve their skills through a variety of different tools and media.
Throughout her career Lisa has built extremely strong Instructional Design and Relationship Management skills.
Lisa’s passion is L&D and helping people improve and develop their skills.
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