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
alysia otley
learning projects manager
stacey slattery
customer experience
kate sparkes
administration support
paula rebeiro
senior program developer and facilitator
madeleine walters
project & operations coordinator
will de graaf
project & operations coordinator
amber meadow
p&c project coordinator
georgia cochrane
marketing coordinator
our facilitation team
isabel boyce
facilitator & coach
ron laurie
facilitator & coach
mark bowker
facilitator & coach
tania le page
facilitator
ian rose
facilitator
jacki mitchell
facilitator & brand expert
judy dixon
facilitator (regional)
kerrie nobes
facilitator
bernadette jones
facilitator (regional)
andy collins
facilitator
sarah scotti
facilitator (regional)
faith mantzounis
facilitator
frank noonan
facilitator
georgia bolton
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.
Sarah Scotti
Energetic, Dynamic, Inclusive
A highly experienced Leadership expert with a successful track record of over 10 years in Management and Consulting in the area Learning and Development. Sarah has extensive experience in the education sector at both the secondary and tertiary level, along with many year’s experience in the retail sector. She is a dynamic and energetic professional with a proven track record in both facilitation and coaching. Sarah has been working as an Operations and People and Culture Management Consultant, Facilitator Executive Coach and University Lecturer. Sarah’s strength lies in the ability to engage with a range of demographics to ensure inclusivity and engagement in their learning. Sarah’s coaching style of facilitation allows for the participant to create their own opportunities and commitment to achieving their goals.
Leadership expert, Learning and Development, Education Sector
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°
Amber Meadows
Adaptable, Dependable, Organised
With an educational background in psychology and human resource management, Amber is a project coordinator that is passionate about the employees within business and providing them with the greatest opportunity for growth. Amber is highly committed and client centred, endeavouring to build strong relationships and deliver optimal client outcomes. She possesses a well-grounded history in stakeholder management and has worked across multiple sectors including Retail, Administration, and Client Consulting.
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
Adam Mancini
Tech-savvy, Analytical, Passionate
Adam has a background in business and design and loves to use his broad range of skills and knowledge to help clients and his team excel. Adam has a passion for leadership and growth, striving to better himself and those around him through communication, teamwork and implementing viable solutions.
BA in Marketing and Communication Design
Kate Sparkes
Calm, Organised, Foccused
With a growing number of in house and public programs in Melbourne and Sydney, Kate has the ability to set our workshops up for success and make sure our clients, participants and facilitation are set up for success. Juggling many balls and communicating with many stakeholders, Kate always does so with a smile, a calm demeanour and a high level of focus on the coordination of a great event/workshop.
Paula Rebeiro
Strategic, Empowering, Innovative
An accomplished Human Resources Professional with over twenty years’ experience in the design and delivery of end to end Learning Programs. Paula has experience specialising in building Leadership and Organisational capability that will deliver measurable benefits for clients. A strategic thinker, with the ability to enhance an organisation’s people strategy, through innovative Leadership and Organisation development approaches.
A skilled Executive Coach who is passionate about empowering leaders to understand, engage their people and build high performing teams.
Paula’s recent experience includes the development and design of a Leadership Competency Framework along with the design and facilitation of a Leadership Capability Program. She has also been responsible for the HR Standards and Learning for a National association that represents Human Resource and People Management professionals.
Diploma of Vocational Education & Diploma of Workplace Training and Assessment, a Diploma of Frontline Management – Business Coaching, an Operations Management Diploma and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources. Clarity 4D Psychological Profiling Business Partner, CAHRI – L&OD/HR Mentor (AHRI Mentoring Program) and is an Accredited Steven Covey and Edward DeBono Facilitator (7 Habits & Lateral Thinking)
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.
ian rose
Engaging, Insightful, Authentic
Ian is a highly experienced and accomplished facilitator and coach. His background as a professional actor and writer means he is sharply observant and conscious of behavioural nuance. His area of expertise is in raising self-awareness to elevate communication skills and leadership capability, through the creation of safe and exciting learning spaces. Ian’s facilitation work began in London in the early 2000s and has since seen him work in partnership with a vast range of clients, in Australia and overseas.
Grad Cert Adult Learning, Cert 4 Training and Assessment, Accredited EQ1 2.0
Georgia Cochrane
Marketing Coordinator
Georgia is a marketing coordinator with a focus on audience and story telling. Bringing in a fresh perspective to the time2talk team, Georgia has a background in media production, events & customer service. She is stepping into this new role full of drive & enthusiasm.
Bachelor of Communication: Media Production, Certificate III Buisness & Administration
Georgia Bolton
Facilitator
Bachelor degree in Psychology (Deakin University), Workplace Training and Assessment Cert IV, Disc qualified
Frank Noonan
Facilitator
Frank has over 30 years of international business experience in the UK, Europe, Australia and his native Ireland. He has an outstanding track record of results in the fields of business development, project management, coaching, consulting and leadership development. He has worked with some of the world’s leading brands and government clients and has worked hard to consistently exceed those clients’ expectations and deliver first-class commercial outcomes.
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Accounting & Finance, Certificate IV, Training & Assessment Diploma in Project Management, Graduate Certificate in Applied Business, Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner, Certified Agile Practitioner, Certified Team Management Profile (TMP) Practitioner
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