A BIT ABOUT ME

I've been lucky. Early in my career I worked in high-stakes environments for leaders who could have just told me what to do and didn't. They stretched me, coached me, and kept handing the question back until I found the answer using what I already had. My whole trajectory comes from that. This work is my way of passing it on, done properly: grounded in evidence-based coaching practice rather than instinct and good intentions.

It took me a while to understand what leadership actually was. I thought it was a title. Then I realised it's a set of capabilities that either show up in everything you do, including the parts of your life nobody's watching, or they don't.

The thing I believe most: healthy organisations outperform smart ones over time. And health gets built through trust, confidence and people genuinely being happy and passionate about the work they do.

If you sat down with me, you'd hear me ask "what's beneath the surface here?" more than once, usually right after you've explained the problem at length. It's not a trick. The first version of a problem is rarely the real one.

What's beneath the surface here?

Outside the work: I was born and raised in Gippsland. I've travelled a fair bit of Australia and the world, and it still feels like home. Saturdays start with coffee, always, then go one of two ways - slow with the family, or very fast, chasing my kids and the chocolate lab around. I make music and hip-hop beats. Right now, I'm reading Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy and Strong Ground by Brené Brown.

If a client described me to a mate, I'd want them to say I'm authentic - and that it's easy to sit in the grey area with me as you'll feel safe the whole way.