Andre is a highly experienced professional leadership coach with over 3,000 hours of coaching experience. He worked in Switzerland as a project manager, function head and, after additional specific studies, also as a coach for leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, finance, insurance and IT sectors. He lives now in Australia and has been coaching in government agencies, mining, the Leadership Western Australia signature program and the UNHCR.
Andre supports executives in uncertain, complex and conflict situations. His strength is helping his clients gain clarity, manage their emotions, improve relationships, and define and act on their next steps.
For Andre, coaching is more than a skilled application of techniques. It’s the art of partnering and creating a safe space where future possibilities emerge, where aha-moments enable clients to improve their relationships and adaptability, and where breakthroughs increase leaders’ authenticity, influence and happiness.
Vivek Sood, Managing Director of Global Supply Chain Group, architects secure and sustainable global supply chains, consulting for senior executives in major corporations, optimizing profits through global supply networks. A foremost Global Supply Chain expert, he's orchestrated over 400 transformations in diverse sectors like FMCG, Retail, Heavy Machinery, Mining, Chemicals, and more. As an advisory board member of Supply Chain Asia from 2005 to 2012, he wields industry influence. Vivek's insights are shared through his popular blog 'A Profitable Dialogue'. His wide-reaching impact extends to over 45,000 SCM professionals globally through blogs, books, and LinkedIn groups. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), he pursued post-MBA courses from Harvard, MIT, and University of London. Vivek's remarkable career embodies innovation and expertise in global supply chain optimization.
Shailendra Malik is a technology leader with over 20 years of experience in IT project delivery, product ownership, and enterprise solutions. He brings deep expertise in Generative AI, Responsible AI, Enterprise Search, and program governance, with a proven record of delivering impactful solutions in banking and fintech. As Senior Vice President at DBS Bank, Singapore, he spearheaded large-scale enterprise platforms, optimizing cost, strengthening risk controls, and driving AI adoption across critical systems. Currently, he serves as SIG Lead – AI in Project Management at PMI Melbourne Chapter, where he drives thought leadership, curates high-impact discussions, and fosters a collaborative AI-driven community. He is also the Founder of Agility Exchange Platform, sharing insights on technology and agility. With experience across Credit Suisse, UOB, SCB, IBM, TCS, and Birlasoft, Shailendra is recognized for his ability to blend strategy, technology, and innovation to deliver business transformation.
Daniel Murray, a Sydney-based motivational speaker and Business Consultant, champions empathy's strategic power. With extensive corporate experience, he emphasizes empathy's role in future competitiveness, merging mathematics, strategy, emotions, leadership, and emotional intelligence. Formerly in finance strategy, Daniel now empowers businesses via empathy-driven cultures at Empathic Consulting. Renowned for engaging sessions, he helps leaders leverage empathy for teamwork and triumphs. As CEO, his keynote addresses for top entities like PwC and Commonwealth Bank invigorate audiences toward heightened performance. A prolific writer, Daniel's impactful insights in Kochie’s Business Builders, Inside Small Business, and My Entrepreneur magazine share empathic leadership principles, weaving cultural narratives and personal experiences for reader empowerment.
At LinkedIn, Kym contributes to building the world's most in-demand sales talent by transforming sales capability and behaviour to drive growth - for the individual and for LinkedIn's Marketing Solutions. As a coach, trainer, facilitator, author and keynote speaker, Kym Cousins empowers salespeople, entrepreneurs and sales leaders to cut through the hype and bring back the heart-based connection that smart sales are built from, empowering them to grow business with authenticity and trust. In the corporate sector, she has trained, coached and led high performing teams in some of the world’s most recognisable IT brands across Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and North America. As founder and director of Sprout Enablement, a national training consultancy based in Queensland, Kym draws on this background as well as the use of evidence-based psychometric assessments, to train, coach, and mentor her clients to deliver predictable business growth.
John Buchanan is a world-renowned sports coach and executive performance strategist, leveraging over three decades of experience in elite cricket coaching to drive success in the corporate world. Celebrated for leading Australia to Ashes and World Cup victories, John brings a unique ability to inspire high-performing individuals, teams, and executives. Through Buchanan Success Performance Coaching, he translates the strategies of the cricket field into actionable business insights, guiding leaders to achieve goals, build resilience, and navigate challenges effectively. His signature What’s Your Everest model equips clients with tools to attain peak performance while fostering adaptability and sustained success. Trusted by corporations and high-performance teams alike, John combines proven sporting expertise with executive coaching to enhance leadership, collaboration, and organizational growth, making him a sought-after advisor for those looking to elevate performance in competitive environments.
Ron Malhotra, is a prominent figure in wealth management, entrepreneurship, and personal development. Renowned as an award-winning Wealth Expert, Thought Leader, Entrepreneur, International best-selling Author, Speaker, and Business Mentor, Malhotra's contributions span diverse spheres. His entrepreneurial journey includes founding Maple Tree Wealth, a Financial Wealth Management firm established in 2013, later sold in 2022, attracting industry attention. Globally, his content has amassed over 300 million views, featured prominently in Forbes USA, Money Magazine, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Notably, Malhotra has held influential positions like Ambassador of International Men’s Day, Director of Global Goodwill Ambassadors, and Ex-Vice President of Global Transitions Foundation. With his motivational expertise, Malhotra empowers individuals worldwide in their pursuit of financial success, personal fulfillment, and societal contribution, embodying the ethos of inspiring leadership and transformative mentorship.
Derek Amer is an ICF credentialed executive coach, corporate facilitator, and professional actor, based in Australia. For more than 20 years, he has worked with the world’s leading public and private sector organisations in 20 countries around the globe: in the Middle East, Europe, the UK, the USA and the Asia-Pacific, including India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and China. Derek’s expertise, and his passion, is helping people leaders fulfill their personal and professional potential, in leadership, communication and presentation skills. His clients identify and develop the actions and behaviours that are essential to influence and inspire their stakeholders and build the confidence and the capability to put them into practice. He brings a unique value-proposition to his coaching practice. With extensive experience as a corporate actor, he recreates the challenging conversations clients face, so they develop proficiency before applying new techniques in the workplace.
Alice has an educational and professional background in the airline and hospitality industries and worked for Qantas Airlines, in Australia, as a flight attendant and in- flight trainer and then in Qantas Retail Sales. While living in Dubai, she worked for Emirates Airlines Corporate sales. Alice worked as the European based Representative of Barberyn Ayurveda Resorts, and was responsible for customer relations, business development, event and media management. She has been interviewed by the BBC and other publications, and has had several articles on Business Etiquette and etiquette problem solving published by the South China Morning Post and Singapore Straits Times. She also wrote a monthly column on BBC Good Homes (India). Her client list includes companies such as LVMH, Christian Dior Couture, DFS, Bulgari, Chaumet, Nespresso, Cathay Pacific, UBS, DBS, HKU, HKUST, DHL, to name but a few.
Brett Lee is a former Australian international cricketer, widely regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in the history of the game. Representing Australia across Tests, ODIs, and T20s, he was instrumental in many of the team’s triumphs, including the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup win. Renowned for consistently bowling at speeds exceeding 150 km/h, Lee earned a reputation for pace, precision, and match-winning performances. Beyond cricket, he has successfully transitioned into roles as a cricket commentator, analyst, and mentor, bringing deep insights into strategy, performance, and team dynamics. Off the field, Brett is also known for his philanthropic work, particularly through the Mewsic Foundation, which provides music education to underprivileged children in India. Combining sporting excellence with media presence and social impact, Brett Lee continues to inspire audiences worldwide as a sports icon, motivational speaker, and advocate for giving back.
Amanda Johnstone is the CEO of Transhuman and is one of Australia’s most globally recognised AI technologists and specialist communicators in emerging technologies. Her contributions have been celebrated by TIME as a Next Generation Leader and by The CEO Magazine with the Start-up Executive of the Year award, underscoring her significant impact in social impact technology. In 2023, LinkedIn awarded her as a Top Voice in Artificial Intelligence, one of only 1500 top voices globally of nearly 1 billion users. Recognised as a subject matter expert in both emerging technology and modern leadership, Amanda lends her insights to esteemed organisations including Commonwealth Bank, The Australian Property Institute, YPO, Zoom, The Australian Digital Health Agency, Allianz, Leap, Kellogg’s, Universal, Stanford, Women Making Waves, The Education Department, Schmidt Futures, Optus, ADMA and Google Cloud, among others.
Chris is an experienced coach, facilitator, and adult learning practitioner specializing in bespoke interventions that support clients in managing complexity, enhancing leadership capability, leading organizational and cultural change, fostering innovation-supportive mindsets, and implementing effective talent management processes. With over 20 years as a senior HR leader across diverse sectors including manufacturing, construction, technology, and industrial services, Chris has coached for more than 3,000 hours, impacting over 450 individuals in 150 organizations. Holding a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Applied Science in Psychology of Coaching from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Business in HRM from Charles Sturt University, Chris is accredited as a Professional Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Andre is a highly experienced professional leadership coach with over 3,000 hours of coaching experience. He worked in Switzerland as a project manager, function head and, after additional specific studies, also as a coach for leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, finance, insurance and IT sectors. He lives now in Australia and has been coaching in government agencies, mining, the Leadership Western Australia signature program and the UNHCR.
Andre supports executives in uncertain, complex and conflict situations. His strength is helping his clients gain clarity, manage their emotions, improve relationships, and define and act on their next steps.
For Andre, coaching is more than a skilled application of techniques. It’s the art of partnering and creating a safe space where future possibilities emerge, where aha-moments enable clients to improve their relationships and adaptability, and where breakthroughs increase leaders’ authenticity, influence and happiness.
Tania de Jong AM is a trail-blazing Australian soprano, global speaker, award-winning social entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Tania is one of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs and innovators developing 6 businesses and 4 charities including Creative Universe, Creativity Australia and the With One Voice program, Creative Innovation Global, Mind Medicine Australia, Umbrella Foundation and Driftwood The Musical, Dimension5, MTA Entertainment & Events, Pot-Pourri and The Song Room. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia and named one of the 100 Women of Influence and the 100 Australian Most Influential Entrepreneurs and named as one of the 100 most influential people in psychedelics globally in 2021. Tania has released twelve Albums and her TED Talk How Singing Together Changes The Brain has sparked international interest. Her mission is to change the world, one voice at a time!
Winitha is a globally recognized, award-winning leader, speaker, and inclusion expert with over 20 years of C-Suite experience across North America and Australia. She has led billion-dollar organizational transformations and is passionate about motivating change in business and leadership. Awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2021, Winitha is a dynamic keynote speaker committed to delivering empowering, challenging, and entertaining content. She blends her unique background as a professional dancer with executive experience to inspire audiences to embrace friction, lead the future, and develop accountability for maximum success. Founder of Australia’s first leadership programs and conferences for Women of Colour, Winitha is also a published author of #ColourFULL, Australia’s first leadership book for Women of Colour. Her sessions provide actionable insights, inclusive guidance, and practical tools for achieving real-world impact, making her an unmatched force in driving leadership, diversity, and transformation globally.
Jaquie Scammell is a globally recognized expert in service leadership and workplace connection. As the Founder and CEO of ServiceQ, she collaborates with top-tier brands like BHP, Melbourne Airport, Westpac, and Chanel to transform internal cultures and elevate service experiences. With more than 25 years of leadership across Australia and the UK, Jaquie has held executive roles with Tennis Australia and the Australian Open and was instrumental in launching Emirates Stadium and Wembley Stadium during her time with Delaware North. She is the author of three acclaimed books—Service Habits, Service Mindset, and The Future of Service is 5D—and the creator of the Service Habits™ Framework, helping organizations implement lasting behavioral change. In today’s era of AI, burnout, and disconnection, Jaquie champions the power of human connection as a strategic advantage. Her keynotes inspire leaders to rethink how they lead, serve, and build cultures that thrive.
Daimien Patterson is a seasoned business coach, accomplished entrepreneur, and captivating speaker who brings military discipline and real-world experience to the business arena. A former Army officer who rose to command at just 20, Daimien is a veteran of two wars and a graduate of The Royal Military College Duntroon. After 14 years of military service, he successfully transitioned into entrepreneurship, founding multiple businesses across various industries.Grounded in the grit of the Western suburbs of Sydney, Daimien’s journey is one of resilience, adaptability, and leadership under pressure. With a Master of Business Administration and a nomination for Australian of the Year in 2017, Daimien’s insights reflect lived experience, not theory.Today, Daimien empowers business leaders by drawing on his deep leadership roots and entrepreneurial success. He’s the voice business audiences turn to when they want practical, proven strategies delivered with authenticity and impact.
Dr. Amantha Imber is an organisational psychologist and founder of Inventium, an award-winning behaviour change consultancy. She specialises in enhancing productivity, innovation, and workplace wellbeing, and has advised top global companies including Google, Apple, Disney, LEGO, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft. Amantha was the first Australian to win the prestigious Thinkers50 Innovation Award in 2021, recognised globally as one of the most influential voices in management thinking. She is the host of the widely acclaimed podcast How I Work, which has amassed over 6 million downloads, where she explores the habits and rituals of high achievers. Amantha’s insights have been featured in the Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Forbes, and Fast Company. She is also the bestselling author of four books, including the international bestseller Time Wise and her latest release, The Health Habit, which focuses on building sustainable wellbeing practices.
