Designing Your Life Certified Coaches
AUSTRALIA
Kat Clements
A student of life and eternally curious, Kat Clements has a hybrid career, working across social impact, career development and higher education. Through Sparkbright, Kat works with changemakers and people exploring social impact careers. Her focus is on supporting people to build purpose-driven careers, develop professional skills and take action in the world.
Barbara Mackie
I am the Career Development Manager for the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) developing and delivering career development learning and coaching for MBA students across the full-time, part-time and online programs for the last 5 years. In total, I have been a career counsellor / coach for the last 18 years in the university sector in Sydney, Australia.
Simon Moore
Meet Simon, the founder of The School on Purpose, a visionary who specializes in designing lives that people genuinely want to live. Simon has an exceptional talent for inspiring individuals to build a life full of joy and purpose. He's your go to mentor who understands that the key to a fulfilling life is designing your own path.
Simon's secret sauce lies in his ability to connect with people who feel stuck in unsatisfying jobs and help them build a career and life that they're passionate about. He's like a genie, but without the lamp. Simon also works with organizations to increase staff retention by focusing on the individual design of their staff members' lives. So, if you're feeling like a hamster on a wheel, Simon is your go-to person.
Simon knows that people often blame their jobs for their life problems, but he believes that the real problem often lies elsewhere. By helping staff focus on all areas of their lives, Simon has seen that staff engagement increases, leading to higher productivity and retention rates. Simon's life is a testament to the effectiveness of designing a life on purpose. His work makes happiness, fulfillment, and fun an every day occurrence in your life.
Anne Moore
Work futurist, key note speaker, work and life transitions coach, entrepreneur and asocial scientist. With more than 30 decades' experience building mindsets, skills and success for individuals and organisations across sectors and geographies, we transform lives and workplaces together.
Clare Conroy
Clare Conroy is a workplace and career coach who loves supporting people to design and implement changes to their work lives to create more alignment with their strengths and values. Clare has a special interest in working with graduate employees (in the first 1-3 years of their career) to help establish the self-awareness, clarity and personal practices that are the foundation of fulfilling, impactful careers. Clare is based in South Australia and works virtually with individual and organisational clients in any part of the world! https://www.linkedin.com/in/clareaconroy/
Naishadh Gadani
Originally from India, Naishadh migrated to Australia in 2007. He is an Engineer turned Career Coach. Naishadh specialises in working with professional migrants and international students and help them to kickstart their careers in Australia. He is also a podcaster and co-host of a successful LinkedIn Live show - Career Care Package.
Allie Wilkinson
As an organizational development consultant and coach, I work with leaders, people and teams to create, generate and transform their futures. I can support you to identify your goals, reveal possibilities and build plans to make lasting positive change. The approach that works with my clients is creative, insightful, at times humorous, with a strong bias-to-action.
I have over 25 years’ experience leading and supporting organizational transformation in multiple industry sectors in the UK and Australia.
Sarah McKinna
As a career coach, I help people navigate change and uncover career opportunities that are right for them. My insights come from over 25 years’ experience in corporate and government HR roles. I know first-hand how career transitions feel because I’ve done it myself. My core belief is that there’s a place for everyone, and my work is very much about helping people uncover what that place could look like for them and taking steps to get there.
Jo Topfer
I assist individuals to design and manage their career and life transitions in an increasingly complex and unpredictable world. My approach is collaborative, solution-focused and strengths-based. I established my coaching business in 2001 and have coached individuals from a diverse range of sectors including, law, financial services, media, manufacturing, government and NGOs.
Samantha Nuttall
I’m an experienced Careers Coach, Workshop Facilitator and Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Consultant with a specific focus on Neurodiversity. I empower neurodivergent people (ADHD, Autistic, Learning Differences etc) to design careers they love and can thrive in. I am on a mission to positively impact the life and employment outcomes for all neurodivergent individuals, at an individual, organisational, and systemic level. I have over 20 years of relevant experience in a variety of professional roles as a Careers and Employability Coach for the prestigious University of Sydney Business School, as an Early Years Recruiter and Talent Development Manager at Deloitte and as an Access and Inclusion Consultant for the Australian Network on Disability. I am also an Advisory Board member for the Neurodiversity Academy, Australia. As one of an increasing number of late diagnosed neurodivergent professional adults, particularly women; my experience of growing up, working and parenting pre and post-diagnosis brings a unique perspective coaching work with individuals, and in creating organisational cultures of belonging for people who are neurodivergent.
Grozdana Manalo
I currently work with University students, assisting them to design the life they want!
Anna Lynch
Anna is an authentic and thoughtful career coach, educator and facilitator with over 20 years' experience in HR, learning and development, program research and design, facilitation and careers consultation. Combining an evidence-based career development framework with a life design approach, Anna creates a supportive and proactive environment that enables her clients to make informed and timely career decisions, with confidence. Anna currently manages a dedicated careers team in tertiary education and has a Graduate Certificate in Careers Education and Development and accredited crisis support (Lifeline) training certification. Anna is also a voluntary career coach with Dress for Success (supporting disadvantaged women secure employment) and is a professional member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA).
Terri Anne Duckworth
Retirement as a major transition can be a challenging time for many. Terri Anne is a certified retirement coach and has the privilege of supporting clients as they grow into this new life phase. She is a conduit to self-discovery assisting clients to understand themselves, seek out new activities, goals and people that will foster alignment, fulfilment and meaningful relationships. She is truly passionate about creating a ripple which positively impacts others, and she enjoys seeing clients build their own frameworks for purposeful living.
