Why we behave the way we do.

Why one leader can make us feel like we could take on the world, while another can make us question everything we thought we were good at.

Why we'll speak up in one room and stay completely silent in another.

Why some teams genuinely have each other's backs while others spend half their energy stabbing them in the back.

And why perfectly capable, intelligent humans can behave in some pretty interesting ways when they're under pressure or facing change.

I've spent more than 27 years trying to understand this stuff, first from inside large organisations, and for the past 14+ years through my own training and development company, working with more than 17,000 leaders and employees.

And here's what I've learnt:

The human stuff matters. A lot.

Trust. Behaviour. Connection. Conversations. Belonging. Leadership.

They're sometimes called the “soft skills”.

There's nothing particularly soft about them when they're missing.

That's the work I do.

I help organisations understand what's actually happening with the humans at work and build the capability to do something about it.

A bit of neuroscience. Real stories. Straight talk. Practical tools. And probably a laugh or two along the way.

WHY I DO THE WORK I DO

I started my career inside large organisations, and I've seen what happens when workplace culture works. I've also seen what happens when it doesn't.

I've worked with some bloody brilliant leaders, people who nurtured their teams, believed in people before they believed in themselves, admitted when they got things wrong, asked for help and made the success of their team more important than their own ego.

I've also experienced the opposite.

Leadership driven by politics. Ego. Career progression. Decisions that served the person making them rather than the people they were supposed to lead.

And I've seen the impact both kinds of leadership have on humans.

That's shaped a pretty fundamental belief for me:

We spend a huge chunk of our lives at work. We deserve to spend that time somewhere we feel safe, respected and able to do a bloody good job and then go home to the people who really matter.

When people get to work in that kind of environment, something changes.

They contribute.

They speak up.

They take risks.

They connect.

They perform.

And importantly, they don't carry the emotional debris of a toxic workplace through the front door with them at the end of the day. Their wellbeing is intact.

That's why this work matters to me.

WHAT I BRING TO THE ROOM

I've lived it, not just studied it.

I spent 13 years inside large organisations in senior HR and Organisational Development roles, including McDonald’s Australia and Bunnings Group.

I've then spent 14+ years on the other side of the fence, partnering with organisations dealing with the real stuff, toxic behaviours, disengaged teams, difficult change, leaders under pressure and conversations that everyone knows need to happen but somehow... aren't.

And I've built and led my own businesses and teams along the way.

So I don't talk about workplace culture and leadership purely from the outside.

I've been in the room. I've seen what works, what doesn't, what it costs when we get it wrong and what can shift when we get it right.

I don't just want to inspire you. I want to equip you.

I love a lightbulb moment as much as anyone.

But if you leave one of my keynotes, masterclasses or programs feeling inspired and then have absolutely no idea what to do differently on Monday morning, I've probably missed the point.

Everything I teach is designed to move from “Ohhh, that makes sense” to “Right. I can actually do something with that.”

After working with thousands of people in all different industries, I've learnt that people don't need another complicated model to remember.

They need simple, credible tools they can actually use.

I'll name the thing everyone else is thinking.

Sometimes the most useful thing I can do in a room is say the thing everyone already knows — but nobody has been willing, or quite known how, to say.

I'll challenge thinking.

I'll ask questions.

I'll occasionally make things a little uncomfortable.

But I'll do it with care, curiosity and respect.

Because the goal isn't to call people out.

It's to help people see something differently and give them the confidence and capability to do something about it.

The fancy stuff

My credentials & expertise

• 13 years in Senior HR & Organisation Development roles: McDonald’s + Bunnings Group

• Founder & Director: Human Incite - training and development company 2012

• 17,000+ leaders and employees trained across Australian organisations

• Master’s in Management Enterprise, Bachelor of Business (Industrial Relations)

• Accredited NLP Practitioner & Peak Performance Coach

• Global Partner: About My Brain Institute (neuroleadership assessments)

• Certified Professional Speaker (CSP) - Professional Speakers Association (2019)

• Accredited Extended Disc Practitioner

• Author: Bullies, Blamers & Bludgers (2012)

• Author: Beyond Bystander: Why Silence Costs Us All whitepaper (2025)

• Author: Connect-Ability Playbook (revised 2025)

• Clients include: NSW Premier and Cabinet, NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Royal Australian Navy, Department of Transport NSW, NSW Government Mining Exploration & Geoscience, ThinkTank Media, McDonald’s Australia and many more organisations across government, emergency services, and corporate sectors

Behind the BRAND

I call Sydney's Northern Beaches home which, let's be honest, is a pretty good life choice.

I'm the very proud mumma of two incredible teenage daughters, Mackenzie and Matilda. I'm a dancer at heart, a self-confessed closet nerd, and I will still absolutely duck if a ball comes flying in my direction.

Some things don't change.

In 2023, I decided that running one business clearly wasn't keeping me busy enough, so I launched Soulhub Freshie, a Pilates Reformer and wellbeing studio in Freshwater.

It started as a passion project and very quickly became a real-life experiment in everything I've spent years teaching other organisations about.

Building a brand from scratch. Stepping into a completely new industry. Hiring and leading a team. Creating a culture people genuinely want to be part of. Making mistakes. Having the conversations. Trying things that work (and plenty that don't).

Turns out it's much easier teaching this stuff than having to live it every day. Who knew? 😉

But it's also given me a whole new perspective on leadership, culture and what it really takes to create a workplace worth belonging to.

When I'm not on stage with a mic in my hand, facilitating a room, running a masterclass or hanging out at Soulhub, you'll probably find me at the beach, walking my toy Cavoodles, planning the next adventure (travel is definitely my happy place), or loudly cheering on the Matildas.

YTG.

P.S Here are a few snaps from my recent adventure to Rwanda, where I trekked with the Mountain Gorillas with my daughter, Mack - a lifelong dream of mine to honour my hero, Dian Fossey.