Our Coaches

Neil has graduate and post graduate degrees in Business Management as well as technical and engineering qualifications. He has had the privilege of leading and working with culturally diverse teams in national, regional (Australasia), and global organisations, as well as managing large infrastructure projects in remote areas of Australia. Since leaving the corporate world in late 2014, Neil has focused his energies on contributing to the growth of Archersfield Consulting & Management, and the family B&B ‘Redrock on Booie’ in the South Burnett district.

Penny is an Executive Coach on the following Coaching Panels:

• Executive Challenge Academy (ECA)
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
• Queensland Fire & Emergency Services (QFES)

Prior to becoming a Leadership Coach, Penny was Chief Executive Officer of Autism Queensland.  Penny currently serves on the national Board of OzChild.  Penny has a B.Ed. Studies from University of Queensland and an Executive Master Business Administration from QUT.

Lynne is an exciting motivational speaker, who is passionate about leaving her audience with new ideas, thoughts and challenges, full of confidence to break through personal and professional barriers.  She has a particular interest in working with women and with organisations whose mission is to empower women through personal and leadership development.

Lynne is expert in assisting executive teams to review, design and implement strategies to improve business outcomes and organisational culture across the organisation or sector. Her commitment to researching and understanding future trends and innovations and how these will affect business and society ensures that clients are challenged to focus on future oriented goals and the strategies to ensure business success. 

Lynne gained her extensive executive knowledge and experience as a member of the Senior Executive Service of Queensland, in roles of Acting Director General, Education Queensland, and as a successful Regional Executive Director and Principal operating across urban, regional, rural and remote Queensland. As Institute Director she led Brisbane North Institute of TAFE, a large, fully commercial government provider of vocational education and training, to be one of the highest performing institutes in Qld. Lynne has extensive high level first hand knowledge and experience of international program development, negotiation, sales, delivery, and management of off-shore operations, focussed across SE Asia. Lynne has negotiated multi-million dollar sales contracts and worked closely with the Queensland Trade office and the Trade Commissioner in China. 

Lynne has worked extensively with groups and individuals with Indigenous and multicultural backgrounds to extend and develop community and personal leadership capability. Lynne contributes to community through her involvement with Zonta International, as Treasurer and Board member of Zonta Club of Brisbane City Heart, facilitating at conferences and workshops, previously as President of Rockhampton Rotary Sunrise, as well as a 20 year association with Guides Australia, including many years as a diploma trainer on the national training team, demonstrating her strong engagement with communities.

Lynne is a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) and an Honorary Doctor of Education (HonDEd CQU). She has won awards from State and Federal Government, Australian Institute of Management, and been a finalist in Telstra Business Women’s Awards. She has attended the Australia and New Zealand School of Government Executive Fellows Program and is a Graduate of the Australia Institute of Company Directors, with 25 years’ experience as a company secretary, board appointments, and reporting to boards. Lynne is Chair of the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board (Queensland Government). Lynne’s extensive experience in executive roles, underpins her robust understanding of financial management, governance and business best practice.

During her professional career, Susan has worked in many large national and international organisations across Australia, Asia Pacific and Europe. Susan has provided internal organisational solutions to the Public Sector, Airline, Telecommunications, Education, Health Insurance and Mining Industries.

Today, Susan runs her own Management Consultancy and Coaching Business, SB Management Solutions, where she continues to work with large organisations and individuals supporting them to achieve their desired results.

As a Coach, Susan is able to inspire, motivate and gain commitment from her clients to take the actions needed to achieve the outcomes they want.

Susan holds Post Graduate Qualifications in Adult Education, Degree in Psychology, is a certified MBTI Practitioner and has delivered numerous presentations and seminars at Public Forums across the Globe.

How do we find better ways to engage, develop or inspire others?

This is a challenge that for the past three decades, Peter Forday has been assisting individuals, groups and organisations to tackle. Peter is highly regarded as an independent Facilitator, Performance Coach and Organisational Development Consultant. Explorations of the intersections between leadership, change and community drive his work and in a crowded market, Peter stands out for his experience and wisdom, his authentic personal qualities and an approach that is practical, down to earth and best described as a guided conversation.