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Bruna Ali

Passionate about empowering people to lead with impact and supporting organisations to level up their capability

Bruna is a Certified Coach who is passionate about empowering leaders to realise their vision and lead effectively as well as supporting organisations to elevate their talent. With 15 years of experience covering international roles as a people and function leader in large and scaling organisations in the Professional Services and Tech industries, Bruna understands the challenges that
leaders and organisations face on their journeys in upskilling, developing leadership capability and scaling commercially.

In her HR roles, she created and facilitated various programs and initiatives for individual development, team building, organisation design and change management; working with executives, managers and teams to drive engagement, create leadership capability and develop high-performing teams.

Her practical approach to leadership and organisation development began during her 8-year career at Deloitte, where she supported the Consulting and Tax businesses with a focus on leadership development and high potential development and succession planning.

After this, she expanded her Organisation Design & Culture Change expertise by leading the M&A HR function of a fast-growing PE-backed SaaS company leading a team responsible for organisation design, facilitating, training and leadership development for acquired companies.

Bruna’s strengths have always been encouraging others, communication and relationship building and she cares deeply about empowering people and seeing them flourish. Bruna is a trusted advisor and coach to her clients. Her work focuses on the whole person and involves developing a growth mindset and increased self-awareness whilst leveraging her clients’ unique strengths.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • PGDip Human Resources
  • BSc Psychology
  • CPCC
  • Co-Active Coaching
  • Positive Intelligence
  • NLP

Nicole Etienne

“As a parent and carer, I work as a coach in partnership with other working parents and carers to enhance their self-awareness in a thinking space that nurtures creativity, empathy and self-compassion.”

Nicole, an EMCC-accredited Senior Practitioner with over a decade of expertise, empowers professionals to thrive. Nicole specialises in supporting busy professionals who seek to maximize their potential and overcome obstacles. Her coaching extends to both neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals, working effectively in both 1:1 and group settings.

Trauma-informed and holistic in approach, her focus lies on fostering well-being, managing stress, navigating transitions, and building confidence. Drawing upon a diverse background encompassing teaching, care, administration, accounts, HR, sales, and marketing, Nicole brings a well-rounded perspective. For those already engaged in therapy, Nicole offers coaching that aligns with existing therapeutic goals.

Nicole guides individuals toward flourishing with a holistic, solutions-focused approach that prioritizes well-being. Her calm, warm, and supportive presence, weaving evidence-based positive psychology and coaching practices into personalized sessions, helps clients tap into their strengths and navigate challenges with confidence.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology
  • British Psychological Society (BPS) – Graduate Basis for Chartership
  • EMCC Accredited Coach at Senior Practitioner level
  • Trauma-Informed Coaching CPD
  • Mental Health First Aid and MentalHealth Advocacy in the Workplace

Priya Gwynne

Priya is a Learning and Organisational Development specialist with 20 years’ experience working in corporate and consulting roles. She has worked across diverse sectors, including Professional Services, Financial Services, Engineering Consulting, and Scientific Research.

She is a skilled facilitator and coach, with extensive experience designing and delivering customised leadership, talent, culture and wellbeing solutions. She has designed comprehensive capability development frameworks and led teams to deliver enterprise-wide programs.

Priya’s approach is deeply influenced by her knowledge and experience of positive psychology, and she leverages evidence-based tools and frameworks in her work. As a working parent herself, her passion is helping people navigate the pressures of work and life, so that they may thrive and perform at their best.

QUALIFICATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS 

Priya has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Psychology and a Graduate Diploma in Employee Relations and Human Resource Management from the University of Melbourne. She also has a coaching accreditation through the NeuroLeadership Group.

  • Brain-based Coaching
  • Strengths Profile
  • Global Leadership Wellbeing Survey (GLWS)
  • Life Styles Inventory (LSI)
  • Birkman Certified Professional
  • Team Management Profile
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Design Thinking
  • Prosci Change Management

Emma Hamilton

Emma has a blend of Dutch and Swedish heritage, reflecting a multicultural upbringing that has taken her to various corners of the world. After completing her bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration, and her master’s degree in Human Resource Management at Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands, she pursued a career in Higher Education. With 10+ years of experience in professional services roles within universities, ranging from programme coordinator to global opportunities manager, she brings a proactive, efficient, and organized approach to her current role as the office manager at How Do You Do It.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Emma finds happiness and fulfilment in her family life, as a mother to their wonderful son. Together, they relish moments outdoors, taking leisurely walks and savouring good food paired with a glass of fine wine (that’s just Emma & her husband, not the five-year old ;). Creativity finds its expression through her passion for hand lettering and the joy of baking.

Dino Carella

I am a dad of a 27-year-old boy and a coach. Redefining success gave me the clarity and peace of mind to enjoy being a father while continuing to have a satisfying career. I have experienced the challenges of this transition and now I feel privileged to be able to support working parents on this journey”.

In my corporate life, I have 30 years of international experience as a credit risk director and board member, mainly in the payments industry. I am still active as a consultant and am dedicated to coaching leaders who are eager to continue to pursue their career goals whilst embracing the privileges and the challenges of becoming a parent.

Throughout my career, I have experienced recognition and success, but also the effects of burnout. I understand how challenging it can be to keep it all in balance and, therefore, how important it is to take the time to reassess our priorities and redefine success in alignment with what truly matters to us. Having the right support during this transition is beneficial not only for the parents, but also for the companies that are keen to support and retain them.

I am the author of “The Way of the Wind,” a novel inspired by a true story that describes the awakening journey of a former manager whose limiting beliefs had led him to burnout.

 

EXPERIENCE

  • Coach and Consultant – Freelance
  • Director Credit Risk Architecture – Fiserv
  • Regional Director of Credit Risk and Member of the Board – Fiserv
  • Credit Director – Diners Club (Citigroup)
  • Credit Expert – Wind Telecomunicazioni
  • Project Manager – American Express

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Accredited Professional Coaching Mastery (ICF accredited programme)
  • Coaching for Engagement (Train the Trainer for Managers FD/Fiserv – UK).
  • Situational Leadership (Amex – UK).
  • A range of sector specific courses like
    • Advanced Consumer Risk Seminar (Citibank – NY).
    • Prince 2 (Project Management FD/Fiserv – UK).

Lisa Griffith

Lisa oversees the behind-the-scenes operations in the Australian business and takes pride in enabling the best client and participant experience possible. She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Communications. When she isn’t busy helping working parents manage their career and family, she is busy wrangling her 2 young children and practising yoga.

Lauren Beattie

“Empowering working parents to achieve success at work and home is an absolute privilege”

Lauren is an experienced facilitator and coach who is passionate about bringing How Do You Do It to the Perth market.

Her pragmatic and compassionate approach to facilitation is based on her specialized facilitation training in the working parent’s space, as well as her corporate experience in the legal industry.

Lauren has a passion for diversity and strives to provide working parents with tools, strategies and solutions to effectively manage the constant juggle of work and family life.

Lauren has 2 children (including an active toddler!) and is well versed in the challenges faced by working parents.

Qualifications & Memberships

  • Bachelor of Business, University of Columbia (USA)
  • Diploma in Law, University of Sydney
  • Graduate Diploma, College of Law, St Leonards

 

Experience

  • Executive Coach and Facilitator, How Do You Do It
  • Practicing Solicitor, various law firms
  • Legal Consultant, Hudson Resources, Hong Kong
  • Mentoring and Coaching, The Smith Family
  • Speaker at various events across the legal and finance industries over a period of 10 years

Maggie Mulham

“Actively managing the natural tensions between my work and family continues to be an enriching and deepening experience. I’m so grateful for it.”

Maggie Mulham aims to help workplaces be healthy, supportive and sustainable.
An experienced HR expert as well as a qualified health practitioner, her unique combination of skills and expertise brings an extra dimension to her coaching and facilitation sessions.

Maggie is passionate about helping people feel better – in health, at home and at work.
She has designed and delivered health, weight & stress management programmes; facilitated team building, leadership and diversity programs for corporate groups throughout Australia and Asia; and has delivered keynote presentations on health and wellness at work.

As mother to Elliot and Allegra and stepmother to adult children, Georgia and Sam, she understands the challenges working parents face and believes that successful management of roles at home and at work can make a real difference to health and happiness.

QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • Bachelor of Health Science, UNE, Armidale
  • Diploma Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine, Homoeopathy, Nature Care College
  • The Leadership Circle 360 Degree Profile Accreditation
  • Process Oriented Psychology Training, ongoing DISC Accreditation, ongoing
  • Conflict Resolution Training, Conflict Resolution Network

EXPERIENCE

  • Director, High Challenge, Corporate Outdoor Team Building
  • Assistant Manager, Hopewood Health Retreat
  • Senior Consultant, Training and Development, Compass Learning,
  • Consultant & Leadership Coach, The Change Company

Maree Lipschitz

“Doing what I love and having enough time for self-care helps me stay balanced.”

Maree Lipschitz is a well-known Australian speaker and coach. She specialises in transitions and helping people to manage important changes in their personal and professional lives.

Her unique and sensitive approach to career coaching is based on her NLP training as well as her own corporate background as an information scientist and industrial chemist.

Helping executives, leaders and corporate employees appreciate how their personal life experiences can become a competitive advantage at work is one of her many passions.

Maree’s powerful insight and understanding of how to manage roles at home and at work are driven by her own experience as the working mother of Emily and Elliot.

QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • BSc Hons Chemistry, University of Queensland
  • Graduate Diploma in Information Science, University of Technology, Queensland
  • Practitioner Certification, Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  • Certification, Neglect & Abuse: Facilitating Different Wounds
  • Associate Member, Institute of Group Leaders, NSW
  • Coaching Levels 1 & 2, Institute of Executive Coaching

EXPERIENCE

  • Executive Coach and Facilitator, How Do You Do It
  • Director, Facilitator & Trainer, Feedback Training and Facilitation
  • Founding Member and Senior Facilitator, Pathways Foundation

Jane Habib

Jane joined us in October 2021 and she has quickly become an integral part of the team in EMEA as well as being of wider support globally.  Jane has 30+ years in business development with a background in hospitality, events and hotels including senior roles at Marriott and Radisson. Her experience means she builds strong long-lasting relationships at all levels and is working with the EMEA Directors to ascertain new potential clients who might like to know about How Do You Do Its’ support and programmes.

With three children including 12-year-old twins, Jane has plenty of first-hand experience in integrating family and career.

Jane Owen

“I am passionate about people realising their potential at home and in their career and feel privileged to work with organisations who want to support their talent too.”

Jane Owen brings a creative edge to her workshops and executive coaching sessions. She specialises in helping teams and executives see new ideas and possibilities during times of change.

Qualified in Myers Briggs Occupational Personality Questionnaire and with experience including Senior Manager Learning & Development at EY, HR at Sears and Sales & Marketing at Thames Television, she has a deep understanding of talent management, corporate culture and commercial change.

Jane’s energy and perceptiveness help the people she works with to clarify their objectives and choices, develop skills and strategies, and ultimately achieve their goals.

As the working mother of Ben and Rachel, she is passionate about parents realising their potential both at home and at work.

QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • Certified Conversation Intelligence  C-IQ Coach
  • Chartered Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  • Member, International Association of Coaches Member, Institute Career Development
  • Certi cate Business Consulting, Chartered Management Institute
  • MSc Business Administration and Personnel Management, Aston University
  • Licensed Career Coach, Firework
    Myers Briggs Type Indicator, OPP and OPQ SHL

EXPERIENCE

  • Facilitator and coach How Do You Do It
  • Principal Consultant, Techniques for Change
  • Senior Manager, Learning & Development. EY
  • Manager, Learning & Development, Sears plc
  • Manager, Graduate Development, Sears plc
  • Sales Executive, Thames Television

Suzi Arditti

“I’m passionate about helping parents find
pragmatic and family-friendly ways to
contribute to the workplace and define how
they want to shape their lives, both as an
employee and as a parent.”

Suzi Arditti is an assessment and development consultant and business psychologist
with over 25 years’ commercial experience. Professionally trained in leadership assessment and development, Suzi has worked with managers at all levels in the private, public and charity sectors and regularly supports organisations in planning and delivering development and change programmes.

Suzi is an experienced mentor and coach at senior and middle management levels and has
completed the London Leadership Centre’s mentor training programme. Suzi’s approach is centred on the needs of the individual while strongly informed by her understanding of the commercial world. She is able to quickly build rapport and credibility with a wide range of people, at all levels.

As a single working mother of two teenage girls, Polly and Annie, Suzi has negotiated many
of the challenges faced by working parents, and is committed to supporting others in their journey.

QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • MSc Psychology, Open University
  • BSc Psychology, Open University
  • BA French and Spanish, Open University
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel
    and Development
  • Accredited and licensed to use all major
    psychometric tools including WAVE, 16PF,
    O.P.Q, Work Style Analyser, Firo B, Hogan
    and Myers Briggs Type Indicator

EXPERIENCE

  • Consultant to: BP, The Foreign and Commonwealth
    Office, The Cabinet Office, Marks & Spencer,
    Hachette Publishing, Heinz, WH Smith, Sainsbury’s,
    The Co-operative Group, Asda, RBS and The NHS.
  • Group Development and Succession Planning
    Manager, WH Smith