Global speaker, author in business storytelling and real communication. Podcast host of Keeping it Real with Jac and Ral.Founder Jargon Free Fridays.
+61405144092
storytelling presenting with impact writing and publishing a book thought leadership
I am the 6th of 8 children, so I learned early the power of storytelling to get attention. I actually failed English in my final year of school but have just published my 6th book on storytelling for business. I think its a testament to the fact that if you do what you love, success will follow ...whatever success looks like to YOU
Global speaker, author in business storytelling and real communication. Podcast host of Keeping it Real with Jac and Ral.Founder Jargon Free Fridays.
NED, Chair, Board & Governance Principal with Directors Australia
+61419260921
I am a Chair, Non Executive Director and Governance Adviser with two decades of experience working at Board level as a senior executive and NED.
My experience as a Board Director, Chair, Chief Operating Officer and Group Executive, People & Sustainability across ASX-listed companies in finance and aviation, professional services firms, scale-up businesses, not-for-profits and universities. I currently have a portfolio of Non-Executive Director, Board Committee Chair and Board Performance consultant roles. I draw on my executive experience with Boards / Board People & Remuneration Committees at ASX and Virgin Australia, my legal and coaching psychology background and my passion for integrity, good governance and high performance cultures.
Board governance Board performance Non-Executive Director performance and recruitment Purpose-led business and B-Corps Leadership, coaching and mentoring Growing up in Darwin and Canberra Why it's important to get more Asian-Australians into leadership positions in major private-sector companies and public institutions
"Don't worry about whether anyone else likes you. Come home. We'll always like you here." Marian Robinson (Michelle Obama's late mother) to Barack Obama
NED, Chair, Board & Governance Principal with Directors Australia
MD Corban & Blair
+61412405511
Partner and co-founder Corban & Blair product designers. My role is to lead and motivate our team to be open minded, experiment, learn, be curious and creative.
As a company we search for new opportunities, processes, materials and techniques to engage our customers and design for their needs. We believe presentations and gifts need to be meaningful. Past membership of boards includes TAFE NSW, NSW Small Business Development Corporation and the National Procurement Board. Gillian has sat on numerous community and government committees, the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Olympic Studies UNSW, and The National Student Design Awards Committee, and the Management Committee of Detour House Women’s Refuge. Current: Artistic Editor IdeaSpies and Mentor for Mentor Walks Australia, Member of IWF. Member of Femeconomy. Gillian received the Centenary Medal for her contribution - to business leadership in 2003.
Designing products that will communicate company values and appreciation to colleagues, staff and customers. How your marketing tools can include unique collaborations- artists, poets, potters, designers from diverse backgrounds. How your marketing tools can be desired, useful, unique and carry environmental messages. Motivating a creative team.
My first job was as an art teacher (specialising in media education) at Cleveland Street Boy's High School in Sydney. From there I became the media curriculum consultant for the region and then the state. I then spent 2 years working in the NSW Premiers office in Equal Employment Opportunity. In 1988 I co-founded Corban & Blair with my cousin Amanda Blair. We have now been doing this for over 30 years. A business that retains the same values it established in 1988, that now operates in a digital world where our physical environment is at risk.
Born in NZ. I came to Australia when I was 21. I have a firm belief in education- in all forms- formal and organic. I feel fortunate to be able to work in an industry where creativity is the life force. I live in Birchgrove Sydney and have a 32 year son. Corban & Blair has given me the opportunity to meet and make relationship with some amazing and inspirational people who make my life meaningful.
If you always do what you always do- you will always will get what you always get!
President, Greatness Consulting
+61409133803
Provides strategic advisement/women's leadership in the engineering/construction/energy/mining industries; lectures on leadership and agility at ANU and U. of Denver; non-executive director
Gretchen has dedicated her career to collaborating with leaders to solve strategic issues in a way that brings about sustainable change and enhanced organizational performance. Gretchen brings the unique value of both her three-decade management consulting career and her recognized academic expertise in leadership, communication, organization agility, culture, ethics and strategy to her work. Gretchen is a recognized expert in the engineering and construction industries, consulting to both “owners” to support the cost-effective planning, design, and construction of capital assets, and consulting to contractors, engineering firms, and material and equipment suppliers on how to effectively serve these clients. Gretchen is passionate about supporting and developing women leaders, especially in these industries.
Leadership Development Approaches to Organization Agility Women’s Issues & Philanthropy
Boards Brinkman Construction (US) - Chair; Bridges to Prosperity - Past Chair; International Women's Forum Australia - Membership Director Bridges to Prosperity - Chair Homeward Bound Board Member IWFA Board Member Brinkman Construction (Colorado, USA), Outside Director – June 2018 to present Bridges to Prosperity Board Member and current Board Chair – June 2015 to present Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management Advisory Committee, University of Denver – September 2015 to 2018 Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute Board Member – May 2015 to 2017 Girls Inc. Board Member –2012 to 2015 PeaceJam Advisory Committee – 2008 to 2010 Colorado Select Girls Hockey Associati
At the age of 17, Gretchen’s father told her “you can’t go to engineering school because girls don’t do that”. Gretchen credits this with inspiring her to not only pursue an engineering degree but to commit her life not just to her own success, but to the success of others. Gretchen is happiest when she is helping others – through her consulting, her teaching, and her mentoring. Gretchen was a member of IWF for 10 years prior to arriving in Australia in 2018 for what was to be a two-year visit to spend time with her Australian husband, Philip’s, family in Canberra. But Gretchen soon fell in love with the country and plans to eventually divide her time between Australia and the US. Philp and Gretchen relocated to Melbourne April 2020 for her new position with Conversant, a global consulting firm based in Colorado and Melbourne. Her team is dedicated to partnering with organizations to create systems of connected humanity that achieve collective brilliance.
