Roar People is an evidence-based team working internationally with clients who want to deepen their leadership capability at an individual, team and organisational level. We are passionate about challenging the status quo and sustaining leadership at every level. Our clients include Ernst & Young, Fox International, Kimberly-Clark, Microsoft, Paramount Pictures, Southern Cross Care, University of Western Sydney and many others.
Suzi Skinner
PH.D COACHING PSYCHOLOGY, MCC
Strengths: Love, Strategic Awareness, Creativity, Optimism, Love of learning
Suzi is the founder of Roar People, an expert leadership coach and facilitator with thousands of hours experience. She is the author of academic articles and the book Build Your Leader Identity. In her spare time Suzi is also undertaking a PhD in Leadership at Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong.
Leonie Cutts
B. EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, PCC
Strengths: Honesty, Love of learning, Zest, Curiosity and Creativity
Leonie is an energetic and enthusiastic facilitator with over 25 years’ experience facilitating leadership programs, and bringing teams together. She is the owner and creator of the Compatibility Communication System (CCS) used by coaches and facilitators worldwide. At the heart of her work, Leonie is committed to drawing out the best in people and creating a safe place to grow and develop.
Candice Smith
INT. ACCRED. COACHING, TIME TO THINK FACULTY MEMBER AND MASTER FACILITATOR
Strengths: Love, Gratitude, Spirituality, Kindness, Honesty
Candice has worked for over two decades to help bring out the innate humanity of individuals and organizations. As a Coach and Facilitator Candice helps develop and embed sustainable practices for organizations wanting to shift to a more inclusive and collaborative culture. She has worked across Australia, Asia and Africa, including financial services, banking, construction, petrochemicals, customer engagement, academia and government.
Paul Lawrence
PH.D Psychology, Master Executive Coach, EMCC
Strengths: Strategy, Perspective, Judgement, Creativity
Paul is a coach, coach supervisor, facilitator, change consultant and researcher. He has more than 30 years’ experience working in organisations. He worked for a multinational energy company for 14 years where he performed roles in marketing, operations, finance and strategy, culminating in the role of GM for a Tokyo-based retail business in the energy industry. His experiences included setting up new retail operations in Spain, a jointventure company with a large grocery retailer in Portugal and establishing a new retail business in Japan. Since migrating to Australia in 2003, Paul also played senior roles in the entertainment and financial industries.
Erin O'Connell
Ph.D, PCC
International Partner
Strengths: Humour, Creativity, Judgement, Bravery, Perspective, Perseverance, Fairness
Erin is recognised as a joyful, inquisitive coach effective in aligning business strategy with practical solutions to enhance individual, team, and organisation performance. Her direct, spirited, and focused facilitation style is appreciated by her clients. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organisation Psychology and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation. As president of Lockhart Leadership Solutions, LLC, Erin pairs her clear thinking, determination, and effective client relationship skills with her broad knowledge of Organisation Effectiveness and dogged determination to get results.
Blair C. Relf
Ph.D, PCC
International Partner
Strengths: Kindness, Curiosity, Strategic Perspective, Creativity, Gratitude
Blair brings diverse business and academic credentials, a leading edge knowledge of psychology including the neuroscience of leadership, an ability to connect quickly and deeply with people, and seasoned insights into achieving new levels of performance. Blair has a B.A. in Economics, has completed MBA coursework in Finance, Entrepreneurship and Leadership, and earned a Dual Doctorate in Ind./Org. and Clinical Psychology.
Sinead Hart
Dip. Integrative Counselling
International Partner
Strengths: Humour, Forgiveness, App of Beauty, Kindness, Honesty
Sinead is an energetic, fun and highly trained facilitator, with over 20 years’ experience of working individually with clients and facilitating groups. After graduating from Trinity College, Sinead has worked within a diverse set of organisations throughout Ireland. Sinead has trained in Counselling, Crises intervention, Sociology and Nonviolent communication. She has a deep love of learning, with a keen interest in incorporating many instinctual modalities within facilitation, Sinead is skilled at engaging individuals and groups through the creative process to discovery, joy and insights, the techniques she uses incorporate the healing arts and developmental sciences. In her spare time, she facilitates community music circles and mentorship, within her company Harteland rhythms.
Daniel Lieberman
PCC
International Partner
Strengths: Judgement Leadership Perspective Fairness and Humour
Daniel is not your every day executive coach. He brings 25+ years of unique executive experience. Including the CEO of Seattle’s world-famous Pike Place Market, Fortune 500 leadership, Chief of Staff for the Chief Medical Officer of a $20B healthcare delivery non-profit, and $.5 billion P&L responsibility. As a global executive leadership coach, Daniel’s client list includes leaders at Airbnb, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, BP, CBRE, Dell, Google, Home Depot, International Rescue Committee, Microsoft, Novo Nordisk, Philips, Schwab, Starbucks, and numerous less recognizable technology, healthcare, biotech and life sciences organizations.
Randy Pomeroy
M. of Applied Behavioral Science, Coaching and Consulting in Organizations, PCC
International Partner
Strengths: Creativity, Judgement, Appreciation of Beauty, Kindness, Curiosity, Teamwork
Randy is an expert leadership coach and facilitator with more than 25 years’ experience working with high performance individuals, teams and organizations. He has extensive training and practice in experiential education, helping clients to illustrate and embody key principles in effective leadership, followership and teamwork. Randy works with leaders from all over the world in fortune 500 companies, as well as not for profits, higher education, and startups in a range of industries including high tech, energy, entertainment, and healthcare.
Colleen Bastian
PhD, PCC
International Partner
Strengths: Problem-Solving, Planning, Motivation
Colleen has extensive experience and expertise as an executive coach and organizational psychologist. Her background in leadership development, group dynamics, assessment, and behavior change enables her clients to reach their greatest potential.
Melanie Cossette
M.S. Organizational Leadership and Community Psychology
International Partner
Strengths: Love, Judgement, Social Intelligence, Kindness, Fairness
Melanie’s approach to working with clients is grounded in 20+ years of experience running businesses, facilitating organizational change initiatives, and leading individuals and teams to greater wholeness and productivity.
She joins clients, honoring their expertise, and charts a plan to assist them in the implementation of successful outcomes using various assessment tools and coaching techniques to tailor what is needed for the clients she serves.
Padraig O'Sullivan
Masters Psychology of Coaching
International Partner
Strengths: Honesty, Creativity, Bravery, Curiosity, Zest
Whilst his name is Padraig, almost everyone calls him Pod! His reputation as a leading international executive coach has been established with over 22 years leadership and coaching experience encompassing Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He has been labelled “one of Asia’s top leadership experts” and is author of the award-winning series of international books Foreigner In Charge: Success strategies for expat leaders.
Olwyn Merritt
Master Certified Coach (ICF), Masters in Computer Science and Education
International Partner
Strengths: Honesty, Fairness, Leadership, Zest, Gratitude, Forgiveness
Olwyn helps executives, high potentials and senior teams succeed by bringing greater levels of clarity, confidence and commercial success to their organisations. She is highly effective at developing individual and team potential. She has a strong track record in helping her clients achieve success at the next level, moving from Executive Director to VP to President.
Suva Chattopadhyay
M. of Behavioural Science, PCC
International Partner
Strengths: Practical, Grounded, Outcome-driven, authentic, humour
Suva is a Leadership Coach, Coach Supervisor, and Facilitator, bringing prior corporate leadership experience to his practice. With over 2000 hours of coaching, he empowers MDs, CXOs, and senior leaders across diverse industries to foster open inquiry for change, build resilience, and amplify their leadership impact. His work delves into clients' Philosophy, Purpose, Practice, and Values to catalyse meaningful behavioural transformation.
Melinda Rushe
IECL Certified Coach, AC
International Partner
Strengths: Empathy, Motivation, Strategy
Melinda has been coaching high-performing corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and founders for two decades, in London, Sydney, Singapore and Switzerland. Melinda accelerates her clients’ capacity to have the impact they desire, helping them to see life through a lens of positivity that builds self-belief and enables them to perform at their highest level. Her strengths-based approach encourages leaders to ask and, through coaching, find answers to fundamental questions.
Nicholas Wai
Prof Cert Coach (ICF), Senior Practitioner (EMCC)
International Partner
Strengths: Inquiry, Synergy, Optimism
Nicholas is passionate about bringing out the best in people and their organisations by tapping into the under-utilised knowledge and resources often lying under the radar in individuals and teams. He helps them recover these resources and connect them to individual vision and organisational goals, as well as finding clarity and focus, and clearing obstacles and interferences in pursuing these goals.