Work In Colour - Work. Think. Live. In Colour
'It allowed me to go back many years and touch the creative person that I used to be, acknowledging the creative periods in my life and reminding myself that it is only me who has to decide when and how I will continue to live my life in this way.'Annie Stewart
'I love your approach and how you work with me in starting my creative business - it makes so much sense to me. You work so differently to my previous coach - very focussed and results-driven - and it's all about getting the best result for me. I feel like I finally have someone on my team. You're exactly what I was looking for.'Grace McDonald
'I thoroughly enjoyed it. Joanna is intelligent, generous and very good-humoured – I've become a fan.'Bill S
'Joanna is a brilliant coach. She assisted me with my move from being a new senior manager to a confident leader and member of the executive team within the Corporation. She challenged me to look at my strengths and concerns and to use my abilities to adapt to change and manage very stressful situations without resorting to distress. I use the information and skills she taught me every day for work and for my personal life. I highly recommend Joanna for all areas of coaching.'Lisa Hresc, Senior Marketing Executive
'Joanna always looks beyond what I am saying and has the ability to really get to the heart of the matter and this helps me to work out which direction to take. What I really love is her creativeness and quirky ideas and metaphors.'Jodi Gibson
'The most powerful thing was the feeling that I was really being 'heard' and the confidence to go ahead and create the life I wanted. Joanna was truly inspirational.'Deb Warren
'We had a fantastic time with Joanna during our creative thinking workshop. She is a great faciliator and got the whole team thinking differently. We really enjoyed the scenarios she threw at us and we all used the tools and skills Joanna taught us immediately with great results. The sessions were a lot of fun with some very practical and very interesting ideas. We would like to involve Joanna again with future projects.'Lisa Hresc, Head Corporate Marketing, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
'This is corporate training that's more than worth the day out!'
'Joanna is a great facilitator, engaging and warm person to work with. Her workshops include an excellent combination of theory and activities. Joanna's responsiveness and creative approach encouraged our participants to reflect their usual way of thinking and applying the tools she taught with enthusiasm. Her professional attitude and flexibility allowed us to incorporate topics of special interest.'Kerstin Schnekenburger, Victorian Department of Sustainability Services, VECCI
'Thank you for facilitating such an effective creative thinking workshop this week. Many of the team have said to me how impressed they were with the way in which you ran the workshop (the pace and content were just right).'
'Just wanted to thank you once again for delivering such a brilliant course... you were very generous, lively and engaging.'Roberta
'Excellent presenter, encourages feedback and her own experiences make her material extremely relevant and interesting.'
'Motivating and enlivening – great handouts!'
'Inspiring, great communicator, very engaging.'
'Sessions including Managing Stress, Meditation and Work Life Balance have engaged our employees and created an awareness and understanding into the importance of maintaining one's health, both mentally and physically. Kate's warm and understanding nature combined with her passion and enthusiasm for these topics has ensured a continued successful program for our employees.'Cliodhna Coughlan, HR Learning & Development, Aviva Australia
'Whether speaking one on one with clients or addressing large audiences, Kate speaks eloquently and with warmth, bringing simplicity to some of life's most daunting questions.'Christina Hickie, Consultant, Fenton Communications
'Work life balance sometimes seems a term that is quite hard to define, but Kate prompted lots of thought-starters for me. One thing I found vital - recognition that the balance can and does change frequently, depending on issues that are happening in either my work or private life. I hadn't truly realised that before now.'Executive Assistant to GM Human Resources & Corporate Affairs, Powercor/CitiPower
'Joanna is a brilliant coach. She assisted me with my move from being a new senior manager to a confident leader and member of the executive team within the Corporation. She challenged me to look at my strengths and concerns and to use my abilities to adapt to change and manage very stressful situations without resorting to distress. I use the information and skills she taught me every day for work and for my personal life. I highly recommend Joanna for all areas of coaching.'Lisa Hresc, Senior Marketing Executive
'Joanna is a great 'nemesis' - she got me moving on issues that I'd thought about but hadn't acted on for ages. The best thing was the power to think outside the square, look for the positive and creative for myself. Don't let life pass you by. Don't think it's too late to start. Talk to Joanna, one of the most inspiring people I've met.'Andrew Cochineas
'Working with Joanna is fun - she has a great sense of humour! She is also extremely creative, and able to work with me in a way that facilitates and encourages my creativity. Together we have been designing structures within which I have been able to be really creative and no longer waste a lot of energy by not being connected to my life direction.'MR
'The joy of Joanna's creative thinking keynote is that it does exactly what it says on the tin - it gets everyone in attendance thinking creatively! Joanna's enthusiastic, knowledgeable delivery couples with fun interactive elements to really get her audience buzzing with ideas. The practical advice for breaking through mental blocks and approaching work, and life, from a different angle meant that I came away from the afternoon with a step-by-step guide for thinking outside of the box. A thoroughly enjoyable session from a great presenter.'Oliver Kitchingman, Editor, Australian Fitness Network
'I attended your session at Flying Solo yesterday. I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your presentation. I've been in a bit of a rut for the past few months and your presentation has given me the boost I needed to think more creatively about how I can get more out of what I'm doing. So thank you!'Alison Evans, Alison Evans Consulting
'I absolutely loved coming to your session. Thanks for the insights and steering me back on the right track.'Suzan Freeman Creative Designer