Our team

Sharon Longridge

Director
Executive coach
Keynote speaker

Speciality areas

•  Executive presence and stamina
•  High impact presentations
•  Workforce resilience and productivity
•  Executive job interview preparation
•  Elevating women in leadership

Sharon has coached thousands of leaders and their teams to communicate powerfully, elevate their impact and embed positive behaviours.

Sharon designs and delivers dynamic blended programs and integrates techniques from neuroscience and mindfulness in her face-to-face and digital programs. 

Sharon is also a captivating MC, facilitator and keynote speaker who knows how to energise an audience.

Formerly an award-winning broadcaster with the ABC, Sharon is an affiliate at the Monash Business School at Monash University. She co-directs (with Dr Anne Lytle) their flagship program, Your Leadership Voice: Women in Focus, and also directs the sought-after program, Executive Presence for Senior Leaders.

In addition to a BA Communications degree and studies in Business Strategy and Corporate Wellness, Sharon holds a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, and is also a comprehensively trained yoga teacher.

Over the last 18 years she has worked with diverse private, public and non-profit organisations including Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Pfizer, Qantas, Ebay, American Express, Royal Flying Doctors Service and Salesforce.

From harnessing the power of storytelling to designing comprehensive health and productivity programs, Sharon's unique approach integrates ancient wisdom with modern science to deliver lasting change for individuals and organisations.

Paper – Mindfulness in workplace wellness interventions

Sharon Longridge and Sharyn Coughlan conducted joint research on the application of mindfulness in workplace wellness interventions in partnership with the Notre Dame University and University of Technology (Levett, Coughlan, Longridge, et al 2017).

The paper was published in the Journal of Management and Organisation, Cambridge Press.

Kristina Revenda

Head of client services
Executive coach

Speciality areas

•  Executive coaching
•  Strengthening team dynamics
•  Professional branding
•  Optimising workplace resilience

Kristina is an executive leadership coach, training facilitator, and professional brand strategist. She is a communication specialist with global experience.

Kristina supports diverse professionals and their teams to elevate their professional brand and performance for heightened impact and influence. 

Known for her strategic nous and ability to distil the complex into the simple, Kristina's warmth, buoyance and candid style complement her practical, no-nonsense approach. 

Kristina holds a BA Hons in Design and Media Management and is an Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership certified organisational coach. 

For over a decade Kristina partnered with international advertising agencies including JWT and M&C Saatchi to elevate the visibility of leading brands including Microsoft, Vodafone and Telstra.  

An accredited DISC Profile practitioner, Kristina thrives on mobilising both individuals and teams through smarter, more attuned ways of working. In a climate characterised by complexity and overwhelm, she supports her clients in managing both their inner and outer world for greater ease and improved outcomes. 

An affiliate of Leadium and the Monash Business School, Kristina's has skilfully coached hundreds of program participants in the popular program ‘Executive Presence for Senior Leaders’ ensuring they follow through on their goals and elevate their leadership impact.

Dr Anne Lytle

Associate

Speciality areas

•  Negotiation and conflict management
•  Managing for high performance
•  Emotional intelligence at work
•  Elevating women in leadership

Dr Anne Lytle served as Director of Leadership at Monash Business School and has been the Director of Lytle and Associates for over 20 years.

Anne provides consulting to public, private and non-profit organisations across negotiation, conflict management, emotional intelligence, leadership and managing people for high performance.

Dr Lytle holds a BSc from Cornell University in Neuroscience and her MS and PhD in Organisational Behaviour from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.

She has delivered some of the highest-rated programs at business schools including:

• Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern 
• Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• AGSM
• Melbourne Business School
• Monash Business School

Anne has published in top academic journals, is an active member of the Academy of Management and is a board member and Past-President of the International Association for Conflict Management.

Sharyn Coughlan 

Associate

Speciality areas

•  Strategic and operational capacity
•  Talent development and leadership capability
•  Resilience and sustainable performance
•  Strengths-based teamwork
•  Personal vitality

An accomplished executive manager and coaching professional, Sharyn has more than 30 years’ experience driving strategy, managing change and delivering results. 

Sharyn has a strong reputation for innovation and performance, particularly in the field of structural reform.

Sharyn has managed significant program reforms across the human services sector for commonwealth, state and local governments and not-for-profit organisations. 

In her consulting practice, Sharyn designs and evaluates programs, facilitates planning for operational change and workforce development, and builds team and management capacity through coaching, training, and facilitated decision making.

She is Chair of Cicada International Ltd, producer of The Australian Women in Music Awards, and a board member of Family Planning NSW.

Sharyn’s qualifications, Grad. Dip. Social Ecology (WSU) and M. Public Policy (Sydney), are complemented by studies in Corporate Wellness and Consulting & Coaching Psychology. She holds nationally recognised qualifications in Training & Assessment and Corporate & Workplace Coaching, and is accredited with the International Coach Federation.

Melissa MacGowan

Associate

Speciality areas

•  Leadership development
•  High performance teams and cultures
•  Inclusive talent strategies 
•  Pipeline health, engagement and results

An astute Human Resources executive, Melissa has held numerous senior leadership roles in diverse and complex multi-national companies, with a focus on enabling development, performance and growth.

Melissa is committed to  supporting and challenging leaders to find the clarity and confidence they need to grow their teams and businesses.

Podcast – The Leadership Marathon

Melissa explores the vital importance of energy management with Sharon Longridge. Tune in now. 

A seasoned leader, Melissa is empathetic and in-tune with the very real challenges and opportunities of leading teams and organisations.

Combining her commercial experience as a female leader and her commitment to results through the 80:20 principle, Melissa has accrued a vast people and culture toolkit. 

Over the last decade, she has worked primarily in the consumer products and the industrial sector, earning herself a well-deserved reputation for delivering results in highly competitive settings.

Melissa has a Graduate Certificate in Business and Human Resources and a Bachelor of Science and Physical Education, complemented by personal and work experience within health and fitness. Melissa is also a qualified EFT Tapping Practitioner.

Melissa has four children and practices an integrated approach in business and life which she discusses on her thought provoking podcast 'Go To Grow'.

Jennifer Lalor

Associate

Speciality areas

•  Managing mental health at work
•  Healing burnout
•  Somatics and embodied leadership
•  Empowering women in leadership 

Working at the intersection of executive leadership development, organisational culture, and mental health, Jennifer champions being human at work as a means to cultivating psychological safety.

Jennifer has facilitated, coached, counselled, trained and supported clients around the globe for the past 25 years. 

She understands that balancing the doing and being of leadership is critical in today’s organisational environment, especially in the escalating context of occupational burnout.

In addition to her organisational work Jennifer has a private psychotherapy practice in northern NSW and is a Senior Therapist at The Bay, a personalised, private rehab and mental health treatment centre in Byron Bay.

Whether working with her clients on developing leadership capacities or providing evidence-based counselling for work related stress, anxiety and burnout, Jennifer’s clients benefit from her dual skill sets in executive leadership development and psychotherapy.

Jennifer holds an MA in Mental Health/Psychotherapy through the University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine and a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Leadership through Curtin University’s Graduate School of Business. She’s been a guest presenter on Somatic therapies at The University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco.

In addition, Jennifer is a certified Everything DiSC specialist, a certified Master Somatic Coach through the Strozzi Institute, USA and a Registered Psychotherapist with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation Australia.