ABOUT KIRSTEN
Kirsten is deeply passionate about well-being and human potential. With learning as a fundamental character strength, she has a natural curiosity and an insatiable appetite for the latest research in human behaviour and performance.
As an accomplished leadership consultant, dynamic facilitator, well-being educator, and psychologist, Kirsten is dedicated to helping others realise their potential and thrive. She advocates for positive change and empowerment, encouraging individuals to cultivate a growth mindset and leverage their strengths in every endeavour and challenge. Her personalised methods have led to significant improvements in mindset, goal orientation, insight, health, and happiness.
With more than 25 years of international corporate experience and extensive practice in personal development and elevating organisational well-being, Kirsten offers a unique perspective on sustainably achieving peak performance and creating psychologically safe environments.
Kirsten is a multiple award winner for people management, training and development, and sales excellence. Her drive to excel is matched by her enthusiasm to support others in their pursuit for meaning and personal fulfilment. She has successfully recruited, on-boarded, and developed numerous sales individuals of the year, rookies of the year, and sales excellence performers, as well as promoted multiple individual contributors.
With a keen eye for essential management and leadership competencies, Kirsten encourages her clients to reflect and adapt based on the insights and feedback realised and received. Her innovative approach to guiding individual, team, and organisational performance is grounded in the latest findings from behavioural and business research.
QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Clinical Psychology, USQ
Bachelor of Science First Class Honours Psychology, USQ
Graduate Dip Psychology Monash University
Bachelor of Physical & Health Education, Brock University
Bachelor of Liberal Studies, University of Maine
Diploma of Positive Psychology & Wellbeing
Integrity Coaching Facilitator
PERMAH Welling Survey Certification & Facilitation
i4 Neuroleader Practitioner
Strengths Profiler Accreditation
Mental Toughness Psychometric Testing & Practitioner
Positive Neuroplasticity
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
Mindfulness for Performance
Purna Yoga Teacher
‘Kirsten ran a Winefulness seminar for our clients and business partners. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and many of the attendees are looking to engage Kirsten to run similar seminars in their own businesses. I was genuinely impressed with the quality, professionalism and relevance of Kirsten’s presentation and would strongly recommend others to work with Kirsten.’
Andrew Lawrence
People Leadership, Commercial Banking, ANZ Bank
Kirsten has an enthusiasm and determination that is infectious. She truly gets the job done well, and you feel better for knowing her.
Professor Christopher Young
Head of Department RPA Hospital, Surgeon, Author
We engaged Cortex consulting to lead a session for our ANZ team devoted to ‘striving for excellence, inner grit and the positive mindset’ during our National Conference this year. Kirsten did an outstanding job of firstly getting to understand the current culture and then in leading a most memorable and impactful session. The follow up communication and reminder articles for the team has also been exemplary, reinforcing the content and in alignment with our ongoing global culture building initiative here at Smiths Medical.
Jonathan Primmer
Vice President ASPAC, Smiths Medical
We have engaged Kirsten as a performance consultant to work with our sales team to improve sales capability and organisational well-being. During these past four months, Kirsten has brought a wealth of experience and knowledge to our team and to myself as a leader and has been an exceptional resource when it comes to people matters and performance.
Graham Smart
Managing Director, KLS Martin
I have worked with Kirsten on several projects that she has led. Her approach to any challenge is methodical and analytical. She enthusiastically engages with new projects, exploring them from every aspect in order to determine the resources required to secure the highest probability of success. The experience that Kirsten has garnered in her various roles to date has uniquely prepared her to strike out independently in this role, confident in her ability to secure the highest quality outcomes in her new projects. I have no doubt that Kirsten's clientele will encounter only the most satisfactory outcomes in dealing with her.
Associate Professor Peter Cosman
Surgeon St. George Hospital, Liverpool & Bankstown Hospitals
Kirsten is an exceptional coach, facilitator and motivator. She has a wealth of knowledge and an innate ability to be able to tailor her style and message to suit her audience and maximise her impact. Whether she is facilitating large groups or one on one coaching sessions she manages to create an open and honest connection with her audience, allowing for a deeper understanding and producing positive and lasting results.
Fiona Taylor
Director of Sales Operations, Johnson & Johnson
Commencing its second year of operations in the ANZ market Schulke has combined the history of Microshield with a new portfolio of Schulke Hygiene products. In order to continue the enthusiasm and drive to succeed, Schulke engaged Cortex Consulting during our 2017 National Conference to work across the team to deliver strategies on mindfulness, resilience through challenge and inner grit. Kirsten didn’t disappoint and through thorough preparation and flexibility delivered a session that engaged the team and continues to be lived during our day to day activities and problem resolution. Our culture continues to evolve and it has been fortunate to have Kirsten as part of that evolution.
Peter Gracie
General Manager, Schulke Australia
Meet Kirsten
"Our prime purpose in life is to help others, and if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." Dalai Lama
