Nick Bennett
(ILPF and FIML) Partner–Minds Aligned
Facilitator, Coach and Accidental Adventurer
In the adventure that life is, I have been a policeman, trawler man, truck driver, hotelier, restaurateur, safari guide and trainer, worked with street kids, set up community projects and more. I have taken the path less travelled to explore life and follow my curiosity about people, business and the way events shape our lives.
I have assisted in establishing state-wide businesses, working with MDs and Chief Executives in several countries as the right hand for both strategic success, rationalisation and sale.
Due to that depth of experience and acquired knowledge, I am often sought out as a coach/facilitator to assist individuals, teams and organisations develop and deliver strategies to achieve their defined purpose and goal.
- Member of International Coaching Federation (ICF) and formerly Professional Credentialed Coach (PCC)
- Fellow of the Australian Institute of Learning Professionals (ILPF)
- Fellow of the Australian Institute of Leaders & Managers (ILMF)
- Diploma of Business and Workplace Coaching
- Diploma of Business (Frontline Leadership & Management)
- Diploma of Neuroscience of Leadership
- Master NLP Practitioner
- Accredited practitioner of Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Expanded Interpretive Report (EIR)
- Accredited practitioner with Human Synergistics Tools – Life Styles Inventory (LSI) and Group Styles Inventory (GSI)
- Certified “Leading with Heart” Heartstyles Facilitator
- Conversational Intelligence with Judith Glaser – 2017
Rowena Hardy
Partner–Minds Aligned
Development Coach and Facilitator
I work with leaders, teams and 1:1 in relation to personal and professional development. I am often invited to be a key-note speaker engaging with various groups on the topics of self-development, leadership, team alignment, wellbeing, resilience and emotional health and my articles on these and a range of similar topics appear weekly in various media and have an audience across NSW and Queensland.
A weekly contributor on ABC Tropical North, I also support a variety of local community and charitable groups on a voluntary and pro-bono basis and am a qualified SafeTALK (suicide alertness) trainer and ASIST (applied suicide intervention) support person.
Born in England and living in Australia since 1995, I recognize that I have taken a meandering path to where I am now and that, together with over 40 years in a variety of roles and workplaces, means that I bring a breadth and depth of experience and non-judgmental perspective in my role.
- Accredited Business and Workplace Coach
- Diploma of Business
- Diploma of Neuroscience of Leadership
- Master NLP Practitioner
- Accredited practitioner of Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Expanded Interpretive Report (EIR)
- Accredited practitioner with Human Synergistics Tools – Life Styles Inventory (LSI) and Group Styles Inventory (GSI)
- Accredited practitioner of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques or Meridian Tapping)
- Certified practitioner of TBT (Trauma Buster Technique)
- Conversational Intelligence with Judith Glaser – 2017
- ASIST support (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) -March 2017
- SafeTALK (suicide alertness) trainer – May 2017
- Certified “Leading with Heart” Heartstyles Facilitator
- Previously Regional chair of AIM (now ILM) committee and Associate Fellow