Developmental coaching.
Professional facilitation.
Career support.

Always bespoke. With you at its heart.
Your values. Your aspirations. Your possibilities.

Flourishing careers happen in the context of a life.
Underpinned by who you are and what you stand for.

Growth happens when you interrogate the tension.
Bravely and tenaciously. With someone you trust.

Professional Career Support Reimagined

Delivered with clarity, curiosity and kindness.
A unique way of working. Grounded in your values.

Career Support

Maybe you’re stuck, unsure about what’s next or maybe you’re just bored, wondering if the path ahead is the one you want to take. We help you get unstuck by asking the right questions, and helping you navigate the possibilities. In a safe place. That’s career support.

Developmental Coaching

Is not remedial. And it’s not for the faint-hearted. It’s about professional growth and development; exploring and interrogating what the next iteration of your leadership and way of working might look like. What could you do differently? What might that feel like? That’s developmental coaching.

Career Transition

Whether you’re just arriving or it’s time to go, and whether or not it’s on your terms or timetable, career transition can be tricky. On the cusp of partnership, directorship or a serious step up, repatriating after time abroad or just want to pivot to something different? We’ve seen it all, and will help you to leverage what you love and leave behind what you don’t. That’s career transition.

What our clients are saying

Nicole has supported me through several career transitions — including internal role changes, moving from client-servicing to corporate, and returning to work while adjusting to life as a new parent. ... She has challenged me to honestly and fearlessly understand who I am, what I value, and what I’m worth — and has given me the confidence to pursue my goals with clarity and purpose.

Hayley Bowman

Director, Regulatory Strategy and Capital

Westpac Group Treasury

(Former Commerce/Economics Graduate)

I so appreciated her professionalism, care and absolute conviction in guiding and supporting me through my search. ... I have had the privilege of working with outstanding leaders and exceptional mentors in my career, Nicole is one of those people. I count myself extremely fortunate to have benefitted from her kind but firm direction.

Lisa Boyd

Accomplished Asset Management Operations Executive

I worked closely with Nicole ... during a critical transition period in my career. She is a great coach and mentor. Her strengths lie not just in her understanding of law firm organisational systems and dynamics, but in listening and empathy. ... She captures your natural strengths and uses them to help navigate issues and uncertainties, allowing you, always, to be true to yourself.

Ross Phillipson

Partner, Privacy, Cybersecurity & Tech

A&O Shearman

Nicole supported me as my independent coach during my runway to partnership. ... and was quickly able to understand my unique practice and provide valuable counsel on my business case and pitch ... she gave me the confidence to seize the opportunity and back myself, which was the decisive factor in achieving my goal of partnership.

Nick Rimington

Partner, Consumer Markets

Norton Rose Fulbright

I was at a crossroads and couldn't figure out the next step. ... [Nicole] challenged my thinking and helped me to figure out what I wanted and how I could consider the next steps. I still remember and reflect on that advice, and even my work colleagues remember her words of wisdom.

Nicole Perry

Head of Special Projects

Qantas

Engaging Nicole to design and run a professional development program for women researchers was a highly successful initiative that has had a positive and lasting impact on its participants.

Professor Warrick Couch

Distinguished Professor, Special Advisor School of Science, Computing and Emerging Technologies

Swinburne University of Technology

Former Director, Australian Astronomical Observatory

Nicole has been a constant presence through every major transition — from law to management consulting, and later into industry. ... [She] has not only shaped the trajectory of my career but also the way I lead, connect, and make decisions. Her influence remains one of the most enduring and valuable constants in my professional life.

Smriti Arora

EM Customer Strategy

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Former Law Graduate, UNSW

Nicole is an activator - [she] reminded me of my strengths, cheering me on and planting ideas and possibilities. ... Our work helped me distil my values, name my discomfort and find my voice in it. ... Everyone needs a Nicole.

Carone Huang

Counsel, Financial Restructuring

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Former Law Graduate, UNSW

Her guidance helped me to clarify and align my personal and professional values, which proved to be a powerful foundation for making thoughtful decisions about my next steps. ... Her ability to ask the right questions and hold space for reflection made a real difference, and I’m incredibly grateful for the clarity and confidence I gained throughout the process.

Alana Woodward

State Manager

Cookers

Former Athlete – Player, AFLW Swans

Nicole impressed me with the considered way she helped us think about an important issue we were grappling with ... She then came up with an innovative approach that focused on our areas of commonality and identified our share aspirations; she facilitated the entire process with intelligence and intuition...

Alison Deitz

Australia Country Head

Norton Rose Fulbright

Our Commitment to Community

Supporting the people and causes we care about lifts us up and makes us better.
It’s who we are and what we stand for. How we live our values.

Support

Philanthropy looks different for everyone, but sometimes what a person or cause needs is financial support. And when we find alignment with our purpose and values, we are happy to provide it.

Engagement

Our strengths, skills, experience and capabilities are the most valuable resources we have. And our wisdom. So we share them and leverage them for the benefit of the people, causes and organisations we care about.

Pro-Bono Coaching

Supporting young people in the early stages of, or on the cusp of starting, their professional careers brings us incredible joy. It was a key pillar of the very first iteration of Nicole’s practice, and is just as important today. Aligned, as ever, with who we are and what we stand for.