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Our Experts

We pride ourselves on the caliber of expertise we bring to the table. Our team comprises seasoned professionals, industry leaders, and subject matter experts who are dedicated to delivering exceptional results for our clients.
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Joanna Geysen
Director

Never underestimate your impact on others. My career spans over 23 years in HR and Organisational Development enterprise. I have been privileged to collaborate across the globe working with diverse people and cultures, including brands like Foxtel pay television, Village Roadshow, the Qantas Group, and the mining company Orica. Regardless of industry, organisational focus or strategy alignment, the best part of any job is unlocking human potential.

Nadine Castle
Director

Shaping cultures where people thrive is a game changer. With decades of experience working in ASX listed organizations like CocaCola Amatil, Orica Mining Services, Wesfarmers and the Qantas Group, I love crafting strategic People & Culture plans that are aligned with business goals, foster engagement and deliver maximum impact.My passion is aligning strategy, people and performance and my focus is supporting clients to shape their culture and optimise their future.

Louise Phelan
Consulting Partner

It’s all about aligning behaviours and mindsets. For over 30 years I’ve enjoyed curating learning experiences and designing sustainable culture solutions in organisations such as AAMI, Ernst & Young; QGC (British Gas); Thiess Services; CS Energy and Incitec Pivot Limited. I partner with people from the frontline to the boardroom to align behaviours and mindsets, to build new habits and create behavioural change. My passion is unlocking performance potential and my goal is helping leaders meet and exceed their objectives in life and at work.

Lucie May
Consultant

People achieve extraordinary things when they feel connected to the culture of an organisation. This truth was well demonstrated in my most in role with Jetstar Airways where I helped foster and build a shared, inclusive organisational culture across an Asia-Pacific workforce. Living and working overseas has enabled me to work with a diverse mix of people and cultures and I’ve enjoyed a rewarding career in culture, leadership and learning. I love helping people connect, grow and develop their capabilities.

Our Collaborators

Mandy Hughes
Marianne Choong
Ken Kreswell
North America
Malcolm McGregor
UK & Europe
Mandy Hughes

Make an Impact, one conversation at a time. I am passionate about the potential that can be found through holding impactful conversations. I trained as a nurse and a psychologist before moving into the commercial sector where for 20 years I worked with organisations such as Maersk, AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline in a variety of role, including head of training. In 2015 I branched out to consulting and over the past 8 years I have partnered with a broad range of industry partners including RMIT, Deloitte, Telstra and Ipsen, working to create personal and organisational transformation by unlocking the power found in communicating with clarity, care and impact.

Marianne Choong

Marianne is a management professional with over 25 years of industry and consulting experience. Marianne’s mission is to develop and implement effective business strategies for organisations seeking rapid turnarounds or growth expansions, especially in small and midmarket segments. She has wide experience in implementing mergers & acquisitions, business integration and technology projects. Marianne is known as a leader with integrity, a clear communicator and a collaborative influencer. She focuses on achieving successful business outcomes by harnessing teamwork, developing actionable strategies and driving positive change across the organisation.

Ken Kreswell
North America

Ken Kesslin is an executive coach, trainer, and facilitator, specializing in leadership development and organizational effectiveness. More than a decade of corporate experience – in finance, investment banking, sales and management – and 14 years working as a clinically trained psychotherapist has given Ken a unique perspective, one that allows him to help his clients integrate their business and personal goals. Ken is especially effective in working with leaders to think strategically and balance their focus on people and profit. He is a gifted listener and trusted confidant.

Malcolm McGregor
UK & Europe

Directors and their teams to build capability. His work focuses on raising quality of thinking that creates high performing and sustainable organisational cultures. Malcolm has exploited his extensive career both in Retail field operations and Consultancy across multiple organisations, fuelling his passion to develop individuals and teams that deliver commercial and personal impact. Malcolm uses a common sense and highly engaging approach to team facilitation and 1:1 coaching creating clear thinking and purpose. This approach has been crafted from his own rigorously tested academic research refined in organisations around the world.

Strategic Alliances

Dialogue in the dark
The Culture Group is the Australian Licensee of the global social enterprise product Dialogue in the Dark™. This unique experience is workshop based, comprising of individual and team activities conducted in complete darkness. Our Lived Experience facilitators are blind or have low vision, and are experts in non-visual perception, creating an atmosphere of authenticity, empathy, and openness. This unique experience offers engaging deep dialogue, which leads to behavioural shifts for all participants. We challenge perceptions, build empathy, and promote wellbeing in the workplace while unlocking collaborative skills in today’s diverse work Eco Systems. For more information about Dialogue in the Dark contact us at info@dialogueinthedark.au
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Boost Your Career

Boost Your Career is a project based, self directed, career enhancement program supporting women to own their professional approach and chart a strategic career course to deliver their vision. Boost your Career is delivered via workshops and 1:1 Coaching providing easy-to-use strategies for women to advance your career using new ways of engaging in the workplace to increase productivity and personal confidence to support your credible voice to speak up and out. For more information about Boost your Career please contact us at hello@theculturegroup.com.au

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  • The Culture Group acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.
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