Our People

Paul Mitchell

Managing Director

At a Glance

Paul is the Managing Director of The Human Enterprise, a consulting firm specialising in developing entrepreneurial leadership thinking, skills and practices at every level of the organisation.

His Journey So Far

His earlier career involved working as a counselling psychologist and school teacher with the Education Department. Prior to establishing The Human Enterprise in 1987, Paul worked as a Senior Consultant with Price Waterhouse Urwick, and has held personnel and line management roles in CIG (now BOC Gases) and St George Building Society (now Bank).

Professional Focus & Associations

His key focus is on conducting long term Leadership Development Programmes over 6-12 months, one-on-one coaching with senior leaders and facilitation of large strategic initiatives. He was awarded a Bachelor of Social Science, and Diploma in Education from the University of New England and a Master of Arts in Psychology from the University of Sydney. He is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society, a member of the College of Organisational Psychologists and the Australian Institute of management. Paul also has a diploma in clinical hypnotherapy.

Apart from his work as a consultant, he also has other business interests. With his wife and business partner, Deborah, he has financial interests in “Inspire”, a promotional clothing and accessories company.

Personal Passions

Paul enjoys family, golf, rugby union, snow-skiing, surfing, great music, theatre, and “the psychology of selves”.

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Linley Curtayne

Consulting Partner

At a Glance

Linley is an executive coach, facilitator and consultant who has broad industry experience in working with both individuals and their organisations to build improved leadership, performance and relationships.

Her Journey So Far

Linley has spent over 15 years in coaching, learning and development programs, career development and human resources management consulting across a wide range of industries. Her work has assisted individual clients to gain insights into their own values, thinking and behavioural patterns, as well as personality, leadership styles and the environments in which they live and work. This has enabled them to grow personally, manage their own performance and their teams more effectively, and align with, and contribute to, organisational success. She has also facilitated workshops with senior management in organisational strategies, aimed at harnessing the potential of their people and business opportunities.

Professional Focus & Associations

Linley’s professional focus is on leadership development, coaching and facilitation, as part of corporate learning and development, high performance teaming and culture change programs. She uses a holistic approach, drawing on a variety of well-researched frameworks, styles and tools, to tailor her coaching to each individual and organisation, and to enhance the effectiveness of each program. Linley has a Degree in Behavioural Sciences and a Masters in Human Resource Management and Coaching (With Merit). Her professional affiliations are with the Australian Human Resources Institute and the University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Association. She is also a member of the Australian Association of Career Counsellors.

Personal Passions

Linley’s interests include soccer, swimming, reading, camping and outdoor picnics with family and friends.

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Jill Horder

Consulting Partner

At a Glance

Jill specialises in the Instinctive Drives™ System. She is passionate about its application and impact in personal and workplace contexts.

Her Journey So Far

Jill has been an educator for over two decades in a variety of settings. In her first year as an Instinctive Drives™ licensee, she was voted by her peers as ‘the most inspirational licensee of the year’.

Professional Focus & Associations

Jill has worked with businesses, individuals and top-level coaches and athletes in Rugby Union and Rugby League, both here and overseas. She brings to her consulting her extensive experience in communicating across a diverse range of ages and backgrounds, particularly in relation to high performance teamwork. Jill completed her teaching training at Sydney Teachers College, holds a Diploma in Special Education (Kuringai College) and a Diploma for Teaching Children with Special Needs (Charles Sturt University). She completed a journalism course through the College of Journalism and is a published writer.

Personal Passions

Jill is the mother of three young men. She was the first female Rugby Union coach in the Manly Warringah Area. She loves cooking and entertaining, good friends and good wine. She enjoys reading and a wide variety of music, and has travelled extensively overseas. Most of all, she is passionate about people and giving them the opportunity to be ‘the best they can be’ through knowing their Instinctive Drives™.

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Kate Lloyd

Consulting Partner

At a Glance

Kate is a consultant and conditionally-registered psychologist who blends coaching, psychological and consultancy skills to assist organisations and leaders achieve and sustain change.

Her Journey So Far

Kate’s initial career was in marketing and European product development, working in Europe for Cable & Wireless (UK), Black & Decker (UK) and Cap Gemini, formerly ITMI (France). Her career took another direction after a move to Holland where she set up, then managed, a national contact centre for a cable TV company. She subsequently joined PwC’s consultancy team in Customer Relationship Management to work with clients such as ABN Amro and KPN.

Since returning to Australia from Europe in 2001, Kate has completed postgraduate studies in psychology and human resources, and consulted on executive and leadership development programmes to public and private sector organisations.

Professional Focus & Associations

Kate’s coaching focus lies in enabling individuals to see the “possibility of difference”. She draws from proven and effective strategies in adult learning, coaching psychology and philosophy to create solution-oriented change. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, the Australian Institute of Management and the University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Association. She was awarded a Master of Coaching Psychology and Human Resource Management and is a conditionally-registered psychologist. Kate is also on several national coaching panels.

Personal Passions

Kate enjoys entertaining, cycling, spoiling her cats and spending time with friends and family.

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Tessa Marshall

Consulting Partner

At a Glance

Tessa is an Executive Coach & Corporate Trainer specialising in Leadership Development, Team-Building, Change Management & Work/Life Balance. Her personal experience of mergers, restructures & acquisitions had led to a passion for coaching executives to sustain high-performance teams through the inevitable change that is a part of everyday business (and life these days).

Over 14 years in Leadership Consulting and over 16 years working in sales/marketing roles translates to a strong pragmatic and commercial lens to her work. She combines this with a deep passion for and understanding of human behaviour due to her psych background.

While Tessa has experience across diverse functions & industries, she specialises in Sales/Marketing driven clients - in particular Sales & Marketing Directors & their teams as well as Consumer Packaged Goods companies. Tessa thrives on generating satisfaction through results and ensuring that her work always links back to business outcomes and performance.

Some of her satisfied clients include Mars, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson and SAP.

Her Journey So Far

Tessa has been the Co-owner and builder of three successful businesses in Corporate Health Services, Leadership Development, Career Coaching and HR Consulting. Previously she worked with McDonalds and British Airways in sales/marketing, HJB Group, Marric and Mondo Search in Executive Recruitment & Health Services Group in Leadership Consulting and Coaching.

Tessa is a regular trainer & keynote speaker at Team-Building & Leadership Workshops yet she still finds time to work as a Psychotherapist in private practice and at Lifeline, as supervisor for the government “Domestic Violence” line & member of Lifeline’s Board.

Professional Focus & Associations

Tessa’s key focus is 360 degree Leadership Development, Building High Performance Teams and Career Coaching. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy with a coaching major, a Graduate Diploma in Marketing and a Bachelor of Economics with HR and Psych Majors and is currently completing her Masters in Psychotherapy. Tessa is an accredited 360 degree facilitator, a member of The Australian Human Resources Institute, a member of the Career Development Association of Australia, a member of the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Association of NSW and a Board Member of Lifeline.

Personal Passions

Family (2 boys, one husband and one Ridgeback), self-development reading, dogs, people, fresh air, sport, dance, environment, health and philanthropy.

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Steve Matthews

Consulting Partner

At a Glance

Synthesising his extensive knowledge, experiences and processes from the fields of corporate training, adult education, psychology and performance, Steve is able to offer clients a unique approach to leadership development and coaching, which focuses on both the inner and outer game.

Not only is he in demand as an executive coach and a facilitator of leadership development programs but also as a trainer of actors and director (NIDA, Actors Centre). Steve is committed to delivering unique and effective training and coaching that has a significant positive impact on both the professional and personal lives of his clients as well as the success of their businesses.

During his time at The Human Enterprise Steve has worked with: Campbell Arnott’s, Unilever, SAP, Ambition, Whirlpool, Ebay, Fujitsu, James N Kirby Holdings, Estee Lauder, Patterson Partners AdCafe, Kirby Design, Coca Cola, ING, Norman Disney Young, Teachers Federation Health, Starpharma, ITPM, Suncorp, St Vincent’s Hospital and Reckitt Benckiser.

His Journey So Far

His earlier career involved working as a Consultant and Trainer in New Zealand and Australia specialising in presentation skills, communication skills, train the trainer, negotiation skills, teamwork, performance and leadership. He was nominated for the Adams Prize for Literature (non fiction) for his book ‘Getting into The Act’ and he has received research grants from the QEII Arts Council, The McKenzie Education Foundation and The Department of Internal Affairs.

Professional Focus & Associations

Steve was awarded a Masters Degree in Arts from the University of NSW, a Bachelor of Arts from the Victoria University and a Diploma of Education. He also has a Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from The Institute of Coaching and Consulting Psychology. He also enjoys working as a Professional Actor, Director and Performance Coach. Over the past 20 years Steve has performed in many TV, film, radio and stage productions, including recent guest roles in ‘Water Rats’ and ‘All Saints’.

Personal Passions

Outside of work, Steve enjoys theatre, movies, tennis, yoga, football finals, good coffee, music and swimming in the ocean.

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Heidi Reeve

Senior Partner

At a Glance

Heidi works with individuals, groups and organisations using training, facilitation and coaching, to access potential and develop leadership on a transformational level. Heidi draws on her extensive International business experience to bring the latest in leadership thinking.

Her Journey So Far

Heidi has grounded management experience within the IT industry, working extensively in the US and UK where she was involved at a strategic level responding to international and cross-cultural management issues. She has also had experience as an independent consultant, working with clients in a range of industries including education, finance, health and law enforcement. Prior to this, she worked in promotions in the speaker and training industry, and has operated her own Natural Therapies clinic.

Professional Focus & Associations

Heidi’s professional focus is on working across organisations to produce transformational change and leadership excellence at all levels. She has a strong belief in “the art of possibility”, and uses training, facilitation and coaching to explore and utilise potential with a view to increasing productivity, inspiration and balance.

Heidi holds a Masters Degree in Human Resources Management and Coaching from Sydney University, a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Management and Organisational Behaviour from Bond University, and a Certificate in Natural Therapies (Aromatherapy) from the Natural Therapy Academy of Brisbane. She is a Member and past Board Member of USCMA (University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Association).

Personal Passions

Heidi has a passion for life! with a particular love of music, dancing, spending time with friends, nature, travel, and has a voracious appetite for learning.

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Dr Yvonne Sum

Consulting Partner

At a Glance

Yvonne is on a quest to transform leaders. She brings out the authentic best in people simply by her energy and unwavering belief that every one is born a genius. She expresses this passion through being an international speaker, writer, transformational corporate facilitator, executive and parent Coach, business woman, wife and mother. You will find her powerfully inspirational.

Her Journey So Far

Harnessing her astute abilities for diagnosis from over a decade’s experience in the dental health profession and her background as a professional actor, Yvonne elegantly weaves her amazing talent for moving an audience of one or a thousand, to bring forth our hidden gifts. Dr Sum ran a successful private dental practice for 15 years, whilst designing and teaching the first Communications program for dental undergraduates at the University of Sydney.

Professional Focus & Associations

Yvonne is enthusiastically compelling in her corporate facilitation, executive coaching and personal development training for multinational organisations & SMEs in Asia Pacific, Australia and the US.

Yvonne is a media consultant, and has appeared as a resident expert on an Australian national lifestyle television show At Home with John Mangos, Midday Show, Today Show, Good Medicine and Second Opinion. She writes regularly on business and work-life balance issues in several publications in Australia and the Asia Pacific. Yvonne is a pioneer in Parent Leadership coaching: inspiring professional/executive parents and also eloquently translating this concept to reinstate heart and soul back to corporate and professional organisations. Yvonne is a certified Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Trainer. She is accredited in MBTI I & II, DiSC, LSI, Firo-B, Level 1 Educational Kinesiology, Cert IV WAT and meta-Coaching.

Personal Passions

Yvonne enjoys being with people: simply to co-create joyful learning partnerships. Her top pastime is to share anecdotes with family & friends. She loves great movies, food & books.

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