Phil's Biography

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Short Bio

Phil helps leaders and teams navigate change with purpose so they can respond to the powerful forces impacting their organisations.

After leading high-performance teams in corporate roles, he went out on his own and spent time in Boston with Harvard leaders in the business purpose field.

Since then he’s worked with more than a hundred clients across all sectors as a speaker, strategist and facilitator.

Phil’s the author of Connecting Profit with Purpose and was recently featured in The CEO Magazine, CPA’s InTheBlack and the AFR report on purpose in business.

Chocolate is his kryptonite and running the tracks and trails where he lives in Bulli, south of Sydney, is the perfect remedy!

Longer Bio

Phil helps leaders and teams navigate change with purpose so they can respond to the powerful forces impacting their organisations. They improve their ability to focus on what really matters, do things differently and find the best way forward.

Purpose-driven leaders seek out win-wins and drive financial performance through purpose, not in spite of it. More importantly, they motivate, energise and inspire the people around them.

As a speaker, strategist and facilitator, Phil’s worked with more than a hundred clients across all sectors and is a globally recognised expert in purpose-driven leadership and business fields. His style is warm and reassuring, with extensive experience delivering across virtual, hybrid and in-person platforms.

Popular topics areas include: Find Your Purpose as a Leader, Leading Change with Purpose and Connecting People to Your Purpose.

After leading high-performance teams in corporate roles, he went out on his own and was invited to Boston to spend time with Harvard Business School leaders in the business purpose field.

Since then he’s worked with clients such as BlueScope, Challenger, IAG, JLL, NRMA and QBE, and a range of nonprofits and government departments.

Project work includes designing and facilitating components of Just Reinvest (Bourke), Wagga Wagga Local Employment Initiative, APCO’s Collective Action Group and an Australian Research Council funded ‘hidden talent’ initiative.

Achievements include publishing Connecting Profit With Purpose, two podcasts and appearing in media such as The CEO Magazine, CPA’s InTheBlack and the AFR report on purpose in business.

His own purpose is to help forward-thinking leaders turn the ripples they make into waves of positive change.

Outside of work, chocolate is his kryptonite and running the tracks and trails of Bulli, near Sydney, is the perfect remedy!