STRATEGIC
PRESENCE
Conviction that Connects and Converts
It’s never been harder to stand out, build relationships, and earn trust in a market driven by quick wins, attention tactics, and endless distractions.
Leaders know what needs to happen, but can't get traction; teams are disconnected, clients are hesitant, and everything takes twice as long as it used to.
I help leaders and teams develop Strategic Presence, how we show up when it matters. The behaviours that earn trust, build conviction, and create traction because people sense the substance beneath it.
Our company offers team-building, executive presence & influence programs, offsite strategic planning in Melbourne & Sydney, led by globally recognised strategic leaders.
Visibility can be manufactured, confidence faked, but substance can't. It's the human difference that genuinely stands out now.
I partner with leaders under pressure to deliver outcomes across sales, strategy, and team performance. Leaders who understand that presence isn't theatre, it's a commercial advantage built on trust. When teams show up with conviction, decisions move faster, friction gets named before it festers, and energy goes into progress, not self-protection.
Shape Market Presence
Make your difference clear and felt. I align what you stand for with how you sell it, so your story is clear, concise, and consistent inside and out. The outcome is not more industry noise. It is clarity buyers can trust, plus a narrative your team can land with the conviction that gives buyers the confidence to back you.
Strengthen Team Presence
Set the standard for how teams show up when pace is high and certainty is low. I help teams move past safe bets, quiet friction, and self-protection by resetting how they align and build trust—so they operate as one in the moments that shape performance.
Elevate Leadership Presence
Turn credibility into authority without the theatrics. I help leaders and the functions that support them sharpen a point of view they can stand behind and show up with a conviction that feels real in the places they need to be present. The result is visibility that compounds, authority that holds under scrutiny, and influence built on substance.
Working together.
I build programs and experiences that change behaviour so your team owns the shift—you don't need to keep coming back for more.
It's about creating the conditions where new ways of showing up become natural, not something people have to consciously perform. Practical, memorable, and designed to stick.
✔ Strategic workshops, sales conferences, and off-site sessions
✔ Conference and event keynotes
✔ In-person and virtual masterclasses
✔ Sales and leadership training programs
✔ Executive coaching
Each experience reconnects people with purpose, clarity, and conviction, so the connections inside your business reflect the impact you want to create outside it.
Strategic Presence.
Market Presence
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Let’s get clear on what you stand for and make sure everyone can see it.
When your story is sharp and your difference is defined, people recognise your value before you enter the room.
I help organisations and teams align brand strategy with sales storytelling to create a unified market narrative that stands out in a world of noise and sameness. And pitch it with conviction.
Why this matters: clarity that earns connection, messaging that builds belief, and positioning that turns visibility into opportunity.
Team Presence
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Build alignment, belief, and belonging that drive performance.
In a world of distraction and constant change, teams can become busy but disconnected, full of capable individuals who've lost sight of who they are together.
I help teams reconnect around shared purpose, collective strengths, and a clear sense of identity, so they communicate and perform as one. When presence is built from the inside out, tension turns to trust, and activity turns into impact.
Why this matters: teams that know who they are show up stronger together, focused, and ready to excel.
Leaders Presence
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Connection starts with how you show up.
Visibility is no longer optional for leaders, but being seen isn't the same as being known for what you bring, who you are, and the presence that precedes you.
I help leaders turn internal credibility into external influence, building authentic visibility with depth and communicating with authority, not performance. It's how leaders inspire belief, earn trust, and create the kind of confidence that moves people and ideas forward.
Why this matters: strategic visibility builds trust, inspires belief, and creates a presence that amplifies impact.
Who should work with Fishy?
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Leadership teams ready to unlock the team behind the titles
If you can feel the potential, but you need the shift that makes the room feel different when this team is together.
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Teams where uncertainty is shifting behaviour
If it’s time to raise the standard for how the team shows up, so trust replaces self-protection and alignment removes friction.
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Commercial leaders losing winnable deals
If you keep hearing “sounds great”, but deals keep stalling because buyers cannot feel the difference with enough conviction to back you.
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Leaders who need visibility without theatrics
If visibility that builds authority matters, but you refuse to play the superficial personal brand game and want to be known for something real.
Signature Programs.
Training & Facilitated Programs
“Our team needs commercial and leadership behaviours that stick.”
Structured, practical learning experiences that build commercial storytelling, leadership presence, and capability that lasts.
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Pitch Presence
Learn how to structure and deliver presentations that move decisions from rational to emotional — leading with conviction in your value and building the confidence that moves buyers forward.The Strategic Visibility Sprint
A short, high-impact program to help leaders and brands clarify their message and show up with confidence across the platforms and places that matter most.The Connected Culture Program
A structured alignment process that turns shared values into lived behaviours across your organisation.
Perfect for: leadership and sales capability programs, internal learning academies, or ongoing team development series.
Workshops & Team Sessions
“We need something powerful and impactful for our offsite.”
High-impact, immersive experiences designed to realign teams, sharpen connections, and build conviction where it matters most.
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Human Performance Edge
A facilitated team experience designed for groups who are individually strong but not yet operating at their collective best. It focuses on how teams show up, connect, and align through personal shifts and shared understanding that restore the human edge behind sustained high performance.
The Connection Code
A facilitated culture-shaping experience that helps teams define and embed a shared way of being with each other. Not values on a wall, but the behaviours, cues, and moments that shape trust, belonging, and collective performance within and across teams.
Loud Enough to Lead
Transform visibility into authority through presence, story, and purpose for teams ready to build their external image, authority, and connections through substance, not performance.Team Story Circle
A unique team session that builds real connection through shared context. It surfaces what drives people, what they care about, and the patterns they fall into when pressure hits. Not vulnerability for show but a curated exercise in shared understanding that builds trust and makes collaboration faster and more real.
Perfect for: off-sites, team realignment days, and company-wide events where energy, connection, and clarity matter most.
C-suite & Leadership Coaching
“We need to help our leaders to show up with authenticity and presence internally and in the market”
One-on-one or small-group coaching for leaders ready to elevate their voice, build authority and shape their influence.
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Authority Accelerator
Coaching for trusted experts and senior leaders ready to amplify their external visibility, turning credibility into influence through consistent, strategic communication and visible leadership habits. (Group & 1:1)The Strategic Voice
A coaching and practice space that builds authentic communication and identity-based confidence for emerging leaders.Leading with Belonging
Coaching and facilitation for HR and people leaders to strengthen trust, cohesion, and culture through everyday visibility and human connection.The Visibility Lab
1:1 coaching for executive leaders ready to redefine how they show up, aligning identity, conviction, and communication to build presence that earns authority and trust.
Perfect for: executive and emerging leaders, partners, and senior specialists ready to build strategic visibility and influence inside and outside their organisation.
Partnerships.
Seeing the world differently
I'm driven by understanding the science behind how we show up, why we do what we do, especially in moments that matter. My approach blends evidence-based research with lived experience, testing what actually moves people and how we build, lose, and rebuild trust.
I spot patterns others miss. While most people are still staring at jigsaw pieces, I can see the picture on the box, and the simplest path to getting there.
I am fascinated by how things work, and by finding a better way forward through observation, analysis, and a grounded point of view. I focus on sensible, simplified moves that are clear, practical, and easy to implement.
Seeing unrealised potential frustrates me, especially when smart people and strong teams hold back from fully showing up. I will challenge long-held perceptions and the self-talk that quietly becomes a barrier to growth. My goal is to help you bring more of who you are, with more conviction, into the moments that matter.
Media Coverage
Fishy is a regular podcast guest, and feature writer and contributor to these leading publications
