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KEASE International associates, facilitators and coaches are not only experts in their respective fields, they are compassionate professionals who embody the KEASE values.

MEET OUR TEAM

Our people are our #1 asset

Experienced across a broad range of industries and topics, KEASE International  Associates encompass critical soft skills and technical skills to approach a problem from both sides.

We provide a range of services from capability development and executive coaching, through to our business consultancy service. Most importantly, our team are compassionate, empathetic, people-first leaders who thrive on helping organisations succeed.

Sarah Kease - Kease International

Meet our founder Sarah

For the past 14 years Sarah has created a reputation for innovative learning programs that embed learning outcomes. She is highly sought after for her consultancy, facilitation & public speaking skills throughout Australia and SE Asia. 

Sarah is the accredited principal facilitator for GENOS Ignite, Wiley Everything DiSC, 5 Behaviours of a cohesive team and Productive Conflict programs.

Sarah is well respected on an international level as a subject matter expert in Applied Emotional Intelligence, Mindful Leadership and Applied Positive Psychology in the workplace.

Clients including NEW HOPE Group praise her ability to deliver measurable results. Sarah’s strength is her ability to work in partnership with an organisation and create cutting-edge and relevant learning programs that ensure leaders are equipped to lead in the digital age.

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Our Associates

Our KEASE Associates are subject matter experts in their respective fields. From digital transformation, change management, creative thinking, design, technology, strategy and emotional intelligence. Our team of consultants are experienced across a diverse range of industries including industrial design, mining, telecommunications, media, retail and NFP. 

You can rest assured that you will have the right person on your project.

Emma

Coach | Consultant | Agile Delivery & Change Management Specialist

Emma is a highly motivated, and dedicated leader with over 25 years experience in the Australian market. Emma is highly skilled in managing complex change, optimizing business performance and re-shaping a positive culture. Emma’s professional success and reputation is based around her strong principles of ethics, integrity, trust and respect.

Kate

Organisational Well-being Specialist

Kate is an industry-recognised HR professional with over 13 years experience working in the technology and legal industries. Her most recent role was with a fast paced technology start up where she focused on leadership coaching and development, culture and engagement initiatives, talent management, workforce strategic planning and wellbeing.

Dani

Coach | Consultant | Facilitator

With 20 plus years’ in consulting, across the HR, Recruitment and Training sectors, Dani’s passion is simple - its PEOPLE! She’s curious about how they think, fascinated by what they do, and amazed by what they can achieve. With an appreciation of how the brain works in the everyday experience, Dani has impressed those she’s worked with across a variety of sectors.

Mervin

Leadership Coach | Transformation & Automation Coach

Mervin is a highly experienced consultant in Business Process Management and a thought leader in Intelligent Automation, using AI and Bots to effectively enhance and augment the workforce to increase productivity. Mervin has a potent mix of expertise that has helped all his engagements produce positive results and yet remain human-centred in his approach.

Tanya

People & Culture Expert

Tanya is a results-focused HR Professional who has seen the best and worst of people and culture management over the last 15 years. A genuinely kind and empathetic leader, who exudes energy and positivity, Tanya wants to share her experience and expertise to ensure businesses are delivering and developing high quality people and management programs.

Ross

C-Suite Confidential

I am your ‘no-BS’confidential advisor and coach – with a long history of working with ASX200 companies. I am sought-after for my straight-forwardness and objective assessment and advice.

Trang

Business Administration Assistant

I am passionate about helping leaders with their administrative needs that is required in maintaining, sustaining and growing a business. I also help with website user experience and functionality testing.

Tracey

Workplace Wellbeing Specialist

Tracey is an multi-award-winning leader, dedicated to helping individuals to manage their well-being. Currently facilitating courses on Living with Balance, Tracey helps individuals to maintain a healthy work-life balance. She is certified to provide Mental Health First Aid, Suicide Prevention Training and is a Certified Advisor of the National Standard on Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace.

Helen

Career Development Consultant

Helen is a Career and Leadership Coach with over 15 years’ experience, passionate about helping people build fulfilling and successful careers. With an engaging, strategic and diplomatic coaching style, Helen focuses on developing leaders with self-awareness and a strong growth mindset, contributing to their high performance. Her clients feel understood, inspired and confident to act.

Carrie

Facilitator | Leadership Coach | Emotional Intelligence Specialist

Carrie has a rich background of experience in the Education sector with 24 years in adult education. She has designed, delivered and facilitated professional learning for effective and ineffective teams, as well as a variety of aspiring and experienced Leadership Programs for workplace growth and performance.

Amy

Facilitator | Keynote Speaker | Emotional Intelligence Specialist

Amy holds over 18 years of expertise across leadership, learning and organisational development. Amy has successfully designed, developed and implemented hundreds of L&D solutions across many sectors including Financial and Insurance Services; Government, Technology and Transport/Automotive.

Susan

Facilitator | Executive Coach | Emotional Intelligence Specialist

Susan has more than 25 years experience in leading and managing people in a variety of organisations spanning financial services, manufacturing and distribution, retail, and business to business sales.

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Affinity Education Group

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AFL

Sarah Yip has an authentic style that has connected with our people at all levels whether in small group workshops or full staff conferences. Sarah has incredible technical knowledge backed up by research or personal experiences. She has become a friend of AFL Queensland and a wonderful support to the development of our leaders and team members.

Dean Warren
CEO of AFL QLD

Sarah Yip is an authentic, people-focused facilitator that delivers fantastic results for both individuals and organisations. Her leadership courses with AFL Queensland Limited over the past three years has been outstanding. We cannot recommend her highly enough!

Larissa Mouttou
State Manager - Media and Marketing

Residential Tenancies Authority

I recommend Sarah’s workshops to anyone that wants fresh, inspiring and enthusiastic energy unlike any other.

Antonella Spatola
Rental Tenancy Authority

Auswide Bank

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New Hope Group

We partnered with KEASE International about 3 years ago with an initial engagement to deliver our Frontline leadership program. 

We were very impressed with the high level of delivery of that program which inspired and engaged our supervisors that we quickly realised KEASE International had more to offer our business.   

Since that time, KEASE International consultants have facilitated workshops, undertaken one on one coaching with senior leaders, designed and delivered a bespoke senior leadership program as well as designed and coordinated a leadership event for our senior leaders.

KEASE International is now an integrated part of our organisation with an in-depth understanding of what we do and how we do it along with an appreciation for where we are on our journey and what we are aspiring to achieve. 

They bring latest thinking to collaborate and design targeted and bespoke programs which deliver measurable results for our business.  Along with that expertise they also bring energy and passion and the ability to relate to all levels of leadership.  

Kim Franks

Executive General Manager People

Queensland Government

Sarah was my facilitator on an Emotional Intelligence program.
As my facilitator she made a lasting positive impact on my personal and professional development. 
 
She has an innate ability to connect with her audience and share knowledge in engaging and innovative ways. 
 
If you wish to unleash the potential of your workforce and empower your teams, engage the ever inspiring and authentic Sarah at KEASE and watch your workforce thrive. 

Chelsea Akers

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Brisbane Marketing

As the People & Culture Manager at Brisbane Marketing; I have been working with Sarah Yip from KEASE International since November 2018 on a range of leadership and culture programs within our organisation.

Sarah is an extremely professional and exceptionally knowledgeable consultant who is well skilled at advising and guiding senior leaders on tackling complex and challenging business problems, from strategic leadership through to culture development and business coaching.

Since joining our team as a preferred consultant, Sarah has continued to wow the leadership team. After our first leadership team off-site in November, which Sarah facilitated, the feedback from across the leadership group was overwhelming, with comments such as: “Sarah is by far the best consultant we’ve ever worked with”, “Sarah was amazing at getting to the crux of the problem and helping us to workshop it”.

Since then, Sarah has continued to support us and has again facilitated another leadership event this year, which again got rave reviews from the team but, importantly we were for the first time really discussing the important issues, which was all down to Sarah’s involvement in the pre-work, agenda and then the delivery of the two and a half day session.

Sarah is able to effectively balance the delicate nature of challenging senior leaders to get them to think and act very differently when they return to the workplace. This is an extraordinary skill that is not to be underestimated.

As a People & Culture Manager in a stand-alone HRM position it’s very hard at times to work through some of the complex issues and problems that all organisations face from a people perspective. Since November, Sarah has become a trusted advisor for me in many ways, she has a way of breaking down the issues and workshopping them through and provides wise counsel of which we (and I) have hugely benefited from.

Overall, Sarah has had a huge impact on our business and we’re looking forward to continuing our partnership with Sarah and KEASE International in to the future.

Abigail Chambers

People & Culture Manager

Elixir Management

As a provider we aim to offer continuous growth and development in our company through various training methods. Sourcing a training facilitator to cater for the different levels of capacity within the industry is extremely challenging. Five years ago, I attended a training session with Sarah Yip who not only inspired but challenged me through her session, five years later, I continue to use her vast array of training and services in every company I have worked for. Each business requiring different outcomes from each session.

A great testament to Sarah is her ability to listen to a small briefing (I don’t have a lot of time) of what we are looking for in each individual training session and tailor it in alignment with out companies’ vision and values, this immensely supports us as a company to eliminate any mixed messages on expectations.

At each of our training sessions we offer a feedback form and every session we are requested by employees for her to attend again. She greets the team with a warm and welcoming energy and connects with each individual ensuring that everyone gets the most out of her sessions.

Her interpersonal skills, knowledge, professionalism and humour merge to keep you captivated anywhere from a few hours to a whole day session. While being very observant of the team, she will often support anyone who might be challenged through the session ensuring that everyone is feeling confident and full of knowledge prior to leaving each session.

I would highly recommend Sarah to any company or individual seeking growth and development for their teams.

Nelesha Brennan

Operations Manager Elixir Management

Bundaberg Brewed Drinks

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Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse

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Mervin Chiang

AI & Robotics Guru

I am passionate about creatively turning ideas into business realities. I thrive at helping and mentoring others to do the same.

I work with Senior Managers and business who have the challenge of bringing all things Digital, AI and Robotics into their organisation to stay current and modern. I help them plan for this transition at the strategic, operational and cultural levels.

Ross Fazel

C-Suite Confidential

I am your ‘no-BS’confidential advisor and coach – with a long history of working with ASX200 companies. I am sought-after for my straight-forwardness and objective assessment and advice.

I work with C-Suite and senior leaders who face the challenge of navigating modern business transformation. Armed with an objective eye and a big picture focus, I distil complex scenarios into actions that are easy to understand and implement.

Sarah Yip

Founder KEASE International

For the past 14 years Sarah has created a reputation for innovative learning programs that embed learning outcomes. She is highly sought after for her consultancy, facilitation & public speaking skills throughout Australia and SE Asia. 

Sarah is the accredited principal facilitator for GENOS Ignite, Wiley Everything DiSC, 5 Behaviours of a cohesive team and Productive Conflict programs.

Sarah is well respected on an international level as a subject matter expert in Applied Emotional Intelligence, Mindful Leadership and Applied Positive Psychology in the workplace.

Clients including NEW HOPE Group praise her ability to deliver measurable results. Sarah’s strength is her ability to work in partnership with an organisation and create cutting-edge and relevant learning programs that ensure leaders are equipped to lead in the digital age.

Trang Mai

Virtual Assistant

I am passionate about helping leaders with their administrative needs that is required in maintaining, sustaining and growing a business.

I work with organisations to document processes and work with you on creating business process efficiencies.

Tracey Hawthorn

Workplace Wellbeing Specialist

I am passionate about helping people thrive at work and in their lives.

I work with educators, employees, managers and leaders who have the challenge of understanding and supporting positive mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.

I help to show employees skills on self-awareness and self-management with an emphasis on maintaining a healthy balance with work and life.  I help managers and leaders create a workplace culture that promotes and fosters wellbeing.

Helen Tran-Nguyen

Career Development Consultant

I am passionate about people developing fulfilling careers.

I provide coaching for senior professionals seeking development and transition. Through a human centered approach, I help clients build rewarding careers by challenging their thinking and increasing awareness of self.

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Peabody Energy

I attended a leadership program facilitated by Sarah Yip of KEASE International because my career path was starting to include leadership aspects that weren’t covered in my technical qualifications.

Sarah helped me by coaching me over the course of 12 months in the fundamental skills of leadership that I needed to take the next step in my career. She helped fill in the gaps of knowledge I did have around making people and processes, corrected a few misconceptions along the way and gave me a framework that I could use to see the bigger picture.

The result was that I was able to immediately apply the concepts covered with the confidence to get results. Within a year I was successful in an application for a Senior position and am now the leader of a talented and diverse team working across multiple sites. My daily work involves stakeholder engagement, expectations management, budgeting, project management, work scoping, performance management, pitching ideas and mentoring of the team.

Sarah was able to create a safe and encouraging space for a very diverse group to contribute in ways that they wouldn’t normally feel comfortable. She was also able to very quickly understand the group dynamic and the needs of the individuals in the group and expertly tailored her delivery of the material to suit the audience.

I found the experience extremely rewarding as it highlighted my skill areas that needed work and provided me the tools to work with these challenges to overcome them.

I would recommend Sarah Yip of KEASE International to people whose career is moving forward and want to be able to proficiently lead a technical team in this ever changing business world.

Lindsay Smith

Senior Exploration Geologist Peabody Energy

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Emma Caruso

Agile Change Management Specialist

Emma is a motivated, dedicated and energetic leader and change management specialist. She has led and managed large-scale globally distributed teams through successful change, optimising business performance and reshaping a positive culture.

Emma has a proven track record in managing high impact business and digital transformation programs, through planning, implementation and commercial delivery. She has an established reputation for building high performing cultures focused on enthusiasm, determination and achievement based on the principles of ethics, integrity, trust and respect.

Kate Dobbrick

Organisational Well-being Specialist

Kate is a HR professional with over 13 years experience working in the technology and legal industries. Her most recent role was with a fast paced technology start up where she focused on leadership coaching and development, culture and engagement initiatives, talent management, workforce strategic planning and wellbeing.

Prior to this, Kate worked in organisational development and wellbeing at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers – where she gained significant experience across large scale OD/Wellbeing initiatives, worked with senior stakeholders to drive sustainable high performance and developed programs and initiatives to support employees and leaders to thrive in a psychologically safe workplace.

Kate’s work has received industry recognition from AHRI, HR Awards, Australian Psychological Society, Australian Law Awards and LearnX.

Kate has also spoken at industry conferences as an expert presenter and panelist on organisational wellbeing, sustainable high performance, vicarious trauma and mental health. 

Dani McDonnell

Coach | Consultant | Facilitator

With 20 plus years’ in consulting, particularly across the HR, Recruitment and Training sectors, Dani’s passion is simple – its PEOPLE!  She’s curious about how they think, fascinated by what they do, and amazed by what they can achieve.

Priding herself on being a Coach, Consultant, Advisor and Facilitator whose mission it is to provide you with an efficient, effective and ethical service, Dani has consulted to clients ranging from individuals to SMEs through to global organisations. She understands that no matter the size of the project or the business, it’s the human element that is key. 

With an appreciation of how the brain works in the everyday experience, and with an empathetic, engaging and honest consulting style, Dani has impressed those she’s worked with across a variety of sectors including Mining & Resources, Government, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Not-for-Profit and Education.

Tanya Siggins

People & Culture Expert

After 15 years as a HR Professional, Tanya has seen the best and worst of people and culture management in a variety of industries. She wants to share her experience and expertise with business and HR professionals alike to ensure businesses are delivering, and reaping the benefits of, high quality people management programs.   

A background in data and analytics means Tanya is results-focused and identifies KPIs and success metrics for all programs she delivers. She is passionate about creating real and demonstrated change within organisations.

Described as genuinely kind and empathetic, Tanya’s ability to build authentic trust-based relationships is highlighted as a key strength by her colleagues and peers. Tanya’s energy and positivity makes her an engaging facilitator, and she is well known for her entertaining anecdotes. 

With a qualification in Workplace Coaching, Tanya is skilled at partnering with leaders at all levels to build their people management capability. 

Carrie Benedet

Facilitator | Leadership Coach | Emotional Intelligence Specialist

Carrie a rich background of experience in the Education sector with 24 years in adult education, designing, delivery and facilitation of professional learning for effective and ineffective teams, design and facilitation of a variety of aspiring and experienced Leadership Programs, coaching and mentoring for workplace growth and performance.

Carrie has had a number of leading advocacy roles including the NSW Board of Studies as an Independant Representative for 10 years, the NSW Institute of Teachers (NESA) and was Inaugural Chairperson Council of Catholic School Parents NSW & ACT.

Amy Stewart

Facilitator | Keynote Speaker | Emotional Intelligence Specialist

Amy has successfully designed, developed and implemented hundreds of right fit learning and development solutions across many sectors including Financial and Insurance Services; Government, Technology and Transport/Automotive. Her methodology has always ensured alignment with organisational strategy, as well as the desired cultures and behaviours.


She has been instrumental in driving cultural change across core business areas and within fast growing industries. Such work has involved developing culture strategies, building an Emotionally Intelligent workforce and working closely with senior leadership teams to ensure successful implementation.


Amy is Asia Pacific based, and has built her career working with some of the best… ANZ; IAG (Insurance Australia Group); Avis and Budget Rent a Car; Transurban; Australian Institute of Management (AIM); Origin Energy; Chartered Accountants ANZ; Contiki Holidays; and Bridgeclimb.

Susan Judd

Facilitator | Executive Coach | Emotional Intelligence Specialist

Susan has built her facilitation and coaching career working across Regional and country areas of Australia-connecting with leaders in regional areas and working with them to build pragmatic solutions and practical workplace leadership skills.

Susan’s real passion is working with organisations to build happy and engaged workplaces where people are motivated and inspired to do and be their best. Susan does this through delivering tailored learning and development programs incorporating emotionally intelligent workplace (and life) behaviours. By working with individuals and groups to build their understanding of emotional intelligence, Susan assists organisations to build their productivity, team cohesion, and performance, building workplace happiness.

Susan is an experienced facilitator, executive coach and keynote presenter. Susan has been delivering adult education and training for the past decade to organisations and individuals across Australia, from small to large.