Kate Szymanski

Counsellor & Facilitator

Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia

About

Enthusiastic & focused, committed to playing a key role in a people-led environment. Background in wellbeing and educational programs supporting good mental health. Inspired by workplace wellbeing and how that translates to business results. Expertise extends to embedded counselling skills that are currently being expanded through a counselling degree. Extensive experience managing projects, colleagues and client relationships for a range of organisations, both in Sydney and New York. Demonstrated leadership skills to support and develop people and teams across a diverse range of work functions and reporting lines.

Experience

  • Facilitator | Counsellor at Quest for Life Foundation
    Aug 2014 - Present · 12 yrs

    Established in 1989 by Petrea King, the Quest for Life Foundation provides educational self-help programs and community-based workshops that encourage, educate and empower people to improve their resilience and peace of mind during times of illness, depression, grief and trauma. Quest encompasses a holistic approach to physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing.

  • Founder at Soulglow Yoga
    Feb 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    I'm a qualified Dru yoga teacher and extremely passionate about this modality. An apt description would be mindful yoga with it's flowing sequences that focus on synchronising breath with movement. It's a practical and effective way to balance our time working both in managing stress and physically reversing the negative impacts of sitting for long periods of time & working on screens.

  • Co Director / Production Manager at MO & Co.
    May 2014 - Jun 2021 · 7 yrs 2 mos

    MO & Co. is a creative content company specialising in bringing brands to life in the minds of consumers by telling rich stories, beautifully crafted across multiple creative disciplines including the production of brand films, TV commercials, digital video content and on-camera presence training.

  • Career Transition Coach & Program Facilitator at Transition Hub
    Apr 2019 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Transition Hub is a future of work initiative focused on leadership development, talent mobility and workforce transformation. Launched by HPC Global in 2018, Transition Hub programs draw on a range of disciplines including business, communication, psychology, and the performing arts to bring energy and clarity to learning, enrich organisational change initiatives and fast-track careers.

  • Client Director at Red Leaf
    Mar 2018 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Red Leaf provide consulting services and training solutions in the organisational health space. Their point of difference is providing virtual experiences based on real-world expeditions in extreme environments around the world, filming their journeys to create fun and relevant virtual training experiences.