About
Suzi Finkelstein

Suzi has been an executive coach and facilitator of leadership programs for the better part of two decades. Public and private programs, workshops, and webinars total thousands of facilitations and coaching hours. She has worked throughout the public and private sectors.

Her passion is helping people thrive by increasing awareness and ultimately creating authorship to ensure a future-focused approach. The process leverages strengths, fosters stakeholder management, and builds leadership capacity and capability. She works with individuals and teams, building psychologically safe environments to increase team functionality and, ultimately, accountability.

Suzi is a lifelong learner. With a background in education, she continued her learning by gaining a MAPP (Master of Applied Positive Psychology) from Melbourne University, which not only legitimised her work as a coach and development consultant but also equipped her to use an evidence-based methodology in her practice. 

Suzi is accredited in several psychometric tools and regularly debriefs large cohorts of individuals. In 2020, Suzi decreased her coaching and facilitation load and stepped up from being the General Manager of Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) to become the CEO of Navitas’ WLA, its global arms (WLI, WLNZ) and the Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM). Despite the economic difficulties caused by the COVID pandemic, she was able to restructure the global organisation so that it exceeded growth targets.

Suzi now applies her learnings as a GM and CEO to her work as a consultant, working with individuals and teams in pursuit of inclusive leadership. She serves on committees and boards and is currently co-director of the Executive Fellows Program at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), and Senior Associate at WLA and Peter Berry Consultancy, an authorised distributor of Hogan psychometrics.

Outcomes 

Passionate about nurturing talent in others, Suzi takes great pride in her work and is deeply committed to helping others thrive in leadership positions across all facets of the workforce and broader community. She is consistently acknowledged for her ability to connect with diverse audiences and create safe, innovative learning environments focused on inclusivity and collaboration.

Her extensive experience, particularly in the women and leadership space, stellar reputation as a coach, and never-ending thirst for knowledge allow her to approach her work with the rigour befitting an impactful leader and role model.

Suzi’s programs are designed to enhance leadership skills and capabilities, allowing participants to become more effective leaders in their respective roles by increasing:

• Self-Awareness
• Stakeholder Management
• Inclusive Leadership Skills
• Leadership Capacity and Capability
• Psychologically Safe Team Environments
• Accountability and building a Results-Oriented Culture.
  
  

Overall, participants in Suzi’s coaching and leadership programs can expect a transformative experience that equips them with the skills, insights, and confidence to thrive as leaders in today’s complex and rapidly changing world.