REZILIUM - Key Persons

Aaron is standing for every young person in Australia having compulsory entrepreneurship education, creating the space where everyone in the future generations has the tools and mindset to powerfully explore and deal with challenges through actions.

Andrea Riveros is an accomplished HR professional with nearly 20 years' experience in strategic human resources, leadership development and change management across a range of industries including, luxury retail, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, healthcare, finance, entertainment, travel and Government.

Carolyn is interested in the human connection and has been actively involved within the performing arts for more than 25 years as an actor, improviser and educator. Her focus has been understanding human behavior, the ‘why we do what we do and how we can do it better".

Colleen brings a fresh approach to thinking about leadership development, talent management, and bringing out the best in people.

Darren has focused on developing resilient, emotionally intelligent leaders that build high performing, resilient, emotionally intelligent teams. Valued for his ability to link business objectives to training outcomes, Darren has worked with leading corporations around the world at all organizational levels.

Job Titles:

• Business Advisor
• Director
• Founder

David Sawicki is a business advisor and the founder and director of Third Wave Ideas, specializing in advising B2B service companies - consultancies, agencies, professional service firms, etc.

Indi believes that the path to enterprise excellence can be found through aligning purpose, process, and people. He has spent 17 years driving transformation programs to uplift business performance, discover better ways of working, and embed Customer-centric behaviours. Learn more ..

Job Titles:

• Senior Consultant

Efi Richter believes that people are a business's only strategic advantage and that everyone deserves to be coached and to work in a great workplace. This belief drives her passion for supporting people to reach their full potential as they journey through complex change and cultural shifts. Efi has a 29-year career leading teams in the fast-paced media-marketing industry, where ambiguity has become a constant. She spent 20 years leading the media investment strategy for clients like P&G, Pfizer, IKEA, and NSW Government, overseeing negotiations for the media agency portfolio and leading high performance teams.

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• Lead Partner - Marketing, Commerce and Digital Experience Practice at Deloitte Digital Australia

"The Rezilium team recently conducted a series of virtual masterclasses for us at WA Super. Since our organisation is undergoing a period of significant change, we encouraged everyone to participate in the Emotional and Mental Resilience Masterclass sessions. The content was highly relevant and feedback from our teams confirmed they found the sessions practical, informative and engaging. While many webinars can be challenging, the program that was conducted by Rezilium was incredibly interactive and engaging, and as such, I would highly recommend Kamal."

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• Executive Manager Commercial Services at Australian Foundation for Disability ( AFFORD )

"I've had the pleasure of working with Kamal and Rezilium for over 13 years, firstly at Westpac and then in my current role at JDRF Australia. Rezilium has always created training programs that are research and data driven but more importantly are practical. Our team recently did a virtual training session with Kamal and he managed to keep our team very engaged and leave with practical implementable tools at the end."

Job Titles:

• Managing Director

Kamal has developed deep insight into organizations and people cultivated by his own unique background. Living in a monastery he trained as monk for 6 years before excelling in senior corporate positions. Now as the founder and director of Rezilium - Kamal delivers customized strategies and presentations for a range of industries. From monk to venture capitalist Kamal Sarma has transformed leaders and teams globally. Over the last 20 years he has delivered significant results for people and companies with his customized framework and teachings. Kamal has developed deep insight into organizations and people cultivated by his own unique background. Living in a monastery he trained as monk for 6 years before excelling in senior corporate positions. Now as the founder and director of Rezilium - a strategic leadership firm Kamal delivers customized strategies and presentations for a range of industries. Kamal has held executive roles in organizations such as McKinsey & Company, Eli Lilly, St. George Bank and AMP Capital Investors. He is an experienced speaker, trainer and the author of 3 books: Mental Resilience The Leadership Leap Win Win Conversations ​​Kamal has co-founded two venture capital businesses in the IT and biotech sectors and is currently is a Chair of RUOK? ConversationsThinktank. He is also co-founder Not-for-Profit initiative CaptivateTheFuture.com that builds resilience, self-esteem and confidence in high school students through public speaking.

Lynnette Edmonds' career has been devoted to human capital. Combining deep professional expertise with invaluable life experience, she delivers innovative, creative, and commercially impactful talent solutions. Her insights into attracting, retaining, and developing talent have made her a trusted advisor to industry leaders. Her 30+ year career began as a PR consultant then moved to co-owning PR People - a recruitment business focused on the PR/comms/marketing industry that placed hundreds of candidates and supported dozens of industry leaders - before joining Edelman Australia as Head of People. During the nine-year tenure at Edelman, Lynnette established a separate boutique consultancy which grew from helping individuals advance their careers to representing extraordinary talent, including Grace Tame (2021 Australian of the Year) and Rebecca Prince-Ruiz (Founder of Plastic Free July). She is now in that business full-time and offers full-service solutions in recruitment, HR consulting, and career coaching and mentoring. Lynnette is a certified DISC Flow Trainer. A passionate advocate for purpose-driven work, she volunteers with organisations including Freedom for Humanity and Fitted for Work and is an active member of GWPR's (Global Women in PR) Advocacy Committee. She is a sought-after speaker on topics including employee engagement, recruitment trends, and staff retention, presenting at events like Mumbrella's CommsCon, NSW HR Leadership Summit, Future of Work APAC, and Workplace Wellness Festival. Lynnette also mentors emerging professionals, helping them navigate and advance their careers.

A visionary business leader committed to building a better world. Mandy is a well-rounded business leader skilled at supporting start-ups and growing businesses or established businesses moving through change. She has had more than 15 years senior management experience in service based industries including travel, recruitment and retail across Australia & internationally. Mandy has had more than 15 years senior management experience in service based industries including travel, recruitment and retail across Australia & internationally. She has worked in a number of functional areas including human resources, operations & sales management and executive general management and progressed her career to CEO level. She worked with leading brands including Harvey World Travel, Flight Centre Group and House of Trave l and gained exposure to franchising, managing acquisitions, leading the organization through major brand transformations and significant growth.

Strategic leadership consultant and corporate executive coach. She specializes in Inspirational Leadership, Resilient Leadership, Change Management, WinWin Conversations (how to navigate the most important conversations), building High Performing Teams, Bullying & Harassment. Learn more ..

Rob is a passionate and committed Mental Fitness Advocate. Throughout his 20+ years in Digital Marketing working with start-ups to global corporates, Rob witnessed the happiest and most dedicated employees are at organisations who intentionally invest in their teams wellbeing and create a strong connection.

Job Titles:

• Leader

Shirley is an internationally experienced leader with a diverse set of credentials across Indigenous education, law, financial services, funds management, journalism and the NFP sector.