TALL POPPIES LEADERSHIP - Key Persons


Greg Yerkes

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Executive Coach, Senior Leadership Consultant
  • Senior Leadership Consultant With
Greg is a Senior Leadership Consultant with Tall Poppies Leadership - a Global Leadership Development company that empowers leaders to know, trust and be themselves. Greg has empowered thousands of Leaders across USA and Australia - as an Organisation & Leadership Development Strategist, Executive Coach, and Senior Facilitator. Across his 15-year career - predominantly in the USA and Australia - Greg guides behavioural transformation in organisations, teams, and individuals through senior team development, blended leadership journeys, and tapping into intrinsic motivators of senior leaders. He is passionate about Leadership Transitions and Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and has built Executive Team Development, Coach as Leader, Women's Leadership, and Designed Leadership Strategy programs of work. His client list includes: Verisk Analytics, Bankwest, Jacksonville Jaguars, Acxiom, BP, and Viacom. Greg is an Associate Certified Executive Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation, holds an MBA in International Business from Arcadia University (Philadelphia) and is accredited in the ESCI and EQi 2.0 Emotional Intelligence assessment tools.

Kim Lancer - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • CEO, Executive Coach and Senior Leadership Consultant
Kim Lancer is the Founder of Tall Poppies Leadership - a Global Leadership Development company that ignites your confidence. Through her Executive coaching, Women's Leadership, Development programs & Keynote speaking - Kim has impacted thousands of executives in Fortune 100 companies across the US, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. For more than 20 years, predominantly in New York, London, and Perth - Kim has inspired leaders to Know, Trust, and Be Themselves - developing mindsets for sustainable growth and behavioural change at Senior Leadership Levels. Kim has unique international experience - developing her expertise from the ground-up within a Global Investment Bank in Talent Development, then further growing with a Global Training company that facilitated thousands of leadership workshops and coaching to clients around the globe. She has designed complex programmatic, sustainable solutions and has deep expertise supporting holistic client solutions and partnering with Senior Stakeholders to drive business results. During her decades of coaching experience, Kim observed an important theme - the role that confidence has in a leader's success. Therefore, she founded Tall Poppies Leadership with the vision to empower everyone to Stand Tall and ignite their confidence. This stems from the power of knowing, trusting, and being yourself. Kim has an International Coaching Certification through Teleos Leadership Institute in Philadelphia, an Instructional Design Certification from New York University and a Bachelor in Communications from Curtin University, Perth. She is energized by seeing the impact of her work, family time with her husband, two teenage boys and one year old daughter and beach time.

Ryan Schadt

Job Titles:
  • Executive
  • Certified Professional Coach
  • Executive Coach, Senior Leadership Consultant
Ryan is an Executive coach and Senior Facilitator with Tall Poppies Leadership - a Global Leadership Development company that empowers leaders to know, trust and be themselves. Based in New York, Ryan's positive impacts have been felt across New York City and London - in consulting, financial services, legal, and tech industries - with emerging and executive leaders. Throughout his 15-year career - predominantly in the USA and UK - Ryan has a proven track record with Fortune 100 companies. He is a master of his craft, spending time to deeply understand his client needs and ignite their growth. Ryan is passionate about personally impacting his clients and removing roadblocks so they can be the best version of themselves. His client list includes: Nomura, Amgen, Bank of America, Clifford Chance, KPMG, IDEXX, and Willis Towers Watson. Ryan is a Certified Professional Coach through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching, holds an BA in Economics from Rutgers University and holds a Series 7 and Series 63 from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.