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You are not alone! We are bringing to you, at Courageous Women, a swathe of inspirational leaders, all experts in their field. Communities only thrive with shared experiences, camaraderie and continued learning. As the founder of this community, I rely on this group of strong leaders to inspire me and they want to share their wisdom with you too.

Police officer in charge, Margaret River

Simone Taplin

Late last year, Sgt Simone Taplin won recognition from her peers as part of WA’s annual Police Excellence Awards. the prestigious individual operational performance category,

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Workplace safety & wellbeing leader

Elena Lennox

Elena, Founder of Courageous Women, is the owner of DevelopMental Safety. Recognising the connectedness of our ‘Body, Mind and Spirit’, she supports organisations to create

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sarah maconachie
Parenting

Sarah Maconachie

Sarah Maconachie, creater of ‘Work Hard, Parent Hard’ is a leader in the field of parenting. She’s an amazingly talented dynamic woman who brings drive and passion

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Thought leader and change agent.

Prina Shah

I fell in love with Prina and her amazing approach to change at last year’s AHRI (Australian Human Resources Institute) conference where she got down off

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holly escott
Workplace safety leader

Holly Escott

Holly has been our number one supporter at Courageous Women since our inception when she and Kate Butler, both amazing women in safety came along. Not

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Police officer in charge, Margaret River

Simone Taplin

Late last year, Sgt Simone Taplin won recognition from her peers as part of WA’s annual Police Excellence Awards. the prestigious individual operational performance category,
Read More
Workplace safety & wellbeing leader

Elena Lennox

Elena, Founder of Courageous Women, is the owner of DevelopMental Safety. Recognising the connectedness of our ‘Body, Mind and Spirit’, she supports organisations to create
Read More
sarah maconachie
Parenting

Sarah Maconachie

Sarah Maconachie, creater of ‘Work Hard, Parent Hard’ is a leader in the field of parenting. She’s an amazingly talented dynamic woman who brings drive and passion

Read More
Thought leader and change agent.

Prina Shah

I fell in love with Prina and her amazing approach to change at last year’s AHRI (Australian Human Resources Institute) conference where she got down off

Read More
holly escott
Workplace safety leader

Holly Escott

Holly has been our number one supporter at Courageous Women since our inception when she and Kate Butler, both amazing women in safety came along. Not

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which acknowledged how the career officer and former detective’s “outstanding leadership and emotional intelligence shone through” in her work.

Singling out her skill and compassion in managing tragic incidents in the community, the award judges said Sgt Taplin’s commitment to “operational excellence” was worthy of merit.
Simone says she ‘Has worked from the very top to the very bottom and in between of Western Australia and had truly amazing experiences, creating unforgettable memories.

Connect with Simone on Linkedin

a safety climate at work combining a mixture of coaching and training with a psychosocial safety audit. She is passionate about speaking out against coercive control, harassment and bullying and as a speaker, Mental Health First Aid and Working with Resilience trainer, she promotes the business case for creating a mentally healthy workplace.

In her spare time, she’s a kayaking instructor and you’ll often find her taking people out on the Swan River.

Check out her blog “There is no health without Mental Health” at https://developmental.net.au/how-important-is-mental-health/ and ‘Can you Afford to Lose Good Staff?”  https://developmental.net.au/the-cost-of-replacing-staff/

Reach out to Elena on Linkedin or email elena@developmental.net.au

to every aspect of her life as a ‘mind coach’ and parent of 3 year old twins and her four year old son.

This year she is launching not only two books “Working Mothers Inspiring Others” and “Working Dads and balancing acts” but also a new programme called ‘Mindful Teens.”

So often we think of the parental balancing act as something that ceases when children get to their teens but support is never more needed than when that hormonal change happens.

Reach out to Sarah if you’d like to learn more about how to thrive as a working parent.

the stage to talk to everyone. She really does think outside the box. Not only that, she’s warm and caring – maybe why she left the world of corporate management to bring her much needed skills to the wider business community around the world.

Her training programs are practical; she shares tools, templates and tips with you that you can easily implement.

You can also expect to have some laughs, to do some deep thinking and have some honest, respectful conversations.

Reach out to Prina if you’re thinking it’s time for change for you or for  your workplace

content with working part time as a Health Safety and Quality Manager, she runs her own business called All Things Safety Management Systems and volunteers as the Partnership Manager at the United Nations Association of WA.  She’s passionate about creating a safe sustainable future and right now she is pursuing a master’s degree in renewable and sustainable energy engineering and a Master of Business Administration.

It’s not easy being a women in what might be seen as predominantly a ‘mans’ world’. That’s changing slowly but it really is a tough gig.

Reach out to Holly on Linkedin. Connect to learn more about safe behaviours at work.