Breathe Australia is led by Andrew Roberts, who draws on over 20 years of experience in leadership development and positive psychology training. Around each program, Andrew brings together a trusted network of leadership coaches, workshop facilitators, and wellbeing specialists to deliver Future Fit leadership workshops and development programs for organisations across Australia. This flexible, collaborative model ensures that each program is tailored to the specific needs of the leaders and teams we work with.
After a career in corporate finance at KPMG, Andy began a new career in coaching and wellbeing in 2003. He has a masters degree in applied positive psychology and is a qualified strengths profile coach (Cappfinity) and emotional intelligence coach (MSCEIT model).
He owns a multi-disciplinary, thirty-practitioner wellbeing business in London and divides his time between his home in Sydney, business in the UK, leadership coaching around Australia and lecturing at the College of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University (JCU).
Andy was among the first group of masters degree students at the University of East London in 2008. The program, run by Dr Ilona Boniwell, was the first MAPP program outside the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he received training from world-leading experts Dr Alex Linley and Dr Susan David. In addition has been a qualified Life Coach (Newcastle College) for over 20 years and has been a yoga and mindfulness teacher for over 15 years.
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In addition to working with Breathe, Tara runs Good Work Career Consulting, a niche consultancy founded on the principle of decent work and focusing on regional careers. She has expertise in graduate and entry level work, and a special interest in the environmental sector.
She spent the formative years of her career in the Australian Public Service human services sector where she first understood the impact that work has on purpose, wellbeing, and life, along with the complexities of working within legislation.
A year-long career break led Tara to undertake studies in career development, whilst also working in the
environmental sector. She was part of James Cook University’s Careers and Employability team for over a decade, where she deepened her knowledge of environmental and research careers, amongst many others. Tara continues to expand on her sector knowledge as a volunteer with Bush Heritage Australia by assisting the Seeding the Future program team.
In higher education, Tara developed applied knowledge of learning design and the benefits of in-person, online, and hybrid course delivery, having delivered many activity-based workshops successfully in all formats. She worked with courses including Science, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Education, Biomedical Science, Business and others to scaffold and tailor career development learning into curriculum to prepare students for work and managing their careers.
Tara holds a Graduate Diploma in Careers Education and Development with Distinction (RMIT) and is a
Registered Professional Career Development Practitioner (CICA) and accredited Strengths Profile coach
(Cappfinity).
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Christina Byrne works with leaders and organisations to build strong, sustainable psychosocial safety cultures through the way leadership is practiced day to day. An energetic and commercially minded HR and Safety specialist, she helps leaders navigate the realities of today’s workplace — increasing pressure, constant change, and heightened expectations around wellbeing, performance, and accountability.
Focusing on the impact of behaviour, communication, and decision-making on trust, engagement, and psychological safety, Christina partners with leaders to translate psychosocial safety expectations into practical, human-centred leadership practices that genuinely improve culture and business outcomes. Known for her down-to-earth style, she has extensive experience coaching leaders through complexity, including organisational change, mergers, and acquisitions.
Through The Human Project, Christina delivers practical, evidence-informed solutions that place people at the centre of safety and performance. Her work helps leaders create environments where individuals feel safe to speak up, take responsibility, and perform at their best.
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Ged is an executive coach, graduating from the Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership (IECL) and a Fellow of the Institute of Managers & Leaders; his further professional development has was with IMD Business School (Switzerland) and the Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School (UK).
He is also the Regional Director for Hays Recruitment in North Queensland. His career with Hays spans 23 years. Ged has built one of Australia’s leading regional specialist recruitment businesses, providing expert recruiting services across all of North Queensland’s diverse industry base.
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Ryan blends strategy, psychology, and technology to help people and organisations thrive. As founder of Ryan S Thomas Consulting, he believes AI is the great enabler; a tool to amplify human intelligence and remove the barriers holding teams back.
He leads the Gen-Us Networking Event, inspired by Andy Roberts’ multi-generational leadership workshop, bringing generations together to share wisdom and strengthen collaboration.
Ryan also founded I Help A Brother Out (IHABO), a movement that reconnects men through shared activity, purpose, and mateship. His mission is simple: use technology to empower human potential.
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After completing her master’s degree in psychology Delia immersed herself in the nutritional neuroscience and offers a focused, insightful, evidence-based approach into how specific foods can improve our mood,
concentration, memory and learning ability and help us manage stress and remain calm and happy in our busy, stressful world, regardless of age. Delia has collaborated on many of our Breathe wellbeing programs in Australia and the UK.
Delia received her PhD from Adelaide Medical School, and her present research focus is on the neurobiology of stress and nutrition. In addition to running wellbeing workshops, she is an author and keynote speaker.
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Gina Clayton is the founder of iFreelance, bringing over 25 years’ experience advising Boards, leaders and business owners. She provides practical, commercially focused HR, safety and compliance solutions that strengthen leadership capability and drive business performance. Gina is an accredited partner of Employment Hero and Happy HR Systems, a professional member of AHRI with postgraduate qualifications in HR/IR and WHS, and is accredited in SHL and TTIS assessment tools, including personality, DISC and emotional intelligence.
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