Our formal, structured programs offer a confidential independent mentor or coach to discuss issues and test ideas around leadership, performance and careers. Programs are in person or virtual, strategically designed to achieve key outcomes sought.
Our research and experience shows that the match is critical to the success of the program. Which is why each program includes a detailed process to carefully identify and personally connect participants to our unparalleled network of more than 100 mentors and accredited coaches. Our trusted network includes some of the most well-respected professionals in Australia and globally, ranging across industries, experience and sectors. They are executives, qualified coaches, company directors, managing partners, business owners and entrepreneurs. McCarthy Mentoring CEO and Practice Directors are also accredited coaches and mentors in talent and emerging leader development.
All of our mentors and coaches will offer experienced advice, practical tools and frameworks, fresh perspectives and sometimes a reality check. Most importantly we all share a commitment to developing and supporting others to reach their potential.
Contact us now to commence your program.
A sample of our network of advisors are below:
Jane Michie
Non-Executive Director, Chubb; Former Director – Tax Policy and Global Head of Tax, BHP; Former Global Head of Tax, Macquarie Group; Former Director, Greenwoods & Freehills.
Kathleen Townsend
Director, Pacific People; Member Judicial Entitlements Panel; Former Chair, Australian Volunteers International; Former Deputy Chancellor, Swinburne University; Former Director, Melbourne Port Corporation; Former Member of Executive Council, VECCI; Former Managing Director of Kathleen Townsend Executive Solutions Pty Ltd
Megan Corfield
Chair QLD Chapter of Chief Executive Women; Non Executive Director, Unitywater
Naomi White
Managing Director, Naomi White Consulting and Advisory; Executive coach, mentor and people strategist; Nominations Committee Member for Netball Queensland and the Queensland Firebirds; former Transformation and Integration Director and Executive General Manager HR for the Suncorp Group
Vicky Papachristos
Non-Executive Director, Aussie Broadband, Big River Industries Limited ASX:BRI, GMHBA Health Insurance; and Director, Scale Investors Ltd; Managing Director, Currant Marketing Pty Ltd; Former General Manager, Customer Strategy & Loyalty, Myer.
Sophie McCarthy
CEO, McCarthy Mentoring; Chair, Sydney Community Foundation; Organisational coach and mentor; certified Hogan coach
Tessa Sexton
Director, Leadership & Coaching, McCarthy Mentoring; Level 2 organisational coach and mentor; certified Hogan coach; former General Manager, Marketing & Communications, Leukaemia Foundation Australia
Lisa Chung AM
Chair, Australian Unity and The Front Project, non-executive director of AV Jennings, Warren and Mahoney, Committee for Sydney, Artspace and Sydney Community Foundation. Former Chair of The Benevolent Society and Urbis, Deputy President of Trustees at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and Partner of law firms, Blake Dawson and Maddocks.
Thomas Thivierge
Principle, Thivierge HR Services. University of Michigan Ross Business School Executive Education Coach and former Executive Director, Labor Relations/HR at General Motors
Therese Ryan
Chair of Gippsland Water; Deputy Chair of Victorian Managed Insurance Authority, VicForests’ Trustee; Director of WA Super; Non-Executive Director ASX Listed Bapcor Ltd’ independent member of City of Melbourne Audit and Risk Committee; Former VP and General Counsel, General Motors International Operations
Sally Treeby
Director, Evergen; Non-Executive Director, Plan International Australia; Director, Sallyport Pty Ltd family investment; Former Executive General Manager, St James Ethics Centre
Mick Reid AM
Principal, M Reid and Associates; Non-Executive Director, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia; Director, Royal District Nursing Service; Former Chief of Staff to the Australian Minister for Health; Former Director General of Health NSW and QLD
Liesel Wett OAM
CEO, Australian Pathology; Chair, Goodwin Aged Care Services; Non-Executive Director, Pathology Awareness Australia; Former Non-Executive Director, Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD); Former Non-Executive Director, Doctors Health Services. Member of Chief Executive Women
Patrick Walker
Non-Executive Director, Good Environmental Choice Australia; CEO, Australian Sports Foundation; Former CEO, PwC UK Indirect Taxes; Director, Pathway Coaching & Consulting
Kate Dundas
Non-Executive Director Sydney Festival Board; Deputy Chair Australia for UNHCR Board: subject matter expert to KPMG on major projects in the arts and creative industries. Former roles include Executive Director Performing Arts, Sydney Opera House, Director of ABC Radio, Deputy Secretary Arts and Culture NSW Government, along with other roles in state and federal government and advisory Boards.
Carmel McGregor PSM
Adjunct Professor Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra; Non-Executive Director, Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI); former Non-Executive Director, ACT/SNSW Rugby (Brumbies); Former Deputy Public Service Commissioner; Former Deputy Secretary, People, Department of Defence.
Anne Skipper AM FAICD
Businesswoman, company director and mentor. Managing Director, Anne Skipper and Associates; Chair, The Silver Chain Group; Director, Renewal SA; Director, The Himalayan Development Foundation
James Atkins
Director, Vantage Strategy; Chair, Greening Australia; Chair BIG4 Holiday Parks; Non-Executive Director, Melbourne Water; Non-Executive Director, Connective Group; Non-Executive Director, .au Domain Administration
Gillian Corban
Partner and co-founder, Corban & Blair; Artistic editor, IdeaSpies, Mentor with Mentor Walks; Member, Management Committee, Detour House Women’s Shelter; Former Non-Executive Director, TAFE NSW
Richard Spencer
Former Commissioner (Social Policy) with the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission. Former CEO roles including The Benevolent Society, Cerebral Palsy Alliance and AFS Intercultural Programs in NY. Commercial background with Rio Tinto and Clayton Utz.
Jane Jose OAM
Former CEO of Sydney Community Foundation; Author, Places Women Make; Former Deputy Lord Mayor, Adelaide; Founding CEO of Be Kind Sydney
Jennifer Bott AO
Trustee of the Australian Museum, a Director of the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), the Southern Highlands Foundation and the Sydney Orthopedic Research Institute (SORI)
Maria Newport
Managing Principal, Newport O’Connor; Non-Executive Director, Coeliac NSW & ACT; Executive Coach, Mentor, Facilitator, Consultant, Lawyer and Mediator
Marg Lennon
Managing Director, Unlimited People Potential Pty Ltd; Former President and Chairman, YMCA NSW; Former VP Human Resources and Organisation Development, Cochlear
Marg O’Donnell AO
Chair, SANE Australia; Chair, Griffith Law School Visiting Committee; Director, Breast Cancer Trials; Former Chair, National Breast Cancer Network of Australia; Former Director General of several Queensland Departments
Susan Lenehan
Director M & L Management; Former Chair, Principals Australia Institute Board; Former Syndicate Chair, CEO Institute; Minister & Member of Parliament in South Australia
Peter Loxton
Managing Director, Peter Loxton and Associates Pty Ltd; Former Chair, NSW Health Pathology; Former Chair, Carriageworks; Former Assistant Director General, Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW); Former Head of ABC Radio
Kathleen Conlon
Chair, Lynas Corporation Ltd; Non-Executive Director, Bluescope and Aristocrat Leisure; Former Non-Executive Director, realestate.com.au; CSR, AICD National Board and The Benevolent Society. 19 years with Boston Consulting Group -Director and Partner.
James O’Loghlin
Innovation speaker and author. ABC Radio and television presenter including host of 'The New Inventors'. Formerly a criminal lawyer and stand up comedian.
Deborah Protter
Founding Partner of The Values Partnership; Certified Gallup Strengths Coach, Member of The Hunger Project Development Board; philanthropist and retreat leader in France and Western Australia.
Jacqui Walters
Chair, CleanCo Queensland; Board member, Development Victoria; Non-Executive Director, Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Pathways to Resilience and SecondBite, a leading national food rescue organisation; Former Chair of City Train Response Unit, Qld Premier Appointment and board member of Building Queensland; Former Group Strategy Leader, Evans & Peck Pty Ltd
Maree Walk
Principal Consultant, Storyroad; Former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services (NSW); Former Chief Executive of Community Services NSW (DoCS); General Manager, Operations, The Benevolent Society; Policy Manager, Violence, Abuse & Neglect, NSW Health; Former Chair: Implementation Board: Social and Affordable Housing Fund; Association of Child Welfare Agencies; Board Member, Families Australia.
Matt Gaden
Head of Distribution, Janus Henderson Investors.
Pam Dell
Coach and Change Management Consultant; Former Head of Transformational Change, Metcash; Former Chief Executive Officer, Re-Map.
Barry Mann
Non-Executive Director, NSW ALC Housing Ltd; Former CEO, UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation; Director, Property City of Parramatta; Head of Residential Development NSW, Stockland; COO and MD, Lendlease international subsidiaries.
Emma Stein
Non-Executive Director, Alumina Limited; Non-Executive Director, Transpacific Industries; Non-Executive Director, Programmed Maintenance Group; Non-Executive Director, DUET; Non-Executive Director, Todd Corporation; Former Managing Director, Gaz de France Energy and British Fuels
Neil Thompson
Former CEO, Velocity Virgin Australia; Non-Executive Director, Smiling Mind Inc; Advisory Board Member, Australian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University; Advisor, On Point Loyaltly; Advisory Board Member, Loyalty Republic; Industry Advisory Panel Member, Opal HealthCare ; Former Non-Executive Director, Plan International & Horizon Power; Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD)
Sally Herman
Non-Executive Director, Suncorp; Non-Executive Director, Breville Group; Non-Executive Director, Investec Property Ltd; Non-Executive Director, Premier Investments Ltd; Advisory Board Member, Evans & Partners; Former Chair, Urbis Pty Ltd; Former Westpac General Manager, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Sally Loane
Non-Executive Director, Chubb, Venues NSW and Destination NSW; Advisory Board Member, Orizontas; Director, PanKind, The Australia Pancreatic Cancer Foundation; Member Board of Trustees, Anzac War Memorial; Former Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Council; Former Non-Executive Director, Waratahs Rugby (First woman on the board in the 135-year history of the company)
Sam Weiss
Chairman, Altium Limited; Chairman, 3PLearning Limited; Chairman, SurfStitch Limited; Former Chairman, The Benevolent Society and The Sydney Festival; Former Non-Executive Director, Breville Group Limited and Oroton Group
Wendy McCarthy AO
Managing Director, McCarthy Management; Former Non-Executive Director, Goodstart Early Learning; Non-Executive Director, IMF Bentham; Chair of Circus Oz; Headspace and Plan Australia; Former Deputy Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Andrew Buchanan
Vice President & Vice Chair, Cerebral Palsy Alliance; Board member, Cerebral Palsy Research Alliance Foundation (USA); Member of NSW Trustee & Guardian Independent Financial Advisory Committee; Deputy Chair, NSW Accessible Arts.
Arun Abey AM
Chair & Co-founder, ipac securities limited; Chair & Co-founder, Walsh Bay Partners; Director, The Smith Family
Noel Landry
General Manager- Buller Ski Lifts, Director- Australian Ski Area Association, Former CEO Summernats, Out There Productions, Beef Australia; Project Director of Melbourne Formula 1 Grand Prix
Elizabeth Carr AM
Non-Executive Director, St Mary’s Anglican Girls School (WA), icare (NSW), Kokoda Track Foundation; Member, Environmental Protection Authority (WA); President, Harvard Club of Australia; Chair, South Metropolitan Tafe (WA), St Catherine’s Aged Care Services (NSW); Former Chair, Seton Villa Disabilities (NSW), Family and Community Services A&R (NSW), Trustee and Guardians (NSW), Chair Department Communities (WA)
Martin Smith
Director, Mansewood Consulting Pty Ltd; Former Non-Executive Director, ALH Group (Australian Leisure & Hospitality); Formerly Managing Director, Endeavour Drinks Group also known as the Woolworths Liquor Group; Former General Manager, Dan Murphy's
Sara Watts
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, Syrah Resources Ltd ASX:SYR and Trajan Scientific and Medical ASX:TRJ, Non- Executive Director, Uniting which provides services in aged care, disability, community and early learning in NSW & ACT; Former Trustee, Australian Museum; Former CFO, IBM A/NZ and COO, University of Sydney.
Louise Walsh
Chief Executive Officer, Future Generation Investment Company & Future Generation Global Investment Company; Non-Executive Director, St Vincent’s Curran Foundation, the City Recital Hall in Sydney and the Snow Foundation
Penny Moyle
Former CEO, OPP Ltd (now The Myers-Briggs Company); Executive Advisor, Race Against Dementia, Meyler Campbell Faculty; Consultant, Said Business School, Oxford University; Director, Highview Insights
Charles Shiplee
Director, BRANDGP London, Fetch Digital London and Business Networking International; Non-Executive Director, Roehampton Club London; Trustee, Friends of Queen Mary’s Hospital London; Member of the Institute of Directors London; Former Director, George Patterson Australia, Bates/141 Worldwide and Publicis Dialog Worldwide
Petra Buchanan
Non-executive director Premonition (Shippit); Australasian Medical Publishing Company (AMPCo) and chair of the People and Remuneration Committee; Advisory Board member of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Australia. Former CEO of the McGrath Foundation; CEO of pay TV industry body ASTRA; a digital start-up co-founder; VP Marketing, Unisys Asia Pacific; VP Corporate Affairs, Discovery Channel internationally. Petra is a business leader, mentor, and advisor with marketing expertise in diverse industries, including technology and media.
Kay Veitch FAICD
Non-Executive Director, Evolve Housing, Local Land Services; Chair of Governance, Nominations & People Committee, ASPECT Studios Pty Ltd, Member Remuneration Committee; Chair, Keep Australia Beautiful NSW
Jacqueline Feeney
Director, Zinn & Co Consultancy; Non-Executive Director: NSW State Archives & Records Authority; Fishburners – Australia’s largest start-up community. Prior executive roles as CEO Kencom Entertainment; Managing Director, Fox Networks Group & National Geographic Partners; Head of Foxtel, SVOD & Content Partnerships; Past non-executive directorships with Documentary Australia Foundation, Nickelodeon, ASTRA and Sydney Film Festival.
Ian Elliot
Chairman, Elliot Enterprises; Chairman, Dry July Foundation; Former Non-Executive Director and Chairman, Salmat, Hills Industries, Impelus; Former CEO, George Patterson Advertising; International speaker and best-selling author
Kylie Sprott
Non-Executive Director, Winson Group; Advisory Board Member COREMATIC Engineering; Chief Transformation Officer, QANTM IP; Former Chief Transformation Officer, Xenith IP Group Ltd; Non-Executive Director, Position Partners; Director, The Oranges Toolkit, Leader of the Corporate Champions, The Smith Family; Ambassador, Rainbow House Iligan Orphanage, Philippines
Rhyll Gardner
Director, InterFinancial Corporate Finance Ltd; Non Executive Director, Community 21 Banking; Chair Finance, Audit & Risk Committee, Innovation & Business Skills Australia; Member of People and Performance Committee, Foodbank Queensland
Sarah Zeljko
Chair, Energy Queensland; Chair, Stockyard Beef; Non-Executive Director, Powerlink, LGIASuper, Unitywater, Verbrec (ASX:VBC), Venlo and Intellidesign; Governance Consultant; Former General Counsel and Company Secretary of G8 Education (ASX:GEM), the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET), and Cement Australia.
