Our Mission

To help 1,000,000 leaders around the world live and lead from their heart as well as their head most days so they can make a bigger positive impact in the world.

Our values

At Peak State, our values are more than just words on a wall, they guide everything we do. We only work with organisations whose values align with ours.

Partner with integrity

We can achieve more together, and for that trust and reliability are critical

Curiosity and adaptation

Always open to learning about ourselves and others allows us to grow and flourish

Fun and creativity

Enjoy the journey! Relaxation, fun and happiness support creativity and innovation

Work and live with purpose

We strive to realise our potential and help other people and businesses do the same

Faculty and associates

Transformational Leadership

Andrew Ramsden

Andrew Ramsden is an international bestselling author and one of Australia’s leading experts in digital and large organisation cultural transformation with over 20 years experience. His successes include leading cultural and technical transformations to deliver seamless online service experiences across Queensland Government, boasting significant increases in customer satisfaction and staff engagement.

Andrew regularly speaks at conferences around Australia on digital strategy, organisational transformation and leadership.

Andrew is the host of the Peak State Podcast, showcasing great technical leaders from around Australia, in particular their leadership journeys and lessons.

Health and wellbeing

Daisy Ramsden

Daisy Ramsden is a certified Holistic Kinesiologist and Mind Body Medicine practitioner in the complementary health and wellness industry. She specialises in supporting and empowering accomplished men and women to expand their success to health, love and joys: a Life 2.0!

With a corporate finance background, Daisy understands the amount of physical, mental and emotional pressure required to achieve success in corporate environment. She has helped hundreds of clients release chronic health issues, physical pain, stress & anxiety and relationship obstacles.

Clients that come to Daisy when they are sick and tired of temporary solutions to chronic pain and stress, ready to live and work in health, harmonious relationships and happiness.

Collaboration, negotiation and facilitation

Martin Krippner

Martin Krippner is an elite level facilitator, trainer and negotiator who has delivered many thousands of sessions all around Australia to leaders at every level. What Martin doesn’t know about facilitation isn’t worth knowing and he brings this knowledge and experience to bear in every engagement and intervention.

With a background in theatre and education, Martin understands what it takes to bring an audience on a journey, and this includes your stakeholders and others you need to influence to deliver on your vision.

When it comes to navigating conflict, negotiation and high-pressure communication, Martin supports executives to engage with clarity, confidence and compelling results.

People and culture

Andrew Francois

Andrew Francois is a people and culture expert with a background in facilitation and coaching. He has helped hundred of teams to enhance their culture and adopt better ways to work

Andrew’s passion is building high performing teams of empowered individuals who understand what success looks and feels like, and that the roots of team success are nourished by the diversity of its individual members.

Andrew is based in Brisbane with his wife and three children. When he isn’t empowering teams, he’s waist deep in Lego, building worlds with his young family or pursuing his (pipe) dream of being the first 44 year old NBA rookie.

Leadership psychology and mindfulness

Cameron Aggs

Cameron Aggs is a clinical psychologist and mindfulness expert who assists organisational clients to remove key psychological and communication barriers to performance. He specialises in using mindfulness techniques to promote real-time stress reduction and on-task performance.

In one-to-one formats he provides C-Suite executives and other leaders with executive coaching options focusing on exceptional mental health as clear sources of competitive advantage. Cameron also focuses on improving team dynamics, to improve staff engagement and collaboration capacity.

Strategic foresight

Steven Gould

Steve Gould is a professional futurist facilitator.

Steve has worked in a number of careers spanning military, corporate, vocational education, state and local government, and more recently in higher education and consultancy.

Steve facilitates a futures consultancy which focuses on relational leadership and foresight modelling. A member of the Association of Professional Futurist and a full Institutional Member of the World Futures Studies Federation, Steve has been delivering consulting over the past 10 years as a futurist and published in the Journal of Futures Studies.

Digital strategy and innovation

Craig Thomler

Recognised internationally as a digital, social media and Government 2.0 leader, Craig is one of Australia’s leading digital media strategists and practitioners, having spent 20 years working in the online industry, including five in Australia’s Commonwealth Public Service.

Transformational leadership coaching

Andrew Low

Andrew is a transformational coach who helps leaders and executives unlock their potential by letting go of limiting beliefs and aligning their vision with powerful new mindsets and values.

Critical conversations and negotiations

Michael Urness

Mike has taken his extensive experience with merger negotiations, conflict and strategic relationship management to teach others how to master negotiation and conflict resolution.

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