Claire’s career began in London, working in public relations in the not for profit sector. Concurrently Claire worked as a telephone helpline volunteer for Saneline - a UK-based organisation supporting people, and the families of people, suffering from mental illness. This led to Claire being trained in addiction counselling and being involved in the set up and running of a drug free wing within Holloway Women’s prison in London.

She next moved into small business management when the opportunity arose to run a small, not for profit business. Within 9 months, using her unique mix of rapport building, communication and business skills, Claire turned this small business around from running at a significant loss to making a small profit that was then available to be put back into the organisation. Thus the mix of ‘people’ and business skills was born.

When Claire moved to Australia in 1997, she continued to work as a business manager, for a niche management consultancy specialising in negotiation training, conflict coaching, conflict resolution and mediation.

In early 2007 Claire set up her own consultancy, working as an Executive and Business Coach and a business solutions consultant. When it comes to small business management, Claire has years of experience, having run two small businesses, and consulted to many others, helping them to get their systems and processes designed and set up to meet their needs and help them increase their efficiency and effectiveness.

Currently Claire continues to work as an Executive and Business Coach and also works as Producer for Film Stretch, now the main brand of Stretch Consulting (see www.filmstretch.com.au).

A few examples of the projects Claire has been involved with include:

• Working on a Change Management program in partnership with a multinational IT company to create an on-line prototype behaviour change management tool for en masse, high leverage, behaviour change across large organizations
• Co-designing and delivering, with Noel Posus (of Incredible Awareness), a leadership workshop called “Wisdom at Work - lifting leadership to the next level”
• Partnering with Noel Posus of Incredible Awareness to create and build The Wheels of Life website
• Partnering with Noel Posus of Incredible Awareness to create and build Coaching Tools and Resources website