Emma Weber BA (Hons) LCA
Founder and Director of Vivat^®

Extensive experience in executive coaching led Emma to found Vivat® and create Turning Learning into Action®, and other Vivat programs.

Prior to founding Vivat, Emma excelled in roles as a buying and merchandising specialist with leading UK retailers such as Next PLC and Debenhams, where she acted as a strategist and coach to her team.  Under her leadership the team exceeded their performance expectations and achieved sales results well above their £10 million budget.

Emma took these skills into the arena of management consulting and executive coaching where she is committed to helping clients achieve substantially better results from learning and development activities through the support programs she has developed.

Emma, an internationally accredited coach, also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Leeds.

Deb King Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing
Vivat^® Associate

Deb brings a wide range of business, marketing and people management experiences to the Vivat® team, building on her previous roles as the National Promotions Manager for Buspak Advertising and various senior roles in the hospitality industry in the UK and Greece.

As a co-facilitator for the Certificate IV course in Business and Workplace Coaching, Deb is able to share her well-respected expertise.  Committed to her communities, Deb works with the International Coach Federation, fundraises for the National Breast Cancer Foundation and presents the ‘Possibilities’ radio show on community station 2SSR.

Deb holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and is an accredited coach with the Coaching Academy of Australia, as well as an associate with Evolution Learning and Open Door Coaching Group.

Maree McKeown BBSc (Hons), Dip Ed, ACC
Vivat^® Associate

Maree brings many years international and local experience in education, coaching and business development to Vivat.

Her previous roles as regional manager and lead trainer for a global coach training company have fostered her expertise in project design, team management, communications, IP sales advances and brand enhancement.  Over the course of her career she has worked on assignments for blue chip clients such as Coles Myer, Monash University, QBE, EDS and ABC Radio.

Maree holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Hons), a Diploma of Education, certificates in business planning, operations and management and is accredited by the International Coach Federation as an Associate Certified Coach.

Sandra Makdessi
Vivat^® Associate

With twenty years’ experience in the corporate sector in a variety of roles, including 5 years as a business information system analyst with CB Richard Ellis, Sandra has developed a keen understanding of business imperatives and a strong commitment to driving desired outcomes.

Her particular expertise is in communication, training and systems management and she has developed an enviable reputation for being able to work effectively with an organisation’s people, regardless of level, organisational status or cultural background.

Sandra is the current Vice President of the International Coach Federation Australasia - NSW Chapter and is studying toward a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology.

Marion Langford Bus, Grad Dip. Employment Relations, Grad. Certificate in Counselling, MBTI Practitioner, Buzan Licensed Instructor in Mind Mapping^®
Vivat^® Associate

Marion’s many years’ experience working in the international corporate arena with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, including human resources and counselling, have provided her with specialist expertise and extensive experience in helping groups and individuals develop their communication, thinking, leadership, creative and personal skills.

Through her specialisation in effective communications, in which she holds accreditation, she is able to help people develop vital organisational and personal skills including identifying ownership of problems, active listening, conflict resolution and achieving win/win in problem solving and negotiations.

Marion’s qualifications include Bachelor of Business, Graduate Diploma in Employment Relations and Graduate Certificate in Counselling.  She is also an MBTI practitioner and a Buzan licensed instructor in Mind Mapping^®.

Erica Bagshaw CRC, Grad Cert NLP
Vivat^® Associate

With a background in a range of corporate roles, including IT management, business systems analysis, sales and recruitment consulting, Erica brings a deep understanding of the challenges facing organisations and effective techniques to address those challenges.

Her time in a national business development position gave her valuable experience in managing large bid processes and mentoring management teams through cultural change programs.  She has worked as a coach and facilitator with businesses of all shapes and sizes, including Staffit, Nestlé, Globe, MLC, NAB and Ray White.

Erica is an active member of the Australian Institute of Management and the North Sydney Chamber of Commerce, whose coaching club has invited her to be a guest speaker.  She holds a Graduate Certificate in NLP, and is a certified NLP practitioner and coach.

Alison Cannell Grad Dip. Counselling and Psychotherapy
Vivat^® Associate

Alison’s experience includes nearly two decades of senior level engagements in Australia and the UK in a range of industries – financial services, hospitality, retail and manufacturing – for household name organisations (Insurance Australia Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sainsburys Supermarkets and Boots the Chemist).

Her focus is on developing managerial capability within organisations and supporting the behavioural aspects of change management.  Her psychotherapy expertise harnessed to her extensive corporate experience gives her the ability to help individuals maximise their learning opportunities through sustained behavioural change.

Alison holds a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy.