About us
Human-Centric Leadership for a Rapidly Changing World
We are entering a new era of leadership. One where rapid technological advancement, AI, and global disruption demand more than traditional business models and command-and-control thinking.
This community is for forward-thinking leaders, entrepreneurs, founders, and professionals who recognise that sustainable success in the future requires human-centric leadership — grounded in ethics, adaptability, emotional intelligence, and systems thinking.
United by a shared mission, we educate, empower, and equip leaders who are ready to challenge the status quo and transform the systems that shape our lives.
We explore how to lead effectively at the intersection of technology, business, and humanity. How to build organisations, ventures, and initiatives that create value not only financially, but socially and environmentally.
Through peer learning, skill development, strategic collaboration, and real-world application, we support leaders who want to future-proof their work while contributing to positive systemic change. This is a working ecosystem for leaders who value substance over hype, collaboration over competition, and long-term impact over short-term wins.
This is a space for courageous conversations, collaborative problem-solving, and turning insight into action — through initiatives, movements, ventures, and partnerships that challenge the status quo and create tangible impact.
Who We Are:
✔ A community of action-takers, change catalysts, and solution-solvers
✔ A space for heart-centred, transformational leadership in times of global change
✔ A learning and practice ground for human-centric leadership in the age of AI and automation
✔ A collaborative ecosystem for sharing ideas, skills, resources, and lived experience
✔ A place to turn insight into action — through initiatives, ventures, projects, and partnerships
✔ A supportive environment for bold thinking, honest dialogue, and conscious action
✔ A community grounded in integrity, authenticity, empathy, and long-term impact
✔ A space where connection comes before promotion, and purpose before ego
We are NOT:
✖ A traditional business or professional networking group
✖ A space for hard selling, pitching, or transactional relationship-building
✖ A passive audience or content-only community
✖ A place for ego-driven leadership, competition, or status-seeking
✖ A one-size-fits-all approach to leadership or success
✖ A quick-fix or “overnight transformation” environment
What We Ask of Members
- Come with curiosity, openness, and respect
- Be willing to participate, not just observe
- Share generously and listen deeply
- Lead with integrity — in words, actions, and intentions
- Support others as you would like to be supported
If this resonates, you’re in the right place. If not, we honour that — and wish you well on your path.
We are not waiting for the future. We are building it, collectively and collaboratively!
Upcoming events
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Bridge That Gap: From Intention to Impact
The Squire’s Landing, Northern end of the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay W, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia, Circular Quay, Sydney, AULead from Awareness, and Live from Alignment.
Join us for a night of meaningful connection, and conscious expansion.
We’re gathering for an uplifting, heart-centred evening to celebrate the launch of Bridge That Gap - a transformative guide to conscious living and intentional change by Leyla Moone.
This isn’t just a book launch - it’s a space for connection, reflection, and collective inspiration with purpose-driven leaders, conscious creators, and curious souls.
🌱 Why Attend?
This event aligns beautifully with the values of the Transformational Leaders Collective - supporting intentional growth, deep connection, and expanded consciousness.
You’re invited to step into a potent field of possibility where transformation feels both accessible and empowering.Expect an evening that will:
✨ Inspire with mindset principles rooted in conscious choice and inner clarity.
✨ Elevate your capacity to bridge between where you are and where you want to be.
✨ Deepen connection through meaningful conversations with like-hearted leaders.
✨ Create shared momentum for personal and collective evolution.💛 A Shared Moment of Expansion
This event is a celebration of clarity, courage, conscious action, and community. These are all elements central to transformational leadership.
We’d love to see members of the Transformational Leaders Collective community there to share the energy, uplift one another, and co-create meaningful connection in person. Let’s bridge the gap, collectively!🧠 What to Expect
🌟 Inspiration & Insight: Leyla Moone shares her journey and the core principles behind her book.
🗣 Live Q&A + Dialogues: Engage in conversation that triggers reflection and new awareness.
🤝 Quality Connections: Meet other transformational leaders, creatives, and high-vibe thinkers.
🍷 Warm Reception: Drinks on arrival, light eats, and opportunities for genuine mingling.
📘 Book + Takeaways: Come away with a digital book copy (and other keepsakes if you choose VIP).🎟️ Come Celebrate With Us. Secure your spot now.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bridge-that-gap-book-launch-tickets-1977274725932About Leyla Moone
I help you bridge the gap between pressure and peace, confusion and clarity, burnout and bold self-leadership.
I’m a coach, author, and speaker—but more than that, I’m someone who’s walked the long road from survival to soul-led success.
I know what it feels like to carry the weight of the world. As a single mum of three, there were years I held it all together on the outside, but inside, I was anxious, exhausted, and constantly second-guessing myself. I worked hard, hit milestones, but still felt like something was missing.
What I’ve learned and what I now teach is that lasting change isn’t just about pushing harder. It’s about learning how to trust yourself, create from a calm centre, and take action from a place of alignment, not stress.5 attendees
Stories that Stir®: Using Storytelling To Spark Personal Transformation
Mezzanine House, 75 King St, Sydney, AUStorytelling isn’t entertainment—it’s transformation in motion. Long before we had theories, frameworks, or strategies, we had stories to make sense of who we are and who we’re becoming. When a story is told with truth and courage, it bypasses the intellect, speaks directly to the heart, and opens the door to real, lasting change.
Stories that Stir® events are designed to break down barriers, stir conversation, and inspire positive change.
"We're on a mission to facilitate human connection and healing through story telling"
At each event, six people share a raw and personal story linked to a theme. Themes are juicy, emotive topics such as FREEDOM, TRUTH, EXPECTATIONS, CONNECTION etc.
Audience members rave about how good it feels to spend a lovely evening, listening to other people’s funny, moving, and inspiring stories and how connected to humanity the event makes them feel.
Come and listen to six storytellers, who will each share their 10-minute raw and personal story on the theme BEGINNINGS in all its shapes and forms.
You’ll meet incredible people, maintain and increase your networks, and become known as someone who is doing something outstanding for your community and humanity.
Tickets include a delicious grazing table to enjoy before the storytelling begins. Food allergies are catered to.
Meet your Storytellers:
Twist of Fate – Rowena Robinson
Rowena had a tough start to life growing up in Housing Projects and later moving to the ghetto streets of South Central LA. She was determined to get out of there as she was certain she’d die if she didn’t, but had no idea how she would accomplish this. Sport and gymnastics in particular gave her a chance at a new beginning, not without a huge dose of tenacity and a few miracles thrown in for good measure.For my Daughters – Victor Simone
Thursday ended perfectly for Victor and his family. Friday started like any other, with Victor heading to work, his wife Liz taking the girls to school, and meeting friends for coffee.
A quick morning call with Liz; and a few hours later, Victor received a call from a friend that changed everything … that day was the beginning of his life as a single parent, shifting priorities and the reinvention of myself.Mum of 14 – Toby Leider
At age 20, Toby met her husband, who qualified her five dealbreakers, which included a very large family. Her dream was shattered when she was told by the doctor that due to medical complications she couldn't have more than two children. Her Rabbi blessed and prayed for them and encouraged her to have natural birth after three cesareans. Not giving up her dream, through tears and hope, miraculously child #3 was born with the Rabbis blessings, and 11 more after!Blind Faith – Bashir
Born legally blind, Bashir discovered that true vision comes from within. It began with the courage to be curious enough to explore what he could achieve despite his limitations. This was the beginning of his portal to purpose, guiding him to awaken the transformative power of inner vision.Invincible - Caroline Hey
As the saying goes, “Life happens when you have other plans.” After building a life that Caroline thought was creative, and nothing at all that her family expected of her, she still had the feeling that she wasn't on her destined path. That message became unmistakeably clear when she turned thirty. New beginnings were something she was accustomed to, in fact she chased them. Yet, this one was something different. Becoming invincible and being taught a superpower no one in the Western world talked about, was what life had planned for. But being invincible comes with its challenges.Finding Belonging - Saurabh Kaura
Saurabh moved to Sydney in 2019 feeling excited, anonymous, and quietly overwhelmed. He spent years in sales roles, having conversations all day, yet often feeling disconnected once work ended. He was deeply introverted and struggled to feel likehe belonged in his new country. Small steps with starting a podcast, a rapidly growing walking group and coffee meetings with a wide range of people became his way of finding confidence, connection, and community before he even realised what he was building.* Trigger warning: Story content may include sensitive topics such as trauma, suicide, death etc.
🎟️ Reserve your seats at:
https://www.storiesthatstir.com/event-details-registration/stories-that-stir-r-beginnings
Earlybird ticket sales end on Sunday 8 Feb 20262 attendees
A New Chapter Begins: Reboot, Rediscover, Reinvent Yourself
Boronia Grove Community Centre, 40 Victoria Street, Epping, AUAre you ready to reboot your mindset, rediscover your purpose, and reinvent the next chapter of your life?
We are living through a period of profound global transformation - technological, financial, societal, and spiritual. Many people feel it as a quiet inner knowing: something is shifting.
If you’re re-evaluating your direction, identity, or contribution in a rapidly changing world, then this in-person workshop is for you - to lean into it with greater clarity, purpose, and grounded intuition - not escape from it.
This is not about fixing yourself or having all the answers. It’s about pausing, listening, and creating space for clarity to emerge.
💡Why attend this workshop?
2026 is a Universal Year 1. This is a year for new beginnings, heightened self-awareness, bold conscious choices, personal growth and transformation.It’s a powerful moment to reconnect with:
- Who you are now
- What truly matters to you
- What you want the next chapter of your life to stand for
Rather than stepping away from life, this is an invitation to lean in:
- Lean into learning
- Lean into contribution
- Lean into service
🌟 About the Experience:
This is a deeply human, in-person, interactive workshop designed to help you:- Slow down and reconnect with yourself
- Release outdated identities and expectations
- Clarify your values, motivations, and inner compass
- Experience real, face-to-face connection in a world dominated by screens.
It’s a guided, reflective, and relational experience.
🌱 Who This Is For:
This workshop is ideal for you if you are:- At a personal or professional crossroads
- Re-evaluating your career, direction, or identity
- Experiencing a midlife transition or reinvention
- Seeking more meaning, balance, and authenticity
- Curious about how to stay relevant and human in a changing world
- Simply feeling that one chapter is ending, and another is quietly waiting
You do not need to know what comes next. You only need a willingness to pause and listen.
🧠 What You’ll Leave With:
- A clearer sense of who you are now
- Greater self-trust and inner alignment
- Renewed connection to your values and motivations
- Meaningful conversations and human connection
- A grounded foundation for the next chapter of your life
💎 You Are Never Too Old To:
- Reboot your life
- Rediscover your values
- Reconnect with your inner wisdom
- Begin again, consciously
🔗 Join us if you’re ready to:
- Align your purpose with your potential
- Redefine success on your own terms
- Thrive at the intersection of tech, transformation, and timeless values
A new chapter of magic, alignment, and awakening awaits you.
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Reserve your seat and open the door to new beginnings.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/a-new-chapter-begins-reboot-rediscover-reinvent-yourself-tickets-1980840420019Ticket includes hot/cold drinks, savoury finger foods, cakes & snacks (to be served during the workshop break).
Workshop Facilitators:
Fleur Leong - Leadership, Learning & Lifestyle Strategist
Jonathan Lee - Founder of Utopia Rising, Themed Events & Experiences Artist
Two Senior Executives, and Professional Coaches10 attendees
Better Together - The Art of Teamwork
Readymade Works, 247 Bulwara Road, Ultimo, Sydney, AUCome for a playful, embodied Utopia Rising experience in partnership with Pamela Pilawa where teamwork is upskilled through negotiating space, adapting to others, and learning how to move together toward a common goal.
This is an in-person live learning space where humans collaborate in real time, shaped through action, mistakes, listening, and shared responsibility. Through various interactive activities guided by facilitators who have extensive experience in group dynamics, you will also enjoy unforgettable fun as you build trust in one another.
Who will benefit the most...
- leaders, facilitators, creatives, and collaborators
- curious humans who want to understand how teams work
- people who love experiential learningWill you step forward? Will you support quietly? Will you be able to improvise solutions with diverse comrades?
You’ll leave with:
- a deeper understanding of yourself
- insight into leadership and empowering leadership in others
- new connections for future collaborationThis is teamwork - where together is always better.
WHEN: 11:00AM - 2:00PM Sunday 22nd February
WHERE: ReadyMade Works, Ultimo
TICKETS ($45, includes lunch): https://www.trybooking.com/DJAMTAbout the facilitators...
Pamela Pilawa is an actress, clown, and art-educator. With her own Clown Company, she has been touring in Europe & Australia, with notable performances at the Zürcher Theaterspektakel in Zurich, Switzerland, Teatros del Canal in Madrid, Spain and Sydney Fringe Festival in Australia. She has been performing in different languages, such as German, French, Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Originally from Switzerland, Pamela Pilawa received training in performing arts, clowning, Commedia dell'Arte, Suzuki, and Viewpoints in various countries such as Brazil, Portugal, Canada, Spain, and Italy, under renowned teachers like Alberto Quirós, Fabio Mangolini, and Gabriel Olivares.
www.pamelapilawa.comJonathan Lee is an experience designer, facilitator, and founder of Utopia Rising, with over 25 years of involvement in personal development. Known for creating playful yet meaningful social experiences, Jonathan specialises in holding space to allow the kind of participation that leads to connection, full self-expression, and insight. Since 2016, he has hosted 50+ events across 20+ original themes, including Gratitude, Paparazzi, Creative Arts, Productivity, Philosophy, Innovation, Evolution, and Time Travel, among others. Utopia Rising is THE game changer for reimagining party culture as a force for positive socializing - inviting people to explore who they are, how they relate to others, and what becomes possible when humans gather with purpose.
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Please note, this is a paid event. Book in your spot via https://www.trybooking.com/DJAMT
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