Tony Perkins
Leadership and Management Coach
Tony is the Founder of People Smartz, providing practical Leadership and Management Coaching together with Human Resources Advice to businesses. With a background in executive management and human resource management spanning over 20 years, Tony has worked in a diverse range of industries helping business grow through their people.
Troy & Zara Love
Founders,Great Talk
Your hosts are the Founders of Great Talk, Troy & Zara Love, two of Australia’s most versatile performers and coaches. With 30 years experience each as actors, comedians, speakers, facilitators, radio hosts and entertainers, Troy & Zara have shared a mic or stage with some amazing names including Heath Ledger, The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Rock, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Richard Branson and Destiny’s Child. And with over 10,000 appearances on-stage, online, on radio and screen to a collective audience of more than 10-million, Troy & Zara know a thing or two about performance. As coaches, they worked with professional speakers, thought leaders and influencers to help them to shape, share and deliver their message for making the world a better place. We hope you will “love the Loves” too!
Jenny Blaikie
Mental Health First Aid Facilitator
With a diverse background in nursing and working across areas such as intensive care, Community Health, Defence Health and Education, Jenny has over 30 years first hand experience in how people and communities can be affected by mental health problems. Growing up in various remote communities of Papua New Guinea, Jenny has travelled extensively and lived in numerous countries amongst communities of different social, religious and ethnic backgrounds. Through her experience, she has developed a strong sense of compassion, tolerance, empathy and respect. As an educator and trainer, she worked with Indigenous nursing students on Thursday Island and has trained and mentor volunteers at Orange Sky Australia. With strong ties to the community, she volunteers for organisations such as Orange Sky Australia and Sunny Street. Her life experiences have let her towards opportunities that allow her to help others and she was quickly drawn to Mental Health First Aid. Working with People Smartz Pty Ltd, she trains others to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider on behalf of Mental Health First Aid Australia (MHFA). MHFA courses are evidence-based and go through a process of continuous evaluation, providing participants with learning opportunities and skills to offer first aid for a mental health problem.
