As Adjunct Professor at one of Europe’s leading business schools and facilitator of the only accredited Diploma in Wellbeing Science in Australia and NZ, Denise has taught global business leaders and educators around the world how to use wellbeing science to foster peak performance and build resilient teams. A founding director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, an adjunct senior fellow at University of Canterbury, and a published author and academic researcher, she attained her PhD in psychological wellbeing from the University of Otago. The host of award-winning podcast, Bringing Wellbeing To Life, Denise connects her audience with engaging and lively discussions with experts in psychological wellbeing from NZ and around the world. Her gentle Irish lilt, massive knowledge and self-effacing wit have won her many fans.

The science behind how people think, feel and act has always fascinated Kim. As a highly specialised qualitative researcher, she’s spent 20 years helping blue chip companies, government agencies and charities to be more successful by understanding their clients better. Since discovering resilience and wellbeing science in 2005, Kim has been on a mission to bring the field’s most relevant findings to workplaces everywhere. Along with a Diploma in Wellbeing Science, she brings a diverse yet complementary set of skills to her training making it engaging for participants and effective for organisations. “I love how a shift in mindset makes such a huge difference to people, and creates a wave of positive change across teams.” We love her determination to ensure the resilient mindset skills participants learn in training will actually stick.

A decade of playing professional sport and then transitioning into retirement taught Ged a great deal about what it takes to grow, learn, develop and adapt to different environments. In his role as Canterbury Sports Development Programme Manager at Tatai Whetu Waitaha, he provides aspiring athletes with the tools, skills and resources to help realise their potential. From even the briefest conversation it’s obvious how much Ged loves learning: in addition to a diploma in Exercise Science (Massey University), level 1 and 2 rugby coaching, level 1 cricket coaching, and a Drug Free Sport NZ Educator, he’s currently enrolled in the Diploma of Positive Psychology. “Everyone has dreams, wants to be the best version of themselves and succeed in their chosen field – my calling is to help people on this journey.”

Anna works as an advisor across multiple projects incorporating the things she cares deeply about – wellbeing, whānau, tamariki and parenting. She’s known nationally as a thought-provoking, fun and experienced trainer, masterful at communicating science in creative, engaging ways. She’s worked with a range of organisations including the All Right? Mental Health and Wellbeing campaign for the last eight years. She manages and contributes to Sparklers, the incredible online national resource enabling teachers to embed wellbeing learning into their everyday activities. She also co-directs Real Parents delivering the Ministry of Education’s Incredible Years programmes and has co-designed the Kākano app alongside CDHB and University of Auckland Department of Psychological Medicine. Her training always includes honest accounts of her self-learning and experiences (which frequently makes us and clients laugh), and dynamic, energising activities.