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Where leaders are better together

Stephanie Bown partners with founders, boards and leadership teams to change the way they connect, align and inspire.

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Performance is a system

Stephanie is a performance curator — enhancing business performance by activating the potential of individuals, teams and organisations. She views performance as the intersection of strategy, leadership and culture, and explores these in parallel to reveal an organisation's performance edge.

She is an accredited YPO facilitator, company director (GAICD), award-winning author and performance practitioner, grounded in systems thinking and positive psychology.

About Stephanie
 

Ways We Can

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In-Person Programs

High-performance programs for leaders and leadership teams — building high-performing teams and embedding high-performance habits.

Keynotes & Talks

Evidence-based keynotes where neuroscience meets organisational psychology — with insights your audience can act on the next morning.

YPO Forum Facilitation

A Certified Forum Facilitator (CFF) since 2018. Stephanie works with  YPO groups to deepen Forum connections through fostering greater vulnerability, openness and trust. 

Board & Advisory

Company director and trusted advisor to boards, founders and family offices. Bringing independent perspective and productive challenge to help directors and business owners align governance, strategy and culture for long-term performance.

ALIGN Online Program
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Stephanie's two-day strategy process, delivered on demand and facilitated by your own internal champion. Build a Plan on a Page your team actually uses.

 

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Or an alignment problem?

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What Leaders Say

Trusted by founders, CEOs and leadership teams across Australia and internationally.

Novonesis

Steph has a remarkable ability to ask the right questions and challenge our assumptions in ways that push us to think deeper and lead more effectively. Her support has not only helped us refine our strategic direction but has also inspired us to grow as leaders — both individually and collectively.
I highly recommend Steph to any organisation looking to sharpen its strategic focus and empower its leaders to reach their full potential. Working with her has been an incredibly valuable experience that continues to shape how we lead and make decisions.

Vince Orsini  
General Manager - Victoria at Viridian

Novonesis

Stephanie has helped us implement practices and habits that support a high-performance environment – with greater alignment, accountability, and trust. Her approach is both practical and empowering, instilling confidence in our team's ability to achieve our goals.


I would recommend Stephanie to any business looking to take their leadership team to the next level. Her expertise and personalised approach make her an invaluable asset to any organisation seeking to enhance their leadership capabilities.

Elliot Solomon
Chief Executive Officer at Solotel

Light Warrior Group

A kaleidoscope of wonderful ideas, Purpose, Passion and Performance is an easy read and moves at a pace that enables you to really think about each insight and its relevance to your business. Whether you are an aspiring or recently appointed CEO, or a seasoned veteran honing your skillset, this book will give you the tools to implement high-performance systems within your own organisation.

Radek Sali
Chairman, Light Warrior Group & Lightfolk Foundation (former CEO, Swisse Wellness)

Pentana Solutions

As our high performance partner, Stephanie has helped us adopt more constructive styles of leadership, engage our top 50 leaders in strategy execution, and truly take ownership of our roles as executives.

Steve Kloss
CEO, Pentana Solutions

Novonesis

Linking culture and leadership with clear measurable objectives is key to delivering on purpose, performance, and a thriving and sustainable organisation. No one better than Steph to help organisations bring this to the top of the agenda, and to identify opportunities to create a better workplace, better organisation, stronger culture, and ultimately deliver outstanding performance. Steph has been integral in the OneHealth journey from startup to scale. 

Ulrich Irgens  
General Manager, Gnosis by Lesaffre

Novonesis

"Steph Bown epitomised purpose, passion and performance through her professional life at Nous Group and beyond… There is a lot in Steph's thinking to absorb and reflect on. And happily she writes beautifully too."

Tim Orton
Founder, Nous Group

Novonesis

"High performance is one of those catch phrases that every organisation aspires to but is so hard to get a firm grip on. Steph lowers the veil on where success comes from… (Purpose, Passion & Performance) a must read for anyone with a desire for building high performance teams."

Sam Mitchell
Senior Coach Hawthorn Football Club, 4x AFL Premiership Player (Hawthorn FC),
Brownlow Medallist (2012), 3x All Australian

Stone and Wood Brewing Company

Steph is a natural at simplifying the complex with clear concepts and models — but it's the combination of that along with her warm and engaged presence that have made all our sessions with her so effective and energising.

Ben Summons
Former CEO, Stone & Wood Brewing Company

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"Together is better than apart,

but only if you fully turn up."

— Stephanie Bown

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