Focussed Fish

Since 2007, Stephanie has assisted high achievers in business and sport reconnect with their mojos to be successful professionally and personally by being themselves. From helping busy professionals bring back their career mojos, transitioning them into jobs they love, to ensuring they have the skills they need to excel as leaders and balance their lives, she has transformed lives around the globe. She also has extensive experience in helping elite athletes manage dual careers and make smooth transitions from their athletic careers.

Stephanie has specialist knowledge in the areas of education, the arts, public sector management and sport. Prior to launching Focussed Fish, she has worked as a teacher, a professional softball coach with the Australian Institute of Sport, the Queensland Academy of Sport, and as a manager within the Queensland Government.

Stephanie is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation, an assessor and mentor for developing coaches, has been a trainer for the Neuro Leadership Group and a member of the Australian Tax Office Executive Coaching Panel.

Stephanie is known for inspiring and guiding others to navigate their own path through her unique energetic, playfully pragmatic, non-judgmental approach. She uses a range of tools to assist her clients including coaching models based on neuroscience, hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming.

Stephanie believes that change doesn't have to be painful and delivers enjoyable experiences to assist in enhancing leadership, management, resilience, work/life balance, personal and professional performance and happiness. Stephanie’s clients are typically busy high achieving professionals including elite athletes, sport coaches, existing and emerging leaders and managers.

Here what some of Stephanie's clients say:

There came a point in my life when moving forward became very difficult. I had reached a point where I felt stuck and unsure of what my future held. As hard as I tried to think I couldn’t come up with a solution. Through Focussed Fish Coaching I felt I had the opportunity to stand back and do an objective audit on my life - looking at what was going well and not so well, and moving forward to achieve a balanced life. Through Stephanie’s easy and relaxed style I made positive steps towards taking control of my life again. I learnt many new skills and thinking processes that I will use for the rest of my life.

I would definitely recommend Stephanie and Focussed Fish coaching for anyone who wants to make a positive change to their life.

Susie O’Neill “Madam Butterfly” Olympic Gold Medallist

I cannot thank you enough for your support. I am unrecognisable to myself, and you have smoothed over this transformation for me with guidance, knowledge and wisdom. I honestly believe I would not have lasted one week in this new role without your support, as every achievement and success is only a result of the skills and behaviours I have learnt through this coaching process with you. Every professional skill I have, you taught me, and assisted me in developing. Your insights, passion, knowledge and wisdom have inspired me to become a better professional, leader and people manager. Through your support I have created a sports science unit from scratch, developed the communication skills to build relationships with high level directors, and as a result was invited to be in a leadership group responsible for the development and implementation of the High Performance Sport Development Project in the two national elite sport centres in Switzerland. I look on you as a professional mentor. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kellie Pritchard-Pescheck, PhD, Research Associate (Swimming), Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM , Section for Elite Sports, Switzerland

Stephanie has been a powerful force for change and improvement in life. Her methods and approach are as logical and substantiated by facts and research as they are dynamic and creatively designed to accommodate the needs of the individual. I would emphatically endorse her work to anyone wanting to improve themselves personally and professionally. Thank you Stephanie for your contribution to my success.

Jason Bluett, Contract Administration and Claims, Bechtel Corporation

Coaching with Stephanie was a totally positive, rewarding and life-changing experience. Stephanie used skilful questioning techniques and had a non-judgemental attitude to everything I said. She has an incredible sense of humour and can find something positive in any situation. I have taken giant steps in a short amount of time. I am much more calm and less stressed and am much more productive. I have stepped out from being an employee into being a contractor and have many helpful tools to use into the future. I am so happy I met Stephanie - she really helped me to profoundly change my life.

Rico Albanese, IT Manager