What I do
leadership coaching mentoring
Hi, I’m Summer. I’m a leader, coach and mentor with 25 years’ experience in communications, media and marketing.
During my career, I’ve grown from writer and technical specialist, to manager and mentor, to leading and coaching large creative teams.
I’m passionate about working with emerging, new and established leaders to help build clarity, courage, capability and confidence.
I’m a certified organisational coach, and I coach and mentor creatives, professionals and leaders across Australia.
I am dedicated to leading creative, collaborative and courageous teams, and developing the next generation of female leaders.
Connect with me:
Services
Empowering leadership.
Leadership coaching and mentoring
I work with leaders at every level. I combine coaching and mentoring to help you develop clarity, courage, confidence and capability.
Group training for creative teams
I provide group coaching, training and workshops for leaders of creative teams to build courageous, collaborative and innovative work cultures.
Inspiring public speaking
I present on leading creative teams and effective digital strategies at national and international conferences.
Career coaching and mentoring
I work with early-career professionals to identify career opportunities, prepare for interviews, and build confidence and capability.
What my clients say
Set priorities and next steps
My coaching experience was excellent! I had three sessions during which we explored my goals and established a plan. Summer is an attentive listener and employs effective coaching strategies that helped me to set priorities and next steps for my career. I highly recommend her!
Francesca Rizzoli
Visual journalist
Transformative experience
I’ve been lucky enough to have Summer as both a manager and a professional coach, and the experience has been transformative. Summer’s ability to listen and guide with empathy, while maintaining a strong focus on practical outcomes, has helped me become a better leader. Summer’s coaching style is warm and encouraging. She has a talent for identifying strengths and opportunities for growth, and provides tailored guidance that drives results. I can’t recommend her enough as a leader and a coach.
Rachel Lee
Social media manager
Reassurance and confidence
As someone who is early in my career, Summer has been an excellent mentor for me as I look to land my dream job. She understands the challenges I’m facing in the current job market and has helped guide me and filled me with reassurance and confidence. I would highly recommend her services to anyone in a similar position to me.
Lucy Dinn
Science communicator
public speaking
Courageous creative teams.
I’ve presented keynotes and panel sessions on leading creative teams and social media strategy at national and international industry conferences.
Online articles
Inspired by brave storytelling.
I’ve been a professional writer, editor and storyteller for 25 years.
Papa was a rolling stone
My dream home settled on the last day of autumn. My father died the next day, the first day of winter. Both events were three months, and a lifetime, in the making.
Supping on the dock of the bay
My interview with Claire Hogan, a legally blind stand-up paddleboarder and artist.
Searching for Millsey
A little piece about the joys of stand-up paddleboarding, and discovering so much more.