Our Coaches

What sets Kickstart apart are our Coaches and our internal systemised Quality Assured Coaching Process

Kickstart is a dynamic and progressive coaching company, committed to tailoring innovative and inspirational programs to individuals, couples and organisations throughout Australia. Just like you, all Kickstart Coaches have their eyes firmly fixed on the future. When you start a relationship with Kickstart you get the real deal, not just a quick fix. All coaches must first complete hundreds of hours of training with Kickstart. In addition to this, all Kickstart Coaches are members of professional associations such as the International Association of Coaches (IAC)and the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and are accredited in Certificate IV Workplace Training under the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Now you can meet some of the coaches

Poppy Pavlides

Poppy Pavlides

Poppy Pavlides has all the hallmarks of success and deservedly so. Her multi-faceted talents have seen her excel as a highly sought after corporate leadership advisor, business coach and personal life coach, human resources expert, business educator, disabilities consultant, and founder of Kickstart Coaching.

Poppy Pavlides is perfectly qualified to guide others on their journey of releasing the past, however challenging, to achieve and create a new future by fulfilling their potential through a breakthrough new program, run by Kickstart Coaching.

This inspiring entrepreneur now offers innovative programs, both in business and personal areas to guide others to find their personal and professional path.

Poppy Pavlides from Kickstart Coaching is also the Life Coach selected to be featured in a documentary series that was recently broadcast on SBS Television, to introduce the benefits of coaching to the Australian market.

Judy Minckler

Judy Minckler specialises in Relationship Coaching, and single parents, as well as working with unique techniques to help individuals to stop smoking. Her gentle yet firm approach during her coaching sessions allows her clients to truly find themselves.

After experiencing the corporate world for 25 years, today Judy is a qualified coach with New Insights, as well as completing her Masters in NLP, and currently studying counselling. These unique skills truly give her clients the opportunity to experience many modalities which can be customised to meet the client’s needs.

Judy also takes coaching to the less fortunate who can not afford to pay for coaching. Her every day life consists of working with youth from IELEEN, with those who are HIV positive at the Positive Living Centre and many personal charities close to her heart.

Insights in life have been many for Judy, either by being an observer or by participating in opportunities which presented themselves during her life. The most humbling insights for her are:

  • To live content with small means
  • To seek elegance rather than luxury
  • Refinement rather than fashion
  • To be worthy and respectable
  • To study hard and think quietly
  • Talk gently and act frankly
  • To listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages with an open heart
  • To bear all cheerfully
  • Await occasions and hurry never.

Judy is a lady with a mission and always looking for the best in all with whom she has contact, and Kickstart Coaching is proud to have Judy as part of the team.

John Grey

John enjoys seeing and helping people move forward in life. After teaching and coaching in the sporting arena for 14 years, embracing coaching where he could help people in all other areas of their life is a natural progression.

John comes to Kickstart Coaching from a Property Management role, as well as coaching in the sports arena. His natural pull is to work with the youth as he has done for many years. The passion you see, hear and feel the moment you meet John, is focused on assisting the people of the future. He wants to help them develop the confidence and the self worth he sees lacking in many youth communities, schools and families from all walks of life.

He has a very good understanding of the lifestyle of youth as he was one on them not long ago with no direction. Today John is a true success story of the youth who made it to the top by sheer determination, focus, action, and a true belief that he can make a difference in many lives.

And he is doing exactly that daily.

Caroline Kasputtis

Caroline Kasputtis

Caroline Kasputtis is an accredited professional coach who is committed to assisting her clients achieve their maximum potential, in their personal and professional lives.

Caroline works with people from all walks of life and at Kickstart Coaching she works primarily with youth, to assist them in recognising a direction or an interest they may wish to focus on.

One of her beliefs is that, without a goal and a purpose we are like a small boats in the ocean being pulled and tugged depending where the wind blows. When we direct our focus on a target we have the ability to achieve anything.

Caroline helps clients to turn dreams into reality. Her focus is to help the clients see the barriers that stop them from achieving what is really important to them and the answers within.

Jane Ortiz

Jane Ortiz is a highly sought after Executive Coach, providing personalised support to organisations that recognise the unique value of their employees. By building a dynamic interaction with clients she has enabled individuals to enhance their performance and learning ability. A background in industries as diverse as manufacturing, banking, petroleum and education, has provided Jane with excellent business acumen.

Jane is committed to excellence and achieving results. She works with individual clients as well as organisations doing team and individual coaching. Jane’s ability to communicate, build relationships and motivate at all levels has been the cornerstone of her success.

Having Jane and her expertise as part of the Kickstart culture has been valuable and very rewarding not only to the team but also to our clients.

Dianne Burton

Dianne sees life today, as an ongoing lesson which is leading her towards her purpose in life. Joining Kickstart Coaching has given her the opportunity to help individuals from the corporate world, who are experiencing what she has faced during life.

The focus Dianne is taking is all about helping individuals see the potential they have and how to achieve what they secretly wish for.

Living life to it's fullest and completing ongoing personal development programs is part of her journey. This journey is what makes her a coach with an edge and all who are coached by Dianne are ready to truly face the responsibility of taking action today to achieve a better tomorrow.

The Kickstart Coaching clients know they are truly working with someone who tries daily to walk the talk and is working towards a fulfilling life.