A seasoned entrepreneur, Jacqui’s career has seen her travel the globe and sit in executive operational roles with a proven track record in driving growth, raising capital, building funds, and facilitating investments within the startup ecosystem.

Jacqui leverages her extensive network combined with tactical strategy and investment expertise to propel ventures to new heights. She actively mentors aspiring entrepreneurs and evaluates promising ventures, and is currently appointed on the Investment Committee of Swinburne University and Breakthrough Victoria’s Innovation Platform.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Jacqui remains committed to philanthropic initiatives and social causes.

James Do is the Head of Virtual Lending at the Westpac Group, where he leads a team responsible for helping customers through the online journey in the Home Lending space. Known for his people first leadership style, James believes that true success comes through people engagement, collaboration, and empowering others.

A passionate advocate for technology-driven transformation, James is focused on how digital solutions can simplify and improve the customer experience in banking. He brings a strategic mindset to navigating the evolving financial landscape, blending operational excellence with a strong focus on customer service.

Born in a refugee camp from Vietnamese migrants, James brings a deeply personal commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion. His journey shapes his perspective as a leader and fuels his dedication to creating environments where everyone can thrive.

Will founded HWP in 2013, bringing nearly four decades of experience to the table, Will leads our strategic initiatives tailored to “keeping wealthy families wealthy,” ensuring they receive unparalleled value with a strong focus on client experience and communication.

Throughout his career, Will has navigated numerous investment cycles across different continents, including Australia, Hong Kong, and London. This global exposure has deepened his appreciation for the complexity and volatility of the investment markets.

Islam Hassan is a dynamic senior leader with over 20 years of experience in sales, operations, and strategy. Known for his adaptability in communication, ability to build trusting relationships, and strong commercial acumen, he has consistently driven sustainable growth in both consumer and B2B environments—all while maintaining a strong focus on people, sales, and customer experience.

An expert in solving complex problems and tackling new market challenges, Islam excels at identifying opportunities, defining strategies, and ensuring ongoing operational effectiveness—whether by finding, buying, or building the right solutions. Beyond his strategic expertise and ability to navigate corporate politics, he is a genuinely caring, fun, and adventurous leader who is deeply committed to his people and community.

At Leading Teams we partner with teams and leaders to help them improve their performance and become high performing. Our belief is that; 1) Culture drives performance, and 2) The leaders determine the culture.

Ultimately, we are building your team to a point where honest conversations about behaviour and performance can take place in an open team environment. It takes an expert facilitator to navigate these conversations and that’s where our skills and experience kick in. From elite sport, to corporate to the community we believe we can help any given team be high performing.

With over 30 years experience and a team of expert facilitators we can help you maximise your potential and performance. If you have untapped potential in your team and want to elevate your performance, get in touch, we’re here to help.

Bernie McFarlane is a registered Career Development Professional, who runs the business Find Your Way to Work. She is a Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia, and assists people at various stages of their professional life with career guidance and job search coaching.

She has a portfolio career covering private practice; outplacement services; and delivery of career support to students at Kaplan Business School.

Known especially for her expertise in networking, she has presented on the topic at conferences and webinars in Australia, New Zealand, India and Asia Pacific.

With more than 20 years of financial services recruitment experience, Matt offers an unequalled experience level and knowledge of the industry that’s unrivalled.

His background in Investment Consulting and Funds Management has meant that Matt is highly sought after for his understanding and commitment to the industry.
Matt is well-known for his unwavering dedication and energy in his work and his commitment to upholding the highest professional standards of excellence. His passion for mentoring others is as strong as his passion for sustainability and the environment. What drives Matt the most is his commitment to going the extra mile for his clients, which he consistently demonstrates day in and day out.

Matt has continued to serve the industry by sponsoring, presenting, mentoring, and advising participants in organisations such as FINSIA, CFA, AIST, and RCSA.

When he’s not at work, you’ll find Matt engaging in any activity that brings him outdoors – especially hiking, mountain biking, and ocean swimming – and spending time with his family and friends.

Kyle is one of Australia's prominent market commentators, appearing across local and international media as an analyst and reporter. Having covered the full spectrum of financial market topics for ausbiz TV, IG Group and Capital.com, Kyle’s passion is analysing indices, commodities and the FX markets through the lens of macroeconomics and central bank policies.

Helen is the founder of TMS Consulting and has expertise in human and organisational dynamics, enhanced through a successful 20-year career in both the public and private sectors.
Helen has successful grown and lead TMS to be a high quality sought-after consulting firm has real life experince as a leader in her own business and in interim CEO roles for clients. She is a confidant and coach to many CEO’s and senior leaders.
Helen is an order of merit graduate of the Australian Company Directors course and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. Helen is an Alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program. Helen is a sought-after speaker and facilitator for executive teams, conferences and community engagement activities.