Who we are
Tara Connell
Tara has been consulting in training and development for several decades.
With a background in training design and facilitation, she is passionate about helping people become less stressed and reactive and more effective in both their work and personal lives. During her career as a training consultant, Tara has worked in the areas of leadership, management, team development, and front-line service. Her clients include airlines, hotels, banks and credit unions, government departments, statutory bodies, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and automotive industries, and professional firms.
Tara has worked with clients in Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Qatar, and New Zealand. She brings a broad range of skills to the work she does with individuals and teams.
As a Certified Neuroplastician, using applied neuroscience in her coaching and development work with clients, Tara helps people change their behaviour, develop resilience and emotional intelligence, reduce feelings of overwhelm, increase productivity, and enjoy life more.Accreditations
Steve Connell
Steve has an extensive background in the accounting and business consulting professions and has delivered leadership and sales workshops in Australia and Asia over many years.
After becoming a business coach in 1999, he’s worked with all types of businesses in Australia and New Zealand, helping them establish the vision, culture, strategies, structure and leadership skills needed for success.
Steve is a Director of Perth based business coaching company Acuity Group (www.acuitygroup.com.au). He also works with Tara at Mindful Nation where he focuses on executive coaching and mentoring for business owners, leaders and managers.
As a trained and accredited Mindfulness teacher, Steve helps his clients deal with the stresses of the modern commercial environment and live lives of purpose and well-being.