Bringing years of experience working with global and diverse teams across the Technology sector, she is viewed as a trusted advisor to many clients and partners, especially in their organisational transformation journey, due to her systems thinking mindset and collaborative approach.

As a strong believer that CULTURE is the key driving factor to improving organisational performance in a sustainable and impactful manner, she always views business strategies through the lens of culture and people. Her expertise in partnership management, go-to-market & business improvement strategies and social impact consulting, enables her to support pioneering leaders create workplaces that support all employees reach their full potential.

Yolanda believes that at the core of every organisation is it’s people, and investing in those people will drive unprecedented impact within the organisation helping it to reach it’s strategic objectives. Yolanda’s strength in blending her analytical thinking with the “human” element of work drives her passion and commitment to seeing results for both the individuals involved and the organisation as a whole.

Yolanda is currently enjoying her maternity leave with her new baby boy and we look forward to welcoming her back in 2022

Not afraid to challenge the status quo, Dawn works collaboratively with leaders to improve organisational performance and culture through the design and delivery of DEI strategies, initiatives, and training programs.

Dawn skills and expertise lie in designing, developing, and facilitating impactful learning experiences that help inspire more inclusive leadership, attract, retain and advance talented people and enable workplace cultures where everyone can flourish and thrive.

An ICF credentialed organisational and life coach with soon to be completed post-graduate studies in women’s executive leadership, Sugandha (Sig) brings almost two decades of experience supporting organisations and founders in the corporate consulting, the NFP sector and entrepreneurship helping launch start-ups in the tech industry and digital world.

A passionate advocate for gender equality, her expertise encompasses leadership and organisational coaching, diversity and inclusion, learning design and development, training/facilitation, business and digital strategy, and social impact consulting.

Her goal is to connect ambitious leaders of change with their best version of self and from that foundation enable them to catalyse the long-term, powerful changes they seek in their being, business, and world.

Bringing with her a determination to create impactful and sustainable change, Nat is committed to breaking down gender barriers in the corporate world and broader society.
As a Japanese-English bilingual with a multicultural background, she leverages her unique perspectives to challenge social norms and cultivate business growth

As a passionate advocate for gender equality, she utilises her skills to develop successful, multi-channel campaigns to maximise the impact of The Dream Collective’s and our clients’ initiatives – all with the goal of empowering women to reach their full potential and increase female representation in male-dominated industries, such as technology. She drives success across our global employer branding campaigns, including SheDares with Amazon Web Services, which has nearly 30,000 women enrolled worldwide.

Yuta Hasumi leads the worldwide Diversity and Inclusion business strategy and
implementation. Yuta advises organisations and drives leadership accountability through
goals and metrics to achieve a diverse and inclusive workforce, workplace, and marketplace
for business growth around the globe.

Prior to his current role, he has been Regional Head of Diversity and Inclusion for multinational
companies as well as a DEI business consultant for over 10 years. He consulted business
leaders on the attraction, development and retention of diverse talent in Japan, Korea and
the United States. His designed Women’s Leadership Program was recognized as one of
the best business cases in Asia Pacific. He facilitated talent development programs on
Diversity and Inclusion, Unconscious Bias and Global Leadership.

Yuta obtained an MBA with honors in Human Resources Management at Waseda Business
School, and holds a BA Degree in International Law at Waseda University.

Asako lives in Japan and serves Japanese clients as a content lead. She has extensive experience in talent management and as an L&D in HR for a variety of companies, including foreign-affiliated companies, Japanese companies, and foreign start-ups. She is passionate about increasing the number of organizations where people enjoy networking and collaboration under psychological safety and trust each other, and thus people unleash the potential everyday. She is committed to helping create organizations where employees feel they are working for this company by choice, and  D&I is a powerful tool for breaking through.

Simon is an advisor and investor to human capital and HR tech businesses in Asia. He has more than 2 decades of experience building, selling, buying, and facilitating management buy-outs in the HR services space across Asia, totalling approximately USD 100M. Simon is currently based in Tokyo and supports The Dream Collective’s local operations in an advisory capacity, working closely with Sarah, Josh, Natsumi, and the rest of the team. Simon is originally from England. He has a BA in History from the University of East Anglia, and further qualifications in Leadership from Oxford University (Said School of Business), Cornell University and HK University of Science and Technology. He is an ICF certified Executive Coach and a Genos Emotional Intelligence Practitioner.

James is a strategic advisor for The Dream Collective’s Australian market, with expertise in sales and business development. James’ value is in bringing an external perspective and working alongside our executive team to achieve the best results for the business.

James’ passion is to work together with his family, community and work colleagues to make a positive difference. He aims to achieve this through a desire to continually learn, to be open to new ideas and thinking, and attempt to not make the same mistake twice!

As the co-founder and CEO at Amicus, James’ focus is on developing the team to make sure they are defining, designing and delivering spaces that inspire people and organisations.

In the community, James wants to make a difference in the fight against children’s brain cancer. When Lachie Muldoon, his son’s best mate died in 2015 from Glioblastoma brain cancer aged 10 after a short 6-month battle, it inspired him to work with Lachie’s parents to raise much needed funds. As at the end of 2020, loveforlachie.com.au has raised over $1.5m. He will not stop until no more children have to go through what Lachie and his parents did.

James is mad about sports, and whether this is playing (O35 football, cricket with his sons, or cycling too far for Tour de Cure), he loves how this enables him to connect with people and feel good at the same time.