When she’s not creating large scale digital campaigns with some of the world’s favourite brands such as Coca-Cola Amatil, Facebook & Google, she’s working with clients to develop their unique employer brand story and creating commercially minded marketing strategies that challenge the industry status-quo.

Passionate about marketing with heart and creating commercial environments where people can thrive, Lyndal believes that curiosity, collaboration and kindness are key to creating great places to work.

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

Dawn is based in Melbourne. She is a champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), with over eight years’ experience within both the public and private sector across Australia and New Zealand. 
 
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.

Sugandha is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and founder of GreatHERGood Co – a leadership coaching and consultancy practice supporting impact-led entrepreneurs and organizations with a focus on social good, women’s empowerment/leadership and diversity and inclusion.



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

Angelica is the Product Marketing Lead at The Dream Collective, with a background in marketing, communications and relationship management. She is experienced in developing and maintaining positive brand image, and creating optimal messaging to achieve strategic goals. Angelica is highly motivated by social impact, with a strong belief in the role of business in societal progress and a keen interest in utilising her skills to create value for society.

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.

Antonia has over 20 years experience in Talent Acquisition and Development. She has built her career working with leading enterprises and start ups to define, develop and scale innovative and inclusive hiring practices. Her expertise lies in coaching and developing people and teams to reach their highest potential and harnessing the power of collaboration to diversify organisations to meet their strategic objectives. Antonia is passionate about organisations wanting to change and thrives when she’s joined by like minded people to make an impact.
She is a keynote speaker at many events and recognised in the Top 100 Talent Professionals in Asia Pacific.

Haley joins The Dream Collective with experience in communications and content creation. Originally from Boston and now based in Sydney, she applies a sociological lens to her work and is interested in the cross-cultural examination of global diversity and inclusion initiatives. A passionate storyteller, Haley is committed to driving social missions with digital media marketing and brings a human-centred approach to creating a gender equal workforce.

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.