BETTER LEADERS. BETTER FUTURE.

‘Creating space for people to consider a different perspective, of themselves, of their leadership and of their business, to explore opportunities for growth and evolution is something I am passionate about.  Having had some amazing mentors and coaches, the benefits are obvious, and TEC provides the opportunity to supercharge those benefits through the groups and community.’

Sandra’s secret super-power is her ability to understand an organisation’s landscape quickly and identify ways to make it better.

Sandra is a strategy advisor, transformation specialist, experienced facilitator and coach, with over 25 years in senior management and consulting.   She brings her experience from working with large corporations right through to start-ups in strategy design, implementation, and operations.  Working across a broad range of industries, Sandra also has a long history in project/portfolio management, business improvement and optimisation on large-scale transformation and integration programs with complex stakeholder relationships.

As a certified Advisory Board Chair and business coach, Sandra also works with SMEs and business owners to grow their businesses, providing practical and actionable advice.   Sandra also sits on a not-for-profit board and acts as a mentor in the start-up community.  Career highlights include:

  • Large-scale transformation – Establishment and management of global Program Management function, a global Corporate Strategy function and a corporate Data Analytics function.
  • Strategic Planning – Facilitation of strategic planning for a wide range of organisations from start-up to global, across private and public sector.
  • Experienced Business Coaching – Coached social enterprise start-ups, SME business owners in scale-up phase, right through to senior executives in multinational organisations.
  • Governance Boards – Serving as a director on a not-for-profit board in the Education sector.
  • Advisory Boards – Recently acted as an advisor on an Advisory Board for a manufacturing business with a technology focus through a transition into new service and product offerings.


Sandra Poon

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