Leadership and Coaching is all we do!
Rise & Thrive Global is an end-to-end global training company that specialises in developing world-class, personalised leadership and coaching training that is progressive, transformational, dynamic and embeds change with our bespoke leadership and coaching programmes aligned to your company's future strategy, culture and shareholder expectations.
Founded by Catherine Plano PhD, MCC over 15 years ago, building a culture of innovation, design and transformation to become a global powerhouse working with some of the world's biggest brands.
At Rise & Thrive Global we are committed to helping individual leaders at all levels navigate today’s most challenging moments, drawing on our deep well of world-class leadership research, insights and hard-won expertise. We accomplish successful outcomes for complex personnel challenges by co-designing training programs that meet specific requirements and provide a more engaged, collaborative team based on our leadership and coaching framework.
The key component is about producing scalable and personalised results that are both meaningful and impactful to your organisation—and the community. We ask smart questions to uncover what is most important to you and the future of your organisation.
Then, we help your people achieve transformational change in their leadership effectiveness with a combination of innovative tools, assessments, experiential training and coaching.
Finally, given our commitment to impact, we measure progress at critical points along the way to ensure we are on track to meet and exceed your goals.
Our purpose - Unlocking human potential by bridging neuroscience with ancient wisdom to catalyse profound self-awareness and conscious leadership.
Our vision - To create a world where individuals embody their highest potential as conscious leaders, transforming themselves, their organisations, and their communities through authentic, science-backed growth.
Our Mission - We partner with purpose-driven leaders and organisations to dismantle unconscious patterns through our unique integration of neuroscience, co-creative coaching, and embodied learning, creating sustainable transformation that elevates both performance and wellbeing from the inside out.
Our Values
Collaboration - We are partners in your expansion and success...
We co-create, co-design and collaborate tailored impactful initiatives to ensure the results meet your ever-changing needs.
Connection - We enable you to lead change and transformation...
We help you build an inspired, engaged and committed workforce that fosters a culture of trust with purpose-driven behaviours.
Courage - We empower you to navigate the unknown...
We challenge stakeholders with visions of the future that are outside of what they consider ‘probable’ to inspire them to pursue new opportunities.
Creativity - We are big on innovation and design thinking...
We inspire your people to be innovators and design thinkers, ready to tackle complex future challenges while generating creative ideas that will transform your culture.
Respect - We honour each other's values, differences and contributions...
We practice and encourage open and honest communication building loyalty through responsible actions, honesty and integrity in a timely manner.
Visionary - We thrive on big-picture forward-thinking....
We view people, services, products and organisations as part of a constantly changing system. We consider the whole system and how they influence one another as a whole.
Catherine Plano is the founder of Rise & Thrive. She has more than 30 years of experience in diverse work environments and international success in designing and leading strategic, high-impact learning, organisational development, performance improvement, and change management initiatives.
Catherine is a highly respected leader with big-picture vision who inspires people, influences perspective, and creates collaborative working environments. She is a champion of emerging leaders and an ambassador for workplace equality. Catherine empowers executives to progress to the next level in their careers with a focus on personal leadership development.
She is an advocate for providing women with leadership and coaching programmes to assist in building self-confidence, self-awareness, and techniques to overcome pressures faced in the workplace.
Catherine was nominated Top 10 Leadership Development Training and Coaching Companies in APAC 2019 by CIO Advisor and APAC Insider 2023, Most Empowering Leadership Coach and Customer Choice Excellence —Australian Enterprise Award 2023, Top 20 Mindful Thought Leaders by Business Insiders and for out-of-the-box thinking from Australia’s number one Coaching Magazine.
Catherine’s passion drives Rise & Thrive. It is her aim to ensure that individuals and businesses have access to the very best tools, resources, thought leaders and coaches on their transformation journey.