Our Team

Suzanne Diprose - Director

Suzanne Diprose founded Performance Advantage with an aim to optimise organisational performance in small to medium business and community organisations. With over 20 years senior management experience in the corporate and welfare sectors Suzanne's focus is on leadership, staff development, HR systems and processes.

Suzanne utilizes a mix of contemporary business models and methodologies that enhance the work environment, organisational performance and profitability.

Qualifications

Master Degree of Management (MM)
Prince 2 Project Management Foundation
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Qualifying Program
Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment
Associate Diploma Arts (Welfare)

Recent successes

Sourcing and coordination of over $350,000 in funded training for client's organisations over the last two years.
Sourcing Competitive Business Funding of $250,000 for client business expansion program for client in the primary produce industry
Sourcing $50,000 funding from National Workforce Development Fund for client in the construction industry
Facilitation of career and skills development program up-skilling over 120 people in Certificate III, Certificate IV and Diploma level qualifications
Successful increase of retention rates of employees to support growth and profitability
Reviewing and implementing programs to ensure OH&S compliance and risk reduction for a variety of industries.
Complete organizational restructures.

Amy Howard - Workplace Coach/Counsellor

Amy Howard joined Performance Advantage with a passion for maximizing individual performance and wellbeing in order to promote healthier workplaces and communities. With over 10 years experience in corporate training, coaching and counselling, Amy's focus is on stress reduction, optimal performance and wellbeing.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Counselling)
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Certification
Cert IV in Workplace Training and Assessment

Recent successes

Facilitation of EAP programs to manage anxiety, depression and stress resulting in improved workplace relations, productivity, satisfaction and lower absenteeism for a variety of clients.
EAP crisis management (panic attacks, suicidal ideation, alcohol issues and domestic violence) for a variety of clients.
Facilitation of Wellness program for clients in Welfare Sector.
Successful return to work outcomes for client in primary produce industry.
Facilitation of staff engagement program to address poor morale resulting in significant increase in staff satisfaction, customer satisfaction and income for client in health industry.
Successful conflict resolution within a board of management of a non-profit organisation resulting in greater satisfaction and increased volunteer retention rates.

Vanessa Doller

Vanessa-lee Doller is a personal development coach for women, helping them find their inner strength, voice, and sense of purpose. She is passionate about her clients finding their deeper sense of self, and specialises in identifying and shifting beliefs that may be holding them back from being the best versions of themselves.

Vanessa has been inspiring and coaching people for over 20 years. She led and managed teams to personal and sales successes as a Store Manager for retail icons such as Tiffany, Gucci and Vodafone. A mother of one, Vanessa brings the same passion to her family that she shares with her clients, and shows her daughter a life of love and compassion.

Vanessa has a Diploma in Retail Management, a Certificate in Life Coaching, is eDISC Accredited, and is a trained facilitator in the Tuning into Kids Program administered by the Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health at the University of Melbourne.