The Way Finders
We are Bounce Australia!
We take the traditional training format and turn it on its head, making fresh, experiential programs that are smarter, not harder.
Bounce is a group of people looking to make positive changes in people’s lives. Since 2006 we’ve been teaching essential LifeSkills like communication, emotional intelligence, rapport and heaps more, to help people from all over find their way.
We travel all over Australia, New Zealand and the US delivering programs based around Neuro-linguistic Programming, Social Science, Positive Psychology, and Emotional Intelligence to job seekers, businesses, companies and government departments.
The values we live by
We deliver on our promise
If we say we’ll do it, we’ll do it.
We’re accountable for our actions
If we stuff up,
we own it
We’re outcome focused
Give us a goal and watch us beat it.
We trust & value each other
Our happy team is what makes us so great.
We have fun!
We literally love what we do, and it shows through in belly laughs.
We’re committed to being the best
No mountain too high, no river too deep.
We go above and beyond
Imagine you order a cake, we’ll deliver it with sparklers.
People we work with
The HQ Crew
Maria Smith
Founder & CEO
If you’re looking for a woman with vision and an attitude that says “Everything is possible!” then you have definitely come to the right place! Maria has been running her own business since 2006 and has helped thousands of people find their way personally and professionally.
Maria is a communications and behaviour change expert with over 15 years’ experience in workforce engagement and activation. She is the creative force behind the Bounce Program, a transformational soft-skills program credited with impacting the lives of thousands of people across the globe. Since Bounce’s inception, Maria has grown the business to become a nationally recognised company, as well as expanding to programs in the USA and New Zealand.
Her unique skills in positive psychology, emotional intelligence and behavioural nudging are the corner-stone to the Bounce Program and make her highly sort-after for executive-level coaching and mentoring. She is thought-leader on the future of work and an entrepreneurial way-shower, dedicated to helping people from all walks of life to find their way.
Kelly Mason
General Manager
Matt Luttrell
National Business Manager
Chris Young
Business Development Officer
Theo Nguyen
Business Development Officer
Rebecca Lowery
Trainer Support & Project Management
Nettie Pollard
Graphic Designer
Donna Wardlaw
Marketing & Communications Manager
The Trainer Team
Phil Pollard
Trainer
Avril Lochhead
Trainer
Jessica Sadowy
Trainer
Kristine Zimmer
Trainer
Prue Howard
Trainer
Stephen Tuxford
Trainer
Tessa Jetson
Trainer
Jan Fisher
Trainer
Amanda Simpson
Trainer
Abbie Eden
Trainer
Leon McAsey
Trainer
Ashfin Ehsani
Trainer
Belinda Postill
Trainer
Linda Pierson
Trainer
Sharon Hardy
Trainer
Gia Icme
Trainer
Malise Martin
Trainer
Parthena Petrarca
Trainer
Lisa Miki
Trainer
John Bower
Trainer
Nissrine Saliba
Trainer
Sherrin Verma
Trainer
Anastasia Charitou
Trainer
Tracy Pimentel
Trainer
Boris Banjanac
Trainer
Angela Jackson
Trainer
The New Zealand Trainer Team
Atarau Hamilton
Trainer
Graeme Ewart
Trainer
Moana Hamilton
Trainer