About us
Brainpower Training Pty Ltd is 100% Australian owned with almost 20 years experience in learning and development.
ABN 63 064 883 932
Tailored programs to meet your specific needs
By being flexible Brainpower Training works with you to deliver the best training and development solution for your organisation. Brainpower Training can customise the course to fit your time and training criteria and can include company- or industry-specific scenarios into the curriculum.
Brainpower Training makes it easy
Making it easy for you to do business with Brainpower Training is important. That's why Brainpower Training assigns you a Client Manager to understand your needs and support your goals.
Each Client Manager is a training solution specialist who is expert in creating a partnership that suits you. They will take the time to understand your business strategy or project objective and identify training needs and goals.
Customer focus
We go beyond 'good' customer service to create lasting partnerships with you to achieve outstanding results for your people and your organisation.
Meet the Managing Director and Founder
Nina Sunday BA, Dip Ed, Dip Arts (AustFilmTVSchl), Cert IV Training and Assessment, NLP Prac.
Nina Sunday is founder, Managing Director and course designer of Brainpower Training. Founded in 1990, Brainpower Training recently won a prestigious Innovation in Learning national award from the Australian Institute of Training and Development. Nina is listed in the ‘Who's Who of Australian Women' and was NSW runner-up in Telstra Executive Woman Award. Nina is a leading educator who captivates audiences everywhere with her stories, insights and effervescent presentation style.
- Member - Australian Institute of Management
- Member - Australian Institute of Training & Development
- Member - National Speakers Association
- Member - Customer Service Institute of Australia
Our Facilitators
How important is it to you that your people walk out of a training session saying, 'That was great; I learned good things; it was worth my time'?
Brainpower Training has a team of trainers with relevant qualifications, industry experience and excellent record in delivering high quality programs.
They are collaborative Facilitators, adept at enthusing participants and inspiring application.
Brainpower Training's stringent quality control during selection and accreditation gives you peace of mind.
Brainpower Training's Facilitators:
- are tertiary qualified with degree or diploma
- have Certificate IV Training and Assessment
- are experienced professionals
- are up with latest trends
- are personable with strong presentation skills
- apply interactive adult learning methods to keep participants engaged
- pursue lifelong learning and professional development
Read about our Facilitators in:
Sydney
David Seeto - B. Bus, Cert IV Training and Assessment, NLP Prac.
David Seeto is National Program Manager for Sony and ex- National Retail Trainer for Vodafone. He has developed and delivered training in Customer Service, Selling Skills, How To Upsell/Switch Sell, How To Maintain Customer Relationships, and Telephone Skills. A former owner of a Domayne electrical franchise, David was involved in driving sales, team building, marketing and inventory control.
Member – Australian Institute of Management
Hedley Galt - BA (Human Movement Studies) ACU, Grad. Cert. Writing (UTS), Cert IV Training and Assessment, Cert. IV Executive Coaching (LCA).
Hedley Galt has a background in media, developing her communication and presentation skills while working as a television presenter in Los Angeles. While manager of a top Sydney agency for models and sportspeople, Hedley implemented training designed to enhance the success of her talent, including effective communication, developing relationships and personal management.Hedley is a dynamic and highly-interactive Facilitator.
Paul Cox – Dip. Counselling, Cert IV Training and Assessment, NLP Prac.
Paul is a qualified life coach and trainer, specialising in using Accelerated Learning strategies to deliver training, including Speed Reading, Maximising Brainpower, Stress Management and Business Communication.
Member – Platform Incorporated (public speaking)
Julie McDonald - B. Vis. Com, Grad Dip Edu, Cert IV Training and Assessment, Cert IV Bus, NLP Master Prac.
Julie McDonald is a vibrant communicator and dynamic Facilitator who has delivered corporate training for many years. At AMP Julie was an Adult Education Facilitator for 12 years.Her life is dedicated to the study and learning of human behaviour, language and communication. Julie is talented in translating complex information into easy understanding.
Member - National Speakers Association of Australia
Tom is a Senior Management professional and Change Facilitator with over 17 years experience in leadership, business strategy, people development, coaching, marketing, project management, and ICT. As NSW State Manager for Telstra Retail he led the Sydney Bid Management team. In Asia and the Middle East he was a linguist and community developer.
Tom acts as a catalyst to drive positive change and leadership with a focus on continuous improvement. He is highly motivated to excel both personally and professionally. His facilitation style is collaborative, questions-based and interactive. Tom is accredited in DiSC ® and is a qualified and highly-regarded business coach for Senior Executives.
Alicia Ozerskis - B. Com ( Mgt and Mktng), Grad. Dip. Voc. Ed and Trng (current), Cert IV. Training and Assessment, Real Estate Agent Licence.
Alicia Ozerskis has delivered training for the Real Estate Institute of NSW. As a consultant she helps real estate agencies to develop competitive strategy, marketing systems and to manage performance. Alicia also delivers programs such as ‘Dealing with difficult people' and ‘How to communicate effectively with clients.'
Alicia is experienced in all aspects of sales: prospecting for new business, making sales calls including cold calls, using the CRM database, meeting sales targets and call targets, and working as part of a team to innovate new ways of marketing and providing customer service.
James Smart - Assoc. Dip. Avionics, Cert IV Training and Assessment, Cert. IV Frontline Management, RAAF Leadership training, NLP Prac.
As a RAAF Senior Facilitator in Airmen Leadership, James designs and delivers Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Communication and Interpersonal Skills training. He is skilled in using experiential activities and 360 degree feedback.
James was awarded an Australian Defence Medal in 2006. He is accredited in Blanchard's Sit II Situational Leadership and is a personable and high-energy presenter.
Michael Voon - MBA (Cranfield), B. Ec. ISMP (International Senior Management Program - Harvard Business School) Diplomas in Accountancy, Banking, Finance, Cert IV Training and Assessment.
Michael was a Learning and Development Professional at PricewaterhouseCoopers with excellent and extensive experience in Leadership Development, Learning and Facilitation for business leaders within Australia and across Asia Pacific. He is an inspirational motivator with positive influencing skills.
Michael is accredited in MBTI ®, TMS - Team Management Systems, Stephen Covey’s ‘Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’ Leadership Program and 360 Degree Feedback.
Melbourne
Diana is a RAAF Leadership Senior Facilitator. Diana uses facilitated experiential learning to assist participants to gain knowledge and skills in leadership, communication, OH&S, quality management, workplace training and coaching.
Diana is a dynamic presenter.
Shane designed and delivered Presentation Skills and Leadership and Management Training for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), where he achieved Rank of Squadron Leader. He is skilled in Training Needs Analysis and has developed Time Management and written Communications courses. Shane is a personable and professional Facilitator, able to inspire individuals to develop and succeed.
Shane is accredited in MBTI ®, 4-Mat, DDI, TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication), having taught English in Japan, as a Brian Tracy international facilitator. Shane also completed the 4-months Stephanie Burns' ‘Training to Train'.
Member - Australian Institute of Training & Development.
Brisbane
Mark was a RAAF Senior Facilitator in Airmen Leadership for many years. He uses facilitated experiential learning to assist participants to gain knowledge and skills in Leadership, Communication, OH&S, Quality Management, Workplace Training and Coaching and Legal Studies.
Mark was awarded a commendation by the Commander of Training, Royal Australian Air Force, for excellence in Leadership training. He is a highly-skilled and dynamic presenter.
Darryl Stubberfield - Assoc. Deg. FET, Cert. IV Assessment and Workplace Training, NLP Prac. Darryl was a highly-skilled Leadership trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force on Communication, OH&S, Negotiation, Conflict resolution, Frontline Management and Workplace Coaching. Darryl applies interactive and experiential training activities to create an exciting and dynamic learning environment.
Member - Australian Institute of Training and Development.
Member - Australian Institute of Management
PERTH
Catherine Gavigan - BEd, Dip Tch, Assoc. Dip. Speech and Presentation, Graduate Studies in Curriculum Design, Counselling and Psychology, Cert. IV Training and Assessment.
Catherine Gavigan is a Director of the National Centre for Training and Development which develops and delivers innovative learning and performance programs for corporate, government and education sectors.
Edith Cowan University (Training and Development Faculty) and University of Western Australia (Staff Development Unit) both engage her as a sessional lecturer.
Catherine is an experienced speaker, educator and corporate trainer. For twenty years she has been designing and presenting leadership and management programs in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
Director - National Centre for Training and Development
Pay it forward
10% of Brainpower Training profits contribute to a better world.
Brainpower Training is a supporter of:
- Plan
- Compassion
- World Vision
- Medicins Sans Frontiers
- Fred Hollows Foundation
- Opportunity International
- Humane Society International
- Australian Conservation Foundation.
Our mission
Brainpower Training's mission is to deliver a standard of excellence in the profession of training and to promote the getting of knowledge, insight and wisdom through:
- a belief in and adherence to the highest standard of ethics
- demonstrated professional competence
- a commitment to continued development of expertise and knowledge
- a responsibility to clients and to the profession