Carla brings over two decades of management experience, leading teams across diverse industries such as manufacturing, design, data analytics, sports, and non-profit sectors. Today, she specialises in leadership, coaching, training and facilitating, with a focus on unlocking the full potential of individuals, inspiring them to think differently to create profound, lasting life changes.

As a mother of four girls who loves the outdoors - especially surfing, Carla understands the importance of aligning professional goals with personal passions. She finds deep satisfaction from helping others discover passions and achieve their professional aspirations, knowing that fulfillment in work positively impacts all aspects of life, including self-confidence and overall well-being.

Steve is a leadership coach who partners with individuals to invest in their unique identity, giftedness, and strengths, guiding them towards sustainable growth. He focuses his passion on nurturing leaders in ministry and business. Steve has 40 years of experience as a professional in the construction industry in various roles as a contractor, client, consulting project manager and business owner. He is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with International Coach Federation (ICF) and Certified Mentor Coach (CMC).

With over four decades of experience in jewellery retail and wholesale, Heidi prides herself on providing outstanding customer service, driven by a foundation of trust, strong communication, and relationship skills. She is passionate about building relationships and connecting people which helps develop and mentor people to succeed, using her extensive involvement in building and leading high-performing teams to success, and undertaking all aspects of management functions.

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Now a qualified Business and Workplace Coach, Heidi has been a part of Max Potential for the past six years. She describes her time as a volunteer community coach as gratifying and a privilege, believing that empowering young adults through coaching and support transforms lives, enriching both the community and individuals. Being a part of their journey through the transition from school to adulthood is an immensely rewarding experience that everyone should have the chance to embrace.

Milka is passionate and dedicated to equipping and developing young people with the tools needed to see them living grounded in their identity and fulfilling their purpose. She has been successful in this through her various roles in primary teaching, high school chaplaincy, children’s and youth ministries, social work and throughout her years being involved in the Max Potential Program.

As part of the Max Potential Team, Milka is the Program Coordinator for the Mudgee/Dubbo program and is also a Community Coach. Her thoughts on what this program contributes to today’s young adults are that it’s a vital part in the development of young people as it allows them the opportunity to broaden their ideas on what personal success is, how to live this out daily and how they can contribute to making a unique and lasting impact in their local community.