Richard Day is a dynamic Professional Speaker, Corporate Facilitator and successful Executive, Leadership & High-Performance Coach and has been working within the Leadership, Business and Professional Development industry for thirty-five years, both nationally and internationally. His purpose is to co create success in life and business and has worked across a variety of cultures and countries fulfilling this vision.
He has a bachelor’s degree in Human Performance, a diploma of Education and has recently completed post graduate studies at Charles Sturt University in Leadership and Organisational Coaching.
In the years after his graduation, he worked with elite level sports athletes and teams for 10 years as a sport conditioning specialist and then following that with corporate executives as an exercise physiologist and executive health coach. The focus of this role was to coach executives into becoming better self-leaders with the responsibility of leading stronger and more functional business teams and organisations.
He then became interested in the behavioural strategies for the achievement of high-level performance in the corporate sector and began working with executives and business leaders around leadership, self-leadership, high performance strategies and team leadership. Richard has amassed more than 10,000 hours coaching, speaking, and facilitating.
Recent Board, Executive & Team Coaching assignments:
Richard is a founding partner at the Life & Business Leadership Institute, a business specialising in topics relating to co creating high performance outcomes.
He consults broadly to a diverse range of businesses in the following areas: Leadership, Team Leadership, Business Strategy, Success Coaching (Business and Life), Self- Leadership (Time Management, Change Management, Stress Management, Powerful Conversations, Resilience and Health Management) as well as Developing High Performing Teams.
He is an advisory Board Member, Australian Sales Partner and Business Angel for Pocket Confidant, an AI platform that drives learning conversations in individuals and organisations to develop self-awareness and the capability to self-reflect.
His experience in the presentation design and structure of corporate and leadership seminars and programs and individual and business success strategies has resulted in him presenting on these topics and others at International, National and State Conferences since 1989.
He is a member of the following professional associations: International Coaching Federation as well as a member of the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership. He is also a registered professional coach (PCC) with the ICF.
Richard has had extensive radio experience and has appeared on the following stations over a ten-year period Radio 3UZ, Radio 3LO, Sport 927, Radio 3AW, Radio 3AK and SEN Sport speaking on issues of life and business leadership to a wide audience.
He is also Chairperson and board member for the “Stop One Punch Can Kill” charity, which is dedicated to the elimination of social and street violence.
As a Speaker, Facilitator and Life and Business Coach, Richard inspires individuals, businesses and corporations to improve personal performance and productivity and it is this knowledge and his style that has made him such an inspiring, entertaining and motivating speaker and successful coach.
Richard has an undeniable talent as both a coach and presenter which is to connect at a really deep level to drive change and growth. I have worked with Richard for 16 years as he has become both a highly valued confidant and strategic partner which is a unique combination of skills.
Real Estate Investment TrustRichard has been a key partner of mine in developing and launching a number of businesses designed to give me the flexibility and leadership skills to drive both bottom-line profitability and an empowering team culture.
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Richard is an astute coach who has an authentic presence that guides individuals to get the best from themselves. One of the best investments we have made as an organisation.
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