Meet the CoachStation Team
A carefully selected group of coaches, mentors, and consultants dedicated to real outcomes and lasting change.
Coaches, Mentors, Facilitators and Advisors
The CoachStation leadership coaching team brings together coaches, mentors, facilitators, and advisors with deep practical experience across industries and leadership levels. Every member of the team shares a commitment to real outcomes, honest conversation, and development that sticks.
Steve Riddle
Director, Leadership Coach, Mentor & Organisational AdvisorSteve is the founder of CoachStation and an experienced leadership coach, mentor, facilitator and organisational advisor. He brings more than three decades of experience across operational leadership, workforce management, organisational improvement and leadership development, including more than 15 years supporting leaders and organisations through CoachStation.
His corporate career includes national workforce management responsibility for approximately 2,500 employees at GE Money Australia, followed by promotion to National Customer Experience Manager. Earlier roles with Commonwealth Bank encompassed management information, resource planning and operational leadership. Steve combines strategic thinking, practical experience and a relationship-centred approach to help people navigate complexity, challenge assumptions and translate insight into meaningful action. He is a Fellow of the QUT Queensland Leadership Institute, a Certified Master Mentor with the International Mentoring Center and the primary author of Falling Into Leadership. His work is grounded in the belief that effective leadership is demonstrated through behaviour, relationships, decisions and accountability.
Amanda Taylor
Leadership & Wellness Coach | Senior HR AdvisorAmanda is an experienced human resources leader, organisational development practitioner and leadership coach with a career spanning senior HR management, organisational change and workplace improvement. Her background includes senior human resources leadership within a major national organisation, alongside consulting experience across local government, private enterprise and community organisations.
She brings extensive practical experience in HR operations, organisational development, people management and supporting organisations through change. Amanda understands the relationship between business priorities, organisational systems, leadership behaviours and employee experience, enabling her to provide advice that is both commercially informed and people-centred. Through her advisory, coaching and development work, Amanda supports leaders and organisations to strengthen HR practices, improve workplace relationships and build effective, sustainable cultures. Her approach combines operational understanding, thoughtful challenge and practical solutions that help people and organisations achieve meaningful results.
Michael Haupt
Finance and Strategy AdvisorMichael brings depth in finance, commercial analysis, and strategic planning. He helps clients understand the numbers that matter, make informed decisions, and align investment with priorities. Michael's advice is clear and grounded, focused on sustainable results rather than short-term wins. He partners with leaders to test assumptions, simplify complexity, and map next steps with practical measures. Michael works closely with CS to connect leadership development with financial discipline, ensuring plans are realistic and outcomes are tracked. His contribution strengthens the link between strategy, behaviour, and measurable performance.
Julie Riddle
Senior HR & Systems AdvisorJulie is an accomplished senior human resources leader and advisor with extensive experience across HR operations, workforce systems, organisational improvement and complex business projects. She currently holds a national HR leadership position within the Toyota group, supporting an organisation of approximately 2,500 employees. Her career also encompasses senior operational roles and HR consulting across diverse organisational environments.
She brings particular expertise in human resources information systems, business requirements, vendor selection, system implementation and project delivery. Having worked across the full lifecycle of HR technology initiatives, Julie combines strategic perspective with practical operational knowledge, strong project management capability and commercial judgement. Her approach focuses on helping organisations make informed decisions, improve processes and align their people, systems and business requirements to achieve sustainable outcomes.
Richard Powell
Facilitator and TrainerRichard specialises in learning and development, facilitation, and leadership capability. He brings a calm and structured style that helps teams think clearly, collaborate well, and commit to action. Richard designs and delivers engaging sessions that translate ideas into practice, with a focus on behaviour, habit, and accountability. He draws on wide industry experience, from corporate to government and community, and is skilled at tailoring content to context. Richard's work is grounded in measurable outcomes and steady improvement. He believes progress comes from consistent effort, honest reflection, and leaders who set the standard for others to follow.
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Practical coaching, clear expectations, and real accountability. Let us help your leaders create momentum that lasts.
