Shannah, an executive life coach with over 20 years of experience, and Colleen, former CEO of iconic fashion brands Sportsgirl and Sussan, bring their extensive leadership knowledge and personal journeys to this transformative book.
Elevate offers readers simple, actionable strategies for unlocking their extraordinary potential—whether they’re seeking personal growth or looking to lead with purpose in their professional lives. Through their unique blend of business acumen and personal insight, Kennedy and Callander provide a practical roadmap that emphasizes clarity, focus, and balance across three key pillars: Life, Leadership, and Longevity. Their experience as leaders who have thrived in highly competitive industries gives readers valuable, real-world advice on how to excel in both their careers and personal lives.
Elevate breaks away from traditional self-help advice, providing a unique blend of personal insight, professional wisdom, and practical strategies. With a comprehensive toolkit and actionable strategies, this book will enable you to craft a plan for achieving personal and professional success.
Shannah Kennedy
Shannah Kennedy is one of Australia’s foremost strategic life coaches. She works to transform her clients’ careers, wellbeing, and lives. She specializes in executive strategy, transition, values, vision, overcoming burnout and life planning for individuals. Her proven expertise enables clients to gain control of their lives in order to achieve their visions and goals and find happiness and fulfilment.
She is the bestselling author of The Life Plan, a wellbeing specialist, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and media contributor, and a wife and mother of two. Shannah lives and dances with chronic fatigue syndrome and depression and is committed to living her best and most energetic life based on her values and commitment to authenticity.
Shannah is a master of simplicity and presents the most powerful and essential life and wellness skill sets to transform the way you live and work, create clarity, direction and purpose, and shine a light on the benefits of self-care, self-management and self-leadership.
Colleen Callander
Colleen Callander spent 30 years in the retail industry, serving as CEO of two iconic fashion brands, Sportsgirl and Sussan, where she established winning cultures and empowered people to reach their full potential. She is the author of Leader By Design: Be empowered to lead with confidence in business and in life
