Empowering leaders in organisations
At Elevate, we believe that impactful and resilient leadership is the cornerstone of success and we’re committed to helping your team achieve it!
Our Approach
At Elevate, we believe that strong leadership is the cornerstone of success and we’re committed to helping your team achieve it!
Understanding Your Needs
We work closely with your organisation to understand your goals and challenges, making sure our offerings fit your specific needs and align with your vision.
Providing Bespoke Services
Our programs build trust and ownership among participants through workshops, online sessions and coaching.
With Ongoing Support
We include a follow-up stage to ensure participants can apply what they learned in their everyday work, leading to lasting improvement and sustained growth
Sophie Perreard and Dr Phil Connors are the heart and soul of Elevate, a company they launched in 2021 to shake up the world of leadership and coaching.
Phil, with his background in youth work and Sophie, with her experience in humanitarian aid, saw a chance to change how people learn to lead. They combined their experience to create Elevate, a company that goes beyond theory. It’s all about practical, real-world skills that help people lead with authenticity and embrace their unique strengths.
Elevate’s programs quickly became recognised across multiple sectors for their impact. Participants didn’t just gain knowledge- they transformed. They walked away with a new sense of purpose and confidence, ready to face any challenge with their strength and adaptability. Organisations and teams saw 180 shifts in their behaviour and productivity.
Elevate is still going strong, and Sophie and Phil are excited to keep pushing boundaries with their collaborators. Their mission? To ignite the potential in countless more individuals and organisations, helping them reach new heights!
“We’re not making the leader, they are making themselves - we provide the environment for growth and development.”
Values We Live and Work By
We're passionate about making a real difference in the world. That's why we focus on partnering with NFPs, corporate businesses and governments – we want to help them amplify their social impact.
Integrity in Action
Good leadership is grounded in ethics, transparency and accountability. Integrity builds credibility, strengthens governance, and supports healthy organisational culture
How we live it
We model the behaviours we teach, hold ourselves to high professional standards, and help leaders embed ethical, responsible decision making in their everyday practice
Purpose with impact
Organisations thrive when their decisions, systems and people stay connected to a meaningful purpose. Purpose guides strategy, behaviour and resilience, especially in complex environments.
How we live it
We support leaders, boards and teams to align their purpose with strategy and culture, so their leadership creates positive impact that is both human and organisational.
Thoughtful Leadership
We believe leadership starts with awareness, curiosity, and the courage to ask better questions. Thoughtful leaders make better decisions, shape stronger cultures, and build trust.
How we live it
We bring evidence-based insight, reflective practice and practical tools to help leaders slow down, think clearly and act with intention.
Human Centred Connection
Relationships sit at the heart of effective teams, strong governance, and lasting impact. When people feel seen and valued, they contribute fully and lead with confidence.
How we live it
We design learning and coaching experiences that honour people’s context, culture and lived experience, creating safe spaces where real growth can happen.
So, why choose Elevate?
At Elevate, we collaborate with your team's subject matter experts and human resources to create customised, engaging leadership programs tailored to your specific challenges, ensuring a focus on your success.
Customised Solutions
We work with you to design and deliver customised solutions, understanding that cookie-cutter approaches don’t work for organisations like yours.
Collaborative Design
At Elevate, we co-create programs with you, working hand-in-hand with your team's experts to address your specific challenges.Honesty and Integrity
We're straightforward – if something won't work, we'll tell you. But when we say we can help, we mean it.Engaging Methods
We use fun, engaging methods to keep your leaders motivated and learning.Real-World Experience
Our blend of real-world experience and academic expertise ensures we're focused on one thing - your success.
Meet the Team
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Sophie Perreard
DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
Director, Coach, Facilitator, EvaluatorSophie is dedicated to empowering individuals and organisations to achieve authentic leadership growth with impactful results. She is especially passionate about helping women unlock their full potential, maximise their impact, and lead with increased confidence.
As an ICF PCC-accredited coach, former pracademic in tertiary education specialising in leadership enhancement, and humanitarian director, Sophie brings over 25 years of experience in leadership, strategic management, and learning design and delivery in cross-cultural and complex environments. She is bilingual in French and English and Hogan- and Mental Health First Aid-certified.
Sophie has lived in Africa, South-East Asia, the Middle East, and the US before moving to Australia in 2013, where she now calls Henley Beach, South Australia, home. She enjoys discovering and supporting local artists and community groups, and values long walks on the beach.
Committed to finding balance and seizing opportunities for growth, Sophie’s professional interests include organisational ethics and culture, strategy development, leadership development, women's empowerment, gender equality and social justice.
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Dr Phillip Connors
PRINCIPAL AND FOUNDER
Coach, Facilitator, Trainer & EvaluatorPhil is a passionate trainer, educator, coach, mentor, and pracademic focused on leadership enhancement. With a PhD in Community Economic Development and over 30 years of experience, he develops cutting-edge training approaches to help people become their best authentic selves.
An advocate for social and climate justice, Phil believes in investing in people's potential to drive positive change. He has worked with at-risk youth in remote Australian communities, collaborated with organisations globally, and authored several publications on community development and transformative change. Phil is Hogan certified, a Co-Active Coaching Practitioner, and a member of the International Coaching Federation.
Living in Adelaide, Australia, Phil is a keen runner and mindfulness practitioner who enjoys working with wood and renovating heritage timber houses.
Phil’s professional fields of interests include authentic, systemic transformational leadership training, coaching and mentoring, impact evaluation, diversity and power dynamics, gender equity, and social and climate justice.
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Christine Dawson
COLLABORATOR
Administration and Events CoordinatorChristine is an experienced administrator and project coordinator with 13 years in administration, project management, and student services in the tertiary education sector in Australia and overseas. Her solid administration and organisational skills have enabled her to excel in increasingly challenging roles, planning and delivering premier events, providing high-level administrative support, and streamlining processes for efficient operations in fast-paced environments.
Fluent in Chinese-Cantonese and English, with knowledge of Spanish, Christine has significant experience in multicultural environments, having traveled, studied, worked, and volunteered in different countries. Living in Melbourne, Australia, she enjoys reading, swimming, and spending time with her young family.
Christine’s professional fields of interests include event and project management, database management, team management, and office administration.
