Leadership
Emeli is one of the most inspiring speakers and facilitators that I have ever come across. Her ability to read an audience and adjust her style to achieve real and positive outcomes is first class.
Geoff Roberts
Former CEO
Seek.com
Clients & testimonials
Our clients.
Their words.
Leaders, teams and communities on working with Emeli Paulo and SoCo. Different rooms, different challenges, and the people at the heart of the work.
Speaking & facilitation
Emeli is one of the most inspiring speakers and facilitators that I have ever come across. Her ability to read an audience and adjust her style to achieve real and positive outcomes is first class.
Geoff Roberts
Former CEO
Seek.com
Client voices
From the people in the room.
19 entries
Workplace culture
Emeli's facilitation skills are unparalleled. She has a unique ability to engage participants and create an environment where everyone feels heard. After her workshops, our team cohesion improved significantly, leading to better collaboration across departments.
Helen Bathos
Safe & Equal
Hospitality
Emeli took the time to understand our specific challenges and tailored her workshops to meet our needs. Her ability to connect with participants and facilitate meaningful discussions made a lasting impact on our team dynamics.
Keiran Spiteri
Owner
Yolk Group
Community
The capability workshops delivered by Emeli were transformational for our organisation. Her expertise in experience design ensured that every session was not only informative but also engaging. Our leadership team left with actionable insights that we could implement immediately.
Karen Bryant
CEO
Midsumma Festival
Leadership
Emeli is truly a master facilitator of the human spirit. By creating a safe and trusted environment almost instantly, she allowed us to have authentic and real moments and quickly build intimacy as a team. Her natural wisdom paired with decades of experience result in a talent that is hard to come by. I couldn't recommend her more highly to organisations and teams looking to explore elusive yet crucial topics like inclusion, emotional intelligence and team connection.
Claire Pilley
The Difference, PwC
Leadership
Creating a space few people get to experience when trying to change behaviour. Dynamic, Raw and Courageous.
Michelle McQuaid
PhD Applied Psychology · Former Head of Talent at PwC
PwC (former role)
Community
This was a very real and beautiful experience.
Lead Facilitator
Waves of Wellness
Hospitality
Working with Emeli has been such an empowering journey. We've been so impressed by the level of engagement from our team, which I have no doubt is due to the style and experience she brings as a facilitator. Everyone loved the first session, and it was great to see the buy-in from the whole team. We are thrilled with how the new team have come together. Team members have commented that starting with the vision and values workshop was great to set the tone for their experience with us.
Amy Newman
General Manager
Cobb Lane Bakery
Intensive workshop reflection
The workshop had a MASSIVE impact on me during the intensive two days, and every day since. My life has changed.
Intensive workshop participant
SoCo participant reflection
Government & community · Client work
Community of Practice & lived-experience workforce learning
Facilitated cross-sector collaboration across government, service providers and community partners, alongside bespoke learning to help staff integrate lived experience into everyday practice. Network transition planning saw six partner organisations volunteer to host future sessions beyond initial program funding.
- Worked with
- Government departments, community service providers, local partners and staff
- What was delivered
- Community of Practice facilitation, co-created workforce learning modules, participant workbooks and network transition planning
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) · Paving the Way Forward
Education & training · Client work
Wellbeing education, coaching and research
Collective Potential's wellbeing education and coaching programs reached 10,000+ customers and participants. Explore the impact report for a research perspective on the work.
Collective Potential · University of Melbourne
Dr Peggy Kern, University of Melbourne
Education & training · Client work
Workshops across universities and schools
Thousands of facilitated sessions across tertiary, secondary and primary settings, working with students, educators and school communities on leadership, culture and how people learn and work together.
The University of Melbourne, RMIT University, Federation University, Geelong Grammar School, Melbourne Grammar School
Tertiary, secondary and primary education
Hospitality · Client work
Values into behaviours for a growing hospitality team
Values and behaviour mapping, leadership reflection and practical culture rituals such as team huddles, recognition and onboarding buddies, so values hold up during everyday service pressure.
- Worked with
- Business leadership, leadership team and staff
- What was delivered
- The business's vision and values, then leader and staff workshops across multiple rounds of engagement
Cobb Lane Bakery
Amy Newman
Workplace culture · Client work
Alignment from ownership to regional teams
Work spanning the people who own, lead and deliver the service, so direction is shared across regional locations.
- Worked with
- Shareholders, CEO and board chair, staff across regional locations
- What was delivered
- Facilitated sessions across ownership, senior leadership and the broader staff group
Keystone Radiology
Leadership · Client work
Senior and sales leadership across two states
Facilitation for leaders and high-performing sales teams working across Victoria and Sydney.
- Worked with
- Executive leadership, sales leadership and top-tier sales teams
- What was delivered
- Facilitated work with senior leaders and sales teams in Victoria and Sydney
Gore Medical
Community · Client work
From board cohesion to organisation-wide implementation
A connected series that started with the board and carried through leaders and staff.
- Worked with
- Board, leaders and staff
- What was delivered
- Board cohesion facilitation, leadership workshops and implementation support across the organisation
Midsumma Festival
Workplace culture · Client work
Board team day, then the whole staff group
Governance-level facilitation followed by work with the broader organisation.
- Worked with
- Board and full staff group
- What was delivered
- A facilitated board team day, followed by staff workshops
Safe + Equal
Hospitality · Client work
One direction across five venues
Shared ways of working across venues, with room for each venue's local conditions.
- Worked with
- Venue operators and staff across five venues
- What was delivered
- Operator sessions and staff workshops across the venues
Yolk Group
Media & creators · Client work
A thinking partner behind a growing creator brand
An ongoing retainer for content creators and media talent, moving from personal coaching to team culture design to day-to-day operations, so the business behind the content can keep pace with the audience.
Luke and Sassy Scott
Content creators, in partnership with Mushroom Connect
Testimonials are personal accounts, with names and roles attributed in the original feedback. Participant reflections refer to the workshops described, not specifically to Allowed 1:1 coaching.