Our Team

Our team of expert facilitators and head office staff have a combined 120 years’ experience in the leadership space. Our commitment to internal training and facilitation skills development is part of our collective aim to become the world’s best facilitators.

Want to work for Leading Teams? If you think you could join our high performing team, we want to hear from you. Please read our page on what it’s like to work here.

Ray McLean

Ray founded Leading Teams in 2000 with Kraig Grime after working as a sole trader and as a leadership officer with the Air Force. He has published two books, ‘Any Given Team’ and ‘Team Work’. Ray is based in Geelong…READ MORE

Kraig Grime

Kraig worked in leadership and change management at the Navy and Air Force for 20 years before joining forces with Ray McLean to found Leading Teams in 2000. Kraig is based in Ballarat…READ MORE

Justin Peckett

Justin joined Leading Teams in 1996 as an athlete facilitator. After 17 years of a professional AFL career, he became a full-time Facilitator in 2007. Justin is based in Melbourne…READ MORE

Martine Harkin

Martine joined Leading Teams in 2008 after an 11 year teaching career. Martine is based in Brisbane…READ MORE

Tim Ferguson

Tim joined Leading Teams in 2012 after experiencing our program as a client. Tim is based in northern NSW…READ MORE

Daniel Healy

Daniel joined Leading Teams in 2013 after an AFL playing and coaching career where he had first-hand experience of our program. Daniel is based in Adelaide…READ MORE

Simon Fletcher

Simon started with Leading Teams in 2000 as an athlete facilitator then progressed to a full-time facilitator. He rejoined Leading Teams in 2015. Simon is based on the Gold Coast…READ MORE

Steve Lacy

Steve joined Leading Teams in 2015 following years of facilitating leadership development programs. Steve is based in Adelaide…READ MORE

Jake Bridges

Jake joined Leading Teams full-time in 2016 after first working with us as an athlete facilitator from 2000. Jake is based in Ballarat… READ MORE

Kelly Vennus

Kelly first worked with Leading Teams as an athlete facilitator and re-joined us full-time as a facilitator in 2017. Kelly is based in Adelaide… READ MORE

Kurt Wrigley

Kurt joined Leading Teams in 2017, coming to us from a career playing and coaching in the NRL. Kurt is based in Sydney…READ MORE

Gav Mahoney

Gavin Mahony

Gavin joined Leading Teams from an international career in the sport and corporate worlds. He is based in Melbourne…READ MORE

Aaron Rogers

Aaron joined Leading Teams from a career in the sport and corporate worlds. He is based on the Gold Coast…READ MORE

Shelly McElroy

Shelly joined Leading Teams after a varied career in Media and Hospitality, including Training and Development. She is based in Sydney…READ MORE

Christine Clancy

Christine started with Leading Teams after a diverse career in coaching and consultancy. She is based in Melbourne…READ MORE

David Arnfield

David joined Leading Teams after working with us in both the corporate and sporting worlds. He is based in Adelaide…READ MORE

Antoinette Fares

Finance Officer

Antoinette joined Leading Teams in 2014 and manages our finances. She has 25 years of experience in bookkeeping. Antoinette is based in our head office in Melbourne…READ MORE

Guy Redhouse

Brand and Communications Manager

Guy joined Leading Teams in 2018 after over a decade working in major events. He is based in our head office in Melbourne…READ MORE

Anna Sallows

Office and Operations Manager

Anna joined Leading Teams in 2019, coming over from the world of Real Estate. Anna is based in our head office in Melbourne…READ MORE