Effective Leadership. Safer Productivity. Sustainable Performance.
Upside Advisory partners with organisations and leaders to strengthen leadership capability, safety, and performance in high-pressure environments — supporting clear decision-making, safer productivity, and sustainable ways of working.
Through practical leadership programmes, coaching, and advisory support, Upside helps organisations embed psychological and physical safety, manage risk effectively, and build leadership capability that supports both safe performance and wellbeing.
Upside also specialises in women’s leadership, wellbeing and performance coaching, supporting women to sustain energy, clarity, confidence, and impact — and enabling organisations to attract, retain, and develop strong female leadership pipelines.
Upside Advisory Services
All services integrate the principles of leadership capability, wellbeing, and psychological and physical safety to create practical, measurable improvements in decision-making, risk management, and performance.
Leadership optimisation for safer, sustained performance.
Practical workshops and group programmes designed to strengthen leadership capability, decision-making, and risk management across teams to drive:
Safer, more confident decision-making under pressure
Consistent leadership practices across teams
Improved productivity, engagement, and performance
Stronger, aligned high-performing cultures
Safety & Leadership Coaching
Personalised 1:1 or small-group coaching to embed safety leadership capabilities, wellbeing, and sustainable performance at an individual level.
Outcomes:
Confident, resilient leaders able to manage high-risk, high- pressure situations
Sustainable energy and wellbeing for long-term leadership impact
Stronger influence, clarity, and accountability in daily operations
Women’s leadership, wellbeing and performance coaching
Personalised 1:1 or group coaching to help women leaders optimise energy, focus, and leadership impact while maintaining wellbeing.
Outcomes:
Build resilience and prevent burnout
Navigate stress, transitions, and career challenges with clarity
Strengthen confidence, clarity, and boundaries
Develop sustainable ways of leading and working
Support organisations by building strong pipelines of female leaders
Organisational advisory and reviews
Comprehensive cultural, leadership, and safety reviews to assess current practices, identify gaps, and provide tailored recommendations.
Outcomes:
Clear insights into leadership, effectiveness of critical risk management and psychological safety strengths and opportunities.
Identification of risk areas and development priorities
Risk and Culture-based recommendations to guide interventions and track progress
Metrics to monitor risk and drive performance decision making
Hi, I’m Vanessa.
Through Upside Advisory, I partner with leaders and organisations to strengthen leadership capability, safety, and performance — enabling safer productivity, effective risk management, and high-performing, sustainable workplaces.
I design and embed practical leadership strategies, coaching programmes, and advisory support that help organisations:
Build stronger leadership capability across teams
- Improve how risk is identified, prioritised, and managed
Improve decision-making under pressure
Embed psychological safety
Create high-performing, sustainable workplace cultures
Supporting Women in Leadership
Through personalised 1:1 and group coaching, I help women optimise energy, focus, and leadership impact while sustaining wellbeing. My approach blends practical tools, evidence-informed strategies, and a compassionate framework to help women:
Build sustainable wellbeing and resilience
Prevent or recover from burnout
Navigate stress, transitions, and career challenges
Strengthen confidence, clarity, and boundaries
Develop sustainable ways of leading and working
With 25 years’ experience spanning roles across leadership, health and safety, people and culture, operations, and risk governance, and as a certified Health & Wellbeing Coach, I create practical, tailored solutions that deliver measurable results for both organisations and women in leadership.
Partnering with other associates
Both the Upside coaching and consulting services are strengthened by partnering with or referring to other associates. I work with other professionals and consultants to ensure deeper subject matter expertise when required to ensure the best outcomes for you or your organisation.
Contact
Lets connect – please reach out below to book a free introductory session.
