The Up Next Company

We power impact-driven leaders and entrepreneurs like you to grow your business or your career while staying in alignment with your values and purpose. We provide customised coaching, training and development programs all tailored to your unique needs as a leader who does things differently... … whether you're neurodiverse, culturally diverse, a woman in a non traditional field, a heart centred leader, a play-based professional, or even way ahead of the curve on things like sustainability, mental health or human consciousness. And because we're a social enterprise and different leaders ourselves, we understand you and your unique needs and experiences. We'd be honoured to join you on your journey.

🕵️‍♀️ PhD trained Business Anthropologist and Strategic Speaker Coach Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie is a multi-award winning human connection designer, PhD-trained cultural and business anthropologist, past TEDx speaker coach and the creator of SUPERCONNECT®, a powerful tool for strategy, communication, psychological safety and human connection built on LEGO® Serious Play®, a facilitation tool used by global mega brands like IKEA, Virgin and Samsung. With more than 20 years experience, Dr Kate has spoken around the globe, including at SXSW in Austin, TheWebConf (formally the WWW conference) and TEDxPerth. Her work has been featured on Triple J’s Hack, MTV, and in The Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, ELLE magazine and the WA Museum. Dr. Kate was named one of Western Australia’s 40 under 40 and the Australian Computer Society’s Professional of the Year.

👨‍🏫Award Winning Mental Health Specialist and Business Improvement Strategist Matt is an award-winning mental health advocate and human connection specialist with a background in business improvement. He holds leadership positions in a number of charities, including Black Dog on a Lead and Beeliar Community Association. He is also a committee member for the Cockburn Multicultural Reference Group. Matt is an Accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor and Certified Facilitator of LEGO Serious Play. He was the Citizen of the Year for 2022 and was a finalist for the WA Mental Health Awards in 2023.