Who loves Frogs
Case Studies
Smaller specialised logistics firm on a fast growth path keeping a keen eye
on engagement
Engagement Review + Leadership Development
Stats
Client sector: National logistics and distribution – specialising in healthcare
Scope + duration: c. 190 employees and drivers across Australia, 3 months of work every 4-6 months, continuing (2023 to now)
Focus: Engagement deep-dive, culture mapping, leadership and communication uplift (although this is one program of work within a long-term client relationship. This client also uses our Public Action on Purpose (AOP) Program for their key talent, often 2 people per program)
Client leads: GM People and Services and CEO
Striving for tough targets to stay relevant in a racy industry
(for those who like a longer, more detailed story)
Stats
Client sector: Integrated telecommunications
Scope + duration: Business of over 2,000 people, across Australia – worked with people leaders at all levels (and some of their teams). Once-off leadership team workshop led to 2-year engagement
Focus: Overall engagement + removing blocks to business performance
Client leads: Client reps were the MD and his Head of People and Culture
VBA JOINT VENTURE – 'FINISHING STRONG'
Getting to the pointy end of a Sydney Road maintenance contract
Stats
Client sector: Infrastructure – Roads + Transport
Scope + duration: 18 mths (2019-2020), COVID thrown in
Focus: Strategic closure of a major public contract: strong leadership driving accountability to contract end, collaboration, personal + professional career pathways beyond the close
Client leads: GM of the VBA JV
Ambitious Financial Firm Navigating Leadership Succession While Building Depth for Scalable Growth
Leadership uplift to support growth agenda
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Client sector: Australian-based real estate investment services
Profile: Founder-led, rapid-growth, global footprint (on- and off-shore clients)
Scope + duration: c. 120 employees mainly Australian East Coast with international aspirations, 2023 to current
Focus: Senior leader support and development, broadening to organisation-wide leadership uplift
Client Leads: Exec Leader Investments & P+C Lead
State-owned Corporate Utility Seeking accelerated skill in Project Team Performance To Match their hefty Delivery Program
Program for performance coaching
Stats
Client sector: Natural resource management
Scope + duration: 9 mths (2024-2025)
Focus: Stronger performance of project teams across Delivery, especially in how they: navigate complex systems and processes; strive for optimal delivery with their partners and regional counterparts; and work with others across the network to reach organisational objectives
Client Lead: Manager (Delivery) + his leadership team
Rewiring Leadership and Culture at Speed and Scale
From Silos to Synergy in Global Logistics
Stats
Client sector: Global distribution and logistics, heavily Australian-based
Scope + duration: c. 190 employees across Australia, 10 days of work every 4-6 months, 2023 start and continuing
Focus: Accelerated senior leadership team development to align around refreshed strategy and set the needed culture (supporting more collaboration to meet growth targets)
Client Leads: Exec head of division
Testimonials
Shanti Berggren
General Counsel and Executive Director
Legal Services
The University of Adelaide
I first encountered Vibrant Frog during a leadership offsite at Optus Business as Head of Legal. Our high-energy team was completely won over after just one workshop – an experience I now call ‘being Frogged.’
The Frogs struck a perfect balance, delivering skill-building for senior leaders while infusing fun that made learning stick. Their impact extended beyond the sessions – we forged deeper connections, leading to more effective business-critical conversations.
Two years in, they drove organisational shifts I hadn’t anticipated. They pinpointed a long-standing business challenge with real customer impact, making the solution glaringly obvious. Leaders immediately stepped up with resources to fix it.
Despite being a small team, the Frogs scaled effortlessly, engaging over 330 leaders nationwide. Their uncanny ability to remember every name spoke volumes about their approach, re-energising worn-out teams and fostering collaboration that drove better customer results – a true breath of fresh air.
Bringing the Frogs into any team I lead is a no-brainer. While I focus on building connection and alignment, they amplify my efforts with expertise, energy, and deep facilitation. Across three teams – big and small – feedback has been consistently exceptional. Their magic? Precision, business savvy, and an infectious joy that turns engagement into lasting action.
Get Frogged. You won’t regret it.
Joe Taylor
CEO
Smartways Logistics
I’ve worked with Vibrant Frog for over a decade – across three companies and two countries. That should tell you something.
I first came across them back in 2010 at Corporate Express. I went through their company leadership development program and their public group coaching program Action on Purpose. The latter was a game-changer – the plans I made throughout that program I have essentially executed over time. And the leadership skills I got, I use to this day. I rolled it out to my whole team over several years.
When I moved to lead NXP in New Zealand, I brought them in again. We grabbed Action on Purpose and ran it during COVID for Execs and key talent across the business. Seamless. High impact. Then stepping in as CEO of Smartways, one of my first calls was to the Frogs. I needed to get under the surface of our engagement data. The piece of work they did was so insightful – it helped me see the business in more depth, understand the dynamics. They connected with my whole organisation across the country, got meaningful feedback, and came back with a practical action plan. They also took the time to brief my leadership team – which made a big difference in how quickly we could act.
I continue to rely on the Frogs for anything leadership and culture – coaching, team workshops, and Action on Purpose for key talent. They’re practical, easy to work with, and genuinely care about the people in our business andour business results. They make my job easier. Great partners to have.
From Day 1 the Frogs were part of our team – and they brought an energy to the place that was infectious. They cared about my people, my project, and what I was trying to do. They were available for a chat whenever I needed – and they were responsive to feedback and creative in their adjustment of things as we moved along. Many of my operational leaders thanked me personally for the development they experienced at this time.
James Bennett
General Manager
Transport Technology and Rail Services
Ventia
The Frogs bring both smarts and heart to everything they do, so they quickly moved from ‘suppliers’ to trusted partners. Working with them is always a joy!
It can be daunting, bringing new facilitators into a feisty leadership team and taking responsibility for the call. It wasn’t an easy gig. Opinions were plentiful, energy high and revenue targets were front of mind for every leader in the room. Thrown in at the deep end, the Frogs read the situation and gained my confidence before we got to morning tea. Initially hired for just one day, to facilitate our leadership workshop, they brought such energy, insight and courage that it was immediately clear they could help us tackle some of our most pressing business challenges.
Not only did they ask the right questions, but they took the time to get under the surface and really understand the dynamics within our business. They brought a rare combination of emotional intelligence and consulting expertise, so I knew I could simply share the outcome we needed and they’d create a practical, powerful plan to get us there. Never did I need to hand-hold, monitor progress or even brief them extensively; they quickly grasped my shorthand and became part of our business. They were also superbly flexible and light on their feet in handling the variety of curve balls that came our way!
Sometimes the conversations we needed to have were challenging. Downright uncomfortable, even. They never shied away and they held that responsibility with care and skill, often finding places to inject humour to ease the tension. They left a lasting impact across this senior team.
Our one-day workshop was the start of a long relationship that has survived multiple job moves and a couple of international relocations. We’ve had scope changes, late nights, times when we were all tested to the max, but we always came out the other side with a solid solution (a real ‘wow-factor’), and with stories to make us all laugh. I trust the Frogs to quickly get to the crux of what’s needed to make a positive impact, and to do it with energy, care and authenticity –
that’s why I will always find a reason to work with them.
Diane Christensen
Chief People Officer
Ricardo plc
Peter Keay
Director
Client Delivery Optus Enterprise
Action On Purpose occurred at a moment of timing perfection: I was in serious need of a boost. Joining a team of like-minded professionals, we were quickly thrust into regular self-reflection to do things we knew were right, but always seemed to make a low priority in our busy lives. This gave us plenty of quick wins along the way.
The caring, compassionate, vibrant and highly intuitive Frogs are the perfect coaches to bring the best out of you. The knowledge and skills they passed on in an organic way created an excellent learning environment where absorption of information was easiest. It was 10 weeks of low personal commitment making our journey easy to combine with other aspects of life, yet the yield was crazy-high making it one of the best value for money experiences I’ve undertaken in my career.
An opportunity to align your workplace persona with your genuine and true self – along with the associated uplifts in productivity – benefits your organisation as much as you. The personal growth and self-understanding will be with you forever.
Just gold.
Nichol Hildebrand
National Org Development Manager
winc
(now Senior Principal, Korn Ferry)
Over the years I was in this role at Staples, everyone fortunate enough to complete the AOP program offered hugely positive feedback, many commenting on its significant life-changing impact.
I did it myself – it came at exactly the right time for me, and the lessons have stuck with me ever since.
I put the program’s success on both the quality of its design and content, and the obvious skill of the facilitators. It became sought after within the business (“when can I do AOP?!”) – we developed a long waiting list! The overwhelming sentiment was that AOP supported people’s professional and personal growth, and that this was unusual, potent and appreciated.
If you want a successful leadership development reputation in your organisation, call the Frogs – now.
