Creating long-lasting cultural change through coaching

Natalie Ashdown is one of Australia’s most senior and experienced coaches and a recognised speaker and author. Her passion, vision, creativity and commitment assist individuals, teams and companies to create lasting cultural change using coaching skills. She is the CEO of Open Door Coaching and director of Open Door's Registered Training Organisation.

Natalie’s expertise in mentoring and coaching has been recognised with the International Coaching Federation’s highest qualification, Master Certified Coach and she is one of just 18 coaches in Australia to hold this credential. Advising organisations how to develop mentoring and coaching frameworks that brings out the best in people within organisations has been her dedicated passion for the past 15 years and she has a national reputation as an outstanding thought leader and professional in this area.

She holds an MBA and is currently studying for her Doctorate at the University of NSW in Canberra, focusing on why change initiatives in organisations continue to fail.

She is a qualified surf life saver, volunteers to run a surf education program for 180 children in the summer holidays and community CPR program and recently achieved her black belt in taekwondo.