I’m Louise. I work with tradeswomen building their careers, and with the businesses that want to keep them.
Every tradeswoman deserves to walk onto a job site and know she belongs there.
Not because someone told her to be resilient, but because the workplace around her was built to respect her.
You’re either building a career in this industry, or trying to stop good people leaving it.
I work on both sides of it to help women build lasting careers in the trades.
Providing tradeswomen with the tools and support to navigate their careers.
Fortnightly confidence coaching to build the clarity and tools to navigate a career in the trades.
This is a space to talk honestly about what is happening at work, work through challenges and build the tools to move forward.
Give a tradeswoman access to the support she needs, even when cost would otherwise put coaching out of reach.
Businesses and organisations can sponsor coaching places for women entering, returning to or building their careers in the trades.
For businesses who are committed to building better leaders, teams and workplace culture.
Practical, evidence-based workshops on inclusive leadership and respect at work, built around your team.
Sessions can cover inclusive leadership, workplace culture, communication and more.
Straight-talking keynotes shaped by seven years on the tools, building a career in a male-dominated industry.
Louise brings the reality of the job site into conversations about confidence, culture, leadership and the future of women in trades.
Heavy Vehicle Mechanic · Coach · Keynote Speaker
Louise started her heavy vehicle apprenticeship at 15. Seven years later, she’d represented Australia at the WorldSkills International Competition and built a career most people told her she didn’t belong in.
Today I work with tradeswomen at every stage of their careers, and I partner with businesses, industry organisations and governments that improve attraction, retention and leadership outcomes for women in trades.
Through keynote presentations, workshops, mentoring, coaching and the Building Confidence Podcast, I combine lived experience with practical strategies that create meaningful, lasting change.
If you are building your own career in the trades, supporting an apprentice or trying to create a better workplace for your team, let’s talk about what would actually help.
Practical insights on confidence, workplace culture and building a career in the trades.
I love women in trades. I love talking about trades, encouraging women to give them a go, going to events, speaking at schools, doing careers
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Whether you’re building your own career in the trades or building a better workplace for your team, the first step is to start a conversation.