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Jake Snepvangers

Ways of Working | Change | Leadership | Facilitation

Jake is a performance coach, consultant, and facilitator of developmental experiences. Using his extensive experiences working across the hospitality, tourism, education, business, and health industries, he supports organisations to generate greater efficiency, leadership, and impact. With a diverse background, Jake holds degrees in psychology and business and has held various roles ranging from executive, program management, design, evaluation, training, and development.

Being a skilled consultant and facilitator, Jake excels when supporting the empowerment of individuals and teams through developmental experiences. Having worked with departments, industries and large organisations, Jake has developed and facilitated programs that have supported thousands of people across Australia. Whether it be challenging cultural issues, strategy, or ongoing team development, Jake is praised for facilitating results with long-standing impact.

His strong capacity to support development was informed by launching and managing prosperous ventures in the hospitality and tourism sectors. Spanning over fifteen years, he has project-managed large-scale festivals, opened multiple restaurants, curated luxury events, and been responsible for hundreds of staff. Jake uses his refined business acumen to support employees, managers and teams hone their approach to leadership.

As a performance coach, Jake’s strong ability to foster deep relationships is foundational to his success. With infectious energy, he uses his deep knowledge of business, leadership, and psychological development to support those he works with to achieve their desired outcomes.

A constant thread in Jakes career has been his passion for supporting the mental health of men. He was operations executive for the non-for-profit Men’s Resources Tasmania, and was responsible for the creation and delivery of the Big Yack and the Empowered Man Gatherings; powerful initiatives that support men cultivate greater courage and resilience through communication. Jake has also been a keynote speaker on multiple occasions, presenting on the importance of empowered leadership and mental health. When not working, Jake is a keen music enthusiast, an avid bush walker and loves a good dinner party.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors of Business and Commerce, University of Tasmania, AUS

  • Graduate Diploma of Psychology, University of Melbourne, AUS

  • Master Consultants Training, Impact Solutions International

  • Certified Facilitator, Project Wayfinder, US

  • Accredited Facilitator/Coach – The Leadership Circle

  • Accredited Facilitator/Coach – Strength Deployment Inventory

  • Accredited Facilitator/Coach - xLead

  • Accredited Facilitator/Coach - Working Genius

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What People Say

  • “Our team was falling short of its potential both collectively and individually.  The sessions/workshops that you developed and facilitated enabled our team to raise, identify and discuss the issues and processes that were hindering development, and develop agreed communication and trust and build a picture of the team’s and individuals’ aspirations going forward.  There have been immediate tangible positive results as we progress along the path to our goals.  Without your support and insights, we would still be looking for that path.”

    CFO, Government

  • “Your unique combination of high emotional intelligence, warmth, and business acumen effectively facilitated both corporate and human transitions in organisations that are disrupted due to change. The efficiency and effectiveness of our transition would not have been possible without your expertise and skill.”

    Board of Director, Health Sector

  • “My work with you in the coaching was rich in reflection, challenging thinking and active mentoring.  It has recalibrated assumptions I had about leadership in general and about myself as a leader. I now feel so much more self-aware as I work with others, I’m confident in my role as a member of a leadership team, and a spark of ambition has been lit to explore the next steps in my professional journey.”

    Director, Education Sector

  • “It has been a privilege to work with Gwen and her team. The work gave us a clear way forward as we strive for inclusive communication, leadership from the heart, trusting relationships, brave conversations and the courage to change in a considered manner. Your personalities, values and manner of working were in complete harmony with the values and ethos of our school.

    Deputy Principal, Private School

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