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A whole-of-organisation approach to People and Performance

Quantum Leap Global (QLG) delivers a holistic approach to people and performance, enabling SMEs to maximise their business potential. Our consultancy combines seasoned expertise with globally recognised best practices, building sustainable capability and strengthening organisations for long-term growth.

Since traditional leadership often struggles in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world, QLG provides a transformative alternative. Therefore, we guide clients to navigate rapid change, embrace uncertainty, and achieve success with confidence.

Higher potentials naturally emerge when conditions are created to support them.

We empower individuals and businesses to embrace a growth-oriented mindset, enabling sustainable success in today’s rapidly evolving landscape. At QLG, we prioritise human potential and performance, applying best practices, breakthrough coaching, leadership development, and strategic change management to achieve meaningful results.

Through this integrated approach, we help organisations unlock achievement, strengthen governance, and build resilience for long-term growth. Moreover, we invite you to join us on the journey to greater impact, unlocking potential to solve challenges and seize opportunities.

The road to greater success and impact is through people.

Marianne Hynes

Founder | CEO | Keynote Speaker

Marianne Hynes is a transformational author, coach, entrepreneur, senior consultant and speaker guiding women reclaim their voice, break free from limiting conditioning, and live authentically. She draws on two decades of corporate leadership, her psychology degree and coaching experience, combined with lived personal transformation, to guide others toward authenticity, courage, and freedom.

Raised on a farm outside Tenterfield, Australia, Marianne grew up immersed in nature and the expectations of a conservative upbringing. These formative years instilled honesty, compassion, and a strong work ethic, while sparking a lifelong desire to seek to understand and challenge limiting rules and beliefs. Boarding school at age eleven broadened her horizons and nurtured curiosity, adventure, and resilience—qualities she carries into her work today.

By the time Marianne began her psychology degree in her late thirties, she had already built a successful corporate career across global organisations such as EDS, Hewlett Packard and PwC Australia. Her hard work and talents attracted diverse accolades, including selection for PwC’s Global Leadership Program. Known for bringing people together and inspiring potential, she pivoted to choose purpose and freedom over convention, leaving corporate life to follow her true calling.

Marianne’s personal journey has been shaped by profound loss—the sudden death of her first husband and, shortly after, the passing of her best friend and younger sister. These shattering experiences became a crucible for transformation, strengthening her commitment to guide others with compassion through grief and self-discovery into empowerment.

Her first book, Unmuted, shares raw stories and practical tools to help readers unlearn conditioning and embrace their brilliance. Marianne has spoken at business plus health & wellbeing conferences and contributed to media conversations on psychological safety and human performance. She enjoys consulting to values-aligned organisations and coaching clients through her business, Quantum Leap Global.

Outside of work, Marianne is a lifelong learner and adventurer. She surfs, gardens, cooks, and cherishes time with her rescue animals, family, and friends. Guided by freedom, compassion, integrity and a cheeky sense of fun, she inspires others to rise unmuted, with courage, to live undeniably as themselves.

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Michael de Haan

Director

Michael brings over 25 years of financial planning and wealth-building expertise through property investment. As one of Australia’s few accredited Certified Money Coaches, he possesses a unique skill set in addressing the intricate relationship between money mindsets and achieving financial well-being.

Michael offers comprehensive solutions based on his extensive experience in financial management and a deep understanding of the psychological aspects of money. Grounded in his personal journey with finances and his professional training, he is committed to reshaping negative financial mindsets. Michael guides clients toward a life filled with joy, freedom, and growth through enhanced financial well-being by empowering clients to redefine their relationship with money.

With a personal mission rooted in overcoming financial challenges, Michael is committed to guiding individuals towards a brighter financial future. His passion lies in elevating his clients’ standard of living and contributing to their financial success.

Michael’s qualifications include a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), a Diploma in Financial Planning, and a Certified Behavioural Money Coach (CMC).

Through his own experience, expertise and dedication, Michael strives to make a meaningful difference in the lives of his clients.

Mike Speter

Senior Consultant

Mike uses his extensive expertise to equip businesses, leaders, and their teams to optimise productivity in a rapidly changing world. He takes a strategic approach, working with clients to discern and address root causes, rather than simply dealing with symptoms. Mike’s priority is to establish engaged and solutions-focused work cultures without sacrificing performance or accountability.

Mike has walked the talk by repeatedly building engaged, productive cultures in his teams and leading successful enterprise-wide change programs.

When developing strategy and practical delivery approaches, Mike draws on his specialist knowledge and experience as a science degree-qualified behavioural health management psychologist, and subsequent 30+ years in corporate and technical leadership roles. During that time, Mike has advised a series of CEOs, and has consistently mentored and coached individuals up to and including C-suite level.

Mike’s senior executive roles have been in diverse disciplines, including corporate strategy, people & culture, and governance, risk & assurance. He specialises in psychological safety, change management, policy rationalisation, quantitative analysis, adult learning, and directing/managing major programs and projects.

Having been raised in a small business family and subsequently running a small business himself, Mike intimately understands the challenges that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face. This unique perspective allows him to tailor his approach to the specific needs of SMEs, making them feel understood and catered to.

In addition to corporate and consulting activities, Mike is a company director, has been a director on a national industry council, has worked as an MBA lecturer in Conflict Management, a teacher of Business Communication & Group Dynamics, and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt process improvement practitioner.

Mike’s experience and knowledge have equipped him to consult on a whole-of-organisation basis capably. Clients and other stakeholders commonly feedback that Mike expresses complex concepts in simple terms and helps arrive at effective solutions.

Sufficiency – Accept that we have enough and are all enough
Positive Impact – Make a lasting change in the lives of people
Integrity – Speak and act in an open, honest and ethical manner
Respect – Value people’s right to contribute their view for genuine consideration
Inclusion – Embrace the diverse range of people we encounter
Thought Leadership – Engage clients on a leader-to-leader basis, contributing bespoke solution options

Our Vision

To be a human-centred brand recognised for ethically supporting businesses to transform and realise their full potential.

Our Mission

Provide strategic insights and practical advice to clients, with an emphasis on transforming their businesses through human-centric initiatives.

Our Clients

Our clients are adaptive leaders and conscious organisations in every sector who see there needs to be a different, more inclusive way to build productive organisations.

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Why Quantum Leap Global?

As an SME itself, QLG intimately understands the challenges faced by such businesses. Our approach involves:

Root Cause Analysis: QLG goes beyond just looking at symptoms, to explore and identify the root cause(s) of issues that a business is experiencing.

Tailored Solutions: QLG provides tailored solutions designed to address the root cause(s) of our clients’ challenges. We deliver effective problem-solving without over-engineering.

Cost-Effective Expertise: QLG offers the skills and expertise typically associated with prominent consultancy firms, but at a more affordable rate due to our lower overheads. We believe in delivering value without compromising quality.

Flexibility: Whether our clients prefer remote collaboration or on-site support, we adapt to their preferences and requirements. Our flexibility is designed to achieve seamless integration with client operations, thereby maximising effectiveness.

The Result

Empowered teams and individuals that work collectively and that live and perform at their highest potential. This results in thriving businesses that achieve solid outcomes.

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