Testimonials

Having worked directly with Nina during in her role as a Financial Planning Manager with NAB, I can vouch for her professionalism, ability to lead, develop and mentor highly effective financial planning teams with varied backgrounds and skillsets and her passion and commitment to ongoing learning and development. Nina is a strong advocate of the movement of our industry to a qualified profession and has a genuine interest in helping others develop and thrive both professionally and personally.

- Clint Adams, AMP

Nina has great people management skills. She developed great skill at hiring the right people into her team and then coaching them to high levels of performance. I’ve always known Nina to understand her people really well - she knows what motivates them and is able to inspire them. She is an empathetic manager and a great coach.

- Peter Lalor, CEO at Money Brilliant

I have been engaging with Nina from A Perfect Plan for career coaching. Nina has helped me to clarify and better articulate my skillset, she has given me courage to own my many achievements and she has empowered me to move forward in my career with greater confidence. Nina provided a psychologically safe space for me to work with her, she was patient when I was struggling to articulate myself. Nina identified areas where I would benefit from doing some ‘homework’ out of session times and the activities associated with this work were invaluable in giving a very clear visual of the goals I have achieved throughout my career, some I had not articulated at all until I was given these activities to complete. Nina was very available by email between sessions, for providing feedback on my CV and job applications. Nina is a true professional, she is caring, patient and truly empowering. I cannot recommend Nina highly enough, and thank her for the difference she has made to my confidence in myself, moving forward in my career.

- Sharon Nelmes, Smart Centres Operations Division, Australian Government

I had the pleasure of working for Nina Witenden from 2005 - 2008, and like so many others who have worked for Nina I have been in touch with Nina for ongoing advice on my career and studies. I recently asked Nina to coach a good friend of mine on the decision process to become Financial Adviser. Nina was able to identify her motivation for being a Financial Adviser, explain the industry and commitment needed, and then coach her on identifying her skills in her previous career and relating her background to her new career. One year on, another Financial Adviser in the field due to Nina. When I worked for Nina she was able to get a team of 23 people to work to their strengths and the team strengths, she identified skills within the team and individuals that we didn't even know we had! Nina initiated and worked on many strategies while at AMP, such as remote advice, planner pathway and Horizons. In my opinion Nina main focus is on having the best advisers in the field giving the best advice.

- Alexander Von Nale, Finance/ International Security

Embarking on a new career or taking a new big step up can be daunting and at AMP’s Horizons I was blessed to be in Nina Witenden’s team, to kick off my financial planning career. Nina was extremely knowledgeable, passionate, patient and always positive. A great mentor and coach. And a business could not have asked for a better leader. I was the youngest financial adviser (at the time) in a male dominated environment. Nina’s guiding light, inspiration, support, constructive feedback and gentle touch is something I will always be grateful for, as I probably wouldn’t be where I am today, if it wasn’t for Nina. I can’t speak highly enough of Nina. Lucky are those that get to work with her or be empowered by her.

- Jessica Amir, Senior Market Analyst, Bell Direct

When I was considered a career move from my retail career to Financial Planning, a very good friend in the Financial Planning Industry suggested I speak with Nina Witenden. Over a few consultations Nina helped me identify my next steps and progression to my new career. The process was to discuss my goals and really identify the 'why' I wanted to move into Financial Planning, the time frame and training required. Nina knows the FP industry well, but she was skilled in identifying my transferrable skillset, and prepared me for my interviews. As a result I've now enjoyed a financial planning career for the past six years, with a graduate diploma in Financial Planning and have supported countless people with their financial planning.

Nina did first help me clarify my goal, and is then skilled in identifying your strengths, is intuitive and cares, she will help you make a plan to succeed. I have no hesitation to recommend Nina as a career, development and/or business coach.

- Maja Masinska, Senior Small Business Specialist, ANZ

I found myself with some challenges and decisions to make, and noticed online that Nina was starting a coaching and staff development business.

I had observed Nina's inclusive management style from my corporate days, and know she was instrumental in the development of many successful people.

I started one on one sessions with Nina, and I've been amazed, it's truely life changing. Nina speaks to me in a language I understand, and every session is linked and accountable, I'm accountable and the return is immediate. The sessions are in-depth and the tools Nina brings out are not only enlightening but practical and measurable. I would confidently recommend Nina to both teams and individuals, these sessions are going to change your life.

- Sathya Thiru

It is with great pleasure to introduce Nina as one of the nicest people to deal with in the harsh business of Financial Services. I met Nina in 2008 and she was an excellent coach from the start, very supportive and understanding, a human element rarely found these days.

- Igal Prigan, Financial Adviser, Priest Wealth

Nina is a wonderful ambassador for what can be done with determination, skills and old fashion grit. She is someone I would trust to look after my business or my family. She is a truly exceptional woman.

- Gordon Young, Director, Institute of Applied Psychology

Nina has a wealth of expertise when it comes to working with businesses.
Having been a corporate manager herself, she has firsthand experience navigating the challenges that businesses often face. She also understands the unique struggles of new managers and is skilled and experienced at empowering managers to transform demotivated, underperforming teams into high-functioning ones.

Nina loves coaching and is great when it comes to providing management and team coaching support, offering growth strategies, and inspiring individuals to follow effective leadership.

If you are a manager, Nina can help you build your management skills so you can confidently lead and inspire your team to achieve great things.

- Johnathan Maltby, Career Consultant

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