Biography

Cornerstone Coaching International was created by Angela Bird in 1999. Angela brings to the business many years of experience in fields as diverse as Psychology, Adult Education, Health and Fitness, Small Business Development and Professional Mentoring, to name a few. Angela has a wisdom, honesty and insight that provides value to clients from many different walks of life.

Angela R Bird

As CEO and head coach of Cornerstone Coaching International, Angela already has a lifetime of achievement well beyond her years. Backed by the knowledge of a B.Sc. majoring in Psychology from the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, and a Certificate in Coaching Psychology from University of Sydney. Angela holds executive positions on several committees at a national level and is a member of the Reputation Institute in Belgium. Angela combines this with her experience of many varied fields, including:

	Business Management and Ownership (Cornerstone International Pty Ltd a software consultancy – 11yrs);
	Reputation Management and Social Responsibility Communications;
	Human Resource Management (corporate and SME),
	Individual and Business Coaching (Cornerstone Coaching International – 4yrs)
	Professional Mentoring;
	Sales, Marketing Skills and Network Development; and
	Small Business Start-up, development, positioning, alliance development, sales and energy management.

Angela has managed to achieve success in all of these areas while balancing the other demands in her life, including raising and supporting a family, remaining physically healthy and active, constantly seeking knowledge and personal development, and living each day to its fullest.

Originally born in Kenya in the days leading up to the country’s independence in 1964, Angela ‘s family then moved to Australia. Growing up on the Gold Coast gave her the sense that lifestyle holds an important place in an individuals overall happiness. Angela joined Ansett in 1981, which took her to live in Sydney for 11 years. The next 11 years were spent in Australia’s capital, Canberra prior to her moving back to the Gold Coast in early 2002. She has always maintained her sense of adventure and zest for life which has led her to achieving things that most people only dream of.

Her professional experience is wide and covers fields as diverse as aviation, banking and finance, organisational psychology, human resources, advertising, sales, marketing, real estate, and IT (Angela even has experience in animal training and hand-feeding sharks!).

In the 1980’s Angela developed a passion for coaching whilst working alongside some of Australia’s high-profile people. During this time Angela discovered that people who hold high-profile or senior positions, have almost no opportunity to discuss, create, build dreams, be challenged or told the truth, in an agenda fee space. Realising this gap, Angela has spent the last 4 years developing a reputation for providing truthful, confidential, supportive and individually structured coaching partnerships with high-profile people, business owners, senior executives and entrepreneurs to guide and support them in building sustainable, ethical and socially responsible businesses and happier healthier lifestyles.

Angela works collaboratively with her clients to help them understand the roles they have chosen in their life and why. She works one-on-one with them to create a high-level of internal and external awareness by challenging belief systems, sharing insights and supporting the change required to live life differently.

Angela is a passionate advocate for the profession of coaching and the role of mentoring. Some of her other goals include training for a marathon and to walk the Kokoda track in New Guinea, developing Cornerstone Coaching International to be the number one coaching business for high-profile and senior executives and business owners, providing free counselling for children and adolescents who have experienced grief and loss in their lives, and creating a home which provides and environment of sanctuary and invigoration, and most of all sharing unconditional love with her beautiful girls Emma and Olivia.

Professional Associations, Memberships and Roles

	Reputation Institute – Belgium
	Australian Psychological Society National Committee on Coaching/Psychology – Executive, Conference/PD Events
	International Coaching Federation Host/Convenor, Australian Capital Territory Chapter, 2001
	Australian Counselling Association, Member
	Chamber of Commerce - Robina Executive – Media/Events
	University of Sydney Coaching & Mentoring Association

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Phone: +61 07 5593 0428