Sinja Hallam
Professional Summary
Sinja is an award-winning executive coach, keynote speaker and leadership specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in organisational change and senior corporate roles across banking, mining, energy and technology. She has guided large-scale transformation and supported leaders navigating complex, high-pressure environments.
Her coaching invites leaders to reflect deeply, reconnect with their strengths and create sustainable change. Using her neuroscience- and positive psychology-based WiseHeartMind Leadership Method, she helps clients build emotional intelligence, presence and psychological flexibility.
Warm, intuitive and insightful, she creates safe spaces for leaders to step back from pressure and explore more grounded, courageous ways of leading. Sinja also works extensively with women in male-dominated sectors. In 2025, she received the Silver Award at the Women Changing the World Global Summit.
Focus Areas
- Executive and senior leadership development
- Authentic leadership and presence
- Organisational change and transformation
- Women in leadership and gender equity
- Wellbeing, resilience and psychological flexibility
- Emotional intelligence and reflective practice
- Leading across global, cross-cultural environments
Experience Supporting
- Senior leaders navigating transformation, complexity or organisational change
- Women in leadership, particularly in male-dominated industries
- Executives seeking authenticity, balance and renewed confidence
- Global teams requiring cohesion, influence and cross-cultural communication
- Individuals building resilience and emotional clarity under pressure
- Leaders stepping into high-visibility or high-stakes decision-making
Sectors Experienced In
• Federal & State Government
• Energy, Mining and Resources
• Banking and Financial Services
• Technology and Digital Services
• Corporate and Professional Services
• Global and International Enterprises
• Not-for-Profit and Community Organisations
Qualifications & Accreditation
- Associate Certified Coach (ACC) – International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Accredited Organisational Change Manager – Prosci
- Creator of the WiseHeartMind Leadership Method™
- Global keynote speaker and author (forthcoming)
Frequently asked questions
Yes. All ASPL coaches hold recognised coaching credentials, such as ICF or equivalent, and meet professional standards for ethical practice and ongoing development.
Coaching involves confidential one-on-one sessions. The focus, pace and frequency are shaped around what you want to work on and what feels most helpful for you.
Yes. Coaching conversations are confidential and handled with care and respect.
Coaching is available both online and in person. We will work with you to find the format that feels most accessible and supportive for you.
We offer executive, leadership and career coaching, as well as coaching tosupport confidence, decision making, change and transitions at work and inlife.
Our coaches are experienced practitioners with backgrounds in leadership andcoaching. They are carefully selected and aligned with ASPL’s trauma-informed, evidence-based approach.
