People

CEO of The Channel Group, Paul has more than 30 years experience as a communications adviser, facilitator and personal coach to senior executives and Directors. He has worked with a number of major Australian and International firms, facilitating strategic planning, advising on major bids as well as developing and coaching senior executives in high-stakes communication.

With over twenty years of executive experience, Adam has led individuals and teams from a wide range of cultures to world-class performances. Adam has held senior executive positions at Standard Chartered, ANZ and Macquarie Bank and has been based in Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

Throughout his career Adam has been passionate about values- based leadership and facilitating the success of others. Given the demands of organisational life, Adam emphasises the importance of resilience as the foundation of sustained high performance.

Adam holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Degree with Honours) from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. He is a member of the University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Alumni (USCMA) and holds a Master of Science in Coaching Psychology at the University of Sydney.

Adam is a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and is currently engaged with three not-for-profit organisations.

Johnny Lee is a sales, pitch and communication strategist, advisor and coach. Johnny is passionate about delivering robust, results focused sales and growth strategy, empowering businesses to take action and achieve significant growth.

Over the past 20 years Johnny has used and developed his skills, working with thousands of salespeople, sales leaders, executives and CEOs across Australia, Asia and Europe.

Johnny has demonstrated specialist capability in financial services, including: banking and investment banking, funds management, wealth management and global markets as well as commercial and industrial property and healthcare.

His leadership and passion for sales has seen significant increases in revenue, increased winning percentages of live pitches and mandates as well as sales effectiveness at an individual, management and team level.

Johnny believes that Sales can be and should be simple, even for the most complex of products, services and organisations.

Jed is a sales effectiveness and productivity specialist and executive coach. His contribution and impact comes from a blend of commercial acumen, process thinking, analytical thinking and a deep knowledge of sales effectiveness and capability assessment.

Jed has worked with sales and management teams for more than 25 years in a range of roles including Recruitment & Selection, Organisation Design, Strategy Development & Execution, Commercial Excellence and Sales Force Effectiveness.

He has strong and demonstrated capabilities in complex B2B sales in industries including financial services, insurance, healthcare and IT and Telecoms in Australia, Asia and Europe.

He has a unique blend of human resource, change management, learning and development, executive coaching and rigourous commercial execution skills that have enabled him to consistently deliver significant breakthroughs in sales effectiveness and sales performance at both the sales executive and sales leadership level.

Jed is passionate about helping sales organisations to identify, develop and deploy sales execution and sales management best practices that enable the whole team to raise their performance.

Renee is Channel’s Practice Manager. She brings over 15 years of Executive and Office Administration experience and oversees the effective running of Channel’s business.

Melanie is a Senior Coach at Channel. She brings diverse and extensive experience to this role including that gained in both operational and human resources roles.
Melanie holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales, a graduate diploma in Tourism Management from the University of Technology and a Master of Industrial Relations and Human Resources as well as a Master of Science in Coaching Psychology from the University of Sydney.