Having grown her own coaching and presenting business over the last 18 years, Jodie Cooper has become an expert on positive psychology. She helps leaders to develop a mindset and culture that’s more positive, productive and profitable. Success to Jodie is living each day to its fullest and making the moments count. She has a master’s in positive psychology, loves hiking, snow boarding, stand up paddle boarding and pretty much anything outdoors. She holds a degree in Commerce, a diploma in positive psychology and graduated as an Officer of the Australian Army Reserve, at Duntroon. Jodie’s hiked the Kokoda trail, spent three years travelling Australia and brings enthusiasm and positivity to everything she does. She’s on a mission to inspire hope and make the world a better place, one person at a time.
2023
2022: Traveled Australia - hiking gorges, watching stars, paddling rivers, climbing mountains and swimming with dolphins. To say it was an epic adventure is a massive understatement.
2020: During covid I worked at Break O'Day Council in Tasmania and built a three year community wellbeing project.
2019: Completed my MAPP and began our Lap of Australia.
2018: Began my Masters in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) at Melbourne Uni and had a lot of fun juggling kids, uni and a growing speaking business.
2017: Santosha. My mission this last year has been to find a balance between progress and contentment
2016: Founded the 'Kindness Crew.' A social initiative to promote kindness in workplaces, schools and homes
2015: Completed Diploma of Positive Psychology and found my passion for helping professionals become more positive, productive and profitable
2013: Steadily built my speaking and coaching business up working part time
2011 & 2012: Laura & Dylan born
2010: Nepalese adventure
2009: Wrote & published Bringing Happiness Home
2008: Married Sean in Koh Samui, Thailand
2006: Marketing Manager, Future World Eco Technology Center
2005: Started Coaching diploma & coaching business
2003: Reporting and procedure documentation at Blue Scope Steel
2002: International working holiday. Snowboarding in Whistler. USA Summer Camp in Malibu as a Riding Instructor & Cocktail Waitress in Scottish Highlands
2001: Marketing Manager, Aussie Glass Solutions and my first exposure to business coaching
2000: Graduated from University of Wollongong & Duntroon
2000: Hiked the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea
1998: Started Commerce Degree & Army Reserves Officer Training
1997: Officially survived high school... just.
1995: Attended Sandy MacGregor's motivational course and discovered optimism and goal setting
1984: Dragged kicking and screaming to Kindy
Born 1979