Our Curious and Fabulous Guest Nathy Gaffney has had what can be politely termed a ‘diverse portfolio career’. A professional actor and comedy/cabaret performer for over twenty years, she’s also spent time working behind bars (and drinking in them), waiting on tables (and dancing on them), being a nightclub door bitch, barista and celebrity impersonator.
These days she’s traded treading the boards for the boardroom, working as an executive coach and speaker with Phuel Australia where she still enjoys a captive audience – albeit minus the feathers and sequins.
Her new role sees her working with major senior executives from organisations such as Westpac, Mirvac, Bupa, Lendlease, Ventia, Thales, Facebook, Ogilvy PR amongst others, in areas of leadership development, resilience, communication, innovation and mindset. She is the creator of “Curious Explorer” – a 90 minute interactive keynote which examines the links between curiosity, well-being and longevity. Nathy is a champion for women in the workplace having designed ‘Wayfinder’ – a programme for early career, high potential women to step into their power in their careers.
Her first book ‘The Gap Year(s)’ – a memoir about her the end of her marriage, descent into bankruptcy and finding love in the arms of a mountain climber 20 years her junior, was published in 2019. Her second book ‘The Confidence Maze’ - a personal development book aimed at building confidence for young women is due to be published later this year. She is the host of the ‘Suck It & See’ Podcast – which explores life’s messy mistakes through the lenses of hope, humour and neuroscience.
Nathy lives wedged between the city and the sea in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, with her teenage son and high altitude mountaneering partner.
