Tess Everingham

Tess Everingham is a leadership and career coach, facilitator and consultant who works with leaders, teams and professionals navigating growth, change and career management.

With a background spanning coaching, leadership development and senior leadership roles within professional associations, Tess brings a practical, commercially grounded approach to leadership and career conversations. She is known for helping people think more clearly, communicate more effectively and lead with greater confidence, authenticity and impact.

Tess works across areas including leadership development, career management, influence, personal brand and workplace communication. Her coaching style combines thoughtful challenge with warmth, insight and strong relationship-building.

She has worked with leaders and teams from organisations including Westpac, KPMG, Optus, NSW Transport, Qantas, CommBank, Nestlé, Nine Entertainment and CSIRO, as well as universities, professional associations and high-potential leadership programs.

Tess is the founder of Next Coaching and a Professionally Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation.

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NOMINATIONS FOR 2026 ARE OPEN!

The program is free but highly selective so firstly we ask senior business leaders working within Marketing, Media and Advertising to nominate the best of their emerging leaders for a place on the program. All ‘nominees’ then receive an ‘Invitation to Apply’ which includes essential information about the process.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2026 ARE OPEN

Applicants may apply to EITHER cohort regardless of country of residence, but must commit to attend both Residential dates & the Virtual day of their chosen cohort. Attendance is mandatory and a condition of acceptance onto the program.

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