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About

David Buttifant is passionate about helping others setting new benchmarks and driving their performance. He has conducted and facilitated  multiple programs for companies on Resilience, High Performance, Team Building, Wellbeing and Culture. His principles and values have supported him throughout his professional and personal journey and continues to assist others to unlock their potential

He has worked with elite athletes  and coaches for over twenty years both at an Olympic level and in the Australian Football League (AFL). His academic background includes a Doctorate in Exercise Physiology from Victoria University, an MBA and is an Associate Professor at Australian Catholic University. He was the Sports Science Director at the Collingwood
Football Club for thirteen years and Carlton Football Club for two. Previous to Collingwood, David worked in Sydney at Homebush, with Australian Olympic Athletes preparing for the 2000 Sydney Olympics as the Senior Sport Scientist and as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. He was previously employed with the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL as Head of Fitness during their premiership success in the mid nineties. He has
recently directed the 2016 Essendon FC suspended players program for the 2017 transition. He is currently on the AFL Research Board and is a director and co founder of the NICK Foundation, which helps develop well being.

Dr Daryl Marchant is a registered psychologist and business consultant. Daryl has over 20 years of experience in;

  • Talent and recruitment profiling

  • Vocational and aptitude assessments

  • Psychometrics for business leaders

  • Behavioral interviewing

  • Supervision of early career psychologists

  • Executive coaching

  • Performance psychology training

  • Mental health training

Daryl is a highly regarded speaker and workshop facilitator who assists client to maximise their self-awareness, emotional intelligence and leadership capabilities. Daryl has regularly presented at international conferences and published extensively in peer reviewed psychology journals and psychology texts.