Meet our Team

Nicholas (Nick) has over 35 years of experience as a governance expert, director, business leader, and consultant. He is the Executive Chair of Board Benchmarking ... and Insync. He was previously Chair of Ansvar Insurance, First Samuel, and Ambit Group. He has served as a director of Mission Australia and Stillwell Motor Group. Previously a partner at KPMG Australia, he is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).

Nick is passionate about encouraging organisations to discover, embed and live a worthy purpose. He co-authored, Why Purpose Matters; and how it can transform your organisation with Dr Rodney Howard. He has authored two other books and numerous reports and articles on governance, leadership, culture and board effectiveness. He was recently the primary author of the report, Benchmarking board performance: 500 board reviews later.

Sam is a seasoned Brand Strategist and Qualitative Researcher with over 20 years of experience in strategy, creativity, and purpose-driven leadership.... She is the founder of Monostory, a consultancy dedicated to helping leaders and organisations craft and live their authentic brand story. Sam’s work spans local and federal government, global charities, media, FMCG, education, ministries, movements, agencies, SMEs, solopreneurs, artists and activists, always with a focus on aligning values and mission with authentic narratives and experiences. Her expertise in strategic alignment and brand development empowers teams to live their purpose from the inside out, creating a positive, lasting impact. 

Rev Tim Costello is one of Australia's most respected community leaders and a sought after voice on social justice issues, leadership and ethics....

For 13 years, Tim was CEO of World Vision Australia. Tim now currently holds position as Senior Advisor of the Centre for Public Christianity, Chair of the Community Council of Australia; Chief Advocate of the Thriving Communities Partnership and in 2021 he was appointed by Monash University as Chair of Peninsula Campus Community Advisory Committee.

In 2006 Tim was named Victoria’s Australian of the Year, in June 2005 was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO); in 2004, was named Victorian of the Year; and in 1997 was named as one of Australia’s 100 National Living Treasures.

Starting business at 22 years of age, Joshua (Josh) has built Platinum Electricians on a strong foundation of culture, empowering opportunity, team unity, integrity ... and excellence. Bootstrapped the whole way, Platinum has achieved some wonderful things under Josh’s leadership; 100+ staff, building a national company, franchising from startup to a $65million brand, starting a non-profit charity, multiple business award wins, television and media opportunities and donating $1million as a collective community.

After 22 years of business growth and leadership, Josh passed the baton of CEO leadership of his companies Platinum Electricians & JetBlack Plumbers in July 2024. Still 100% owner, Josh now spends his time in a volunteer capacity to serve and help wherever he can. He has learned the difference of leading life from a place of hustle, fear and ‘make it happen’ vs what he now terms ‘restful results’ Josh dedicates his time to being a listening ear and voice of wisdom to help others find solutions and see results from a place of rest.

Frank is co-founder of real estate platform Realbase, and at just 29 years old, sold it to Domain for $180 million. Frank is now on a mission to raise $1 million for charity ... by publishing a cookbook called ‘Eat with Purpose’ in partnership with Pro Purpose.

Launching in October 2024, the cookbook will be designed to help high performing people learn how to cook fast, healthy and delicious food, with 100% of the proceeds going to charity.

Alana's vision of a world where profit and purpose prosper together energises the Pro Purpose movement, connecting business to charitable impact....

For the past 22 years, Alana has been building a growing, purpose driven business with her husband Joshua that has donated over $1.2 million towards overcoming poverty and disadvantage. Alana now leads Pro Purpose, a non profit that makes giving with purpose simple for business. Pro Purpose is on a mission to have 70,000 Pro Purpose businesses collectively giving $1billion to charitable impact by 2035.