A fresh perspective
Zing Collective (Zing) was created to improve the capacity, competency, and wellbeing of positive impact professionals and organisations.
Zing is the joint sparks from Georgina King and Yvette Annand, who have varied backgrounds and experience. Our intersecting and complementary strengths, values, and passion to make a positive contribution to society.
Collectively we have over 40 years of experience in Government, Social Purpose, and FMCG organisations across fundraising, marketing, insights, communication, change management, leadership and team development, and innovation.
Why a Collective?
Put simply, having a collective of different experts in their fields can only benefit you more as we tailor our approach depending on your needs. Principal consultants, facilitators, and coaches are Georgina and Yvette. Depending on your needs we may bring in different experts as required from our vetted brains trust.
Founders behind
Zing Collective
About Yvette
Yvette helps to create positive change in the workplace by growing conscious, connected leaders and teams. She has worked as a change agent and leadership development consultant and executive coach over the last few years with several For Purpose and large Government agencies.
Yvette’s early career was in innovation, communication, and insights. She enjoyed over 20 years as a senior leader in global manufacturing companies such as Coca-Cola, Cadbury’s, and Nestle along with several years as a qualitative social researcher working on health interventions and communication campaigns for numerous government departments. This experience led to a passion for teaching effective, conscious leadership that promotes wellbeing and thriving for leaders and their people.
Yvette’s favourite quote:
“A calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence.”
– 14th Dalai Lama
Qualifications and training:
Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
Master’s degree in Mindfulness/Neuro-science
Certificate in Creating Positive Change, The Change Lab
Certified Coach, Co-Active Training Institute
Accredited Strengths Profile Practitioner, Cappfinity
Thomas Certified Practitioner - Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue)
Thomas Certified Practitioner - Personal Profile Analysis (PPA)
Fully qualified Mindfulness teacher
Professional membership:
International Coaching Federation
About Georgina
Georgina loves helping individuals and organisations to thrive, with a healthy dose of pragmatic optimism. Through enabling change-makers in the Social Purpose sector, she believes there will be greater social change and impact.
Having had the privilege of working for a variety of amazing social purpose organisations, leading and empowering large and small teams (eg Cancer Council NSW, SBS, McGrath Foundation), Georgina understands the internal pressures and challenges that leaders and teams face. She is passionate about building capability and wellbeing in the social purpose sector through sharing her ongoing practice and learning in applied positive psychology and coaching for individual and team development.
Georgina’s favourite quote:
‘Using your strengths is the smallest thing you can do to make the biggest difference’
– Alex Linley, Psychologist, and developer of Strengths Profile
Qualifications and training:
Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
Accredited Strengths Profile Practitioner, Cappfinity
Accredited Mental Health First Aider, Mental Health First Aid Australia
Thomas Certified Practitioner - Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue)
Thomas Certified Practitioner - Personal Profile Analysis (PPA)
Certificate in Creating Positive Change, The Change Lab
Brain-Based Coaching Certificate, The Neuroleadership Institute
Acceptance Commitment Therapy training, Dr. Russ Harris
Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Accounting)
Professional membership:
International Coaching Federation
Fellow and Member of Fundraising Institute of Australia
Associate Member of Australian HR Institute
What you might find surprising about Yvette…
People think that she is calm and centred until they see her on the dance floor. Put anything on from the 80’s and the disco diva is unleashed!
What you might find surprising about Georgina…
It is often commented on how raucous her laugh is. She loves harnessing laughter and humour to boldly go where needed.