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All of Momentum’s internal coach/trainers are exceptionally intelligent, backed by relevant experience. As part of our rigourous recruitment process, they are run through a battery of aptitude and capacity tests by an independent reviewer (Chandler Macleod Consulting). We find that the people we tend to choose have results in the top 5% or better of the Australian population, and we are very proud of the high calibre of our staff.
Facilitation/Management Team
Joanna Gray
Based: Melbourne Position: Trainer/Coach Specialty is developing intra-organisational trust (topic of her thesis) and law Joanna holds a law degree and has a PhD in Management, which focuses on building trust in and between businesses. Prior to joining Momentum in 2005, she lectured at Deakin, Monash and Melbourne Universities at undergraduate and MBA levels. She also consulted to SMEs in a variety of industries including abattoirs, hotels and dairy farming. Her psychometric test scores put her in the top 1% of the Australian population for verbal reasoning.
Antje Janssen
Based: Melbourne Position: Trainer/Coach Specialty is HR Antje is the author of "A Generous Nature,” a book which outlines the ground breaking coaching methodology she pioneered and introduced to Australia in 2003. She has been coaching and training for over 15 years. As an HR specialist, Antje has a strong background in business administration, performance management, personality, and workplace training. She has a bachelor of Business, Cert IV and Diploma in Training and is accredited in DISC. Her psychometric test scores put her in the top 2% of the Australian population for abstract reasoning.
Raj Kale
Based: Perth Position: Trainer/Coach Specialties are accounting, strategy and change management Raj is a Dental Practice Owner / Manager, Graduate of Momentum’s Management Program and a Momentum trainer / coach. Raj is a CPA, with a background in business management and management consulting, specialising in small to medium sized businesses. He has worked for multinational corporations in their Finance and IT departments, exploring all aspects of the organisation from individual project management through to strategic planning. He has specialised in change management and business planning for all sizes of organisations from large corporate organisations to SME’s and individual owner operator businesses.
Anthea Clarke
Based: Perth Position: Trainer Specialising in Hygiene and Recruitment Anthea has been a Dental Hygienist and Therapist for over twenty years. She is a specialist in extending and promoting oral health prevention programs into dental practices. She has extensive experience recruiting and training hygienists and integrating them into dental practices, having worked for a specialist hygienist recruiting company.
Glenn Willey
Based: Sydney Position: Trainer and Faculty Speaker Glenn is a General Dentist with over 30 years experience. He completed a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Oral Implants) in 1994 and has since developed a predominantly specialist implant practice. He graduated from Momentum’s Management Program in 2000 and has mentored, coached and trained with Momentum ever since. He operates with 2 hygienists, working 4 days a week and turns over $2.5M annually. Glenn has lectured in Australia and internationally on the topics of practice management and dental implants. He also runs a mentor program for dentists related to diagnosing, promoting, selling, restoring and placing implants.
Jeffrey Jankie
Based: Melbourne Position: Faculty Speaker Jeffrey is a dentist, Momentum graduate, Alumni member, and trainer for Momentum with a particular focus on case presentation and clinical diagnosis. For ten years he ran multiple practices, but for the last 20 has been immersed in a patient focused accelerated practice in the south east suburbs of Melbourne. His hygiene department has been operational since the early 1990s. Jeffrey sat on the Practice Administration Committee of the ADA VB including a stint as chairman, involved in running seminars and programs to assist dentists in operating their practices more efficiently. He is a member of the Australian Society of Periodontology, The Australian Society of Endodontology, the Australian Society of Aesthetics and the Melbourne Seattle study club. Last year, Jeffrey spent 6 months volunteering overseas in a war torn area to provide dentistry. He left his practice in the hands of a great team, running under Momentum systems with a resultant measurable growth in the practice.
Jason Ng
Based: Auckland Position: Faculty Speaker Jason is a dentist with over 20 years experience, and a graduate of Momentum’s management program. He specializes in reconstructive, cosmetic and orthodontic dentistry. He has been a partner in Titirangi Dental Centre since 1994. As a father of four, Jason is passionate about education and family, and is the deputy chair for the Board of Trustees at the local high school. His interest include technology and website design. He is a black belt in Jyoshinmon Shorin-ryu karate, having practiced since the age of four, and is a national karate judge and referee.
David Rumble
Based: Christchurch Position: Faculty Speaker David is a New Zealand dental graduate, BDS, 1995, IV sedation qualified and a Momentum Management Program graduate. He has a background in Hospital dentistry, including leadership roles. The owner of two dental practices in Christchurch when he started his Momentum Management program, he sold one to concentrate on his private practice, Darfield Dental Centre in Canterbury. David has a strong interest in complex restorative dentistry and surgery. He is also a consultant with 6 New Zealand District Health Boards, to assist private dentists with the implementation of Government contracts and advise the district health boards. He is certified to assist in Auditing, with a specific interest in dental orientated Audits. David presents workshop 2 for Momentum, and enjoys working with MP dentists to improve, expand and develop their dental practices. His strengths are motivation and implementation of systems. He is skilled at the management and utilisation of staff within these systems.
Alex McIntosh
Based: Auckland Position: Faculty Speaker Alex has been a practising dentist for over 32 years. He is a member of NZDA, ADA, AAID, NZDOS, NZACD and AOS and an associate member of IAO and NZAO. He was appointed to the Competency Review Committee for the New Zealand Dental Council, and has sat as the deputy chairperson for the Northern Peer review committee for the New Zealand Dental Association. Alex graduated from the Momentum program in 2003 and has been a member of the ‘over seven figures’ club ever since. The owner of multiple dental practices, he has mentored over 20 associate dentists. He has a special interest in orthodontics and implant dentistry, and presents lectures in New Zealand on Practice Management, Implants and Orthodontics.
Charlotte de Courcey-Bayley
Based: Sydney Position: Coach Charlotte is a General Dentist and a graduate from Momentum’s Management Program. She has held every position in a dental practice from nurse, receptionist, practice manager, to employed dentist and practice owner. She is the current President of the AACP (American Academy of Craniofacial Pain). She graduated from Sydney University with a 1st class Honours and runs a differentiated practice that focuses on many aspects of dentistry, orthodontics, orthopedics, TMJ pain management, periodontics, cosmetic dentistry plus nutrition and alternative medicine. Charlotte is also a qualified Bowen Practitioner.
Kamal Raj
Based: Melbourne Position: Mentor/Coach Kamal is a dentist, who graduated from the University of Melbourne 1989. He is a founding member of the Melbourne Seattle Study Club, a group of 30 general dentists and specialist that meet monthly to discuss interdisciplinary treatment. In 2009 he graduated from the Momentum Management program, and later joined Momentum as a Mentor/Coach. He is a trained practioner of Neurolinguistic Programming, and a firm believer in achieving the best work life balance possible.
Randi Goda
Based: Melbourne Position: Company Director Randi has been a management consultant and trainer for almost 20 years. She has personally worked with thousands of dentists to build and maintain successful practices throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Her varied past includes being a corporate attorney at a large national US law firm, developing courses on "creating success" for regional colleges in the US, and training SMEs in sales techniques, team development, business strategy and effective communication. She has a Bachelor's degree in psychology, a Juris Doctorate in law, and holds advanced certificates in the areas of arbitration/mediation, training and development, facilitation, communications, neurolinguistic programming (NLP), and has a strong background in personal transformation. Randi is enthusiastic, passionate and entertaining (regardless of the subject matter) and is the lead presenter for many of Momentum's seminars.
Administration Team
Melissa Dever Melissa Dever is our Events Coordinator and is a Communications Professional with a degree in Advertising and Journalism, as well as a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing. A self-professed jack of all trades, Melissa has had a diverse career where she has been a mortgage underwriter, a call centre worker, a PR consultant, a professional musician, an events manager, a social club coordinator, a small business owner and an online content manager. She has a passion for music, science fiction and personal development. She also likes good teeth!
Carolina Ayala Position: Office Manager Carolina has worked as an Office Manager and administrator for over 10 years, across various industries from interior design, training and development, education, finance and recruitment. She is a qualified English teacher , and artist, and small business owner who enjoys the challenges of learning and teaching. Coupled with this is her enthusiasm for personal development. She is a people person with a strong desire to help and encourage others on their journey to more fulfilling lives.
Maan Khoury
Position: Accountant Maan is Momentum’s accountant. He completed his Bachelor of Business Accounting at Deakin University in 1990. A qualified CPA, he has over 17 years experience in Financial & Management Accounting, Taxation, Auditing and Business Services. He has also run his own business in the hospitality industry for 4 years.
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