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Lisa Cotton

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Leadership and Career Coach, Mentor and Advisor at Lisa Cotton
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Lisa is an energetic leadership coach, mentor, and advisor with an extensive background leading digital technology and transformation at major companies like Telstra and Commonwealth Bank. A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), she now helps individuals and organizations bring strategy to life and build high-performance teams.

Outside of her core practice, Lisa is passionate about fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs. She is an active mentor for startup programs, including UNSW Founders and the University of Sydneys INCUBATE program, guiding founders on their personal leadership journey as they scale their companies.

Interesting fact: Lisa is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and firmly believes in focusing on strengths, not weaknesses, to achieve ambitious goals.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Leadership and Career Coach, Mentor and Advisor
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
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Strengths-Based Leadership
As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, she advocates for doubling down on personal strengths as the key to unlocking potential and achieving high performance.
Startup Mentorship
Actively mentors early-stage founders through programs like UNSW Founders and Founder Institute, helping them refine their strategy, pitch, and personal leadership.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Leadership and Career Coach, Mentor and Advisor
Lisa Cotton
4-2021 - 9-2024
Chapter Type Lead Principal - Digital Journeys
Telstra
1-2019 - 3-2021
Principal - Planning, Performance and Enablement, Telstra Digital Channels
Telstra
9-2017 - 12-2018
Head of Digital Assets
Telstra
10-2000 - 12-2001
Executive Manager Enterprise Portals
Commonwealth Bank
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Education
1-2025 - 4-2025
GAICD
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Bachelor of Laws - LLB
University of Canterbury
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