We deliver learning through experts with lived experience, helping Australia’s organisations make every opportunity count.

Essemy was founded on the belief that today’s leaders value genuine expertise over institutional labels. As industries evolve faster than traditional consultancies and training providers can keep up, we exist to give organisations direct access to experts with lived experience — delivering learning that is relevant, practical, and creates meaningful results.

Essemy offers two key pathways for organisations:

Ready-to-go workshops — choose your expert and book directly, making it simple to access relevant, high-quality learning.

Customised solutions — we work closely with you to understand your needs and bring together the right experts to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Our approach is fast, agile, and transparent, giving industry and government the efficiency of streamlined procurement with the reassurance of a trusted partner. With a growing network of 200+ carefully vetted subject matter experts across Australia, Essemy ensures every organisation gains access to the best talent and solutions for their people.

How it works

Every powerful learning experience begins with the right expert who can share knowledge, spark engagement, and guide meaningful conversations.

At Essemy, we start by listening to your goals and context. From there, we deliver experts with lived experience who design and facilitate solutions tailored to your organisation. Whether it is a focused workshop or a customised program, every session is practical, relevant, and designed to make every learning opportunity count.

Meet the team

Andrew Christofides

Andrew has dedicated the past 15 years of his career to working in organisational design, people development and business improvement with a passion for helping organisations achieve both learning and operational outcomes. He was a co-director of one of WAs largest Lean training and consulting firms and spent an early part of his career helping Navitas Consulting Services build their national business improvement capability.

Dan Batey

Dan has a background in building and leading businesses in the education and business improvement sectors. He setup colleges in Indonesia and led several businesses for Navitas Ltd working across Australian, South East Asian & European markets. His career has had a large focus on business improvement & Lean and he has worked with some of Australia’s leading companies on their operational excellence strategies.

Suzy Roche

Suzy is a seasoned leader with 20+ years of experience in international organisations. She specialises in facilitation, coaching, instructional design, and digital learning technologies. Suzy holds a Bachelor of Arts, various management and coaching certifications, and a Master’s in Instructional Design. She has led successful projects in diverse sectors and supports clients and facilitation as Head of Delivery and Quality.

Lisa Thornton-Rowe

Lisa has over 10 years’ experience in supporting organisations in their learning journey and is a highly experienced Operations Coordinator in learning and development. Lisa supports Essemy clients with their coordination and setup of programs and workshops to ensure all the logistics are managed seamlessly. Prior to joining Essemy, Lisa was a Learning and Development Coordinator with AIMWA and worked across both private and government organisations.

Maia Lalwani

Maia has over 15 years’ experience in client relationship management, operational leadership, and organisational development within Australia’s workforce education and training sector. She has driven business expansion, led large-scale training rollouts, and partnered with HR and operational leaders from SME’s through to iconic national brands. As Regional Manager – East Coast, Maia builds genuine client partnerships, delivering tailored solutions that translate Essemy’s brand promise of ‘making every learning opportunity count’ into lasting impact.