Two very different lives. One belief.
Safety is a skill — and everyone deserves to learn it. For 30 years, that belief has been our life's work.
Safety can be taught — and that changes everything.
"I didn't choose this mission. It chose me."
I am a survivor of three violent assaults. I know what it is to feel powerless — and I know, with everything I am, that it doesn't have to be that way. Out of the hardest moments of my life came one unshakeable belief: that awareness, confidence and a few simple skills can change the outcome of a dangerous moment. They can save a life. They saved mine.
For 30 years I've taught that belief to families, children, women and whole communities across Australia. I've watched a shy child stand tall for the first time. I've seen a teenager walk away from trouble because she trusted her instincts. That is the work of my life.
I'm a mother, an author and a black-belt instructor — but the title I'm proudest of is Co-Founder of Safe Family. I believe education is more powerful than fear. I believe every child deserves to feel safe. And I believe '1 million safer families' isn't a slogan — it's a promise.
If this work reaches your family, then everything I've lived through was worth it.
- Expert in individual, family & community safety
- Serial entrepreneur since the age of 22
- Founder, Urban Survival Program — Schoolies safety
- 25+ years in mixed martial-arts systems
- 20+ years delivering safety & awareness programs
- Black-Belt Karate instructor (AMA accredited)
- Author & motivational speaker — advancing women, youth & kids
- 2010 Who's Who among Executives & Professionals
- 2008 Asia-Pacific Role Model
- 2004 Ambassador to Women in Technology QLD
- 2004 Pearcey Award nominee
- 2004 ICT Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2000 AusIndustry Innovation Award
- 6 years Director, Women in Technology Association
- 5× ICT not-for-profit board directorships
- Australian Gladiators fight trainer (2 series)
- Building businesses with a social conscience
- Balancing motherhood & a career
- Survivor of three violent assaults — the origin of this mission.
"I spent my career learning how to fight. I've spent my life learning why we should never have to."
As a triple world champion, I know what the human body can do — and endure. I've protected people as an international bodyguard in some of the most dangerous places on earth. And through all of it, one truth became impossible to ignore: the people who get hurt are rarely the ones who saw it coming. Danger preys on the unaware, the uncertain and the alone.
So I made a decision. To take everything I'd learned and give it away to the people who need it most. Not as fighters — as families. Mums and dads, kids and grandparents, learning the simple, powerful habits that keep them safe long before a situation ever turns physical.
That's the heart of Safe Family. The S.A.F.E framework was never about violence — it's about prevention, confidence and dignity.
I've won titles all over the world. None mean as much as a family who came home safe because of something we taught them. That's the legacy I want to leave.
- Expert in individual, family & community safety
- Expert in conflict resolution
- 30 years teaching & developing self-defence programs
- 20 years developing the S.A.F.E curriculum
- 4 years in high-risk countries as an international bodyguard
- Security consultant to large corporations globally
- Founder of the Powerhouse fitness system · grand master trainer
- Undisputed Triple World Champion
- World W.K.A Champion
- World Intercontinental W.K.A Champion
- World I.S.K.A Champion
- 10× state, national & international title belts
- 2008 I.S.K.A International Hall of Fame
- 1996 I.K Hall of Fame
- Voted one of the best martial artists of all time
- Australia's pound-for-pound "greatest kickboxer of all time"
- 2009 comeback — world record for fastest KO
Bring our life's work to your community.
30 years of safety teaching — founder-led and survivor-led.