Dr Kathryn Owler (Company Director)
BA, MA (hons), PhD (UNSW), Perf. Cert. (Trinity), NZCA Lvl 5 Cert. Te Reo Māori, Teaching Fellow (The Higher Education Academy Board), Accredited (Workplace) Wellness Wise (TM) Practitioner, International Life Coaching Certificate, Emotional Culture Deck Practitioner
Kathryn is one of the founding Directors of Joyworkz. She has an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Auckland and a PhD in Sociology from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Kathryn has held social practice, teaching, coaching and research positions in business, education and not-for-profit.
Today, Kathryn plays an active role in Joyworkz delivering in-house training to organisations and teams. She also supports companies by providing individual (and small group), inspiring, training for staff on ways to thrive at work. In addition, Kathryn provides project, research and writing support to help organisations meet their goals. Kathryn is passionate about enjoying life; her current interests include learning to draw, walking her dog, singing in a community choir, and learning te reo Māori.
Ross Thomson (Company Director)
NZCE, Diploma Therapeutic Massage (NZCM), NZQA Standard 17591
Ross is also one of the founding Directors of Joyworkz. Ross has over 40 years experience in a range of industries and workplace environments, including Telecommunications and Industrial Automation. He has worked in engineering as well as holding Sales and Management positions. Twenty years ago he decided to retrain in the Health Industry, gaining qualifications in therapeutic massage. During his time as a massage practitioner it became obvious (through his client’s conditions) that if you let it, work can negatively impact on your health.
Ross has become very experienced in the delivery of preventative solutions for workplace wellness issues as a Workstation assessor (both face to face and remote) and now provides Workstation assessor training and Onsite or remote ergonomic seminar. Current interests include walking, gym, pilates and learning the piano.
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