Working smarter, not harder
Bounce is a group of people looking to make positive changes in people’s lives. Since 2006 we’ve been teaching essential Soft Skills like communication, emotional intelligence, rapport and heaps more, to help people from all over find their way.
We take the traditional training format and turn it on its head, making fresh, experiential programs that are smarter, not harder.
We travel all over Australia, New Zealand and the US delivering programs based around Positive Psychology, Social Science, Behavioural Nudging and Emotional Intelligence to job seekers, businesses, companies and government departments.
Our vision and the values we live by
The Way Finders Network forms part of our vision
To be a global framework for behaviour change and workforce engagement
We’re committed to being the best
No mountain too high, no river too deep.
We go above and beyond
Imagine you order a cake, we’ll deliver it with sparklers.
We have fun!
We literally love what we do, and it shows through in belly laughs.
We’re accountable for our actions
If we stuff up, we own it.
We trust and value each other
Our happy team is what makes us so great.
We deliver on our promise
If we say we’ll do it, we’ll do it.
We’re outcome focused
Give us a goal and watch us beat it.
The Way Finder Team
Maria Smith
Founder & CEO
Maria Smith is the original Way Finder.
She has been delivering soft-skills, employability skills and job readiness training to the long-term unemployed, as well as professional development to consultants and leaders within employment services sector in Australia and internationally for over a decade. Her mission is to ignite human potential and help people find what it is that gets them excited to live every day. Maria’s unique skills in positive psychology and emotional intelligence (EQ) have been the corner-stone to the Bounce training programs which are successfully delivered in Australia, the US and New Zealand.
Kelly Mason
General Manager
Matt Luttrell
National Business Manager
Chris Young
Business Development Officer
Rebecca Lowery
Trainer Support & Projects
Nettie Pollard
Graphic Designer
Donna Wardlaw
Marketing & Comms Manager
Shania Lowday
Office Assistant