The Personal Development Strategist Chosen by Industry Leaders

Max Stephens has really helped me grow in confidence, especially when it comes to navigating tough situations. One of the most valuable things I’ve learned from him is how to communicate through civil discourse—staying calm, respectful, and focused on solutions, even when things get challenging. Max has also taught me the importance of compassion. He’s helped me better understand and connect with others, which has made a big difference in both my professional and personal relationships. Honestly, his guidance has been invaluable in shaping how I handle myself and work with others

Max’s innate ability to connect with people and truly understand the root cause of their behaviour is amazing. His flexibility and willingness to go to places where most coaches fear, sets him apart from the rest. If you want a coach that cuts through the fluff and gets to the root cause with ease and at pace whilst staying present and holding the space, Max is your man! If you are an athlete, CEO, high performer or someone creative, Max can definitely help you with any area of life. Everything he teaches and the tools he provides transcends any normal coaching session.

I have worked with Max extensively as a high-level performance coach, but his input as an Ontological coach has been his most important role in our family. Max has an amazing ability to listen, and to summarize what you are thinking. Sometimes hearing your thoughts read back to you is all you need for clarity. If needed, Max will then carefully guide you toward your decision. He will not make the decision for you, but rather, give you the mindset and confidence to make this decision. If we were to begin this journey again, Max would be in our team from the beginning and he will continue to help our family into the future.

Max’s innate ability to connect with people and truly understand the root cause of their behaviour is amazing. His flexibility and willingness to go to places where most coaches fear, sets him apart from the rest. If you want a coach that cuts through the fluff and gets to the root cause with ease and at pace whilst staying present and holding the space, Max is your man! If you are an athlete, CEO, high performer or someone creative, Max can definitely help you with any area of life. Everything he teaches and the tools he provides transcends any normal coaching session.

Max has a preternatural balance of intelligence and heart. He listens carefully and prepares a program tailored to your goals and quirks. He studies your words, phrases, choices of response and finds references and language that is tailored exactly to effect growth and change.

Max is skilful in helping people to shape and articulate their thoughts and feelings in a way that promotes constructive perspective and reflection. It has been invaluable to have Max provide an objective view and sounding board. He can handle delicate topics and certainly promotes self-awareness in his clients. I particularly like the way Max is focused on measurable outcomes.

We have had the pleasure of working with Max for the past 18 months. During this time we made some bold family decisions, home school our children, continue to grow and contribute to two growing companies remotely, move to Manly Beach Sydney, and expand our accommodation company which our daughters have had full emersion in from the onset, we encourage a business and entrepreneurial mindset, a customized process of learning business and relish in the abundance of questions of what they show individually show interest to. It’s been a beautiful experience and quite daunting at times, it’s been a process of elimination for what feels right for the family and what we are about and seeking moving forward. It has been a pleasure to share with Max and somewhat parallels with his coaching practice, business decisions we are making, and decisions to work with Max. One of our family values at the forefront is having deep meaningful relationships and the opportunity of time, conversations, and many questions. This is something we have come to experience with Max and respect and admire. We always look forward to a mutual relationship where we all grow and contribute to one another. We are firm believers that the right people turn up at the right times. A quote within the family and our business at the moment is, ‘When the student is ready the teacher appears’. Max has an innate ability to ask great questions and gives firm honest opinions also.  An attribute that we admire and respect very much. Max needs to be on your team. It has been an awesome experience that is only just scratching the surface!

Max’s innate ability to connect with people and truly understand the root cause of their behaviour is amazing. His flexibility and willingness to go to places where most coaches fear, sets him apart from the rest. If you want a coach that cuts through the fluff and gets to the root cause with ease and at pace whilst staying present and holding the space, Max is your man! If you are an athlete, CEO, high performer or someone creative, Max can definitely help you with any area of life. Everything he teaches and the tools he provides transcends any normal coaching session.

I’ve known and worked with Max for many years. I’ve deeply appreciated his consistency and tailored support of my family. He has a great natural sense of reading people’s mind and seeing what’s behind the conversation between us and him. He has the strength of capturing the small details that might affect largely to the issues, as well as getting down to the central point of problems straight away which makes his coaching very effective and efficient. He has supported both me and my sons in our development and always makes himself available to us whenever we have needed. I’m very grateful for all of Max’s coaching and see myself working with him indefinitely.