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 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.

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.

Max came to me at a time where I was feeling a little lost, lost in my mind and business. He came to me at the right time. He helped me rationalise the demons in my mind and get me back to my old winning self. I have always been self employed and never really had any great examples of taking my business to a professional level, from simple things such as structure of weekly meetings and helping in the way of communicating with my staff and performance management. He was great with my staff and also helped them overcome their personal fears, this helped me get the most out of my staff and helped them to start kicking goals. Thank you Max. I still work with Max today and will continue throughout my business career.

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 been in the world of coaching for 30 years and been a professional coach since 1999. Over the years, I have spoken with many peers about their approach. Some have impressed, many have not. Max clearly falls into the first category. Recently, I have had the opportunity to share many conversations about coaching with Max. His passion for his craft is up there with the very best. He speaks in very ethical terms about his clients and places their well being at the centre of his work. I have no doubt he will help many people live far more fulfilling and successful lives. The possibilities are limitless for Max and his clients.

Max is a very driven and enthusiastic coach who is results oriented and can awaken the sleeping fire within a player. He has coaches my daughter Suri for about a year and he pushed her outside of her comfort zone every single time they worked together. His sessions were amazing and she had to work really hard to achieve the set performance goals.

Max is a highly motivated individual who is passionate about helping people become the best version of themselves. He has worked with multiple academy students who have achieved impactful outcomes resulting in significant improvements on and off the court.