Les Hercules Kalas – Our Business Coach
Les is our Coach/Mentor and friend of the business. He helps us with strategy (As Coach), acts as a third party advisor (As Mentor) and generally helps keep our ‘stuff’ together (As friend!).
A mini Biog for those who don’t know him:
Career Background
July 1999 – Present: Shirlaws/Navitas
Navitas Equity Partner and Shirlaws Founding Partner – Navitas is a Private Investment Group which develops and distributes it’s unique and simple intellectual property internationally with the purpose of creating change in both commercial and cultural terms through scaleable business opportunities.
Shirlaws is an international business coaching firm founded in Australia in July 1999. Shirlaws has operations in UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Middle East.
Current Operational Role: COO – Shirlaws Coaching Ltd (International Coaching Operations)
Previous Roles:
July 1999: Founding Partners Shirlaws
July 99 – July 05: Shirlaws Australia – Partner, Board
Aug 05 – Oct 07 Global secondment to Shirlaws UK Ltd – Operations, Board
Nov 07 to Present Shirlaws Coaching Limited – COO
Visit: www.shirlawscoaching.com ; www.shirlawsonline.com ; www.navitasip.com
July 1994 – December 1999: Total Care Planning Pty Limited, Australia (AXA)
Founder/Director
Total Care Planning Pty Limited was a privately owned boutique financial planning company operating under Licence to AXA.
Key areas of responsibility:
• Key Advisor of the Practice
• Sales, marketing and business development
September 1982 – July 1994: GE Capital Finance, Australia
Various senior management positions within the Australian Consumer Finance Division
Key Areas of Responsibility:
• Project Management
• General Management
• HR – recruitment, training and development
• Sales and Marketing
• Accounting and Finance
August 1980 – August 1990: Australian Karate Federation
• National Secretary (1980 – 1990)
• Represented Australia in National Team in Asia Pacific Titles (1983)
• Organizing Committee hosting World Karate Championships in Sydney in 1986 (54 countries)
• Organizing Committee hosting Asia Pacific Karate Championship in 1992 (14 countries)
Key areas of Responsibility:
• Design and implement Legal Constitution for Unincorporated Association
• Government Funding and Representation to Australian Sport Commission
• National Administration, Accounting and Finance, IT, systems (infrastructure)
• Represent Australia as delegate at World Congress and Asia Pacific Region
• Host World championships and Asia Pacific Championships in Australia
Education
1998 Diploma of Financial Planning Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
1982 Bachelor of Economics Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
1977 Higher School Certificate Westfield High school, Sydney, Australia
Date of Birth: 31st March, 1959
Nationality: Australian
Residence: London, UK
Marital Status: Married, 2 children
Sport/Hobbies: Karate, skiing, walking, swimming. Traveling
Languages: English, Greek