About Us
Inspiring Excellence commenced operation in 2008. Dr Kristy Howard, Managing Director and founder established Inspiring Excellence to help regional and rural Australians achieve excellence in all facets of life.
Inspiring Excellence offers services in:
- Business and Motivational coaching
- Designing and delivering business development programs for rural businesses
- Designing delivering training for the livestock (beef and sheep) industries
- Community and government consultancies (project management and delivery)
- Facilitation
Inspiring Excellence currently partners with The Regional Development Company, Farming Answers and Catherine McGowan Consulting to deliver a range of projects to rural Victorians.
Inspiring Excellence’s recent work includes;
- North East BESTWOOL/BESTLAMB Group – facilitator and trainer for the group for 2011
- Facilitation of the Victorian Organic Industry Committee Strategic Planning session (Jan 2011)
- Review of Community Reference Committee Models for Natural Resource Management Boards in Victoria (November – January 2011)
- Dinner Plain Marketing Strategy (October 2010)
- Mentor for ‘A VOICe for Organic Women’ program – Daylesford (July – August 2010)
- Eltham Farmers’ Market Feasibility Study (August 2010)
- Facilitation of the Wyndham Shire Transport Connections Forum – Transport Access and Inclusion (May 2010)
- Development and facilitation of the Inspiring Farming Women program – Yarrawonga (April – August 2010)
- Producing Lamb to Meet Customer Specifications – A Real life Casestudy. Workshop for the Wooragee Best Wool Best Lamb Group –(April 2010)
- Beechworth Farmers’ Market Feasibility Study (March 2010)
- Strathbogie Farmers’ Market Feasibility Study (March 2010)
- Compilation of a catalogue of FSV’s Evaluation Unit key documents from 2008 to 2010 (March 2010)
- Review of the Dept. of Primary Industries’ FSV Innovation Fund (January 2010)
- Bendigo Farmers’ Market Feasibility Study (December 2009)
- Rutherglen Quality Lamb Group – Member survey (October 2009)
- Development and facilitation of the Farming Women Creating Sustainable Farming Businesses Program - Beechworth (September-November 2009)
- Development and facilitation of the Evergraze Regional Chair meeting and working with groups training (October 2009)
- Facilitation of the Shires of Moorabool and Melton’s Transport Connections Forum – Community transport options (July 09)
- Facilitation of the North East Catchment Management Authorities Regional Investment Program review workshop including preparation of workshop report (July 09).
