About Caro McCourtie
Hi, I'm Caro
Leadership Advisor, Keynote Speaker and Marketing Strategist
Thirty years. Eight countries. Businesses built, sold, and rebuilt from scratch. A career that has spanned brand marketing in New Zealand and the UK, advertising in Sydney, digital business and executive coaching across four continents.
And in the middle of all of it – a breast cancer diagnosis that required aggressive treatment, a two-year pause, and a recovery that demanded every bit of the resilience, clarity, and focus I had spent a career developing.
I am not sharing that for effect. I am sharing it because it is the reason I know, with absolute certainty, that the work I do is real.
I also spent years as the primary caregiver for my late parents – navigating the complexity, the pressure, and the identity shifts that come with that role while continuing to show up professionally. That experience shaped how I understand what established leaders face when life and career collide in ways they didn’t plan for.
These are not incidental details. They are the lived proof of everything I teach.
The Work
My coaching and speaking work today is for established leaders, men and women who have built careers on capability, instinct, and results, and who have reached a point where something feels off. Not broken. Not finished. Just not quite fitting the way it used to.
That disconnect is rarely about capability. It is almost always about context. The environment has changed. The rules have shifted. And the approach that got you here is not landing the way it should.
This is not a coaching problem. It is a calibration problem.
Through one-on-one coaching, keynotes and workshops, and structured training programs, I work with leaders and organisations to remove what is muting performance, strengthen presence, and help people operate at their best, without losing themselves in the process.
The Frameworks
I am the creator of two proprietary frameworks:
TPOY Method™ is a structured, outcomes-focused approach to reclaiming your edge and activating undeniable presence. It is delivered through coaching, speaking, and digital programs – including guided online experiences designed for high-performing professionals who want depth, momentum, and real-world application.
The GQ System™ is a proven framework for building generational intelligence within organisations. It helps teams work more effectively across difference, change, and competing expectations – turning generational diversity from a friction point into a performance advantage.
Marketing Strategy for Business Owners
I also work with owner-led businesses as a marketing strategist, drawing on more than 30 years in brand and digital marketing. I help owners diagnose what’s holding their marketing back, design the right solution and turn it into action, through my marketing consulting business, Double O.
A Bit More
What that gives you is a leadership advisor, credentialed coach, keynote speaker and marketing strategist who understands not just how you feel, but how you are seen.
My marketing background shapes how I think about positioning and influence. Coaching deepens my understanding of people and behaviour. Speaking brings those ideas to audiences. Each discipline informs the others, backed by a speaking career spanning New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Singapore.
I have been billed as keynote speaker at conferences, expos, and corporate and community events, from financial services and franchising to cancer fundraising, and I regularly open and close events as MC.
I returned to New Zealand in 2014 after twenty years in Sydney – a city that still has a piece of my heart. Earlier in my career I lived in London.
I am an ICF Member coach with over 1,000 hours of paid, professional coaching. I have worked with leaders across industries including finance, professional services, media, and technology – in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Germany, and Singapore.
I speak directly. I bring warmth. I will tell you the truth. And I will not waste your time.