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Established in 2017, AspiraCo has quickly developed a reputation for providing services and experiences that make an enormous positive difference for the businesses and lives of our clients.
As lifelong learners, Amor Espiritu and Mark Richards crossed paths at an NLP Master Practitioner accreditation program and various personal development events (delivered by mentor Tony Robbins) more than a decade ago. They instantly recognised an alignment and shared passion for growth, peak performance and contribution.
Having individually enjoyed successful corporate careers, they both decided the time was right in 2017 to start a business integrating areas they're passionate about: Leadership, Teams, Peak Performance & Neuro-Strategies, combining the best strategies from their experience in corporate business, peak performance, team development and NLP.
The name “AspiraCo” is derived from Latin; translated to mean “Aspire Together”. It inspires and describes who we are, our purpose, our philosophy and our approach. We believe that when we “Aspire Together” (between ourselves and our clients) magic happens!
Through partnership, we unleash our collective intelligence and enable you to breakthrough challenges; not only to achieve the extraordinary performance and results you are looking for, but also to feel even more fulfilled through the journey.
OUR MISSION
To empower people, teams and organisations to realise more of their potential and achieve extraordinary performance and results.
OUR VALUES
Partnership: Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
Growth: We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.
Contribution: Our greatness is not what we have, it is what we give.
Excellence: The gradual result of always striving to do better.
Playfulness: Playing full out is a direct line to your creativity.
Compassion: Passion with a heart. A keen awareness of the interdependence of all things.
Progress: Lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing what will be.
Others may say it, but we let our actions do the talking to show how we're invested in your success. Your success is our purpose.
We do whatever it to takes to enable you to achieve your outcomes or exceed your expectations. We'll put the extra in your EXTRAordinary.
We are your biggest fans and your constructive critics. We will be honest and lovingly challenge and support you to grow and be your best.
Co-Founder of AspiraCo and Principal Consultant, Amor has over 25 years of demonstrable success and achievement working with diverse industries, businesses, cultures, teams and people. He has significant experience and deep expertise in leadership, human resources, organisational development, strategy, consulting and coaching.
Amor has a proven track record in: transforming organisations and human resource functions, strengthening organisational culture and capability, delivering people integrated strategies and solutions that facilitate sustainable growth, and facilitating and enabling outcomes for teams and individuals.
Over the course of his career, Amor has:
With a commitment to lifelong learning and development, Amor holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce, Graduate Certificate in Management Communication, and is a Master Practitioner of Neurostrategies and NLP. He has had the privilege of studying at the prestigious IESE Business School (Spain), Ashridge Business School (UK) and Melbourne Business School (Australia) and also considers completing Anthony’s Robbins’ Mastery University as a development highlight. Amor holds accreditations for a variety professional instruments such as Workplace Training, Six Sigma, MBTI and LSI.
Amor combines his warm sense of humour with an honest, curious, engaging and practical approach. He provides his clients with an open, safe and supported environment and encourages them to think critically about strategies to identify the approach and actions needed to execute successfully.
As a self proclaimed ‘progressionist’, Amor is obsessed with progress and peak performance; believing that taking action is the key to achieving momentum, enjoyment, fun, satisfaction, success and ultimately fulfilment. Amor’s passion lies in enabling people, teams and organisations to realise their potential and achieve extraordinary performance and results.
Amor enjoys spending time with his family, playing basketball, bowling, dancing, horse racing carnivals and volunteering for various causes.
I have come to know Amor as a trusted advisor and valuable partner to the business. His strong contributions were based on his broad HR and organizational knowledge in combination with his strategic and consultative qualities. He demonstrated these in working with senior executives and/or colleagues where he influenced, advises, supported and delivered solutions.
The fact that he is very social person who is amicable and easily approachable as an individual, helps as well. It was a great pleasure working with him.
Robert Haye
Global Head Talent Management, Rabobank
His natural ability in organisational development, coaching, people strategy is first class. From early on he could spot and nurture talent and I now notice some of his hires running companies and large business units.
Dan Cook
General Manager People & Culture, Dexus
What I found most valuable is that I could rely on Amor to own and lead projects knowing that he would deliver to a high standard, create alignment across the business while providing transformational business solutions with impact.
Brett Reid
Chief Human Resources Officer, RNA
Co-Founder of Aspira Co and now a Consulting Associate, Mark has been involved in the financial markets since 2000 working for companies including Microsoft, Bloomberg, Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ, and Goldman Sachs. He has strong consulting skills and stakeholder management, working in project management, business development, relationship management, advisor and knowledge management roles.
He has worked with companies across Banking, Insurance, Accounting/Consulting, Corporate, Wealth Management, Academia, Government and Regulatory. He has trained graduates, bankers, sales teams, and data specialists to be more productive and unlock value for their businesses.
Mark has a solutions focused and practical approach to obtaining results for his clients.
He has a passion for helping people reach their highest potential and a fascination for discovering fresh insights into what makes people and business excel.
A significant achievement was managing the implementation of an Australia wide end of day pricing platform for institutional clients.
Mark cites one of his most memorable experiences as his assistant production manager role on a Bollywood film where he developed a dynamic proactive and cohesive team skilled in performing under pressure with tight deadlines in what someone said is “pure organised chaos” and “if you can work in Bollywood you can work anywhere”. Another was his time on a 78-foot wave-piercing trimaran run on vegetable oil; which had broke the world record for circumnavigating the globe.
He holds a Bachelor of Business and a Master Practitioner of Neurostrategies and NLP.
Mark was a Foundation VIP Member of Jay Abraham Asia Pacific Exponential Marketing MasterMind Program, the International Director and Chartered member of Como/Jannali Rotaract, Team Leader for the “Best of Bloomberg Australian Philanthropy Division”. He has participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and Tony Robbins Leadership Academy in San Diego.
Mark enjoys coaching soccer, martial arts, mountain biking and has held a hang gliding pilots license.
“Mark has always been helpful with all my enquiries and provided excellent advice. Mark has always taken the time to run me through what I need to know, answered all of my questions and queries and always returned my calls and emails. I have always felt like a valued client.”
Michael Bonanno
Manager BOS International
"Mark is a forward thinker who is able to think out-side of the box to achieve results that other people wish they had. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Mark to you as an advisor for your future growth."
Sam Kritsotakis
Owner Eskae Jeweller
“Mark's approach to investing is one built upon integrity, trust and understanding. Mark understands the needs of service, support and works to maximise outcomes endeavoring to secure lasting relationships. I can highly recommend Mark’s services”.
Sam Barbagallo
Regional Manager South
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