Our Mission

To help businesses increase the focus on their people and their people operations by offering a variety of services to support a productive, positive and forward thinking workforce.

Our Vision

To support individuals and businesses to perform at their best. 

To influence positive and strong engagement between people.

We firmly believe that without the right people in your business – you don’t have a viable business.. It’s that simple. 

This is especially evident in the SME space when it’s unviable to employ specific resources for all key functions within the business; requiring people to work in broad roles, wearing multiple hats.  

Now, even when you feel like you have it all together, things can change. Employees change, market sectors change, clients change and sometimes company cultures change… Now what do you do?!?!?!  

The challenge can be having the right network to leverage from. TPN was established in 2017 to support  businesses and individuals with overcoming these ‘People Operations’ challenges. 
 
With diverse and flexible service offerings, we support people & businesses to perform at their best with efficient systems & processes and a ‘people focused’ approach.
 
We look forward to adding you to our network.

Our People

Adrian Brown - Managing Director

  • Agency side & Internal recruitment services.
  • Systems & Structure Implementation.
  • People Operations assessment & improvement.
  • Business Development, coaching & support.
  • Small business mentorship & support.

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Sophie Lee - People Operations Partner

  • Internal Talent Acquisition services.
  • Human Resources Management.
  • Training & Development Coordination including rebate management.
  • Business Operations Coordination & Support.
  • Business System implementation & training.

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Felix McConochie - Network Partner

  • Blue Collar pre-employment training.
  • Government incentives access & payroll tax rebates.
  • Facilitation of fee-free, accredited qualifications.
  • DE&I, L&D and ESG programs & bespoke short courses (WHS, Leadership & Comms)

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Simon Tufrey - Network Partner

  • Strategic Human Resources advisory solutions.
  • Leadership programs and bespoke coaching.
  • Leadership & Development initiatives.
  • Performance coaching (team & individual)
  • Employee experience strategies.

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Fergus Trevethan - Network Partner

  • Registered Psychologist - PSY0002271259
  • Psychometric assessments & reporting.
  • Individual, couple & group therapy.
  • Counselling services - personal and corporate.
  • Behavioural assessments for employment & training.

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Louisa Honan - Network Partner

  • Behavioural therapy solutions including pre-employment profile assessments.
  • Counselling – individual, couples & groups.
  • Grief mindset & mental strength coaching.
  • Health & Wellness strategies and coaching.
  • Life & accountability coaching & tailored programs.

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Recruitment Consultant

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Talent Acquisition Specialist

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People Operations Partner

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Adrian Brown

Adrian has worked in the People Operations space since 2007. He has been involved in some start-ups, and has worked across Insurance, Sports, Hospitality & Retail sectors in different capacities.

From 2007 to 2017, Adrian predominantly worked in the agency side of the recruitment industry & managed teams for both start up & global businesses. He worked across a variety of sectors (too many to fit here!), a lot of which have been quite technical in nature.

Starting TPN in 2017, Adrian was determined to add value to clients across a diverse range of services as he felt clients expected and deserved more than what the traditional model offered.

Inherently a helper, Adrian supports his Network to better understand, communicate, manage, measure and drive people with passion and purpose.
 
He only works one way – 100% transparently; entering every engagement with the best interests of his people and will hold himself accountable to achieve a great result.

Sophie Lee

Sophie is a dynamic professional with a rich and diverse background in recruitment, communications, stakeholder engagement, and coaching.

Her journey in the world of human resources and talent management has been marked by a passion for unlocking the potential of individuals and fostering meaningful connections within organisations.

With over a decade of experience in coaching, she has honed her skills in guiding individuals toward their personal and professional goals. She is a firm believer in the power of self-awareness and continuous growth. Sophie’s coaching style is empathetic, yet results-driven, helping her clients identify their strengths, identify opportunities, and develop strategies for success.

Sophie’s expertise is built on a solid foundation of understanding the intricate dynamics of talent acquisition. Her approach to recruitment is not just about filling vacancies but aligning the right talent with the right roles. Her keen eye for talent, combined with her understanding of cultural fit, has led to numerous successful hires and long-term employee engagement and retention. Soph works as an in-house Partner to drive HR, Recruitment & Training & Development processes.

Felix McConochie

Felix represents our Training & Development partners – Learning Sphere & Industry Upskill.  Learning Sphere is a leading provider of nationally accredited training solutions, helping businesses attract, retain and upskill top talent. They partner with organisations to build diverse workforces and drive sustainable growth through tailored training programs.


Their services deliver measurable benefits, including payroll tax rebates, improved staff retention, reduced workplace risks, greater operational efficiency, and access to fee-free training for eligible staff. Learning Sphere also support DE&I and L&D initiatives with customised programs aligned to your business goals.

For employees, they offer clear career pathways, nationally recognised qualifications, student discounts, and a stronger, more positive workplace culture.

Industry Upskill supports organisations who have training & development requirements outside of the training delivered by Learning Sphere. They partner with a variety of RTOs to provide expert training resulting in great learning outcomes.

Simon Tufrey

Simon’s focus is all about “unchaining greatness” in others. His 15+ years of corporate human resources experience has equipped him with a breadth of specialisations; with acute expertise in supporting human resources leaders and teams in expanding their capability and strategic prowess in areas of need. Simon has worked across Construction, Property Development, Hospitality, Tourism, Insurance & Professional Services.


Further, Simon delivers uplifting and tailored leadership coaching experiences that result in genuine transformation, personalised excellence, and measurable impact. His sweet-spot is in working directly with emerging leaders and high-potential talent in bespoke coaching and leadership development settings.

Relied upon to deliver strategic outcomes that positively impact workplace engagement, culture and commercial performance, as demonstrated through previous HR industry award success and contributions to advisory boards, Simon is a well-rounded, capable and extremely personable professional who people gravitate to.  One of the things we love about Simon is his authentic and genuine approach; he cares, he listens and in turn; people really take note and get great outcomes under his guidance, mentorship and support.

Fergus Trevethan

Fergus has been fortunate to have had the unique opportunity of living and working in the UK, Norway, France & Sweden. From there he went onto working for the United Nations in refugee camps in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda & Burundi. These life changing experiences provided Fergus with invaluable lessons; fostering a keen sense of social justice that has driven his desire to pursue a lifelong career in psychology. He has one real agenda; to make a difference in the lives of people who are in need.

Coaching Rugby, Cricket, fitness training, being a primary school teacher & now a practising Registered Psychologist, Fergus relies on his diverse skillset to to build an intellectual platform that adds significant value at all levels of the education sector. The opportunity Fergus embraced to work as a researcher for Independent Schools Queensland on multiple occasions, has cemented his commitment to being a lifelong learner which has been very rewarding; the reward being the opportunity to give back.

His interest in volunteer work has given him the opportunity to work from Hospitals in Australia to countries across Africa & this continues today with his ongoing volunteer work in the local community with The Smith Family’s tutoring and mentoring program at various schools in need.

Louisa Honan

Louisa has worked in the professional services world for many years and then for 15yrs ran a unique and highly successful  business that delivered large scale sporting event solutions to schools globally.

Bringing solely responsible for teams of teenagers from all over the world to compete in competitions in Australia required strong commercial acumen, negotiation, communication and management skills that can only be refined in such an intensive environment and Louisa positioned herself as the leader in this space.  And with all these amazing skills, experiences and accolades; her space changed!

Louisa offers holistic counselling  to adults, couples, adolescents, children and families & provides therapy to people of all ages, genders and gender expressions, sexualities and cultural backgrounds. Louisa’s counselling is a personal and safe process that is focused on understanding, care and providing strategies and tools to work towards mental and emotional wellness. Her clients learn skills and build inner resources that they apply to their lives and achieve great long-lasting results.  Louisa is always a video call away to support our network.