Leah Shmerling is the Director and Principal Consultant of Crown Coaching and Training, and is a Certified Retirement Coach. She is a course facilitator, career counsellor/coach, and Certified Retirement Coach. She has over 30 years experience in career development, life coaching, and education and training in all sectors that includes industry, TAFE, private RTOs and with professional associations. These include: the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), CPA, the Australian Retailers Association of Victoria, and the Australian Institute of Management.
Leah is a published author of 2 books and a former freelance writer for the Herald Sun where she wrote in Education, and The Age where she wrote in Education, Employment, and had a few articles published in Business.
Leah holds a Master in Professional Education and Training, Graduate Diploma in Career Development, a number of Diploma qualifications in Vocational Educational Training, and Certificates in Life Coaching, Mediation Skills, and Psychodrama.
Leah is a professional member of the Career Development Association Australia (CDAA), a professional member of Australian Career Professionals International (ACPi-Aus). She has international accreditation and is Board Certified as a Career Management Fellow with the Institute of Career Certification.