Discover Partners is led by Heather Rowell, based in Melbourne and working globally.

Heather partners with leaders, executive teams, and organisations navigating transformation, adaptation, and growth — particularly when the path forward is complex, ambiguous, or not yet fully formed.

Black and white profile photo of Heather Rowell who is the founder and principal of Discover Partners

With over twenty years working inside and alongside complex organisations, Heather brings a rare integration of deep commercial acumen and sophisticated coaching capability. Her experience spans strategy, finance, operating models, governance, and organisational dynamics — and how these intersect with human behaviour, power, trust, and decision-making.

This breadth allows her to help clients discover what is shaping outcomes beneath the surface: the patterns, habits, unspoken assumptions, and structural constraints that quietly influence results. She can move fluently between strategic thinking and lived organisational reality, between reflection and action.

The work is grounded in partnership. Heather works alongside clients with care and rigour — listening closely, offering considered challenge, and supporting decisions that stand up over time.

Thoughtful, comprehensive work — done in partnership.

Qualifications, Credentials and Accreditations

  • INSEAD Coaching Certificate 

  • Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation

  • IOC Associate, Institute of Coaching, Harvard

  • Chartered Accountant, Australia and New Zealand

  • Certified Practitioner of Human-Centered Design, LUMA Institute

  • Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Western Australia

We welcome an informal discussion to see how we can add value. There’s no set agenda or obligation — just an opportunity to reflect, ask questions, and consider what kind of support would be most useful for you or your organisation at this stage.