About the author

AUTHOR: Brian Horan

BA (Hons), Grad Dip (Education), Grad Dip (Arts), Grad Cert (Career Development)

EDUCATOR OF TEENAGERS & YOUNG ADULTS

  • Educator of Teenagers: 24 years F/T
  • Volunteer Youth Worker: 15 years P/T
  • Teenage Life Coach – Max Potential Coaching: 6 months P/T
  • Employment Training Instructor (Mission Australia): 2 years F/T
  • Young Adults Mentor: The University of Wollongong (UOW) ENACTUS Group; the (UOW) iAccelerate Program; and the 2106-2018 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Speaker

  • CAREERS CONSULTANT

  • Founder, Managing Director and Principal Counsellor
  • International Careers Consultancy
  • eCareers Academy – since 2010
  • eCareersAcademy.com
  • Employment Training Instructor – Mission Australia (with unemployed teenagers & young adults) – 2 years
  • Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA)
  • Professional Member of the Careers Advisors Association NSW&ACT (CAA NSW&ACT)
  • (Previous) 17 Year Professional Member of the Illawarra Careers Advisors Network (ICAN)
  • Vice-President and Secretary of the NSW Division Committee of the CDAA
  • 17 Years (P/T) Careers Advisor in an Independent NSW High School

  • ADULT EDUCATOR

  • Founder, Managing Director and Principal Trainer
  • International Corporate Training organisation
  • Empowering Training Solutions – since 2010
  • EmpoweringTrainingSolutions.com
  • Lecturer at a regional Adult Education Centre (WEA Illawarra) - 25 years part-time:
  • Job Search Career Skills
  • International Travel Courses
  • Elementary French Language Courses
  • Guest Presenter at Community-based organisations:
  • Lions Clubs
  • VIEW Clubs
  • Rotary Clubs
  • VOX FM Radio
  • ABC Radio Illawarra
  • Mission Australia [Alternative Education - Pilot Program]

  • Guest Presenter at Business Networking Organisations:

  • Illawarra Network Group (ING)
  • Illawarra Women in Business (IWIB)
  • Junior Chamber International (JCI) – Illawarra Branch
  • Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Illawarra Branch
  • Regional, National and International Fitness Presenter

  • Business Coach

  • Mary Kay cosmetics
  • University of Wollongong ENACTUS Group