Harli Ammouchi
Founder, Westside Studios Director, Kun Communications
Harli is a Level Three IECL certified executive coach, experienced facilitator and the Director of Kun Communications. Kun Communications provides executive coaching services, program development and facilitation to a wide range of top-level national, multinational and Fortune 500 companies around the world.
Harli holds particular expertise in presentations and the art of pitching. Other services focus on talent development and leadership, working with clients to enhance skills in executive presence and status, inclusive leadership, influencing skills, diversity in leadership, and enhancing adaptability and creative thinking in the workspace. Harli comes to the corporate world with a background as a successful professional actor (as a NIDA graduate), trained educator, and certified coach. This combination of skills has led him to develop a unique approach to working with clients. This involves a combination of theatrical techniques, along with coaching and adult education principles. Harli is also a strong proponent of holistic programs with an understanding of how personal and work life are interdependent and impact each other – all of Kun Communications’ programs are informed by psychological principles with a psychologist providing consultation on program design.
Dr. Kate McGregor
D.Psych. (Clinical & Forensic)
Kate is a registered clinical and forensic psychologist, consultant, and facilitator for Kun Communications. She holds a doctorate of psychology with dual endorsement in clinical and forensic specialisations. Kate has worked as a psychologist and in leadership positions across Australia and the U.S. within community, correctional, hospital, organizational, and private settings.
She has also published articles in international peer-reviewed scientific journals. Kate
has advanced training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and these methodologies inform her training approach and programs. Her programs bring tools and techniques from clinical psychology to people in the workplace.
Samantha Cain
Samantha Cain is an actress who has been working professionally in the Australian Film, Televsion and theatre industry for over 20 years. Samantha’s love of the Performing Arts begun in her hometown of Melbourne where she started performing with Victorian Youth Theatre from 1992, completed various courses at NIDA, Louise Talmadge Film School, Screenwise and various other performing arts schools.
Since 1997, Samantha has starred in many of Australia’s top rating televsion series including Home and Away, Fat Tony and Co and Packed to the Rafters, which won the Logie award for best Australian drama. Samantha’s has peformed on over twenty Australian television productions including Stingers, Rescue Special Ops and Rush, and her regular role on Blue Heelers that saw her nominated for a Logie Award as best new talent. Scumbus, a comedy feature film won Best ensemble cast at the LA film festuval. Samantha also performed on Happy Feet 2 as a live action actor, working with the award winning film maker George Miller, this animated feature won a plethora of international awards.
In the theatre, Gods Last Acre at The Malthouse saw her nominated for a Green Room Award and Samantha’s work with Arena Theatre company toured Australia, The Girl Who Cried Wolf finishing at Sydney’s Opera House.
Teaching acting classes since 2006, Samantha has taught at a variety of schools in Melbourne and Sydney, including the NIDA open program, and has worked with both children and adults. Samantha has also directed productions at the Childrens Performing Company of Australia and Action Drama Studio.
After taking some time away from the industry to have children of her own, Samantha has returned as a guest artist on acclaimed shows Wentworth and Glitch, and as supporting cast on channel ten’s new Five Bedrooms.