RONECE DOBROWOLSKI
Certified Career Development Practitioner | Career Transition Coach | Resilience Coach
I am your coach, your cheerleader, and your north star — until you find your own strength, direction, and power.
My Story
I didn’t plan to become a career coach. But over 30 years, every role I took was quietly building toward this one.
I’ve spent my career deep inside the Vocational Education and Training sector delivering practical, hands-on training in small business management, administration, customer service, and sales, and spending 17 years in business development working alongside thousands of Australian businesses across every industry imaginable. I’ve sat across the table from decision-makers. I understand how they think, what they value, and how they make choices about people.
But I also know what it feels like when the ground shifts beneath you.
I’ve experienced redundancy more than once. I’ve navigated funding cuts, career pivots, and the pressure of rebuilding not from a place of comfort, but from necessity. I raised two children alone through the tough years, balanced the financial reality of sole parenthood, and kept moving forward when stopping would have been easier.
I didn’t wait for perfect clarity. I acted. I reviewed. I paused when I needed to. I reset. And every time I did, momentum built and the path became clearer.
That is not just my philosophy. That is my lived experience.
What I Believe
You don’t need reinventing. You need someone who can see what you’ve already built, help you own it fully, and show you exactly how to take it forward.
I believe action builds momentum not the other way around. You don’t need all the answers before you begin. You need to start, stay accountable, and trust that the more you explore, the more opens up.
I believe that mature professionals particularly women navigating their 40s, 50s, and 60s, are some of the most capable, resilient, and remarkable people in any room. The job market’s failure to consistently recognise that is its problem, not yours. My job is to make sure you walk in knowing exactly what you bring and how to make the right people see it.
I have zero tolerance for fluff, hollow advice, or anything that doesn’t actually move you forward.
What I Bring
Thirty years across vocational education, business development, recruitment, and career coaching gives me a perspective most coaches simply don’t have. I understand the employer side, the training side, the human side, and the market side all at once.
I’ve been a consistent top performer across every role I’ve held in sales, recruitment, and career advisory. I build deep rapport quickly, I dig in where it’s needed, and I handle the tough conversations with directness and genuine care in equal measure.
I am a Certified Career Development Practitioner. I draw on evidence-based methodologies including Hope Action Theory, cognitive behavioural approaches, GROW goal setting, and structured reflection not because they sound impressive, but because they work.
And I bring something no qualification can teach the lived experience of someone who has rebuilt herself more than once and knows without any doubt what becomes possible when you decide to back yourself.
Who I Work With
I work with professionals who are ready to move particularly those aged 40 to 65 navigating redundancy, career transition, returning to work, or simply ready for a role that truly reflects the full weight of what they bring.
Many of my clients are women in their 50s carrying more than just a career challenge managing family, financial pressure, identity shifts, and the quiet weight of feeling like the world has moved on without them. I understand that picture completely. Not from a textbook. From life.
And I know that with the right support, clarity, and momentum everything can change.
I work online with people across Australia and run selective face to face programs in Melbourne throughout the year.
My Promise
I will show you what you’ve built. I will help you own it. I will walk alongside you as your coach, your cheerleader, and your north star until you find your own strength, direction, and power.
Then I’ll watch you fly.
Ready to take the first step? Book your free 30 minute discovery call and let’s talk about what’s possible.
