About Rob

In case we haven’t met yet…

I’m Rob Bialostocki, I’m in my sixties, married for the second time, and have three adult children and a lovely granddaughter (so far!). I am also a dog dad.

People describe me as friendly, kind, talented in many things, curious, and wise. Sounds about right to me.

I’ve got tertiary qualifications in teaching, science, and psychology, and have trained and worked professionally as a radio broadcaster.

For 25 years I worked either for organisations or myself as a trainer, coach, and speaker in the areas of interpersonal and group communication, leadership, influence, and managing change.

My clients included teams and individuals in banking, insurance, law, accounting & advisory, consulting, airlines, FMCG, medical services, pharmaceuticals…well, you get the picture!

As well as all the above, I’ve had a lot of life experience including:

• the challenges of coming to terms with being abandoned when I was two

• finally meeting my birth mother

• dealing with imposter syndrome and depression

• leaving a long-held, deep commitment to religion

• separating from and divorcing my first wife

• being made redundant and having to re-engineer my career twice

• walking with my new wife as she was immediately diagnosed with breast cancer

• helping support my eldest daughter as a solo mum and being a ‘father figure’ to my granddaughter

• and now caring for my remaining parents.

Thankfully, because I’m curious and have read and learned a lot from others, I can say I’ve successfully navigated my 50s (which contained much of the above).

I’m now in the process of growing through my 60s learning to sit with the role of a modern elder in many respects, and sharing what I’ve learned through podcasting, coaching, and speaking.

I enjoy helping others.