Our Story

​The Change Lounge is a Melbourne-based transformational change consulting and coaching practice founded by Phil and Rita D’Adamo. It is dedicated to helping individuals and organisations address major disruptions, break free from stagnation and achieve profound change. Our coaching fosters an environment conducive to learning, growth and movement built on a supportive relationship with our clients to facilitate transformative outcomes. Phil and Rita have personally experienced big changes in their own lives and careers, so they understand how much of an impact change can have on confidence, satisfaction and well-being.

 

Being born into families from migrant origins provided the catalyst to view change as a dynamic part of life. This taught us the crucial skills of resilience, adaptability and resourcefulness. Always encouraged to work hard, our upbringing necessitated the finding of creative solutions to everyday problems. 

 

From a young age, Phil has always been known as a ‘fixer’ who saw problems as terrific opportunities that could be solved with patience, trial and error. He genuinely believes that it’s natural to feel stuck and we will all experience this state many times throughout our lives. The key is to de-clutter our minds, shift our thinking, adapt, innovate and move ahead.

 

Rita has always changed her career and re-invented herself. Her interest in change stems from her expertise in health education, specifically behaviour change which encouraged her to understand the process of change and how people respond to it to modify their attitudes, beliefs  and actions. Supporting people in changing their health behaviours has been a highlight of Rita’s experience.

 

Our team is not only trained and certified in coaching methodologies, but also has extensive experience as strategists and change agents, leading transformational change at the highest level of organisations. This unique combination allows us to provide expert guidance, advice and support on navigating personal, career and corporate transitions.

 

For Phil and Rita, The Change Lounge is very much about shaping the next chaper of their lives, giving back their passion, energy, leadership and change know-how to help clients on their personal and professional transformation journey.