Young St Ledger
Advisory
Young St Ledger Advisory exists to support founders, CEOs, executives, future leaders, and boards navigate growth, complexity and transformation. Grounded in commercial sharpness and powered by people first, customer centric leadership, I help organisations, and the people behind them move with confidence, discipline and momentum.
Young St Ledger
Advisory
Young St Ledger Advisory exists to support founders, CEOs, future leaders, executives and boards navigating growth, complexity and transformation.
Grounded in commercial sharpness and powered by people first, customer centric leadership, I help organisations, and the people behind them move with confidence, discipline and momentum.
I help CEOs build the business they have always imagined - and more. Through Young St Ledger Advisory, I give leaders the time, space, and executional muscle to grow faster, think strategically and focus on what matters most.
My mission is also to champion the next generation of CEOs - values led, future focussed, and ready to lead boldly with integrity, innovation and heart.
Family owned, values led.
As a family owned, values led business, I bring the same care and commitment to my clients that I bring to my home. Collaboration, reliability, trust, focus, quality and passion are at the cornerstones of everything I do.
What I Do
Rachelle brings more than three decades of experience leading growth, turnaround and transformation across high velocity industries and fast moving teams. Her work spans startups, corporate environments and household name organisations - always with a focus on clarity, execution and outcomes that truly shift the needle.
Strategic Advisory
Clear thinking, structured pathways and commercially aligned solutions for leaders facing high-stakes decisions.
Growth & Transformation
Hands-on partnership to design, refine and execute strategies that accelerate sustainable growth across existing & new customers, products, verticals, market expansion, teams and leaders.
Fractional CEO / Executive Partnership
Fractional advisory support for CEOs and executive teams balancing time, growth, scale, market pressures, organisational change and governance.
Special Projects
Delegation of CEO / executive sponsored projects and negotiations for growth, turnaround, transformation, operational excellence.
Shaping the next generation of leadership.
Because tomorrow's CEOs will lead with empathy, intelligence and impact.
MY PHILOSOPHY AND WAY
Executional muscle when it matters most.
The bandwidth, structure and high-calibre support your leadership deserves.
Whether you are leading today or rising into tomorrow, I will help you lead with heart and execute with precision.
People first-always
Led by values. Backed by action.
Focused execution, right where it counts
Elevating today’s CEOs. Empowering the next generation of CEOs.
You don't have to do it alone. I partner with CEO's and the next generation of CEOs, to unlock strategic clarity, lead with values and execute when stakes are highest.
125-250K
CEOs in Australia
19.4%
of CEOs are women
1
I was one of them...
33 years
experience focussed on customers
Over 25 years
in payments, fintech and B2B2C businesses
UK and EU
Multi region experience with 10 years in the UK and EU
22 years
in leadership
~10 years
as CEO EML Australia and Executive Director
I know what it takes to lead from the front - and what it costs to do it without the right support. Let me help you deliver.
Flexible engagement models
Advisory blocks / sprint sessions
for clients who want short bursts of focussed strategy without full engagements
Retainers
strategic ongoing support
Projects
defined scope, clear outcomes
Interim
stepping into an exec role (e.g. fractional CEO)
Board advisory / governance support
Workshops targeted, high - impact sessions
Leadership coaching / exec mentoring
..we will design the right way to work together.
Elevating today’s CEOs. Empowering the next generation of CEOs.
Strengthen your organisation. Shape the next generation of strategic, capable leaders.
How I work:
Every engagement follows a sharp, proven flow - discover, define, design, deliver - adapted to the rythm and reality of your business.
Collaboration. Reliability. Trust. Focus. Quality. Passion.
Young St Ledger Advisory partners with organisations through a refined, high-touch model that blends strategic insight, decades of life experience with practical execution. Every engagement is tailored, intentional and designed to create clarity first — then action.
Strategic Advisory & projects
"Rachelle didn't just advise - she embedded herself across product, tech, compliance & fraud risk to drive a complex growth initiative. She connected the dots, cut through noise & helped us keep momentum ."
- Executive, Fintech Sector
Executive Partnership
“Rachelle is a thoughtful, disciplined partner who brings clarity, sound judgement, and a strong sense of perspective. She operates comfortably at board and executive level and is someone I trust to engage on the issues that matter most.”
- Executive, AI Software Company
Faciliation & advisory
“Rachelle has a strong ability to facilitate focused, high-quality conversations. She asks the right questions, brings structure to complex topics, and creates an environment where decisions can be made with confidence.”
- Executive, Growth Business
Leadership Conversations
“Rachelle works with leaders in a way that is calm, thoughtful, and grounded. She has a natural ability to help people reflect, gain perspective, and move forward with greater confidence.”
- Executive, AI Software Company
Fractional Leadership & Delivery
“Rachelle stepped in and led the drafting of a major consultation paper, freeing up the team to stay focused on delivery. She worked independently but always collaboratively both internally with our executive team and an external industry body ensuring we delivered on time.”
– Executive, Financial Services
