About Chalmers Consulting
I lead Chalmers Consulting and design and deliver most of the work myself. When a program needs more support, or someone on the ground in another market (usually the UK), I bring in a small group of senior associates I trust, so the standard holds whoever is delivering.
DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Linton Chalmers
I started my career in sales, carrying a number, then moved into corporate fundraising for non-profits. That’s where I learned to read a room, tell a story well and make a case people act on.
In 2014 I moved into facilitation with a boutique leadership consultancy, designing and running programs for leaders and teams across APAC.
In 2017 I joined Blackdot Consulting, a commercial excellence firm (later acquired by EY), as a Principal Consultant in Sydney. I then moved to London to build the capability practice across the UK and Europe. When I came back to Australia, I set up Chalmers Consulting to keep doing the work I enjoy most: getting leadership teams clear on what matters, and building the capability to deliver it.
I’ve worked with hundreds of organisations in more than 25 countries, and spent thousands of hours in the room with leaders and teams across professional services, tech, telco, pharma, banking, FMCG and government.
I hold a Master’s in International Law and International Relations and a Bachelor’s in Theology, and I’m accredited in a range of psychometric and leadership tools. I grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand, and now live in South East Queensland when not on a plane. Outside work, I’m with my wife and two little ones, in the gym, or trying to plan the next golf or ski trip.
THE TEAM
Who you’ll work with
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David Burgess-Bellay
David has more than 20 years of senior B2B commercial experience with organisations including The Walt Disney Company, Trainline and Just Eat, as both a seller and a sales leader.
He now delivers sales training and coaching-led leadership programs for clients including Heineken, KPMG and Aon, helping sales managers move from directing to coaching and build teams that own their results.
David is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. Based in the UK, he works with clients across the UK and Europe.
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Kerryn Ross
Kerryn has more than 25 years leading high-performance teams in large corporate roles across Australia. She is an accredited coach and facilitator, helping leaders achieve stronger commercial results and build the capability to get there.
She has held senior executive positions at Gillette, Lion, EY, Capgemini and Bupa, across operational and consulting roles. Her work focuses on the human mechanics of business growth: shaping high-impact cultures, developing resilient leaders, and coaching that turns potential into performance.
Kerryn holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences and an MBA (Executive). She lives in Melbourne and is a committed amateur canine impressionist, doing the voices for her dogs.
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Brittney MacKenzie
Brittney looks after communications and operations at Chalmers Consulting, and is your first point of contact for scheduling, logistics and the practical side of every program.
She brings more than a decade of communications experience across Australia and the UK, including senior roles at Australian Red Cross, Rapid Relief Team, Carers NSW and The Salvation Army, and as Communications Manager at The Prince’s Teaching Institute in London. A background in crisis and internal communications means she plans for what could go wrong, so the details are sorted well before anyone walks into the room.
Brittney holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism and Public Relations) from Griffith University.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Progress happens through conversation.
The quality of the conversations in a business, in the leadership team, between managers and their people, and externally with clients and customers, determines how well strategy turns into results.
What we do
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Strategy & Alignment
Helping leadership teams get clear on what matters, where to focus and how they’ll work together to deliver it.
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Leadership & Management
Building the leaders and managers who set the standard, hold the line, and get the best out of their teams.
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Frontline Capability
Equipping salespeople and BD professionals with the skills, habits and confidence to have better conversations and win more work.
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Commercial Operating System
Building the expectations, measures, accountability and cadence that make performance repeatable, so results don’t rely on heroics.