About Bron & Jude

We are facilitators, listeners, and trusted thinking partners in understanding psychosocial safety at work.

Bronwyn Clee

Facilitator, C-suite coach/consultant, and adult educator known for her ability to bravely go where others fear to tread. Bron brings grounded wisdom, humour, and care to every room she enters, supporting individuals and teams navigating complexity, power, and systems.

With decades of experience in leadership development, trauma-responsive practice, and community engagement across government, not-for-profit, and private enterprise, she is a trusted guide through courageous conversations and cultural change.

A trained Practitioner and Trainer in Universal Protective Behaviours and Restorative Justice, Bron has led policy-level reform across sectors. As CEO of The Institute of Hope, Founding Director of Protective Behaviours International, TEDx speaker, and proud matriarch, she is a lifelong advocate for emotional fitness, capacity building, and relational leadership.

Jude Ellen

Strategist, economist, systems thinker, and business transformation coach who helps people move from uncertainty into grounded action.

Jude brings decades of experience running her own business and working with C-suite leaders across Australia, delivering over 200 strategy and performance projects focused on culture, accountability, impact, and risk management.

But what mattered most to Jude were the conversations that almost happened, the ones about human limits, team wellbeing, and what it really takes to change. People weren’t heard. Wellbeing risks compounded.

So she stepped aside into the world of ideas and creative disruption, founding Rust490, initially as an entrepreneurial co-working hub, now her platform for deep business transformation. She brings this experience, sharp thinking, and deep care into psychosocial safety work.

Why We’ve Joined Forces

We’ve each worked with individuals, teams, and organisations across Australia, and have come together to help people make sense of psychosocial risk at work, especially in the face of ISO 45003 and Safe Work Australia's Model Code of Practice for managing psychosocial hazards.

Our focus is on navigating safety not just through policies, but by reshaping how teams relate, reflect, and work together.

Our workshops create space for insight, learning, and grounded action, where safety becomes a shared language, not just a compliance requirement.

info@theinstituteofhope.com.au

jude.ellen@rust490.com