Max Stephens

Network Expert Max Stephens is an ontological coach and developmental practitioner based in Sydney, Australia. His work is rooted in effective conversational practice, the idea that meaningful development arises through the quality of the conversations we are willing to have, both with others and with ourselves. Max works primarily with Stage Orange leaders who have achieved conventional success but now find themselves confronting deeper questions around meaning, integration, and completeness. Through conscious dialogue, he gently supports the transition toward more relational, other-centred forms of leadership (Stage Green), where fulfilment is found in purpose that extends beyond the self. He is currently contributing to the incubation of Integral Life Next Gen, a podcast series aimed at emerging leaders. The show explores this developmental shift in real time, through honest conversations with seasoned founders and executives reflecting on what they’ve learned, and what they wish their younger selves had known.