About
Impact Business School is redefining leadership and business education. We help leaders and organisations innovate, achieve sustainable growth, and lead with purpose and integrity.
Based in Australia with a global reach, we are known for combining business excellence with social impact. We partner with CEOs, executives, athletes, and founders to help them build and lead impactful organisations.
Impact Business School provides:
- World-class learning and skills development programs
- Executive coaching
- Educational consultancy
Our programs give leaders the tools, insights, and networks to navigate business and leadership with confidence.
We focus on four pillars:
- Financial Literacy
- Inner Development
- Leadership Development
- Sustainable Development
We unite business fundamentals with sustainability and inclusive leadership so organisations don’t just succeed financially—they drive lasting, positive change for people and the planet.
Our Founder
Patricia Kaziro founded Impact Business School to challenge “business as usual”, focussed solely on profit, by championing enterprises that benefit both people and the planet.
Patricia brings a systems-thinking approach to leadership and business transformation, with four university degrees in Sustainable Living, Entrepreneurship (Business Commercialisation), Sociology, and Education (Social Ecology).
Recognised as a leader in inclusive leadership, impact entrepreneurship, and organisational change, Patricia helps organisations align profitability with purpose, build high-performing teams, and create inclusive, adaptive workplaces.
As Director of Global Learning Solutions, Patricia brings her experience as a speaker, educator, and community builder into every program we design.
In 2025 Patricia was a nominee in the Ku-ring-gai Council Women’s Leadership and Inspiration Award, recognising her contribution to advancing gender equity and inspiring change. Patricia participated in the Pathways to Politics program, exploring how to shape the political landscape through leadership.
Track Patricia’s Timeline
Experts-in-Residence
Duncan Smith
We are delighted to welcome Duncan Smith aboard the Impact Business School as one of our inaugural Experts-in-Residence.
Duncan holds a BA in Comparative Religion from Trinity College and a M.Ed. from Harvard focusing on Organizational Behaviour and Adult Learning.
Duncan serves as an advisor to and mentor for the Inclusion Allies Coalition, is a coach for the Forum on Workplace Inclusion and has been a member of the Expert Panel for the Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Benchmarks since 2011. In 2018 Duncan released the book Foundations of Diversity, where in conversation with Hala Abdelnour, he explored similarity and difference, majority and minority, assumptions and bias, inclusion and exclusion, power and privilege.
Duncan creates the space for global and local leaders to work better with each other and their teams and has extensive experience designing, implementing and evaluating organisational culture change in the private, government, non-profit, community and academia sectors, working in 24 countries across 4 continents (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Australia).
Duncan believes the power of diversity can be best used to solve problems and build stronger working relationships. We couldn’t agree more and invite you to join Duncan Smith and Patricia Kaziro at Impact Business School’s upcoming Roundtable Masterclass so you can meet our Expert-in-Residence and learn more about what modern leadership and inclusive workplaces look like and creating impact as a collective by celebrating our diversity and interconnectedness.