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About STEP Transformation
At STEP Transformation, we believe that meaningful, lasting change begins in the inner world - in the mind, emotions, patterns, values and hidden narratives that shape how people think, feel, lead, connect and behave.
We help leaders, teams, families and individuals understand the patterns driving their stress, decisions, connection and behaviour and replace them with clarity, resilience, compassion and purpose.
Our ecosystem involves:
Our Philosophy
Most organisations try to change behaviour from the outside through rules, processes, expectations and pressure. Most individuals try to "push through" stress or emotional fatigue without understanding why they feel the way they do.
We take the opposite approach.
Because when people shift on the inside, everything around them begins to shift as well.
Our Flagship Tool
A breakthrough neuroscience-based map of how people think, act and influence.
Co-architected by Trish and Julian Ford, the Neuro-Signature Assessment™ (NSA) is STEP Transformation's flagship diagnostic tool a scientific, compassionate and practical way to understand the patterns shaping:
The NSA is currently undergoing trademark registration, with the long-term intention to be patented and validated through doctoral-level research strengthening its scientific credibility and establishing it as a unique contribution to the field of leadership, neuroscience and human transformation.
What We Do
Clarity, emotional regulation, ethical decision-making, psychological safety and conscious influence.
Culture rewiring, communication, trust building, performance, resilience and safety excellence.
Stress recovery, trauma integration, burnout reset, values alignment and identity reformation.
Emotional healing, communication, conflict resolution, reconnection and intergenerational well-being.
Meet the Founders
Managing Director & Partner
Leadership, Well-being & Human Behaviour Specialist
Co-Architect of the Neuro-Signature Assessment™
Trish is the Managing Director and Partner of STEP Transformation and the co-architect of the Neuro-Signature Assessment™ (NSA). She specialises in leadership development, emotional intelligence and human behaviour, supporting leaders, professionals and families to navigate stress, improve communication and live with greater clarity, confidence and purpose.
Integrating neuroscience, psychology and leadership behaviour, Trish works at both a strategic and deeply human level. Her intuitive ability to understand people at depth — combined with practical tools and grounded neuroscience — enables clients to shift unhelpful patterns, strengthen resilience and lead with calm, authenticity and emotional stability.
She is preparing to pursue her doctorate using the NSA as the foundation of her research, further strengthening its scientific credibility and international impact.
Trish is the human-centred anchor of STEP Transformation, ensuring that every intervention is both scientifically grounded and deeply human.
Director & Partner
Neuroscience-Based Leadership, Strategy & Human Systems Transformation
Co-Architect of the Neuro-Signature Assessment™
Julian is a neuroscience-based leadership specialist and senior executive with more than 30 years of experience leading large operations, engineering portfolios and multi-billion-rand assets. He has led teams of over 600 people, delivered major operational turnarounds and moved complex strategies from concept into measurable implementation.
As co-architect of the Neuro-Signature Assessment™ (NSA), Julian develops the structural and scientific framework behind STEP's transformation methodology. He integrates neuroscience, leadership behaviour and systems thinking to help leaders think clearly under pressure, make better decisions, build psychologically safe teams and execute strategy with consistency.
Julian anchors the strategic and scientific foundation of STEP Transformation, ensuring every intervention is grounded in practical neuroscience and real-world leadership experience.
To transform the way people think, lead and engage - by understanding and rewiring the patterns that shape their behaviour, relationships and culture.
To create emotionally safe, conscious and purpose-driven human systems - at work, at home and in communities.
A society where leaders, parents, professionals and young people understand their brains, regulate their emotions, and connect with compassion, clarity and courage.
Our Values
Every person deserves dignity, safety and compassion.
Doing what is right, even when no one is watching.
Facing truth, discomfort and transformation with honesty.
Relationships are the foundation of human systems.
Everyone is designed for meaning, growth and contribution.
Transformation must be grounded in evidence and ethics.
STEP Transformation exists to help people understand themselves, lead consciously, heal deeply and create environments where trust, clarity and well-being can thrive.
We are committed to advancing the science of human transformation - through research, ethics, compassion and practical neuroscience - so that individuals, families and organisations can build healthier, safer and more purposeful futures.
Start Your Journey
Whether you're a leader seeking clarity, an organisation building culture, or an individual ready to heal and grow—we're here to support your transformation.