Be the change you want to see in your world.

Helping ambitious people build success they can actually sustain.

Speaker. Podcast Host. Lawyer. MBA.

Rachael Karlyl helps ambitious professionals and leaders redefine success in a rapidly changing world. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience in law, leadership and organisational change, she combines systems thinking, authentic leadership and practical tools to help people create meaningful success without burning themselves out.

Through keynote speaking, workshops, coaching and her podcast Am I Successful Yet?, Rachael helps people align ambition with purpose, values and wellbeing.

Because achievement should energise you, not consume you.

Rachael empowers women and high-performing professionals to build careers and businesses that feel personally aligned, genuinely energising and infinitely impactful. Her philosophy is clear: authenticity is not a soft skill — it is a strategic advantage.

Whether on stage or in the boardroom, Rachael’s mission is to create meaningful impact through meaningful interaction — changing at least one life in every room she enters.

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About Me

The parts that LinkedIn won’t tell you but perhaps the slightly unhinged Instagram version of my content might tell you about me.

I am a mum to two feathered friends - Frankie and Lula - they are parrots. I am a wife (second time around - highly recommend). I got burnt out real bad in 2018 and thought that I didn’t want to be a lawyer anymore. It’s 2026. Turns out I still am a lawyer but now I know my limits, my waring signs and what drives my inner purpose. Now I am known was colloquially known in my circle as a “confetti lawyer”. Now, my coaching style and topics from stage are draw on my stories, experiences and learnings.

To get here - I did some of the work, but the work is never ending. In doing the work and starting to talk to others about what their journey, I have now developed a framework that draws on everything I have learned in the last 10 years in life, love, career, business and healing. This is not your average framework - it encompasses psychology, business, astrology and personality profiling. It will give you an internal map to guide your external actions.

Other things about me - my husband and I renovate houses, I have worked in every capital in Australia (except Hobart). I manage teams of humans in a Commonwealth Government Legal Group. I wear my heart on my sleeve - I am a Cancer. I believe in woo woo including energy healing, astrology and manifestation. I have high functioning anxiety. I love walking by water, having a glass of wine and beautiful clothing. I whole heartedly believe that what you wear directly affects how you feel and how your day will go. I have spent 1000s on personal development. I have two degrees, a MBA, and two graduate diplomas. My heritage is Irish, Croatian and Australian all mixed together. I am an eldest daughter and middle child.

My purpose is to create positive impact through meaningful interaction.

Can’t wait to meet you.

RK

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You've done everything right. So why doesn't it feel right?

The degree. The promotion. The leadership role. The business.

The goals you once dreamed of achieving.

Many ambitious people discover that success on paper doesn't always translate into fulfilment in practice. The pressure to keep achieving can leave us disconnected from our values, our wellbeing and, sometimes, ourselves.

The problem isn't ambition.

The problem is pursuing a version of success that was never designed for you.

That's where Sustainable Ambition begins…

A way of achieving meaningful success without losing who you are …

What They Say About Me

  • Your advice and guidance was meaningful, tailored and, most importantly, actionable. I am very glad I went through with the session with you. I very almost cancelled, you know.

    — Lawyer, Coaching Client

  • I really am so grateful for the knowledge and strategies you have shared with me, your patience and your optimism. It means more than I have the vocabulary to express.

    — Lawyer, Coaching Client

  • Rachael is a very engaging and encouraging guest presenter. Rach's energy and spark are needed, online or in-person. We are raving fans!!

    — Happy Lawyer Happy Life

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