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Who We Are - Head Honchos
To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honour and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves! — Lao-Tsu
HEAD HONCHO: Bess Hepworth
Bess was born in Australia and has over 15 years experience playing and coaching football. She has played football at international level and coached all levels from toddlers to Youth Australian National Teams and Olympic athletes. She worked as Development and Special Population Projects Officer for the Federation of South Australia and coached Australia’s first Women’s Refugee football team.
Bess has lived in Hong Kong for the past five years, during that time she has worked for HK United Nations (UNHCR), various coaching companies, International Soccer 7s, HK City Chase and as Sports and Recreation Development Officer and Event manager at the Hong Kong Football Club. Bess is an active member of many sporting teams in Hong Kong and has represented Hong Kong in Women's Cricket and Gaelic Football.
Through Bonza Pie, Bess utilises sport and physical activity in fun, dynamic and creative ways that are designed to empower and have a positive impact on all ages and abilities in the community.
Bess is very creative, playful and insightful, she loves to interact with her audience so watch out! She regularly trains in coach education, positive coaching and empowers people to be active and creative. She prides herself on her own coach education and continuous learning.
Bess is the only team building facilitator in HK to be a member of the National Play Institute and is regular contact with many of the global gurus in her field. She combines her wealth of playing and coaching experience with qualifications in Sports Administration, Criminology and a Degree in Social Science in Human Services. She is a Double-Goal Coach through the Positive Coaching Alliance and a High Performance Football Fitness Specialist through the International Coaching Academy. She has also recently began studies in biopsychology.
Most recently Bess was honoured with the dual roles as Recreation Coordinator and Guest Women’s Coach at the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne and will be looking forward to Brazil this September.
Bess is a passionate about the power of play and the power of service. She actively seeks out opportunities to collaborate with a diverse number of charities and organisations. Charities include SoulTalk, V Day for Women, Playright, World Refugee Day and Footbal For Life.
Despite Bess’s competitive background she is adamant that sport is for all! She regularly promotes and designs programs and events that are about maximum fun, participation and inclusion. Bess prides herself on a philosophy of continuous personal and professional development. Her favorite quote is:
Don’t go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail!
If you want to follow Bess's tweets check out: BonzaPie
Introducing the Bonza Pie Crew
At Bonza Pie our crew is very important to us. Please take a moment to read about the amazing people we have and remember to come back to read up on new crew members as they join Bonza Pie.
SMARTY PIE: Kirsty Smith
No organisation can run smoothly without the crew behind the scenes. Kirsty spends a lot of her time in the air but on the ground she commands the Bonza Pie office.
Kirsty is indeed a 'Smarty Pie', she is an Oxford scholar who completed a double major in Engineering and Business Management. We are most fortunate to have her making the smart decisions for our crew.
