Louise Percy
About
I'm Founder and Managing Director of The Percy Institute of International Protocol.
Experiences
- Founder and Managing Director at The Percy Institute of International Protocol Pty LtdCoach etiquette, which sceptics called a cottage industry
Since 1992 I've coached thousands of clients. One of my first was the Office of the Premier of Western Australia.
- FranceStudied French twice in Villefranche-sur-Mer
I'm a passionate Francophile. I practise my French every day and have often spent Easter in France.
- Patron at Belmont Business Enterprise Centre Inc.Back small business owners as patron for over 20 years
I've MCed the Belmont Small Business Awards and hosted their launch. Mentoring new businesses gives me great pleasure.
- Podcast Host at Manners and Other MattersTalk hotel tipping and real elegance on my manners podcast
On Manners and Other Matters I unpack true elegance versus the curated social media kind. We've passed 50 episodes.
- Founder and Managing Director at The Percy Institute of International Protocol Pty LtdPaid my staff myself when a partner lied about the books
I'd opened Singapore and Shanghai offices in 2002. I closed them, licked my wounds and went home-based in Perth.
- The Australian EmbassyTravelled the world in two Prime Ministers' press offices
After starting at our Washington embassy, I worked for Whitlam, then Fraser: White House arrivals, state dinners.
- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and History at The University of Western AustraliaStudied China's modern history, then built a business on it
A WA politician suggested I turn it, and my etiquette, into a business. After two years of research, I did.
- Early lifeLearned the 5 P's from my naval officer father
Born in Sydney to a consummate hostess, I loved laying the table. Dad's 5 P's now anchor every course I teach.