Meet the Team — The Forge Experience
01 — The Team Behind Forge
Meet the Team
The people behind Forge and the mission to help participants build resilience, purpose, accountability and meaningful growth.
02 — Meet the Founder
Tulio Lima
Founder of The Forge Experience
Tulio is the founder of The Forge Experience. He has spent years working alongside people facing adversity — addiction, lost purpose, broken confidence — and saw the same theme repeated: the common thread was rarely weakness. It was disconnection.
Drawing on military service, leadership, personal development, coaching, fitness, alcohol and other drugs support work and mental health studies, Tulio built Forge to reconnect participants with challenge, accountability, purpose and community.
Forge was built on the belief that meaningful growth occurs when people are challenged, supported and given the opportunity to step outside their comfort zone — guided by facilitators who have walked hard ground themselves.
Tulio combines practical experience, leadership principles, behavioural change concepts and personal development strategies to help participants create lasting positive change in their families, workplaces and communities.
Tulio Lima — Founder & Lead Facilitator
03 — Credentials & Experience
Founder Credentials
& Experience
Active Member of the Australian Defence Force – ARMY – Infantry
Alcohol & Other Drugs Support Worker
Mental Health Counsellor
Personal Training & Coaching Background
20 Years of Muay Thai Training & Coaching
Risk Management & Participant Welfare Focus
Leadership Development Experience
Group Facilitation Experience
"Forge is built upon practical experience, service, leadership, personal growth and a commitment to helping others become stronger versions of themselves."
04 — Our Team
Supported by a Diverse
Team of Professionals
Depending on the program, participants may engage with facilitators and support personnel from backgrounds including:
Military leadership
Counselling and psychotherapy
Alcohol and other drugs support services
Personal development coaching
Outdoor and adventure-based activities
Group facilitation
Health and wellbeing
First aid and participant safety
Our team is selected based on professionalism, integrity, participant safety and commitment to personal growth.
05 — Our Commitment
Built Under Pressure.
Guided By Purpose.
At Forge, our commitment is to provide a safe, respectful and challenging environment where participants can develop resilience, accountability, purpose and stronger connections.
Participant safety
Every decision filtered through duty of care.
Respect and dignity
Every person treated as capable and worthy.
Professional conduct
Standards held by facilitators and participants alike.
Personal responsibility
Growth begins with ownership.
Continuous improvement
We refine the program after every intake.
Confidentiality and trust
What's shared in the circle stays in the circle.
Education over ego
Teaching, not theatre.
Challenge with support
Pressure, never abandonment.
We believe growth happens when challenge is balanced with support and when individuals are empowered to take ownership of their future.
06 — Trust & Safety
Standards You Can
Rely On.
Participant Screening
Every applicant is reviewed for readiness, fit and safety before acceptance.
Risk Assessments
Every activity is risk-assessed and adjusted to the cohort and environment.
Emergency Procedures
Documented emergency action plans with communication protocols on every intake.
Qualified Support Personnel
Facilitators with relevant qualifications, experience and current checks.
First Aid Preparedness
First aid trained personnel and appropriate medical kits on site.
Respectful Learning Environment
A culture of respect — no humiliation, no harm, no exceptions.
Privacy Protection
Personal information handled with care and stored securely.
Confidentiality Standards
What's shared inside the cohort is protected by clear standards.
For complete detail, see our Trust & Safety and Safety & Emergency Policy.
07 — Why Forge Exists
Stronger. More Resilient.
More Connected.
Forge exists to help people become stronger, more resilient and more connected versions of themselves.
Through challenge, reflection, education and accountability, we aim to help participants build the foundations for lasting growth in their families, workplaces and communities.
We believe that growth is earned through action, strengthened through adversity and sustained through connection.