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ules Allen is an award-winning Australian youth advocate and dynamic motivational and inspirational speaker. Jules is guided by the philosophy that 'your greatest adversity in life is your biggest gift.' She poignantly states that 'resilience enables you to survive, where as, with the right tools, overcoming adversity can provide you with the opportunity to strive.'

Jules is a Social Scientist who has professional experience in child protection, youth support, school counselling, consulting and private practice. But by far, her most valuable tools have come from her own troubled beginnings. She is a staunch advocate for equity and the acceptance of diversity.

Engaging her audience Jules does not shy away from the challenges she now perceives as her greatest asset. Having experienced childhood abuse and a family breakdown Jules went on to become a youth at risk. As a consequence of heavy drug and alcohol addiction Jules made decisions that further complicated her world such as landing in a domestic violence situation. So when she speaks to audiences on how to survive trauma and adversity, they listen. Furthermore, Jules went on to care for 32 Foster children. She is the proud Mother of 4 adult children, a blend of her own, fostered and adopted.

During the past 20 years, Jules' quest to empower people in crisis to turn their lives around has taken some memorable turns. So impressive is the impact she has on the lives of others that she featured on Australian Story in 2014.

In 2017 she had the great honour of being asked to deliver a TedX talk in Melbourne that was met with a standing ovation.

Professionally, Jules has an impressive list of charitable 'babies' to her name. Along with celebrity couple Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, Jules crusades for adoption reform. She's also worked on a global scale with women and children who are victims of gross human rights violations.

In 2010 she built a refuge in the Solomon Islands for Women and Children that can house up to 150 Women and children escaping violence and abuse. The refuge still operates today.

As one of the leading experts on youth, issues affecting women and capitalising on your diversity, Jules is popular on the national public speaking circuit. She's known for her captivating, humorous and candid presence, and regularly speaks to crowds of hundreds. In recognition of her extraordinary work, Jules was awarded the 2017 Southern Cross University Alumni of the Year.

More recently she has become an Award winning Playwright. She uses this platform to highlight issues affecting those less fortunate. Her debut play exposed the myriad of hardships and complexities for children in Foster Care. It took out four Awards.

Her more recent decision to focus her discussion on the complexities of harassment, discrimination and bullying in the workplace was born out of her own unfortunate and harrowing experience earlier this year. She assumed that the social and political climate may assist in a more conventional and supportive navigation of the serious complaints made. This was, unfortunately, not the case. Stunned by the flawed and archaic process and the position it left her in, Jules felt a deep obligation to share her experience in the hope of having an impact on this outdated and incredibly damaging doctrine.

Over the years Jules has featured on various TV programs including Australian Story and The Project, and major magazines such as New Idea, the online Women's Weekly and The Collective.

Jules is currently based in Victoria.