Category: Motivation and Inspiration
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Anna grew up in a caravan park on the northeast coast of England and is one of five sisters, several of whom have physical and learning disabilities. ...
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Deng Thiak Adut is a Sudanese child soldier turned western Sydney lawyer and refugee advocate whose harrowing tale of his personal journey as a refuge...
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Manal al-Sharif, named by the TIME as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, she is a prominent voice advocating for women's rights in t...
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Australian of the Year 2022, Dylan Alcott AO, is one of the country’s most successful and well recognised Paralympians.
In 2021 Dylan Alcott became...
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Jules Allen is an award-winning Australian youth advocate and dynamic motivational and inspirational speaker. Jules is guided by the philosophy that “...
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Stan Alves is one of the greatest motivators in league football. Seen as one of the modern-day style of coaches, his methods revolve around meticulous...
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Over the last twenty years, Simon Anholt has advised the Presidents, Prime Ministers, monarchs and governments of nearly sixty countries, cities and r...
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Christine Anu is one of Australia’s most popular recording artists and performers of all time that uses her voice and reputation to spread a message o...
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I was watching her onstage at an event I’d organised. Drew was talking surviving tough times and I thought, ‘lady, I see you and raise you five. You k...
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Alyssa Azar is one of Australia's most accomplished mountain climbers. At the age of 19, she became the Youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest. H...
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Every once in a while, along comes a speaker who stands out from the crowd. Sam Bailey is one of those.
A farmer, pilot, husband and now best sell...
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SAM BAILEY grew up on a grazing/cropping farm at Croppa Creek, on the north-west slopes of NSW, attending the small bush school at Croppa Creek before...
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Believing in human evolution, Eric Bailey has devoted himself to speaking to over 4.5 million people in over 13 countries for the past 30 years. Worki...
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Peter Baines OAM, is one of Australia’s leadership experts having road tested leadership the hard way. Peter spent 22 years with the NSW Police leadin...
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Tim Baker was living the dream. A best-selling and award-winning surf writer with a beautiful family, a lifetime of exotic travel and a home walking d...
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Jason is an ordinary New Zealander who has had more than his share of challenges.
Jason struggled at school as he is dyslexic which resulted in lo...
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Family violence campaigner Rosie Batty is the 2015 Australian of the Year and the Pride of Australia's National Courage Medal recipient.
Rosie is a...
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Briony Benjamin is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and video changemaker. She specialises in using content to change the world.
She has cre...
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Well known and well respected throughout Australia, Wayne Bennett is in demand as a conference and keynote speaker on leadership, accountability and t...
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John Bertrand would have you believe that his main claim to fame is that he is a proud Australian. To his fellow Australians he is much more.
John...
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Gary Bertwistle is Australia's pioneer in creative and innovative thinking.
Gary has been working in the area of creativity and innovation for over...
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Ngahi lives in Rotorua, New Zealand, which is the Maori Cultural Tourist capital of the world.
His full indigenous Maori name is Ngahihi o te ra an...
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Former Elite Australian Pole Vaulter, Amanda Bisk, is considered to be one of Australia’s most influential women in fitness. Rapidly rising to be a le...
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The blink of an eye, a heartbeat, a split second in time.
That’s all it took for Sam Bloom’s life to change forever.
Sam had everything she had ...
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With an ambition to become the greatest 800m runner in the world, Peter Bol's Tokyo Olympics experience moved him a giant stride forward toward that g...
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Allan Bolton has impressive credentials; addresses hard health issues with humour not ridicule, and is living proof that regardless of life's challeng...
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With a record three back-to-back Melbourne Cup triumphs, Glen Boss is considered Australia's most accomplished and successful 'big-race' jockey.
Hi...
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Nick Bowditch is a successful (and unsuccessful) entrepreneur, a storyteller, a marketer, an addict, a mental health advocate, a sexual abuse victim, ...
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Sam Bramham certainly entered Paralympic competition with a splash when he broke the 100m Butterfly world record at the 2004 Athens Paralympic, his fi...
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In 2008, Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan and Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout were held hostage for 462 days in Somalia.
Four days aft...
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Saroo Brierley was born in a small Indian town. In 1986, aged only 5, he lost all contact with his family when he was separated from his brother at a ...
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Nedd Brockmann is a 24 year old sparky from Central West NSW who, at 23 years old, became the fastest ever Australian to run across Australia, and sec...
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John Brogden has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) since January 2015. The A...
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Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past thirteen years studying v...
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John Buchanan became the Australian cricket team coach in 1999 and in 2007 finished a very successful campaign as coach of Australia. John coached the...
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Brendan's achievements in life speak for themselves.
Despite losing his leg in a hit and run accident in 1985 Brendan's strength of character has tur...
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Rebekah Campbell is the co-founder of Hey You, a mobile app used by more than one million Australians to order and pay at cafes and author of 138 Date...
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Australia’s first female Winter Olympic Gold Medalist, Alisa Camplin, possesses that rare story telling ability that inspires, entertains and transfer...
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Not many people experience failure on as grand a scale as John Cantor has time and again, yet he continues to return for more.
In 2012 adventurer ...
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A take no prisoners approach to life has seen Paul Carter heading to some of the world's most remote, wild and dangerous places as a contractor in the...
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Pat Cash first came to the tennis worlds attention as a junior player in the early 1980s. He was ranked the top junior player in the world in 1981, an...
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James Castrission is a famous Australian Explorer constantly pushing the boundaries of human endurance.
Most recently, on the 26th January 2012, he...
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Sam is a thought leader and expert in not only bouncing back, but bouncing forward. He is the CEO for Empowering Enterprises and has been featured in ...
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Dr Craig Challen was named Australian of the Year 2019 in recognition of his work to rescue 12 young soccer players and their coach from a flooded Tha...
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When no country in the world recognises you as a citizen…life is an obstacle!
What if you were born with no rights to an education, employment, hea...
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Duncan Chessell has been climbing since 1988, first on the crags and in the gorges of Australia's National Parks and then on snowy hills all around th...
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Kitty Chiller reinvigorated the culture of Australia’s Olympic Team. The driving force behind the successful ONE TEAM approach, she was the Chef de Mi...
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An avid sportsman, with a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do, Tony is a qualified lifeguard with honours from the World Lifesaving Federation.
H...
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Europe's greatest ever 100m sprinter, Linford became an Olympic 100m Champion after winning the Gold Medal in Barcelona in 1992. In an International c...
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Described as one of the freshest new faces on the motivational speaking circuit, Kaley has polled higher in post-session feedback than most seasoned s...
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Matt Church is the founder of Thought Leaders Global. He is an instigator, motivator, disrupter, educator, researcher, innovator and leader.
With a...
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Dean was not expected to live past the age of 5.
When Dean was 10 he was told he would never walk again.
Dean was told he would never be able to...
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International athlete since 1976, Sebastian has two Olympic Gold and two Silver medals (from the Games in Moscow in 1980 and Los Angeles in 1984); and...
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Keynote Speaker, Leonie Collins CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) is in great demand on the Australian and International Corporate Speaking ...
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Aminata Conteh-Biger is the Founder & CEO of the Aminata Maternal Foundation. A former refugee from Sierra Leone, she is a Special Representative for ...
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Allana Arnot discovered a passion for flying at the age of eighteen after a ride in a hot air balloon, 'Something had awoken in me, something I could ...
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Described as a ‘frontier rider’, inspiring, challenging and provocative, Sarah Cornally is a compelling speaker, with a rich suite of real-life case s...
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John P. Coutis is an exceptional person. Born with a severe disability that rendered his legs useless, John defied medical opinion by refusing to die....
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Brisbane-born Olympic swimmer Alicia Coutts is an incomparable Australian sportswoman. Winning 21 medals for Australia in major championships over the...
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Steve Crombie is the Born adventurer and the star of Lonely Planet's 'Natural Born Traveller' documentary series. His spirit of adventure developed at...
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A rugby tackle in 1994, at the age of 19, left Perry Cross a profoundly disabled quadriplegic, unable to move and on a life support machine... with a ...
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As seen on Sunrise, Studio 10, Daily Edition, Australian Stories, MTV, Fox Sports News to name just a few, Michael Crossland is not only a businessman...
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Li Cunxin is Queensland Ballet's new Artistic Director, commencing with Season 2013.
Having led a long and diverse career as a dancer, Li Cunxin (p...
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By any standard, Stacey should be living on the streets, in jail, on drugs or dead. She ticks all the boxes when it comes to risk factors. She had an ...
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Jen Dalitz is a social commentator, business consultant, author and speaker on topics relating to leadership, women in the workplace and bringing auth...
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Andrew Darbyshire is the author of the highly acclaimed book, The Power of Persistence and Purpose.
Join Andrew on the journey of how he built his ...
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Isaiah is a strong advocate for Indigenous children in Out of Home Care and showing that “Its not what you know, it is what you do that matters”.
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For over a decade Robert de Castella (or Deek) competed internationally in the marathon, setting world records and winning World Championships, Common...
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Credited with saving the lives of more than 460 passengers on an extensively-damaged aircraft earned the Qantas A380 captain worldwide commendation an...
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IMPROVISE
ADAPT
OVERCOME
These three words – a mantra of the Australian Army – always resonated with Paul de Gelder. But they would take on n...
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Brigid Delaney is a former lawyer turned journalist and has written for Guardian Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, the Telegraph (London), ninemsn and...
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Ron Delezio lives by a saying by Sir Winston Churchill: Sometimes it is not good enough to do your best. Sometimes you need to go that little bit furt...
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Founded by Jack Delosa, The entourage is his dream-made-real, pushing society forward by enabling more people to live a life on purpose. Prior to The...
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"I was born to play in Grand Finals," says Robert DiPierdomenico, somewhat humbly.
And play in Grand Finals he surely did.
After an inauspicious...
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At 22 years old, Hannah Diviney is a leading disability advocate and writer based in Sydney.
Her greatest achievements as a disability advocate inc...
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Anh Do is an accomplished author, actor, producer and comedian, a man who went from being a starving refugee at the age of three to one of Australia's...
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Brennon Dowrick is one of Australia’s most successful gymnasts. He represented Australia at two Olympic games, three Commonwealth Games and seven Wor...
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Michael Duff has built an enviable reputation as one of Australia's leading corporate coaches of the mental side of high performance human behaviour. ...
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John Eales AM was educated at Marist College, Ashgrove in Brisbane and at the University of Queensland before taking to the international rugby stage....
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Nick Earls is the author of twenty-six books, including novels that have appeared on bestseller lists in Australia, the UK and the Amazon Kindle Store...
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Emily Ehlers is an environmentalist, author and illustrator. Her superpower is taking heavy environmental issues and making them feel lighter...
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Adam Elliot is not only the Academy Award winning Animator of Harvie Krumpet, but also one of Australia’s funniest, unique, refreshing speakers and af...
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Liz is one of Australia’s highest profile elite athletes and most successful netballers ever. She surpassed the record for most test matches played f...
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Hugh Evans is 25 years old and already earned the enviable reputation of international humanitarian.
He was just 14 years old when he began his hum...
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Articulate and intelligent, Nick Farr-Jones is a natural born leader whose ability to motivate and inspire was clearly demonstrated as captain of the ...
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Winner of some of the worlds most prestigious marathons, in London, Paris, Rome, Los Angeles, Chicago & New York. The latter two, 4 & 5 times. He won ...
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"Legendary" Ambulance Paramedic - renowned for his work in the rescue of Stuart Diver in the Mt Thredbo disaster, the Granville Train Disaster and mos...
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Tim Ferguson is one of Australia’s most accomplished comedians.
He has battled Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for 30 years, but it won’t get in his way!
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JoAnna Ferrari or “JJ” as she prefers to be called had the kind of professional and personal life
we all dream of. Then the dream ended and the night...
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Michelle Ferris was the sensation of the Australian cycling team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. However her two ...
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A great believer that life only gives what you are prepared to take, Nic Feteris is a professional adventurer, who takes 'risks'. He believes that the...
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Evelyn M. Field is a practicing counseling psychologist. She has been appointed a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and one of their medi...
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John Fitzgerald is a sporting icon in the eyes of many Australians.
As a player, his greatest career highlights came during the 11 years he represe...
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The former Wallaby has become one of the nation’s most successful media and publishing gurus and corporate presenter. Currently a columnist for the Sy...
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Seventeen years ago, a phone call changed Darren’s life forever.
Summoned to the Beaconsfield gold mine collapse, he operated over 70 explosives in ...
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Leadership | Communication | Team Building | Coaching & Mentoring | Persistence
" Bowlology" - The science of maximizing the physical, men...
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At as young as 12 years old, Justine was deeply impacted by the stories she had heard of millions of people overseas living in poverty and was inspire...
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Following a decorated football career as Australia’s 419th Socceroo and 40th Captain, Craig has become one of Australia’s most respected sportspeople ...
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Jess was born into kayaking royalty in Marseille, France, on June 11, 1994. Her parents are Richard Fox and Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi – both Olympians from...
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They say he plays dice with Loki (badly), that Hermes once gave him a high-five (crisp), that he does coffee with Lady Fortuna on a semi-regular basis...
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Dawn Fraser's sporting accomplishments are never likely to be repeated - in swimming nor any other sport.
At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics she bec...
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Cathy Freeman is a trail blazer. A proud Kuku Yalanji woman, Cathy became the first Australian Aboriginal woman to win a gold medal at an internationa...
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Fripp is the most reliable, versatile, easy to work with, hassle-free, customer-friendly speaker we've ever booked," says Dan Maddux, Executive Direct...
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Samantha Gash is an accomplished lawyer turned endurance athlete and social impact leader. Her philosophy, “if you want something you’ve never had – y...
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Regarded as the greatest basketballer Australia has ever produced, Andrew Gaze has played in a record five Olympic Games, is the highest point scorer ...
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Author of 'Jungle' and 'Laws of the Jungle', Yossi Ghinsberg is one of the most compelling speakers of his generation. Yossi's messages are inspiratio...
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From the moment the whirlwind that is Fiori Giovanni hits the stage, she has her audience enraptured. At times laughing out loud, other times in tears...
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Dr Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan are an Australian husband and wife team who jointly hold two astonishing world records. One for the highest baseju...
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American Brian Goorjian first came to Australia in 1977 to play for the Melbourne Tigers under Coach Lindsay Gaze.
He played for Lindsay for seven...
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Libbi Gorr is one of Australia's finest live hosts and broadcasters. Warm, witty and smart, she has an exceptional ability to entertain, inspire, chal...
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Gerrard Gosens is recognized as one of the most outstanding young people in Australia today.
Congenitally blind, Gerrard became Australia's younges...
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Outstanding Yachtsman / Inspirational Adventurer / Company Director and Author of best-selling book 'Close to the Wind'. Competed in seven transatlan...
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Prof Stan Grant is a renowned journalist, author, moral philosopher, thinker, film maker and communicator. He has had a ground breaking four decade ca...
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Dr Kate Grarock is an Ecologist, Hiker, YouTube Creator, passionate storyteller, Mum and Alone Australia participant.
A gifted storyteller, Kate us...
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Nick Green's international rowing career got off to a flying start in late 1989 when he teamed up with experienced rowers James Tomkins, Mike McKay, a...
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In the early hours of 1 May 2000, Constable Daryl Elliott Green was on a routine job in a suburban neighbourhood when he was ambushed and TWICE SHOT i...
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George Gregan exploded onto the international rugby scene in 1994 when he played an integral role in Australia winning the Bledisloe Cup with a try sa...
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Macquarie University Professor Peter Greste is an Australian-born journalist, author, media freedom activist and academic. He is a founding member of ...
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Simon is an engineer and economist turned social entrepreneur.
Driven by a passion to use business to give back, in 2010, Simon started a toilet p...
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A former national level 400m hurdler in Russia, Tatiana took up pole vaulting after she migrated to Australia in 1997.
Within 12 months of picking...
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Michael Groom, professional speaker and mountain climber, is unquestionably one of the world's greatest 'big' mountain climbers. In 1995 he became the...
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Guy Grossi is an affable, passionate and playful master chef who specialises in pure Italian cuisine. He commands three kitchens with discipline, son...
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Jack Growden is a 24-year-old Australian who is passionate about making access to digital technology equitable around the world. Jack began the LiteHa...
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Grant Hackett's leadership, professionalism, dedication and exemplary performance are a model for anyone whose work calls them to lead by example. In ...
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Peter Hadfield has been described as "Australia's greatest all-rounder". He represented Australia at two Olympic Games, won a Commonwealth Games Silve...
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Matt is a highly authentic and memorable keynote speaker, corporate speaker and master of ceremonies. He captivates audiences with mind-blowing aviati...
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An experienced psychologist with additional qualifications in health and fitness, Leanne has an impressive career as a therapist and health coach span...
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In 2000 Richard Hames forecast the use of autonomous drones by the military. In 2005 he explained to bankers in New York the patterns that would lead ...
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Whether it's laugh out loud humour, inspiration, thought-provoking anecdotes and perspective; be it taking on fearsome challenges or facing down a tor...
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500 kilometres from land in the treacherous seas of the Great Australian Bight, Bonnie Hancock is a 32-year-old former professional ironwoman who padd...
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Simone Hankin is an athlete who has achieved her past glories through sheer determination, a natural gift, love of her chosen sport and with the suppo...
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Paul Hanna, one of Australia's leading motivational speakers, is living proof that we can all achieve our dreams if we follow them with tenacity and p...
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“I would highly recommend any company or group wanting to empower & inspire their people to engage Brooke as a keynote speaker - 10/10 performance for...
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Craig Harper is one of Australia's most respected motivational speakers and educators. He is a highly sought-after corporate coach and is considered t...
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Dr Richard “Harry” Harris has worked in anaesthesia, diving and aeromedical retrieval medicine, based in Adelaide, South Australia.
His passion for...
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Motivational Business Speaker | Author | Coach
Recognised as an international business speaker, Jen can touch, move and inspire an audience ...
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Matthew Hayden's attitude to life and cricket is indomitable and not quite typical. He has rewritten the role description for a cricket legend. He has...
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Chris Helder is a business communication expert and master storyteller whose presentations have radically transformed how thousands of people worldwid...
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Trevor Hendy is unchallenged as "the greatest Ironman in the world". The pride of Australian Surf Lifesaving, Trevor's list of achievements would make...
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For many, the Athens Olympics will be fondly remembered as the Olympics that announced Jodie Henry to the world. Australia's new Queen of the pool sma...
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At the age of 25 with only $50 to his name, Justin Herald set about changing the course of his life.
Justin created Attitude Inc, a clothing brand ...
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Noreena Hertz is a renowned thought leader with an impressive track record in predicting global trends.
Noreena's best-selling books, The Silent T...
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Dr. Gill Hicks is considered to be one of the most thought provoking, powerful and life affirming speakers in Australia. She is globally known as a su...
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Darren Hill understands people like few others. A Behavioural Scientist and Executive Director of the behaviour and motivation strategy company, Pragm...
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Peter Hillary’s life is a testament to setting goals and achieving them. His skill, driving ambition, and good judgement have enabled him to summit mo...
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Paul Hockey's Mount Everest journey, determination to succeed and his ability to challenge the dream-takers are all extraordinary. Paul’s positive att...
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Kate has been to hell and returned. She grew up as a quiet, bookish student from a loving home in Melbourne, but her dreams of academe vanished when a...
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Gabi Hollows graduated as an Orthoptist in 1972 and it was during this training she first met Fred Hollows.
After initially working in Newcastle...
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One of the stars of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Steve Hooker became the first Australian field athlete to win Olympic gold in 60 years and the fir...
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Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts who together compete just about continuously in marathon races. And if they're not in ...
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Geoff has gone from hero in the early 2000 period to zero by 2008 and now back to hero following two years of determination and gut-wrenching effort c...
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Peter Hughes as part of his long and courageous recovery has come to the realisation that he needs to share his and the story of all other Australians...
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In a few minutes your team will become a musical ensemble without one word being spoken!
This non-threatening form of team building breaks throug...
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Kevin Humphreys is an inspiring and transformative international keynote speaker, facilitator and helicopter pilot. He’s well-known for smashing stere...
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Ian Hutchinson (B.Bus, G.Dip.Psy, APS) is one of Australia's leading experts in Lifestyle Strategies, and founder of Life by Design, talent maximisers...
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Emma Isaacs has been winging it her whole life. She dropped out of college after six months and started her own company at 18. Emma bought Business Ch...
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Margaret Jackson is Chairman of FlexiGroup Limited and a director of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Billabong International Limited ...
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Fast-talking, funny and pulling no punches, Karen James is a Jersey girl turned social entrepreneur, author and speaker, who has risen through the ran...
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Pete Jeans is Chief Operating Officer at growth project leader - SMO Sydney; a facilitator at the Australian Institute of Management MBA School of...
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Major Matina Jewell grew up in the hinterland of Byron Bay and joined the Army at age 17. During her 15 year military career Matina:
· Served on f...
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Ian Johnson is a survivor.
A survivor of an Industrial Accident Ian suffered severe burns to 80% of his body. At that time, the only accident of it...
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Justin Jones - affectionately known as Jonesy, is Australia's pre-eminent Explorer, speaker, adventure thinker and storyteller.
His expeditions hav...
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Leisel has become the face of a young Australian achiever, a courageous teenager with a dream larger than life.
She was not only the youngest membe...
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Ronni Kahn AO is a South-African born Australian social entrepreneur who founded the food rescue charity OzHarvest. She is a passionate advocate and a...
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Ben Kearney has inspired people right across Australia and around the world with his successful environmental campaign to make Coles Bay, Tasmania, 'A...
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Phil Kearns is, without a doubt, one of Rugby’s most famous and respected sons, but his accolades don’t just stop there. He is a successful businessma...
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Born in 1964, Moira commenced her selfless contributions to the less fortunate at the very young age of 13. At 20 years old, she left home and went an...
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Katie has a deep commitment to projects that promote healthier lifestyles, particularly access to sports for children with a disability. Katie was bor...
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When he retired from the High Court of Australia on 2 February 2009, Michael Kirby was Australia’s longest serving judge.
He was first appointed in...
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A multiple Olympic and World Champion, Michael Klim is part of the star-studded group that has taken Australia back to the top of world swimming.
N...
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Cheryl Koenig was born and still resides in the southern suburbs of Sydney. She met her soul mate, Rob, whilst still in school and married at the age ...
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John Konrads represents a unique mix of sporting legend and senior business executive. He astounded the sporting world when at the age of 15 he broke...
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Until the announcement of his retirement from test cricket in 2007 Justin was one of Australia's great top-order batsmen. Originally playing at numbe...
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Laurie Lawrence, a top athlete in his own right, is a former Australian Rugby Union Representative and Olympic and World Champion Swim coach.
There...
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If you’re looking for a warm, passionate and persuasive TEDx level speaker who can bring the art and power of story, to your purpose driven audience i...
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Hayley burst onto the scene as a 15 year old schoolgirl and captured the hearts of Australians by winning 5 Gold medals at the 1990 Auckland Commonwea...
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Karni Liddell has already established herself as one of Australia's most successful and well respected Paralympic swimmers of our time.
Karni's jo...
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Jason Little will be remembered as one of the finest rugby backs Australian rugby has produced.
He made his Test debut in 1989 and played his 75th ...
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Darren Lomman is the CEO and Founder of the Dreamfit Foundation. Darren is a Churchill Fellow, and has been recognised for his role at the Foundation ...
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John Longley has been involved with sailing and the sea almost all of his life. He started sailing as a young boy in dinghies on the Swan River, gradu...
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Captain James Lovell Jr. was chosen in September 1962 for the space program following extensive experience as a naval aviator and test pilot. Lovell e...
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Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett were jointly named as the Young Australian of the Year 2016 - a first in the history of the awards.
The 21-year-ol...
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Que Minh Luu is Director of Content (ANZ) for Netflix, responsible for the local commissioning and overall programming strategy for the world's leadin...
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Alistair Lynch made his senior debut at Wynyard and was drafted from Hobart at No.50 in the very first AFL National Draft in 1986. He played 120 games...
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The Hon. Charlie Lynn was a Vietnam veteran at 21. Having decided to stay in the army, he quickly became an officer. Then he discovered parachuting....
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Stuart MacGill is a former Australian cricketer who specialised in leg spin bowling.
Born in Mount Lawley, Perth, Stuart comes from a cricketing fa...
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Robbi Mack is the ‘Queen of HeartBeatz’ and has a passion for inspiring and amplifying the potential found in human connection. Robbi empowers people ...
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During Rod Macqueen's time as Australian Coach (1997‐2001), the Wallabies held every championship trophy including the World Cup, Bledisloe Cup,...
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Tania Major is a Kokoberra woman from the remote community of Kowanyama in Far North Queensland. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Grif...
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Glenn Manton is broadly recognised as a former professional athlete and media performer. Just below the surface however lies the really interesting st...
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Jesse Martin was destined for adventure. After learning to sail at the age of fourteen he travelled along Australia's tropical coast on a flimsy cata...
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Willie Mason is a rarity - big, fast, agile, skillful and tough. Currently with the Sydney City Roosters, he is without a peer as the dominant running...
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There is a reason companies like Google, Nike and Apple are embracing wellness and lifeskills as a tool for reducing stress in their companies. They h...
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As a world class big wave surfer, Red Bull Athlete and Surf Contest Director Mark Mathews has
become obsessed with the relationship between personal ...
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Debbie is one of the most in-demand speakers in Australia and New Zealand; in the top 7% of speakers globally and well-loved for her practical, plain ...
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Mark McCrindle is a social researcher with an international following. He is recognised as a leader in tracking emerging issues and researching social...
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Glenn McGrath has taken more wickets than any other Australian fast bowler in Test Match history and is currently fourth on the all time wicket list. ...
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Duncan James McKee is a renowned jazz musician, educator, television composer, and the creator of STIX a motivational speaker group. Duncan has a back...
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Mark McKeon is one of Australia’s leading experts on Wellbeing, Sustainable Peak Performance, Productivity and Work Life Balance. His fourth book "Get...
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Rowdy drives extraordinary individual, team and organisational results by developing incredible people, remarkable leaders and sensational service.
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Lisa McInnes Smith is Queen of the corporate stage and a master of audience participation. Along her incredible journey, Lisa has presented to more th...
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Michael McQueen is a multi-award winning speaker, trend forecaster and bestselling author of nine books.
With clients including KPMG, Pepsi and Cis...
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Dr. Cory Middleton is a mental toughness expert, speaker and mindset coach (Performance Psychologist) providing performance enhancement workshops and ...
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Few would not know Walter Mikac's story. The loss of his wife and two young daughters at the Port Arthur shootings in Tasmania in 1996, touched the wo...
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Lenore Miller launched Outrageously Healthy with the aim of bringing together tools of the conscious and unconscious mind to help others create the Ou...
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"WILL I STILL BE ABLE TO SKI?" It was the only question nine-year-old Michael Milton cared about when the doctors told him he would lose his leg to bo...
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Dr Anika Molesworth is smashing the status-quo and inspiring change for a better future.
As a young, female farmer tackling the world’s biggest cha...
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Lawrie Montague is passionate about sharing his peak performance strategies to individuals and organizations. Lawrie is a former national coach who ha...
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Chris Moon is a former Army officer who worked for a charity clearing landmines in Asia and Africa. During this time he became one of the few western...
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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert is the author of the best-selling memoir The Uncaged Sky, which details the 804 days she spent as a political prisoner in Iran....
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Renowned fashion designer, businessman and entrepreneur, Peter Morrissey has been at the forefront of the Australian and International Fashion Industr...
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Tara Moss is a bestselling author, documentary host, public speaker and human rights advocate. Tara is also an advocate for people with disabilities a...
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The "Power of Commitment" enabled Tony Mowbray to become the fastest Australian to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world. This 181-day, ...
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Brigitte Muir is the first Australian woman to have climbed Mount Everest and the first Australian, male or female, to have climbed the highest mounta...
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Imagine flying a helicopter in a war zone with 18 peoples’ lives in your hands.
Suddenly, the enemy opens fire on you. How do you maintain both you...
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Thomas Murrell MBA is an award winning broadcaster, international business speaker and media consultant.
His company, 8M Media & Communications, p...
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There has been extensive conversations and interest around changing brains within adults. But what if we could positively influence our children by un...
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Tom Nash is not your average keynote speaker.
At nineteen, his life changed dramatically following the sudden onset of a deadly virus. Tom survived...
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A persuasive salesman to the core, John O'Shea advanced from junior salesman at HJ Heinz in South Wales in 1960 to General Manager of Power Brewing in...
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A world champion in Surf Ski and Outrigger Canoeing, Australian representative in three sports (Netball, Surf Life Saving and Kayaking) and an Atlanta...
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Occy began his professional career on the World Championship Tour (WCT) at the age of 17. Over the next couple of years, the wunderkind of surfing bui...
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In 2008, Melbourne-born Eva Orner won the Oscar for Best Feature Documentary at the 2008 Academy Awards.
Eva is an AFI, Logie and now Oscar-winning...
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The sporting career of Simon O'Donnell reads like a country boy?s dream come true. After excelling in sport at Assumption College in Kilmore, Simon mo...
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Kerry O'Keeffe's wit, wisdom, penchant for sport and larger than life personality has seen the former Test cricketer enjoy a successful media career. ...
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After narrowly missing selection as a fourteen year old for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Susie's career took off at the 1990 Commonwealth games with gold ...
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Charismatic & engaging, Lisa is a well known keynote speaker to audiences in New Zealand and Australia.
Lisa is obsessed with people living the liv...
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Liza Pavlakos is a dynamic motivational speaker for international events, and a successful keynote speaker acclaimed for energising audiences as large...
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Noel Pearson was born on the 25 June 1965 in Cooktown, North Queensland. He is the youngest son of Glen Pearson from the Bagaarrmugu clan on the upper...
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On May 31, 2005 Rex made history by becoming the youngest Australian to climb to the summit of Mt Everest, after raising in excess of $100,000 to supp...
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Gail Pemberton is an acknowledged expert in relationship development. In her ground breaking book 'You Can Live with Anyone, well almost' she believes...
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Jim Penman launched Jim's Mowing as a one–man business in 1982, $30,000 in debt and with a marketing budget of $24. He soon had more work than h...
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Nova Peris–Kneebone is a versatile Australian athlete who has succeeded in both the sporting arenas of field hockey and
track and field.
No...
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Kieren Perkins is an Australian icon. A professional sportsman, his international swimming success and wholesome personality have made him a hero in A...
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Dr. Clark Perry is a Director in the rogenSi North American practice based in New York City.
Clark is an internationally recognised specialist in l...
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David Pescud has lived a life of managing a disability. His life was a troubled one from an early age due to his dyslexia and he made some decisions e...
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John Peters came to the world's attention in January 1991, when his bruised and battered face flashed onto television screens around the world.
O...
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RADM Kenneth W. Pettigrew is a native of Glencoe, Illinois. He graduated from Stanford University in June 1964, under the Regular NROTC Program with a...
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Sue works as a speaker, writer, media commentator, media/ presentation coach, and consultant. She is the national ambassador for Alzheimer’s Australia...
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Natasha Pincus graduated with first class honours in Law and Science. She worked as a research
scientist and practiced corporate law before hanging u...
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In 2011, Turia was a mining engineer, living her dream life in the Australian outback. Then, while competing in a 100km ultra-marathon, she was caught...
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Jana Pittman’s story is a roller coaster of triumph, defeat, failure, and success. She will take you on a journey through the peaks and troughs that h...
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In 2018 Steve Plain was awarded Australian Adventurer of the Year by Australian Geographic for his world record-breaking Seven Summits expedition. In ...
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Yasmin Poole seeks to challenge policymakers to think differently. Her vision is for Australia to become a global leader in intersectional policymakin...
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'Inspiration, Change and Cutting Through To Your Customers'
Tom Potter, founder of Australian owned Eagle Boys Pizza, left school at 15 and found h...
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Kerri Pottharst has spent a lifetime
decoding human high performance. She is an Olympic champion who has dedicated her life to personal growth and ev...
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Former winter Olympian Steph Prem is fast becoming one of Australia’s leading experts and advocates for women’s health and fitness. Known as the Pilat...
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Stevan is one of Australia’s leading tech entrepreneurs. In 1997, in the middle of the GFC he conceptualised Dimmi on the back of a napkin and went on...
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There are usually two types of speakers. One, the wonderful presenter who enchants an audience, and the other who is the expert. Unfortunately, almo...
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Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.
There is no better person able to talk us through the above thought, t...
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After having his life changed forever in a split second near fatal accident; Kahi chose to overcome adversity and refused to let his disability restri...
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Shane was an SANFL and AFL footballer with Sturt and Essendon that as a 19 year old founded EFM, Executive Fitness Management in 1991.
Over the cou...
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Pat Rafters self-effacing grace and charm has captured millions of admirers in Australia and around the world. In realising his full potential on the ...
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Scott is best described as a Social and Cultural Innovator. His remarkable community building strategies regularly tackle some of our societies most e...
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With hundreds of shows to choose from at the world's largest arts festival at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, the Edinburgh Evening News compiled a list of...
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Teela Reid is a proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer, essayist, storyteller and co-founder of @blackfulla_bookclub, a platform that honours First...
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Steven was born in Kawakawa, New Zealand. In 1994 he became one of the first Maori graduates from Otago University with an honours degree in Marketing...
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Sean inspires organisations, individuals, and athletes to develop their high performance mindsets and build resilient businesses and teams. As the per...
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Queenslander, Samantha Riley is indisputably one of Australia's and the World's greatest female swimmers.
Her professional attitude and enthusiasm ...
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Peter Ring served in the Royal Australian Air Force as a fighter and helicopter pilot, including both wartime and peacekeeping duties.
He complet...
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Rachael Robertson (CSP, MBA) is one of the most booked female speakers in the Asia- Pacific region.
Rachael is a best-selling author whose work is ...
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In his career as advertising agency CEO and marketing expert, Neil Ross always loved presenting to an audience, but it was only after watching a telev...
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Jessica Rowe AM is an accomplished journalist, television presenter, columnist and author. Jessica’s television credits include co-hosting Network Ten...
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Todd Russell is one of the two survivors of the 2006 Beaconsfield Mine collapse which trapped three miners under hundreds of tonnes of rock. Incredibl...
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Jeff Salz has made a lifetime of adventure.
An acclaimed explorer — with a Ph.D. in anthropology — he has traversed most of the remaining blan...
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Richard Sauerman is known as The Brand Guy and has been ranked in the Global Top 30 Brand Gurus since 2014 (currently ranked 9th).
He has 35 years ...
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Louise Sauvage is recognized and acknowledged for her unique athleticism and outstanding success as a wheelchair track and road athlete. Louise captur...
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Dr Julianne Schultz is Professor Emeritus of Media and Culture at Griffith University’s Centre for Social and Cultural Research. Her much acclaimed ne...
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Nathan Sharpe is one of Australia’s most decorated rugby players. He has left an indelible impression on the game. His list of distinctions are many. ...
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A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Janine has worked around the globe with major corporations on hundreds of custom keynotes and leadership deve...
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Matt Shirvington is the most exciting talent to hit Australian athletics in the last 40 years.
While still a teenager, Matt became the fastest Aus...
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Dr. Glenn Singleman is a medical doctor, internationally acclaimed documentary film-maker, successful businessman and professional presenter.
Sin...
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Former Australia and Queensland centre Andrew Slack is most famous for leading the Wallabies on their 1984 Grand Slam tour of Europe which saw the sty...
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Kate Slatter is widely regarded as Australia's leading female rower. Since winning her first National Championship in 1990, Kate has obtained 16 Natio...
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As a powerful safety initiative, many organizations have secured the services of Philip Smallman to deliver a personal account of a workplace injury a...
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Allan Sparkes CV,OAM,VA,FRSN
Allan Sparkes is a professional keynote speaker, trainer and facilitator and for the past 10 years has been addressing...
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STIX Motivation Through Music draws the link between an exciting musical performance and event experience with an impactful corporate message. Lead by...
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In 2014, Gabbie Stroud was a dedicated teacher with over a decade of experience. Months later, she resigned in frustration and despair when she realis...
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Peter Sullivan has more than 18 years experience developing high performance leadership, sales and work teams. Peter's work is at the leading edge of ...
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Heather Swan is a trail blazing adventurer with many world firsts and two world records to her credit.
Heather was awarded one World Record for the...
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Belinda Teh is a 28 year old political campaigner and Voluntary Assisted Dying advocate. From a young age, she found herself in leadership roles and d...
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Driven by a passion to see others achieve, Sebastian’s one-of-a-kind story has organically become a powerful catalyst for personal and organizational ...
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Ian Thomas spent many years as a Game Ranger in Southern Africa and is recognised as one of South Africa's foremost wildlife photographers.
For t...
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Petria Thomas has become one of Australia's most successful female swimmers. Her three gold medals and one silver medals at the Athens Olympic Games h...
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MusoMagic creator, Adam Thompson, is best known for his success with Australian rock band Chocolate Starfish. With three albums, four top-ten singles,...
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Ian Thorpe's achievements in the water are nothing short of phenomenal. He is one of the country's most prolific sportsmen, but it is the way he has ...
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PETER THURIN spent more than 20 years owning, building and selling successful businesses but it was a simple phone call that led to an epiphany about ...
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The Amazing Race! The hardest thing delegates will have to do here is walk, think and at times act with a bit of gusto.
Malcolm McLeod the teamBuil...
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Dr Juliette Tobias-Webb is a Chief Behavioural Scientist, Women in Leadership MBA Lecturer, one of 60 women in Australia nominated as a Superstar of S...
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One of Australia's greatest rowers, James Tomkins is the only rower in history to win world championship titles in every sweep oar event.
James tog...
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Skills are transferable. Olympic Gold medals and business successes do follow the same basic philosophies. Business' are better equipped and conditio...
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Rachelle Unreich is an author and journalist whose work has been published extensively in Australia,
the US, UK and South-East Asia, in publications ...
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Most people fly around the world, some board a ship, but Tammy van Wisse has done it the hard way by swimming 1 1/2 times round the world. Tammy Van W...
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At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Peter Vidmar established himself not only as one of the world's greatest gymnasts, but as an inspirational l...
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Adam’s message is built on a history of laughter, tears and thorough fulfilment across a career in teaching and school leadership that began way back ...
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Imagine getting through your busy day without hands or legs. Picture your life without the ability to walk, care for your basic needs, or even embrace...
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A 1996 Olympian, Jim Walker is a great asset to any event.
Since leaving the athletic arena, where he was World Cup Champion and Australian Surf Ch...
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Mitch is a leader in the wellbeing space with a lifelong mission to ‘change the way the world feels’.
His goal is to transform the lives of 1 bill...
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Find Your Courage. Stop Playing Safe. Brave.
The titles of Margie’s bestselling books reflect her passion for helping people make braver decisions an...
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Jessica Watson was born 18th May 1993 on Australia’s Gold Coast and at age 16, became
the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around...
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As an Australian sporting legend, Katrina Webb is no stranger to a Gold medal podium or a star-lit stage. She has received awards and medals most athl...
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Riot copper, milkman and salesman were just a few of the entries on Adrian's CV before he moved into the I.T industry and discovered an ability to mot...
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When was the last time you saw one of Australia's most celebrated TV personalities and singers, who has also won an Australian of the Year Local Hero ...
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In the ultra–competitive world of elite swimming, it is hard to imagine anyone holding a benchmark World Record for almost ten years. To dominat...
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Sorrel Wilby is an acclaimed adventurer, filmmaker, author, photographer and artist. Her career to date includes a long list of achievements including...
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Tony Wilson, MBA, BSc., has a passion for Human Performance. He has spent his entire working life helping organisations, teams and individuals perform...
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Professor Fiona Wood’s journey of over 3 decades treating people with burn injuries is a story about her passion, dedication and belief in striving fo...
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Todd Woodbridge hit his first tennis ball at the age of two, played his first tournament at the age of six, decided to become a professional at the ag...
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Over the past 12 years Mark Woodforde has been one of Australia's most successful players in world tennis. In singles he has won four ATP tour events ...
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A founding member of the world famous Australian singing group The Seekers, Bruce Woodley has written songs which have captured the hearts and imagina...
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Belinda certainly holds the key to building customer relationships that last and has an impeccable record for repeat business and referrals to show fo...
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