Gary
Bertwistle
Speaker Profile
Gary Bertwistle is Australia's pioneer in creative and innovative thinking.
Gary has been working in the area of creativity and innovation for over 20 years, his career spanning the retail, music and radio industries. In 1997 Gary studied creative problem solving in New York and in the years following, he has shared his vast knowledge and experience with both organizations and individuals, exploring the opportunities that exist within our minds to unlock our great ideas. Through easy to understand, fun and interactive speeches, he presents to a wide variety of clients in the areas of creative thinking, marketing, strategic facilitation and a unique approach to performance and being your best.
In 2002 Gary opened Australia's first ever creative thinking venue at Fox Studios in Sydney called the Ideas Vault. His venue is now used by some of the biggest corporations in the country for creative thinking, meetings, seminars and training sessions.
Gary is also the co-founder of Australia's leading cycling foundation the Tour de Cure which raises money in an effort to cure cancer. The Tour de Cure has now raised four million dollars in donations and many millions of dollars in publicity since its inception in 2007. Along with the cycling foundation Gary has founded a corporate fund-raising day called the Day of Inspiration which gathers together keynote speakers, entertainers and performers at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney for a one day event in front of a corporate crowd to raise awareness and funds towards the curing of cancer.
He's won the TEC Speaker of the Year Award in both 2007 and 2008 and is renowned for his passion and drive in helping people to think differently about their life, family, business and mojo.
Gary has also released five books: The Keys to Creativity (2006), Who Stole My Mojo (2008), What Made You Think of That? (2009), The Vibe (2010) and My Dad's Got Mojo (2010).
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Client Comments
Client Comments
- Gary is like a shot of adrenalin to the right side of your brain.
SCA Hygiene Australasia (NZ) - Gary was awesome! Picked up on the group dynamic from the outset and pitched perfectly to our needs. Actually exceeded our expectations which is hard to do with the flight centre group. Gary's "Who stole my Mojo" has never been more relevant as it is today in a tough market where belief is paramount. Have recommended Gary to other parts of Flight Centre Limited and will definitely get Gary back to present again to our group.
Infinity Holidays - Myself and my clients had a great time... a great sucess and 100% tip top professional!
The Cognitive Fitness Consultancy - Gary's practical emphasis was especially useful. I will certainly be applying some of the techniques as well as recommending future talkfortyfour events to my colleagues.
BBC Television - In particular we (myself and my colleagues) really enjoyed Gary's sessions and the practical tips to apply in the workplace.
Royal Mail - I've enjoyed listening to Gary before, and this time I thought he was better than ever. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole day
Use Your Noggin - Gary's session was fantastic, inspiring and stimulating. We all got a lot out of it!
Macquarie Bank - Being a believer of simplicity, Gary was able to present this workshop in a very straightforward, uncluttered but outstanding substantial manner. From now, I will never see marketing the same way again. Truly world class!
AMI Institute - We have had some terrific feedback from the people who attended the event - it was clearly a great success.
HSBC Bank - Your time was highly appreciated and I'm happy to say that you 'hit the mark'. More importantly, along with the content, your delivery was felt to be highly accessible and applicable. The overall response has been outstanding. Good work Gary!
Love Communications
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