James
Adonis

Speaker Profile
James Adonis is a leading expert on engagement. James shows managers how to engage their employees so that they become loyal high-performers, and shows individuals how to engage themselves so that they focus on achieving what they want. He is the author of 'Love Your Team: How to halve your employee turnover in less than 90 days!'
Engaging. Entertaining. Informative. These are the three words most commonly used to describe James's presentations. They're passionate, content-rich, humorous, and energetic. Importantly, he packs his presentations full of information and caters to every learning style. The audience will walk away with a multitude of initiatives and the motivation to implement these within the workplace.
James became a manager at the age of 19 and was managing a team of 100 by the time he was 24. During this time, his achievements have included taking a team that had employee turnover exceeding 70% and reducing it to zero where it was maintained for 2 years. His employee engagement results have exceeded not only the industry standard, but world's best practice.
This means your audience will be learning from a true engagement expert – someone who’s been there, done it, and researched it extensively. James’s expertise is further highlighted by his articles which are published regularly around the world. He is also frequently featured in the media.
James takes the time to get to know your business and the needs you have as a client. Using this information, he specifically tailors every presentation to make sure that you receive the highest possible value, ensuring that each audience member walks away with the tools and motivation to make positive changes in their work and to their lives.
As a charismatic and dynamic speaker, James Adonis can skillfully conduct anything from a 40 minute keynote to a full-day workshop. As a talented MC, he is also available to host your event with professionalism.
Travels from New South Wales
Client Comments
Client Comments
- Wow, what an exceptional motivator, presenter and overall such a professional gentleman. Our audience members were mesmerised with his enthusiasm; he was entertaining, inspiring and captured our attention from start to finish. The techniques he taught us were great as they could be used both at work and in our personal lives. We all left on a high and really could have listened to him for hours. I highly recommend James to the world and wish we could have more people like him in our society - especially with his positive outlook/attitude of life.
Australian Institute of Office Professionals - My group of association CEOs and Executive Directors wondered how the young man they had come to hear had such an insight into employee engagement and delivered it with such passion and clarity - in an hour and a half of humour and real-life examples. Importantly, we were given solutions and take-home tools we could use straight away. Afterwards, one of my colleagues was saying 'wouldn't you like to be able to bottle that!' It was a pleasure to hear James speak and a greater pleasure to recommend him to you.
Australian Society of Association Executives - James Adonis is exceptional - entertaining, down to earth, approachable and an expert on the topic of engaging employees and the generational differences. He really seems to practice what he preaches, and passed on some incredibly valuable information that has really made a difference to our understanding of generations in the workplace.
Australian Institute of Training and Development - I am delighted that we chose James Adonis to be part of our conference. His professional and passionate presentation was peppered with facts, examples, and humour. His ability to provide illustrations from his own experiences gave the presentation a unique personal dimension.
David Jones - James's experience and knowledge shone through. He is entertaining, well-informed, and above all, gets the audience to think and do differently. I would recommend him for any organisation where employees articulate a disconnection between themselves and their managers.
Skandia - I was impressed with James's energised approach to day-to-day management issues - my expectations have been well surpassed. My management team is revitalised and eager to tackle operational issues in a new light. Feedback on the workshop has been extremely positive and treated like a reward.
Australian Unity - James Adonis conducted a thought-provoking and entertaining presentation on Employee Engagement. We had great feedback from our members and would recommend James to anyone who wants to get their employees engaged.
Australian Institute of Management - When I first saw James, I wondered how someone so young could speak authoritatively on the topic of engaging (and retaining) employees. He turned out to be one of those pleasant surprises as he entertained, educated and delighted my financial planning audience. He speaks with professionalism, passion and credibility, creating many a laugh along the way. He walks the talk.
Financial Planning Association of Australia - James Adonis was professional, engaging and related well to our audience. He played an integral part to the success of the day through his lively impressionable personality. James, you were a pleasure to work with and proved that you contribute greatly to the feel and vibe of an event. Thank you for both your professionalism and entertaining nature. It was well received and greatly appreciated.
Meetings and Events Australia - I found your presentation very informative and fun. Well done on your excellent communication skills. You have a natural ability to keep people interested and entertained, which is a dynamic quality. I haven't laughed like that in a presentation for ages!
Q Super - Your presentation was loaded with information that was easy to understand and yet simple to implement. Your vast knowledge and experience in employee engagement and retention was an inspiration! It is always a pleasure to work with you.
Australian Teleservices Association - James's enlightening talk on how to engage your employees is relevant for anyone who seeks to become an employer of choice. For our group of business owners and managers, it was highly relevant, and provided the energy boost for our networking evening. James related well with our group of employers. With the workplace undergoing a massive cultural shift, and with competition for quality staff, I believe employers can only benefit from the material offered in this talk.
Business Mentor Services - James was excellent. He is a very good presenter and his content is well thought out. I would use him again in my own business.
Pascal Press/Blake Education
Topics
Speaker Topics
- Love Your Boss: How to turn your manager into your number 1 fan!
- Love Your Job: How to adore the work you do!
- Love Your Life: How to achieve what you want
- Love Your Team: How to engage your employees to give you their best!
- Love Your Training: How to train, coach, and develop employees in an engaging way!
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