Cheryl & Nikki Bart ...first mother-daughter team to summit Mt Everest....
On May 24, mother Cheryl Bart and daughter Nikki Bart became the first-ever mother-daughter team to ever summit the world’s tallest mountain, Mt Everest. Upon reaching the top, the...
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Paula Constant …everywhere is walking distance if you have the time....
Paula Constant is an Australian originally from Mansfield, Victoria and Broome, Western Australia. Before the walk began in 2004, Paula had no expedition or adventure experience, a...
Paula’s presentation at our NBCF Pink Ribbon Breakfast was incredibly inspiring and moving – not to mention at times humorous! Her passion and motivation to complete her walk despi...
Hallmark Australia
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Tim Cope …2006 Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year....
Tim Cope - National Geographic Adventure Honoree 2007, Australian Adventurer of the Year 2006 - is an adventurer from Gippsland, Victoria, who has dedicated himself to sharing his ...
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School invited Tim Cope to provide a highly-motivating introductory morning for our two-day Student Leadership Committee training program. Tim extensively ad...
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar
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Michael Coyne …wherever it is, whatever it takes....
Exclusive to Saxton
Michael Coyne has worked for 30 years as a photographer covering wars, revolutions and international events in places like, The Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesi...
The audience sat transfixed throughout Michael’s presentation and he was just right for this particular audience.
Abare Economics
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Graeme Joy …leading a high performance team....
Graeme Joy is one of the most focused and motivating of all business presenters in Australasia. He is perhaps best known as joint leader and navigator of the International North Po...
Graeme's use of the theoretical constructs we were using (Good to Great, Jim Collins) was very good and his ability to combine his North Pole adventures made it very real for the a...
Barrington Consulting Group
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Brigitte Muir … live your dream, don't dream your life....
Live your dream, don't dream your life!
Brigitte Muir is the first Australian woman to have climbed Mount Everest and the first Australian, male or female, to have climbed the h...
You are the talk of ANZ at the moment. The girls have gone back spouting your praises. You were absolutely wonderful and very endearing to the guests as well. A true delight. Thanks again Brigitte.
ANZ Financial Planning
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William Tan …passion, compassion and achievement....
Dr William Tan personifies both passion and compassion. Born in 1957, he contracted polio at the age of two and was paralysed from the waist down. Notwithstanding his disability, h...
I want to tell you that it was really an honour to have you among us. It was indeed a precious moment for our staff to meet you and to hear of you inspiring life stories. We are a...
AXA
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Greg Jones …walk the crooked mile....
Since the re-printing of his book ‘Walk a Crooked Mile’ in 2005, Greg Jones has continued his role as a public speaker on ‘leadership through adversity’. In his journey around the ...
Greg delivered an inspiring tale that captured everyone - a great family story of courage and a perfect finale to our conference. An inspiration to all.
Association of School Bursars
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David Adams … world solo yachtsman....
Averaging four hours sleep a day, sailing his 50-foot yacht True Blue at maximum speed over 43,200 kilometres, David Adams had a record-breaking win in Class 2 of the 1994-95 BOC C...
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Alison … courage beyond belief....
Alison led a quiet life in Port Elizabeth, South Africa until one fatal night everything changed.
Alison became a household name with national Television, Newspaper and Radio c...
we have had many speakers over the 20 years including the likes of Nelson Mandela and Margret Thatcher, and no one has gripped us as you did.
Mount Nelson 100 Club
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James Allen … the youngest Everest climber....
James Allen has vision and determination. At 22 he was the youngest Westerner to climb the north 'death face' of Mt Everest. His story will appeal to everyone who has an 'impossibl...
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John Amatt … Canadian conqueror of Everest....
For over 30 years, John has led expeditions to remote regions of Northern Norway, Peru, Nepal, China, Greenland, and has explored areas of Arctic Canada on six occasions, making ma...
One veteran senior executive described your presentation as the best he had ever heard.
American Express
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Sam Bailey … a story of love and romance that will send your spirits soaring....
Sam Bailey grew up on a property near Croppa Creek, North West NSW, and dreamt of spending his life on the land. But at only 19 years of age, he suffered severe spinal injuries in ...
Sam was very generous with his time and he and Jenny stayed in the Trade Show all afternoon signing books and chatting to our delegates. He was a big hit!
CRT
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Alan Bean … fourth man to set foot on the moon....
Captain Alan Bean, Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot, became the fourth man in history to set foot on the moon. As Commander of Skylab Mission II, he lived 59 days in space, 270 miles a...
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Kevin Biggar ...extreme adventurer and businessman....
Kevin Biggar is adventurous, determined and goal driven. His latest venture proves that he is all that … and more. In January 2007 he, along with Jamie Fitzgerald, became the first...
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Peter Bland … exceptional ambition....
In May 1998 Peter Bland fulfilled his lifetime ambition, becoming the first Australian ever to walk to the North Magnetic Pole, and part of a select group to have visited both the ...
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Allan Bolton … feel alive, don't just stay alive....
Clever organisations know that the key to growing and sustaining a high performance business is to look after its power source - its people.
Allan Bolton - The People's Renewabl...
Our delegates ranked your thought provoking presentation very highly. You put life in perspective… you also proved that even with life's challenges we can all win. The correlation ...
3M Australia – Industries Business
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Chris Bonington … legendary mountaineer....
Chris Bonington is one of the most successful expedition leaders in the history of mountaineering and has established a reputation as an outstanding motivational speaker. He uses t...
Chris took to the high ground in sharing a lifetime’s experience in managing risk at the pointy-end. He
mixed passion with a very rational approach to fulfilling his ambition-very inspirational.
APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority)
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Peggy Bourne ...inspirational story of overcoming adversity....
Four years after the tragic and untimely death of rally legend Possum Bourne, his widow, Peggy, is ready to share her inspirational story about how she managed to cope with the gri...
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Tony Bullimore … survival against all odds....
International yachtsman Tony Bullimore was really not that well known until recently, despite being one of the best Yachtsmen that Great Britain has ever produced. All that changed...
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Alisa Camplin …Australia's winter olympics sensation....
Alisa captivated the world and made history through the triumph of quiet dedication. To win the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, the 5-foot-2-inch Australian landed a “...
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Graham Charles …one of NZ's greatest. adventurers...
One of NZ’s most versatile outdoor professionals Graham has been teaching, managing and playing in the outdoors for over twenty years.
He has climbed, paddled and adventured in...
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Tony Christiansen …strength, wisdom and inspiration....
Tony is one of Australasia’s leading inspirational and motivational speakers. He is humorous, bold and straight talking as he brings you a story you will never forget. He tells of...
Tony is a true inspiration and had the audience hooked on every word.
Commonwealth Bank
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Gerald Coffee …beyond survival....
Named one of America's top ten speakers, Coffee is considered by many of his audiences to be their most memorable presenter. His stories stir emotions as he makes them relevant to ...
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Allana Corbin (Arnot) … the sky is not the limit....
Allana Corbin's (nee Arnot) story is a thriller of adventure, danger, tragedy and love. She delivers an inspirational message, which touches the hearts of all who listen. Allana i...
A really worthwhile session. A memorable person with an inspiring message.
CPA Australia
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Kay Cottee …a woman with a mission....
Kay Cottee became the first woman to complete a solo, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the globe on June 5th 1988. Facing dangers such as icebergs, whales, and breaking ...
“Your story was a true inspiration and our delegates found it to be both stimulating and motivating”.
Australian Society of CPAs, Perth
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Li Cunxin …from poverty to stardom: Mao's Last Dancer....
Li Cunxin was born into Mao's communist China, and at the age of 10, he was selected to train in Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy. And so began Li's dance career. He was 11 when ...
Personally I found Li excellent to work with and a thoroughly lovely man with a great story.
AMP
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Michael Dayes …world champion water-ski coach....
At the age of 18, Michael Dayes was wakened from a coma to receive a devastating diagnosis: His entire right arm would remain paralysed for life. Only 5 years later, Michael became...
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Chris Dewhirst …the sky is the limit....
One of the world's leading balloonists, Chris Dewhirst holds the Australian high altitude balloon flight record of 36,600 feet. Chris has been awarded the Royal Aeroclub's Award f...
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Deshun Deysel ...
Deshun Deysel is one of South Africa’s top conference speakers and has addressed audiences around the world over the past eleven years. Her company, D Deysel & Associates, is a tra...
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Rob Dickson …tv's ultimate survivor....
Rob was the winner of Australia's first "Survivor" television programme. An AFL footballer playing for Hawthorn for six years, Rob became an ambulance rescue pilot with the Nationa...
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Pat Farmer ...ultra-marathon champion....
On a hot day in December, 1996, ultra-marathon runner Pat Farmer shuffled into the dusty outback town of Birdsville after running across the Simpson Desert in record time and raisi...
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Nic Feteris …taking the plunge....
One of the world's leading BASE jumpers, Nic Feteris is best known for his record free-fall jump from the Great Trango Tower in Pakistan. Nic's tailored presentations build a brid...
Prepared very well and applied learnings from adventure into our business very well. Conveyed his enthusiasm and passion in his message which was infectious on all those who attended.
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Yossi Ghinsberg …heart of the Amazon....
A truly cosmopolitan figure and an eternal nomad Yossi Ghinsberg travels the world extensively and unceasingly for work and personal explorations.
He was born and raised in Isra...
It was a truly memorable occasion, made just perfect by the unique storytelling talent of Mr Ghinsberg, who held us enthralled and hanging onto his every word.
Army Combat Arms Training Centre
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Michael Groom …facing the mountain....
Michael Groom is unquestionably one of the world’s greatest 'big' mountain climbers. In 1999 he successfully climbed Makalu, the smallest and for Michael, the last of the 'big five...
Fantastic presentation. Great use of photography with one hell of a story to tell.
Australian Academy of Sport, Canberra
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Jane Hall …world-class expedition racer....
Jane Hall is a high achiever in every sense, with a PhD in Marine Ecology, a former Director of CleanUp Australia and 13 World Titles in Paddlesport. (kayak, racing ski, outrigger ...
Jane was absolutely wonderful, inspiring - the perfect person for what we wanted to achieve.
Allens Arthur Robinson
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Lincoln Hall …life after death on Mount Everest....
In May 2006 Lincoln Hall stood on the 8,850 metre-high peak of Everest, the achievement of a twenty-five year-old dream - only hours later he was left for dead on the mountainside....
If one person can overcome such adversity imagine what the power of a team working together with one goal can do. Lincoln's presentation was inspiring, his style unassuming yet his...
John Holland Rail
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Ken Hames …the jungle of Borneo and the Jungle Janes....
Ken Hames served in the British Forces for almost 30 years, and is one of the few elite British Officers to have worn the red beret of the Parachute Brigade, the green beret of the...
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Rob Hamill … the atlantic rowing race....
Rob Hamill captured headlines around the world as one of the 'Kiwi Challenge' duo that completed the gruelling Atlantic Rowing Race days ahead of the opposition, a feat of extraord...
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Rick Hansen … determination....
Rick Hansen epitomises “determination”. In the summer of 1973, Rick was a free-spirited, athletic fifteen year old who had a life altering automobile crash that left him a parapleg...
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Peter Hillary …climbing your own Everest....
Presentations on challenges, change, achievement and survival
Peter Hillary’s life is a testament to setting goals and achieving them. His skill, driving ambition, and good judg...
“We have received a great deal of feedback regarding you representation and there is no doubt that your presence and the quality of your presentation added to the evening's profile and success”.
Horwath & Horwath
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Peter Hughes …the Spirit of Bali....
Peter Hughes was the man whose swollen and blistered face we saw on television during the shocking first hours of the news coverage from Bali. He literally took our breath away wh...
Peter’s presentation was simply outstanding! He spoke for 50 minutes and through the whole time you could literally hear a pin drop. I have spoken to a lot of people since and they...
Amerge Sales Management (VIC)
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Mark Inglis …mountaineer, sportsman, winemaker, scientist....
Working in New Zealand's Mount Cook National Park as a professional Search and Rescue Mountaineer, Mark Inglis' life was forever changed in 1982 after he lost both legs below the k...
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Azim Jamal … thought provoking and inspiring speaker and a visionary....
Azim Jamal is the Chief "Enlightening" Officer of his company, a professional inspirational speaker and a bestselling author. He was born in Tanzania and educated in Kenya, UK and ...
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James Castrission & Justin Jones ...daring to dream. ...
The skies are closing in; the Tasman Sea swell is angry; this is a confrontation between two exhausted young men and nature’s wildest elements where it it’s plainly obvious who are...
I would highly recommend James and Justin for any organization that are looking for someone to speak at their function that has the necessary charisma and enthusiasm needed to get ...
Aggreko
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Dean Karnazes ...ultramarathon man....
Speaker, Bestselling Author, Athlete, Entrepreneur...
Dean Karnazes was named by TIME magazine as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2006. The January...
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David Lim ... against giants....
David Lim is best known in Singapore for leading the 1st Singapore Mt Everest Expedition in 1998 which succeeded in placing two members on the summit. The climb captured the imagin...
Your presentation was right on Target. These top Premier qualifiers are in the top one tenth of 1% but account for well over 10% of our new business. You have raised their sights a...
American International Insurance
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Andrew Lock … Australia's most accomplished high altitude climber....
Andrew Lock is Australia's most accomplished high altitude climber. His achievements in over forty expeditions to the world's highest summits and most remote areas have been acclai...
A quick note to thank you for your exhilarating talk at our recent national sales conference.
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Melanie McNamee & Lucinda Rhodes …surviving the Thai Air crash....
In March 1998 Melanie McNamee and Lucinda Rhodes took an extended vacation from their chartered accountant positions with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and journeyed throughout the US, Eu...
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Charlie Lynn ...expert on the Kokoda Trail....
Charlie Lynn is a former career soldier turned corporate leadership trainer. An acclaimed motivator and speaker, Charlie leads survival/leadership treks over the Kokoda Trail in Pa...
Just a quick note to let you know how much I enjoyed your presentation...
'Enjoyed' is the wrong choice of word... the sharing of your knowledge of the Kokoda Track and your abi...
Sydney Water
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Tim MaCartney-Snape … celebrated Everest climber....
Tim Macartney-Snape, one of Australia's best known mountaineers, has attempted Mount Everest on two very different expeditions and has reached the summit on both occasions, winnin...
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Warren Macdonald …a wake up call for those feeling beaten....
Warren Macdonald became trapped beneath a one tonne slab of rock while climbing Queensland's Hinchcliffe Island. Two days later he was...
Once I got going I couldn't put it down! It had me quite moved, in tears in fact at a couple of places…needs to be widely read by everyone, not just climbers.
Doug Scott
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John Maclean … an inspiration in sport and the community....
If there was ever a man to understand and inspire children who use wheelchairs in Australia it’s John Maclean. At age 22, John was tragically hit by a truck in his hometown of Penr...
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Peter Malcolm …ecologist, explorer and coach....
Peter Malcolm is a climate and social change facilitator, international expedition leader and storyteller. He is Director of coolglobe and is passionately committed to meeting the...
Peter, Thank you for speaking at our team building day last Thursday.
I have received a great deal of very positive (and unsolicited) feedback regarding your presentation, the c...
Allan Hopson, Head of Program Management, ANZ Bank
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Jesse Martin … youngest person to circumnavigate the globe, solo, non-stop, unassisted....
On October 31st 1999, aged 18, Jesse became the youngest person in history to circumnavigate the globe, solo nonstop and unassisted.
People from all walks of life followed Jesse...
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Matt McFadyen … record-breaking polar adventurer....
Matt McFadyen grew up in suburban Sydney fascinated by the mysteries of life beyond the confines of his home and familiar surroundings.
In December 2003, Matt McFadyen ‘the adve...
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Kim McKay … insights into the environment....
Kim McKay has worked consistently in support of the local and global environment for more than 18 years. It started when she and Ian Kiernan, AO, founded Clean Up Australia, which...
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Walter Mikac …maximising every moment....
Walter Mikac is an inspirational man and an inspirational speaker.
He is co-founder of The Alannah & Madeline Foundation, formed in honour of his two daughters and their mother ...
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W. Mitchell …soars above the rest with grace, good humour and gumption....
"The Man Who Would Not Be Defeated" is an apt title for W. Mitchell's book. It is also a good description of his life as he delivers his spellbinding message about "Taking Responsi...
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Chris Moon …marathon man....
Born in Wiltshire in May 1962, Chris Moon studied Agriculture at Seale Hayne College Newton Abbot (now Plymouth University faculty of Agriculture). Believing in Service he worked a...
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Tony Mowbray …the power of commitment....
The power of commitment enabled Tony Mowbray to become the fastest Australian to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the world. A record-breaking 181-day adventure that requi...
Tony was able to cut through all the ‘ice breaking’ which normally occurs at the start of any national conference, and after his presentation our whole team were engaged, unified, ...
M&T Resources
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Joel Nathan …inspirational cancer survivor, CEO of Can-Survive....
To listen to Joel Nathan speak is at once inspirational and cause for reflection. Here is a man who was given three months to live over 20 years ago when first diagnosed with hairy...
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Nadine Neumann …swimming against the tide....
By the age of 20, Nadine Neumann had already lived a lifetime of success and setbacks.
She overcame Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at the age of 15, only to have her dream of an Olymp...
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John Peters … a powerful and moving story....
John came to the world's attention in January 1991, when as a POW in Gulf War I his bruised and battered face flashed onto television screens around the world. He has written two b...
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Marlee Ranacher …a new breed of Australian businesswomen....
Marlee Ranacher, one of a new breed of Australian businesswomen, acquired the remote top-end Bullo River Station from her mother and acclaimed author, Sara Henderson, in March 2001...
Actual Comments from the audience: "Motivational speaker was great", "Bring Marlee back", "Brilliant", "Excellent"
Department of Primary Industries - Swan Hill
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Ian Schubach …lessons from the wild....
African game ranger and lion expert, Ian Schubach, speaks around the world on lessons from the wild.
A game ranger in Southern Africa and business consultant, Ian has a unique...
Ian was brilliant!. We took a chance and it paid off. We have heard nothing but compliments regarding his session. In fact, we have a survey form from delegates, which gives them...
ABC Technologies
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John Shackleton … former UK and New Zealand champion swimmer....
John Shackleton has achieved his sporting success late in life after realising that it was low self esteem that held him back in his youth. At the age of 50 John is swimming faster...
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Flip Shelton …living embodiment of health and determination....
Flip is young, vibrant, fit and into food……especially healthy food. Her TV credits include a nutrition segment on Channel 7 hit show Surprise Chef ( 2001/2 ), 2 years with Hueys C...
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Janine Shepherd … overcoming the impossible....
Janine Shepherd’s story reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. A champion cross country skier in training for the Winter Olympics, her life was irrevocably altered when she was ...
Your presentation was full of enthusiasm, humour and energy. Quite clearly, your courage and dedication in overcoming adversity will have a long lasting and motivating effect on ou...
AMP
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Joe Simpson … touching the void....
Joe Simpson's Touching the Void has become one of the all-time classics of mountaineering, hailed as an account of psychological, even philosophical witness of the rarest co...
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Glenn Singleman ...Australia's most adventurous doctor...
Dr Glenn Singleman, joint holder of the world BASE-jump record, is Australia's most adventurous doctor and an internationally acclaimed documentary film-maker whose expeditions inc...
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Glenn and Heather Singleman …the fearless adventurers....
An Australian husband and wife team, Glenn and Heather jointly hold two astonishing World Records - one for the worlds’ highest BASEjump and the other for the highest Wingsuit BASE...
… the best presentation I've seen in 25 years of television and thousands of speeches.
ABC's Australian Story
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Carren Smith … survivor of the infamous Bali bombing....
Carren Smith survived the infamous Bali bombing of October 12th, 2002. She went to Bali with her best friend Jodie Wallace and friend Charmaine Whitton on October 12, 2002 to be ou...
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Heather Swan … overcoming fear....
Heather Swan is a dual world record holding ‘Wingsuit’ pilot and BASEjumper, a mountaineer, an author, a former senior corporate executive and a wife and mother of two children and...
Not only did we watch Heather climbing up a mountain and jumping off, in some way we all became Heather struggling up a mountain before taking a great leap of faith… a remarkable w...
Australian Higher Education Industrial Association
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Robert Swan …to the ends of the earth....
The first man in history to have walked to both the North and South Poles, Robert Swan has shown that individuals have the power to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals throu...
The presentation was the perfect mix of inspiration and humour and most certainly exceeded our expectations. In fact, Professor Swan was by far rated the BEST speaker at our event...
Gordon Lefevre, General Manager, NAB
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Shelley Taylor-Smith …developing a Champion Mindset....
Despite being told that she had "no natural ability", was "disabled" and "nothing above average", 7-time World No.1 Women's Marathon Swimming Champion Shelley Taylor-Smith is the o...
Having overcome so many issues in life really has placed you in a good position for businesses to learn from your life’s successes. We especially appreciated how you personalized y...
Angela Wakefield, Director, Master Lifts Pty Ltd
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Jamling Tenzing Norgay ...mountaineer, author, philanthropist. ...
In 1953, humankind reached a new pinnacle when Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay ascended to the summit of 29,035-foot Mount Everest. These two men faced the grueling hardship...
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Andrew Thomas … pioneering Australian astronaut....
In 1996 Dr Andrew Thomas became the first Australian to take part in a space research mission. After an extensive career as a mechanical engineer he reported to the Johnson Space C...
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Ian Thomas …the power of the pride....
In a rare combination of careers, as commerce graduate, writer and one of South Africa's foremost photographers, Ian Thomas is best known for his expertise on lions. Studying lions...
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Glenn Todhunter …Australia’s first and only Military Amputee Aviator....
On September 22 1995, Major Glenn Todhunter found himself trapped in the wreckage of his aircraft after it had crashed heavily from 200ft during a training flight.
After several...
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Shane Toohey successful training designer and presenter......
Shane Toohey is the designer and presenter of one of Australia’s most innovative and successful training concepts.
Shane’s programs are based on a patent pending interactive DV...
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Tammy Van Wisse … marathon swimming phenomenon....
Marathon swimming champion Tammy van Wisse has conquered some of the world’s longest, deepest and coldest waterways, clocking up an astonishing 65,000 kilometres, which is equivale...
We were absolutely delighted with your presentation. As the opening speaker for our Outstanding Women’s Series you have certainly set a high standard for others to follow.
Australian Institute of Management
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Grant Wharington … ocean sailing guru....
To date, the success and competitive nature of the Skandia Wild Thing program has been driven by Grant Wharington.
At only 42, he is the owner of a successful construction comp...
Grant's presentation was excellent!
Cement Australia
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Tom Whittaker …first amputee to climb Everest....
The son of a Welsh army officer, Tom Whittaker worked as a rig diver in the North Atlantic and as a night club bouncer in Gibraltar. In 1976 he arrived in the U.S. having worked pa...
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Douglas Wood …hostage in Iraq for 47 days....
In 2005, Douglas Wood survived an unimaginable ordeal: 47 days hostage to terrorists in war-torn Iraq. Working as a contractor in Baghdad since 2004, the 64 year old engineer was...
We were very happy with Douglas. An average hard working person, thrown into an extraordinary dangerous and frightening situation he relives a very interesting and terrifying exper...
Delta Agribusiness Pty Ltd.
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