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Renee Geyer Renee Geyer … gifted Australian blues, rock and soul singer....
Tonight is Renee Geyer's 21st album. The coming-of-age implications are not lost on her. She sang a fond farewell to the classic soul standards of her youth on '03's tend...
Yossi Ghinsberg 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
Bruno Giussani Bruno Giussani … technology and society....
Bruno Giussani is a Swiss writer and author, the Co-Producer of the TEDGLOBAL conference (Oxford, UK, 12-15 July 2005), a 2004 Knight Fellow at Stanford University and an Affiliate...
Michael Groom 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
Jane Hall 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
Lincoln Hall 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
Rick Hansen 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...
Bill Harrigan Bill Harrigan …Australia's finest sporting official....
Whilst most people have an opinion on Bill Harrigan, acknowledged as Australia's finest sporting official, very few people really know him. Although now retired Bill was and is ...

Bill Harrigan exceeded our expectations as a captivating and engaging speaker at the A. B. Paterson College Corporate Breakfast in May this year. At such an early hour, Bill wasted...
A. B. Paterson College
Terry Hawkins Terry Hawkins …a leading presenter in human performance....
Terry Hawkins has established herself as one of the leading presenters in human performance. With 20 years experience as a trainer in a myriad of industries, Terry draws on a vast ...

Wow!!! What can I say? Terry Hawkins is absolutely fantastic!!! This woman is the most amazing and inspiring speaker I have ever listened to. Her presentation, delivery and energ...
Century 21
Chris Helder Chris Helder …mastering communication with your clients....
Chris Helder is one of the most in demand speakers in Australia. His messages can be life changing in both the personal and business spheres; and while Chris is often called u...

As a result of Chris’s skills the program was enjoyable and quickly absorbed. There have been immediate improved results in behaviour and increased selling skills.
ANZ
Peter Hillary 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
James Castrission & Justin  Jones 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
Y.T. Kee Y.T. Kee …unlocking creativity....
Professor Kee, ProfKee or Kee (as he likes to be called) is a humorous and thought-provoking speaker who can positively change your business and change the way you think about it. ...

You can trust Professor Kee to deliver sound practical business advice and stay inspired.
AVAYA
Gregory Landsman Gregory Landsman …model, stylist, author and movie producer....
Gregory is an internationally acclaimed author on B.E.A.U.T.Y., a movie producer and a GREAT storyteller. He is the author of The Balance of Beauty Explodes the Body Myth, whic...
Ron Lee Ron Lee …the corporate ninja....
Ron Lee is a motivational humorist, keynote speaker, executive trainer and an instrument of inspiration. He studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (where Judy Davis and ...

I doubt if we will ever come across a better opening session.
Count Wealth Planners
Karni Liddell Karni Liddell …courage, determination and achievement....
Karni Liddell has already established herself as one of Australia's most successful and well-respected Paralympic swimmers of our time. Karni's journey to success began a lot di...

Great positive feedback from attendees
Austar Entertainment Pty Ltd
Peter Malcolm 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
Nigel Marsh Nigel Marsh ...best-selling author, renowned CEO and performance coach....
Best-selling author, renowned CEO and performance coach, Nigel Marsh is an impactful and distinctive speaker. In his career, Nigel has worked with an enormous variety of busines...
Jason McCartney Jason McCartney ... an inspirational story. ...
Jason McCartney became the hero of the horrific Bali Bombings; the embodiment of the Australian ‘never say die’ attitude. Despite suffering second degree burns to over 50% of h...

Excellent. Jason exceeded our expectations. He touched the audience through his genuine, honest and moving presentation. Jason told his story as if he was amongst friends and family.
HBA
Rowland McGabhann Rowland McGabhann … releasing the beast within....
Rowland delivers powerful, life changing yet light-hearted presentations, combining the principles of martial arts and mental focus. Your audience learns how to create success and ...

We found the session as a whole to be fun and interactive with a great message … the importance of trying to achieve a good balance in life can never be overstated.
AMP
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...
Walter Mikac 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 ...
Chris Moon 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...
Peter Morrissey Peter Morrissey …Australian fashion giant....
The man Peter Morrissey has been a dominant force in Australian fashion for twenty years. Continually innovative since he launched his first collection in the wildly creative early...

Peter was amazing and inspirational
De Lorenzo
Tony Mowbray 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
John Peters 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...
Adam Ramanauskas Adam Ramanauskas … challenges on and off the field....
Adam Ramanauskas debuted with the Essendon Football Club in 1999 after being selected at no. 12 in the 1998 AFL Draft. Playing mainly as a defender or midfielder, Ramanauskas was a...

Adam, on behalf of National Australia Bank I wish to thank you for your involvement and support of the 2006 NAB AFL Rising Star Medal Presentation and for your courageous and inspi...
National Australia Bank
Rob Redenbach Rob Redenbach … insights into leadership...
Listed by Business Review Weekly as one of Australia's Top 10 professional speakers, Rob Redenbach blends humour, experience and hard facts to demonstrate the value of understandin...

An excellent keynote . . . Really held everyone's interest. Great mix of practical techniques and good humour.
AMP
Craig Rispin Craig Rispin …business futurist, trends tracker, technology guru....
Craig Rispin is a business futurist, trends tracker and technology guru. From age 10 (yes 10!) he began teaching business people about the trends and technology that would change t...
Peter Sheahan Peter Sheahan … cracking the talent code....
Peter Sheahan has established a globally recognised brand as a leading expert in workforce trends and generational change. In the space of three years he has built a multi-million ...

Thank you very much for your participation in the WA Public Sector Leadership Convention. Your energetic representation of Gen Y and the implications of this cohort for the public ...
Australian Public Service Commission
Robert Sheahan Robert Sheahan …one of our country’s youngest city councillors....
This high octane, youthful, spiky haired former Midnight MCG Rubbish Collector now ‘make it happen’ city councillor, author, mentor, classical pianist and inspirational speaker fro...

Yes it went excellently!!!!!! Robert is such a cutey and he gave a wonderful presentation and chatted with attendees and then a few of us went and had a drink with him. The whole t...
Yorke Peninsula Employment
Glenn and Heather Singleman 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
Judith Slocombe Judith Slocombe …understanding the jungle of business....
Dr Judith Slocombe graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Melbourne, and after practising in Australia and overseas commenced a small veterinary pathology business from...

Dr Slocombe presented a range of challenging ideas for veterinarians to consider, in an interesting and engaging way. We received very positive feedback from several of her audienc...
Australian Veterinary Association
Carren Smith 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...
Robert Swan 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
Fiona Taylor Fiona Taylor …high performance consultant....
Fiona Taylor is a High Performance Consultant and expert in human behaviour, consciousness and transformation; Winner of Seven World Titles in Windsurfing; 1992 Barcelona Olympian;...
Shelley Taylor-Smith 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
Glenn Todhunter 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...
Michael Voss Michael Voss …one of the greatest AFL players of all time....
Michael Voss has gone into the record books as one of the all-time greats of AFL football and arguably the greatest player of the modern era. He retired on 6 October 2006 as a trip...

Michael addressed a meeting of a large and diverse group of professionals on high performance team culture, drawing on his personal experience, in a practical and humorous way. The...
Blake Dawson Waldron Lawyers
Jimmy Walker Jimmy Walker …Olympian kayaker and media personality....
A 1996 Olympian, Jim Walker is a great asset to any organisation. Since leaving the athletic arena, where he was World Cup Champion and Australian Surf Champion, Jim has moved ...

Thank you for speaking at our Road to Beijing event. The athletes, coaches and staff were really inspired and excited by your talk which is exactly what we were hoping for. Your ...
Athlete Career, Education and Professional Devel.
Steve Waugh Steve Waugh ...inspirational leadership in sport and society....
Steve Waugh was spotted as a talented cricketer at the young age 17. He was selected for the New South Wales side while playing first grade cricket in Sydney, and wore the baggy gr...

Steve came over really well and we believe the keynote was enhanced by his being interviewed by Rebecca Wilson - who is a big Steve Waugh fan and she managed to bring out the best in him.
Combined Rural Traders
Andrew Wilkie Andrew Wilkie … former senior military analyst....
Andrew Wilkie resigned from the Office of National Assessments (ONA) over the Iraq war on 11 March 2003. He was the only serving intelligence official in Australia, the United King...
Douglas Wood 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.
Fiona Wood Fiona Wood … 2005 Australian of the year....
Western Australia's only female plastic surgeon is a mother of six, Head of Royal Perth Hospital's Burns Unit and Director of the Western Australia Burns Service. She is also co-fo...
Graeme Wood Graeme Wood …founder of Wotif.com....
Graeme Wood revolutionised the travel industry in Australia when he created the concept for, and cofounded, Wotif.com in 2000. From his simple and innovative idea, Graeme has grown...

Graeme was not only an enthusiastic and comical speaker, but possessed a strong business acumen and expertise of his business and technology. An engaging speaker who held the crowd...
AM Breakfast Club

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