Stella Axarlis …achieving excellence through empowerment....
From mathematics teacher to internationally acclaimed opera singer, managing director and Board member, Stella Axarlis consults with organisations that are undertaking significant ...
I don't think excellent is good enough to describe Stella. She is an inspirational and sensational speaker.
Hotel Grand Chancellor
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Kevin Bailey … leading financial planner....
Kevin Bailey CFP is Chairman and founder of The Money Managers Ltd which manages in excess of $1 Billion. He is a former Director of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), and i...
Kevin really captivated our audience and was an enthusiastic speaker. He inspired a lot of people to want to get out and really achieve their client service goals
Advent Software
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Marianne Broadbent …developing exceptional 21st century leadership....
Dr Marianne Broadbent is an executive advisor, specialist in leadership and executive capabilities, and commentator on global business and workplace developments. She combines a di...
Dr Broadbent’s knowledge and strategic thinking on truly complex IM/IT issues is exceptional. Her insights illuminate the present situation and anticipate directions for organisation.
Health Canada
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Bob Carr …a master orator....
One of Australia's most popular and respected political leaders, Bob Carr made his political reputation through public speaking.
"There is no doubt Carr is a master orator," acc...
The Hon Bob Carr delivered an informative and thought provoking presentation. Our client ACCA, the event sponsor KPMG and other headline speakers all agreed that he set a high leve...
CIMBIO
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Chris Caton …leading strategic forecaster....
As Chief Economist of BT Financial Group, Dr Chris Caton advises clients on the financial implications of economic trends, policy pronouncements and major political developments. A...
Entertaining and of great interest- fantastic speaker.
Australian Society of CPAs
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Sally Cockburn …life, health and feeling good....
Dr Sally Cockburn is a GP with over 25 years clinical experience, but she is probably better known for her 18 year media career as Dr Feelgood, host of the highly successful late n...
Great presonality and contribution to our show.
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Roger Corbett …leadership in international business....
Roger Corbett is the retired CEO and Group Managing Director of Woolworths Limited, the largest retail company in Australia. He continues to work with Woolworths in a consulting C...
Following the HP Technology@Work event in Melbourne, we wanted to personally thank you for your contribution to the day.
Your keynote really was a high point of the event. It w...
Hewlett-Packard
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Peter Couchman …master presenter....
Peter Couchman's reputation was forged on the ground-breaking ABC current affairs programs This Day Tonight and the highly respected Four Corners, the long-standing benchmark of Au...
Held the day together extremely well - showed excellent understanding of seminar objective. A most pleasant and co-operative gentleman.
A.S.K. Promotions
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Bryce Courtenay …the power of one....
Born in South Africa, Bryce Courtenay was educated in Johannesburg and the U.K. He arrived in Australia in 1958 and became an Australian citizen the following year.
He entered ...
Many thanks for an outstanding keynote address which served to set the scene for a very positive Conference. More importantly, given that a lot of individual agents are feeling the...
Australian Eagle Life Limited
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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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Jamie Durie …garden designer par excellence....
Jamie Durie is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most recognisable talents – hosting many of Australia’s top rating programs including Backyard Blitz, The Block, Renovation Rescue and...
Jamie was the perfect choice for our event. He was very professional, incredibly motivating and inspiring and had a fabulous amount of energy for such a busy person. He has achie...
Telstra Corporation
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Peter Ellyard …creating the future....
Dr Peter Ellyard is a futurist and strategist who lives in Melbourne. Peter is a graduate of Sydney University (BSc.Agr) and of Cornell University (MS , Ph.D ).
He is current...
Very personable and helpful to our association. It's amazing that he can speak for so long without notes … His passion is infectious, his ideas and concepts provocative. Thank you, Peter
AACC
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Dr Feelgood …life, health and feeling good....
Dr Sally Cockburn is a practicing Melbourne GP. But she is possibly known best as Dr Feelgood through her national TV and radio profile as host of the highly successful late night ...
Sally was great to deal with....she listened to our brief and tailored her presentation to our specific needs. I would not hesitate to use her again!!! Brilliant!!! Entertaining and educational…
Accor Asia Pacific
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Barry Jones … a national icon....
Hon. Dr. Barry Jones, AO, FAA, FAHA, FTSE, FASSA, FRSA, FRSV, FACE, FAIM is a writer, broadcaster and former Labor Minister.
A Member of the House of Representatives for the Vic...
Dr Jones, was very professional to work with prior to and during the conference and he is an excellent presenter.
Australasian Cemeteries and Crematoria Association
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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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Rod McGeoch …inspirational leadership....
With a remarkable career at the forefront of business, sports administration and the legal profession, Rod McGeoch unites exemplary senior level management experience with an unpar...
Thank you for your valuable contribution to the AIG bancassurance BDM conference. The positive feedback on your session is overwhelming … well done and thank you!
AIG
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Richard Morecroft …versatility and style....
Richard Morecroft is perhaps best known for his 20 years as the face of ABC television news and the host of many other programmes, from current affairs to business and documentarie...
This the 4th year in a row that Richard has acted as MC for our Convention, and delegates continue to praise his contribution to our program. The value that Richard brings to our ...
Abacus - Australian Mutuals
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Mike Munro …Australian news and current affairs icon....
Mike Munro began his career as a journalist in 1971 as a 17-year-old copy boy on The Australian and The Daily Mirror newspapers. After completing his cadetship he remained with the...
We would like to thank you for hosting this very important occasion on behalf of our profession. Your
professionalism shined throughout the evening and made it an event to remembe...
AIQS President
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Linda Nicholls …leading director and corporate advisor....
Linda Nicholls is a corporate adviser and Director of a number of leading Australian companies and organisations. She has more than 30 years' experience as a senior executive and c...
Ms. Nicholls' presentation at the 67th Annual Conference of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) at George Moscone Conference Center in San Francisco was very well received. ...
Stanford University
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Gregory David Roberts …adventure and achievement....
Gregory David Roberts was born in Melbourne in 1952 and there began a remarkable life affirming story.
When the brilliant writer and philosophy student’s marriage broke up, he t...
His life is testimony to power of love. Gregory is most exciting new speaker to hit the circuit in years . Unbelievably inspiring story brilliantly told. Gregory is not your usual ...
AMP
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Ian Stephens …sales results, coaching and talent retention....
Ian Stephens is one of Australia’s leading keynote speakers on customer service, business development and a variety of other subject areas. He is a speaker with a passion for the ...
In my 15 years as a HR professional, I have never seen a speaker capture an audience’s attention like Ian did with his speedball routine. Inspiring, fresh, and still talked about, ...
Cleanaway
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James Strong …the nexus between business and the arts....
James Strong has been responsible for a formidable list of achievements in both business and the arts.
He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Woolworths; Chairman of Insura...
The general consensus of the seminar participants was that James' presentation was excellent and that the message to management was totally practical in its simplicity. Everyone c...
Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd, Melbourne.
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Arron Wood …2007 Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year....
2007 Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year Award winner Arron Wood has already achieved more than many of us would in a lifetime and his commitment to mainstream environmen...
Australian Story is about a man, named Arron Wood, who has been described by both sides of politics as one of Australia's next generation of leaders.
ABC Australian Story
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Herb Elliott …the greatest miler....
Australian sporting icon Herb Elliott burst onto the international athletic scene in 1958 when he became the youngest athlete to break the four minute mile.
At the Rome Olympic...
An excellent presenter and presentation. 10/10
Local Government Managers Australia
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Paul Keating …outstanding political leader....
Paul Keating is one of the great Australian political leaders. His continued high international standing reflects his political and social achievements, his knowledge of world aff...
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Ann Sherry …the forefront of business....
Ann was the Chief Executive Officer, Westpac New Zealand and Group Executive, Westpac New Zealand and the Pacific until April 2007. Ann was the first female CEO of a bank in New Ze...
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Richard Butler …Australia's most influential diplomat...
Richard Butler is widely recognized internationally as Australia's most influential diplomat in contemporary times. For the last three years following his Australian and United Na...
“...your session was one of the highlights. Your presentation showed the big
picture.... was thought-provoking and excellent and it made us think beyond
the normal or expected an...
AICD 2002 Conference
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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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Bryan Dawe …master of satire and humour....
One of Australia's funniest satirists and humorists, Bryan Dawe is well known for his long-running interviews with John Clarke on ABC TV's 7.30 Report and as one of the stars of it...
Bryan was fantastic - a perfect way to end our breakfast function. People were talking about his performance all day!
Boating Industry Association of Victoria
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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
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Alan Jones …leading radio personality....
Alan Jones is a graduate of Queensland and Oxford Universities, with majors in English and French Language and Literature, Politics and Education.
He has University Blues from ...
Alan was excellent! He was passionate about the topic of water, was very knowledgeable and made some very pertinent observations. He was very well regarded by our delegates.
CRT
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Alan Patching …leadership, negotiation and management....
Alan Patching is regarded as one of Australia's most internationally recognised leaders, consultants and business presenters in his field.
He has been described as the Australi...
Alan was terrific...He went out of his way to contribute to the success of the event, by offering improvements and ideas.
AITD
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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...
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Phil Ruthven … through the looking glass....
Phil Ruthven is the founder and Chairman of IBISWorld, Australia's best-known business information, forecasting and strategic services corporation. He is also a director of other c...
Phil's presentation was first class. He made his story based on usually uninteresting statistics not only interesting, but entertaining.
AMP Society
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Bernard Salt …analyst, advisor, commentator,
author....
Bernard Salt is a Partner of KPMG Australia based in Melbourne. Bernard holds Bachelor of Education and Master of Arts degrees and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Compa...
Great presentation and very informative…
Extremely detailed and relevant analysis…
A tremendous example of how to present complex information effectively…
2005 National public sector speaker evaluations
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