Robert Allenby …international golfing success....
Robert’s parents emigrated from Leeds where his father, Don, was a professional.
Robert established himself as one of the finest young amateurs in Australia, coming within a wh...
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Marcos Ambrose …sensational motorsport champion....
There’s nothing like making a big impact in your first V8 Supercar race and that’s just what new Ford sensation Marcos Ambrose did at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix.
He claimed...
Marcos Ambrose has been a fantastic ambassador for the Stegbar brand. Since becoming associated with Stegbar, Marcos has developed strong relationships with a number of our custome...
Bruce Tosello, Nat Marketing Mngr, Stegbar Group
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Joel Bowden …drive and leadership....
Joel Bowden is a skillful and hard-running backman for the Richmond Football Club. Possessing one of the best left foots in the game and a powerful work ethic, he is widely conside...
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Dermott Brereton …AFL legend....
AFL legend and Channel Nine personality Dermott Brereton aka 'The Kid' is a household Australian name.
After an illustrious career with the Hawthorn football club where he play...
Dermott Brereton was very good. His interaction with guests after the function was a highlight.
Ainslie Football Club
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Blake Caracella …talented and courageous footballer....
Selected by Essendon Football Club in the 1995 National Draft at pick 10, Caracella established himself in the side as a skilful small forward/goalsneak, who had patience and poise...
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Robert DiPierdomenico …one of football's great characters....
“I was born to play in Grand Finals,” says Robert DiPierdomenico, somewhat humbly.
And play in Grand Finals he surely did.
After an inauspicious debut with the Hawks back in ...
Dipper's passion & enthusiasm was contagious at the lunch, and without a doubt helped with the success of our charity fundraiser. He went above & beyond to make the day one to reme...
Australian Hotels Association - Northern Territory
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John Fitzgerald …tennis champion....
John Fitzgerald is a true Australian sporting icon.
As a player, his greatest career highlights came during the 11 years he represented Australia in the Davis Cup. During this ...
Inspiring…
Fantastic speaker…
Very enjoyable and some valuable points to use…
Most enjoyable opportunity! Great idea to have such a speaker…
2005 national public sector speaker evaluations
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Gavin Freeman …the Business Olympian....
Gavin Freeman is the author of the Business Olympian and the creator of the Business Olympian series of professional development workshops.
Gavin has a Bachelor of Science Degr...
Gavin provided Hudson with an engaging and insightful presentation on two fronts. Firstly a chance to look at the world of sport and athletics from the inside and secondly, an unde...
Hudson
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Shane Heal …the pursuit of perfection....
The standard of excellence Shane Heal sets himself both on and off the court has seen him become one of the most provocative, flamboyant and charismatic figures in Australian sport...
Shane has worked with St George over the past three years across multiple forums, including Team-building & Leadership workshops, Keynote presentations, Corporate Client Events, Go...
Tim Wilding, HR, St Georges Bank
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Samantha Lane …high-profile football journalist....
Samantha Lane started writing about footy while completing a Bachelor of Arts and language degree at Melbourne University, and now has broadcasting experience on radio, television,...
Sam was an extremely personable presenter who engaged the audience very well.
Lloyd Street School
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John Longmire …AFL from all angles....
John Longmire first pulled on a North Melbourne jumper at 16 years of age in London, playing in the infamous "Battle of Britain" exhibition game against Carlton. He made his offici...
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Glenn Manton …success in sport and the community....
A senior AFL footballer for both Carlton and Essendon for 12 years, and a member of the AFL's 200 Club, Glenn Manton is not your average athlete. Perhaps better known in the commun...
Flexible and adaptable to the situation and passionate about the topic.
Champions of the Bush Inc
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Trevor Marmalade …the man at the bar....
Trevor Marmalade is not only an unforgettable performer, but how could you forget the name? Trevor has become a household name over the last few years, claiming recognition from a ...
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Beverley O'Connor …popular presenter....
A Journalist and broadcaster for 18 years, Beverley specialised in economics and politics, reporting for ABC radio 774 News and Current Affairs programs. She was also a presenter ...
Would use Beverley again as (she) understood and delivered brief perfectly.
The Event Management Group
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Rick Olarenshaw ...AFL footballer, sports agent, and TV presenter....
A gifted AFL footballer, successful businessman and TV presenter, Rick Olarenshaw is one of the most recognisable faces in Australian sport.
An integral part of Essendon’s 1993 ...
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Liam Pickering …combining sport and business....
Liam Pickering had a successful AFL career for over 13 years. Currently head of the AFL Division at IMG, he makes regular appearances on Triple M in the role of providing Special C...
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Angela Pippos ...media personality and self confessed sports fanatic....
Angela Pippos is a self confessed sports fanatic. She is currently co-host on Radio Sport 927's Breakfast Show. Angela had more than 10 years with ABC TV News Victoria as a sports ...
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Todd Reid …2002 Wimbledon Boys' Singles Champion....
Todd is Australia's highest profile junior, now taking a step into the big league as part of Tennis Australia's Targeted Athlete Project (TAP). This year he will focus on satellite...
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Sandy Roberts …Channel 7 sport presenter....
Like many people in sports, Sandy Roberts has taken a pretty circuitous road to the top of his profession.
He spent his childhood on a sheep farm in South Australia, before work...
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Ken Rosewall …a long and distinguished career....
For a quarter of a century, Ken Rosewall's grace and easy, economical style delighted the connoisseurs.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest male tennis players of all time, ...
Having Ken Rosewall speak on his 50th Anniversary of winning the Australian Open added a sentimental touch to his presentation.
Danielle Smith, Merrill Lynch
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Paul Salmon …AFL champion....
With a football, media and business career spanning 23 years, Paul ‘Big Fish’ Salmon’s talents have successfully aligned in all areas of his life to earn him a reputation as the co...
Paul was amazing – very professional and nothing was too much trouble. As is usually the case with a big function, there were a few last minute changes and the running sheet becam...
Liberal Party State Council
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David Schwarz …sure to entertain....
David Schwarz had a football career with many highs and lows.
Starting as a young high flying forward, David was setting the football world alight until struck down with a stri...
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Peter Senior …champion golfer....
One of Australia’s most consistently successful players over the last twenty years. Since winning the South Australian Open back in 1979, Peter has plied his trade all over the wor...
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Sandon Stolle …doubles tennis champion....
Sandon Stolle enjoyed a successful international tennis career, particularly in doubles. A former World No. 2 in doubles, he won a total of 22 ATP doubles titles, reaching four Gra...
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Steven Bradbury …skating into gold....
Stephen Bradbury's remarkable and unlikely victory at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics was achieved after a spectacular final-lap spill took out his four rivals. Bradbury th...
Steven was amazing - the best motivational keynote speaker I have ever seen (and I have seen a few!). I read his book on the weekend and couldn't put it down. What an amazing story...
AMP Capital Shopping Centres
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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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Peter FitzSimons …rugby star and media commentator....
Peter FitzSimons is a well respected columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald, television presenter on Fox Sports.
He speaks four different languages, has played ...
Peter was very professional. He filled the criteria 100%. I was impressed with his humour & wit. The audience thought he was fabulous.
Freehill Hollingdale & Page
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Kevan Gosper …business and sport at the highest level....
Kevan Gosper combines outstanding records in athletics and business.
His athletics career includes being a member of the Silver medal winning Australian Athletics Relay Team at ...
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Tim Lane …a legend amongst sporting commentators....
Tim Lane is one of the most respected sporting commentators in Australia.
His career began via a conversation with a local sport personality in Tasmania in early 1972 that lead...
Very professional and accommodating to any last minute changes to the evening. Very strong speaker and held the room which I find a lot of MC’s struggle to do but Tim was exceptional.
Carlton Football Club
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Mark Aiston … renowned national sports reporter....
After 14 years working as the sports host for the ABC in Adelaide, Mark Aiston joined Network TEN in 1996 as the stations number one football reporter, and was then appointed Sport...
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Stan Alves … coach, elite athlete, media personality and businessman....
AFL coach, elite athlete, media personality, entrepreneur and successful businessman, Stan Alves is one of those rare individuals whose multifaceted ability has taken him from the ...
Stan's presentation was very good and was tailored to our specific company requirements.
Axiom Business Systems Pty Ltd
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Stuart Appleby …outstanding Australian golfer....
Stuart Appleby’s emergence as one of the finest golfers in the world is a far cry from his formative years on a dairy farm in Cohuna where he used to hit golf balls from paddock to...
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Glenn Archer ...former AFL great. ...
Glenn Archer will be remembered long after he played his final game in the 2007 AFL season.
Awarded the ‘Players’ Choice Shinboner’ in 2007, ‘Arch’ was selected as the player m...
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Duncan Armstrong …Australian swimming sensation....
Olympian, sports presenter, public speaker – Duncan Armstrong is all these things and more.
Duncan approaches everything with the same zestful attitude – the very one that help...
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Eric Bailey ...activational speaker and team energiser....
Eric Bailey is one of the most sought after motivational speakers and organisational motivators in Australia.
His story will move you, his determination will motivate you and h...
“His presentation is engaging, as he reaches the students on their level, and uses humour, real life and serious messages together to create an atmosphere of serious fun… Personall...
Jennifer Adams, Clairvaux Mackillop College
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Gary Bailey … former footballing great and tv personality....
Gary Bailey is a well-known TV persona in South Africa, presenting football on Mnet°s SuperSport. Most people know that Gary was a successful English football player, and the son o...
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Ian Baker-Finch … golfing for life....
The youngest of six children, Ian grew up in country Queensland where his parents instilled a passion for golf in their children. Receiving his first set of clubs at the age of tw...
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Jason Ball … champion Sydney footballer...
Jason Ball is widely regarded as one of the competitions premier big men. A draftee from Swan District in Western Australia, he played 103 games with the West Coast Eagles, kicking...
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Ron Barassi …AFL all-time great....
Ron Barassi is instantly recognised as an outstandingly successful Australian Football Player and Coach, and as one of the top motivators in the country. He played 203 games with t...
Ron's speech was excellent and he was very obliging on the day with answering questions and signing autographs
Ageing Positively Festival
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Jason Bargwanna …winner of the 2000 Bathurst title....
Even as a child Jason Bargwanna knew he would be a racing car driver and from the day he was born cars and racing have been his passion - it was that passion that made him finally ...
Jason was an articulate speaker who easily established a repore the audience. He spoke well and his presentation was an excellent mixture of humorous anecdotes and interesting det...
Health Supply Services Association
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Ryan Bayley …Australian cycling champion....
Olympic, Commonwealth and Australian Cycling Champion Ryan Bayley is Australia's newest cycling sensation.
One of the great success stories of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games was...
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Layne Beachley ...greatest female professional surfer ever....
Once known as "Gidget" for her grommethood antics along the Sydney beach where she grew up, Layne Beachley has developed into the finest power surfer and most committed competitor ...
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Peter Bell …leadership, teamwork and goal-setting....
Over an eight year football career Peter Bell has certainly experienced the highs and lows that Australian Rules Football has to offer.
Selected by the Fremantle Dockers as th...
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Wayne Bennett … rugby super coach....
As a rugby league player in the early 1970s, Wayne Bennett represented Queensland on the wing and at fullback, before assuming a celebrated career in coaching. He was Queensland ...
Wayne was fantastic! Our feedback sheets indicated that he was the most popular speaker at the conference. Comments were all positive; inspirational/motivational/great perception...
L.J. Hooker
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Mark Beretta ... sports presenter, Seven's Sunrise....
Mark Beretta is the Sports Anchor for Seven's Sunrise program.
Mark began his career in journalism at Radio 3GL, Geelong in 1988. The following year he moved to Triple M Melbou...
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John Bertrand …Australian sporting hero....
John Bertrand would have you believe that his main claim to fame is that he is a proud Australian.
To his fellow Australians he is much more.
He is the Australian who skipper...
John related extremely well to a diverse audience, some of whom were initially scepticle. His impact was remarkable as he was able to demosntrate the value of thinking beyond our ...
Athletics Australia
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Harold Dickie Bird … one of the best ever cricket umpires....
Harold 'Dickie' Bird is considered one of the best umpires ever in cricket. By the time he retired from International cricket in June 1996, he had stood at 66 Test matches, well ov...
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Henry Blofeld …one of cricket's legendary voices....
Often assumed to be as dotty as his trademark bow-tie, Henry Blofeld’s quaint obsession with London buses and pigeons has ensured him a place alongside John Arlott and Brian Johnst...
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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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Glen Boss …a special place in Melbourne Cup history....
With back-to-back Melbourne Cup triumphs, Glen Boss is one of Australia’s most accomplished and successful jockeys.
His feats of piloting Makybe Diva to victory in the 2003 and ...
It was our pleasure to have Glen Boss as our guest speaker for the SONY BMG Executive Team 2005 Dinner.Glen was truly inspirational. He has an amazing drive and focus and has overc...
SONY BMG Music Entertainment, Aus & NZ
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Frano Botica …New Zealand rugby great....
Frano Botica has played top level rugby for over 18 years. He is one of a the few athletes who has worn Triple Black Jerseys, having played for the New Zealand Sevens, All Blacks (...
The comments afterwards were very positive, he really kept the audience with him. A lot of laughs!
MasterTrade Corys
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Raelene Boyle …outstanding Australian athlete....
Born in 1951, Raelene's distinguished sporting career spans Commonwealth games from 1970 to 1984 (during which time she won five gold medals) and three Olympics - 1968, 1972 and 19...
She was absolutely fantastic. There were a few tears and much laughter throughout the audience during her presentation. She is just an amazing person and all the feedback I have re...
Medicare Australia
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Stephanie Brantz …high-profile sports presenter....
Stephanie Brantz is the sports presenter for Channel Nine's Nightline. Formerly the co-host of SBS World Sport, she was the face of the football World Cup coverage. Her rise throug...
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James Brayshaw …popular media personality, co-host of The Footy Show....
James Brayshaw is one of Australia’s best loved television and radio personalities. Currently co-host of The Footy Show with Garry Lyon and a regular commentator on AFL and cricket...
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Billy Brownless …one of the AFL's most effervescent characters....
Billy Brownless had a stellar AFL career over ten years for Geelong. A powerful forward, he finished his career third on Geelong’s all-time goal-kicking list behind Gary Ablett and...
He was a key component in achieving a great result!
Genisis Annual Conference
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Matthew Burke …world rugby superstar....
Matthew Burke is widely acclaimed as one of the finest Ruby Union players in the world and was one of the heroes of Australia's victory in the 1999 World Cup. A dynamic and articul...
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Brendan Burkett …Australian Paralympic World Champion....
Brendan’s achievements in life speak for themselves. Despite losing his leg in a hit and run accident in 1985, Brendan’s strength of character has turned tragedy into triumph. O...
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Lauren Burns …discipline, commitment and teamwork....
Lauren Burns created sporting history by winning the first ever Olympic medal for Taekwondo when the sport made its debut at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Lauren was one of only t...
A young, energetic and articulate person, Lauren was well spoken, talked to the audience, gave colourful examples which made the audience laugh, as well as making our function a success
AMP
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Chris Cairns …one of the greatest all-rounders of all time....
Chris Cairns was widely acknowledged as one of the best all rounders in world cricket. During his career, he was the corner stone of the New Zealand cricket team.
The 2000 Wisde...
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David Campese …Wallaby rugby legend....
Every sport has a champion, where the air crackles with excitement when they step onto the field. For the game of Rugby Union, David Campese is that player. The most capped player ...
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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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Steve Carfino ...the 'face' of NBL action on Fox Sports....
Steve is currently working for Fox Sports as a presenter and is the national 'face' of all the NBL action on Fox Sports. Not only has Steve been one of the leading figures in Austr...
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Williams Carling OBE BA …England's most successful rugby captain....
David Williams Charles (Will) Carling, England's youngest and most successful rugby captain was 22 years old when we took the position of captain and steered the English side to a ...
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Joanne Carter …a winning woman....
As Australia's only female figure skating entrant in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, Jo Carter is a sporting pioneer.
She went on to represent Australia in the 2...
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Pat Cash …grit and determination....
Winner of the Wimbledon Men's Singles title in 1987, Pat Cash is a popular Television commentator. His famous climb through the seats on Centre Court to embrace his family after be...
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Evonne Cawley …Australian tennis great....
Evonne is Australia's most loved women's tennis player and one of the country's most admired Aboriginal sportspeople. Among the list of historic firsts achieved by Evonne Cawley (n...
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Richard Champion ...much loved footballing personality. ...
Richard Champion or “Champs” as most Queenslanders know him now, has played AFL Football since he can remember. During a career that spanned Fourteen years in total with Woodville ...
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Greg Chappell …one of Australia's greatest cricketers....
Greg played 87 test matches and captained Australia 48 times. He retired from test cricket in January 1984 as the highest run-getter in Australian test history (7,110) surpassing t...
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Nicola Charles …success on the modelling and acting stages....
Nicola Charles was born in the UK and was raised in rural London. She was heavily involved in dance and drama as a child, but it was after being 'spotted' in London, that she was a...
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Ric Charlesworth …sport from all angles....
Having returned from a year living and writing in Tuscany, Dr Richard Charlesworth talks and consults on sport and performance.
Prior to his departure to live in Italy, Ric was...
The day was definitely one of the most memorable launches that we have had and your part was certainly instrumental to the success of the event. The insight you provided into your ...
Australian Cricket Board
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Tiffany Cherry …physiotherapist and sport masseur....
Tiffany Cherry may not have played football, but she knows a lot more about the pressures of being an elite athlete than most. She has seen first hand the pressure footballers put ...
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Georgie Clarke …rising middle-distance star....
Georgie won her first national title (U14) at the age of 11. Travelled on her first Australian team to run the 1500m at the 1998 World Junior Championships where she was the younge...
Georgie was exactly what we were after. We didn't want it to be a long night and she got to the point very quickly. Her message was ideal. The values of hard work and giving thing...
Westbourne Grammar School
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Michael Clarke … the future of Australian cricket....
Michael Clarke already boasts a possibly unique claim to fame in Australian cricketing folklore: he was anointed as his country’s next captain before he'd played a single Test.
...
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Alastair Clarkson ...coach of the Hawthorn Football Club....
Alastair Clarkson is building a list of players at Hawthorn that looks set to become one of the genuine heavyweights of the AFL competition for years to come.
After making stead...
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Sebastian Coe …world champion athlete....
Winner of two Olympic gold and two Olympic silver medals, Sebastian Coe is one of the greatest middle distance runners of all time.
He is Britain's most prolific world record s...
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Jeremy Coney …cricket, captain and raconteur....
The multi-talented Jeremy Coney is an anecdotal raconteur extraordinaire. An achiever both academically, in sport, and having worked on radio and television, he certainly has a wi...
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Chris Connolly …former coach of the Fremantle Dockers and now Melbourne Demons manager....
Chris commenced his AFL career as a player for the Melbourne Football Club. He played 84 games for the club between 1984 and 1989 before moving into the coaching arena.
He was c...
All the feedback from the conference attendees was extremely good, he was humorous and passionate about his subject.
Landmark
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John Connolly ...legendary Rugby coach. ...
John Connolly is a successful rugby union coach and the former head coach of the Wallabies.
As a player, he played hooker for Brothers in Brisbane. His first coaching experienc...
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Natalie Cook …gold in beach volleyball....
Olympic Gold medallist, Natalie Cook, captivates the hearts and minds of her audience with her power, skill and determination.
Taking up beach volleyball in 1994, she won a sil...
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Priya Cooper …a golden paralympian....
Priya Cooper has defeated cerebral palsy to become one of Australia's leading Paralympians. In 1995 she held the world record for the 50m and 100m Freestyle events. In 1996 she hel...
A delightful person & incredibly helpful (she even helped hand out name
tags!).
Verve Creative
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Russell Coutts …successful skipper of America's Cup in 2003....
Russell Coutts is the winning skipper of the America’s Cup in 1995 and 2000 (for Team New Zealand) and 2003 (for Alinghi). Russell began to sail when he was 6 on a P-Class, New Zea...
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Lynne Cox …swimming to Antarctica....
Determination, Bravery, Adventurousness - these concepts are the hallmark of Lynne Cox's spectacular career. A bold risk-taker who has explored the far territories of human enduran...
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Lisa Curry …life the way you want it to be....
An expert on self-management, Lisa juggles family, sport, business and leisure time to create a lifestyle that is challenging, rewarding, satisfying, sometime stressful, but mostly...
Friendly and very professional. Her presentation was extremely well received and highly motivating for our delegates.
Dental Hygienists Association of Australia Inc
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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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Robert de Castella …marathon legend....
For over a decade Robert de Castella (or Deek) competed internationally in the marathon, setting world records and winning World Championships, Commonwealth Games and many other in...
Brilliant; inspirational & motivational from a great Australian.
CPA Australia
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Jon Deeble ...'Executing Perfectly', Boston Red Sox specialist coach. ...
Jon has now been a professional coach for 15 years. He gains the trust and commitment of his players, coaching and supporting staff, through his sound leadership skills. He is abl...
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Andrew Demetriou ... CEO of the Australian Football League....
Andrew Demetriou is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League recently taking over from Wayne Jackson who held the position for 6 years. For three years prior t...
Very good
Landmark
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Paul Di Bella …superb relay sprinter....
The 1996 World Junior 4x100m bronze medallist has cemented his name on the Australian sprinting scene. Part of the strong Brisbane based Cliff Mallett squad, Paul has made a name f...
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Michael Diamond …world-champion rifle shooter....
Michael Diamond is a Dual Olympic Gold Medalist and Dual Commonwealth Gold Medalist in Trap Shooting.
Michael has competed in four Olympic Games: 2004 Athens, 2000 Sydney, 1996 ...
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Michael Doohan ...planning, commitment, consistency and passion....
Mick Doohan is not only one of the all-time great champions of 500cc motorcycle racing, he is also one of the best-known sportspeople in the world. He has overcome serious injury a...
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