Stella Axarlis … achieving excellence through empowerment....
From mathematics teacher to internationally acclaimed opera singer, managing director, Board member and inspirational speaker, Stella Axarlis consults with organisations that are u...
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 has been practicing as a financial planner since December 1986. He was Victorian State Manager of Monitor Money Corporation for nine years before leaving in 1996 to establish...
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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John Croucher ...revelations and insights through information....
One of Australia’s leading academics, Professor John Croucher is an outstanding communicator with multiple national awards for his presentation skills and an international track re...
Excellent... John's topics were varied enough so there was something interesting for everyone. The feel was light and friendly. The quiz at the end was a good "ice breaker" for the after functions.
Avalon Systems
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Tracey Dale …versatility and professionalism....
Tracey Dale is one of the most-recognised media personalities in Australia. A former Miss Australia and co-presenter of the hugely successful Our House info-tainment series, she sp...
Delightful person. Great presenter - relaxed easy-manner and popular with delegates
Housing Industry Association
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Gavin Freeman …the Business Olympian....
Gavin Freeman’s background is diverse as it is unique –He is a fully registered psychologist with over 10 years experience in both the sporting and corporate world. He has held pos...
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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Simon Hammond …social insights and creative change....
“If a business stands for nothing, it doesn’t stand at all”, affirms Simon Hammond, leading marketing expert, in his book ‘BE Brands’.
For more than two decades, Simon Hammond h...
Simon's presentation created a buzz in the workshop. He was both inspiring and motivating to everyone in the room. Simon was integral in the success of our workshop
Accor Hotels
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Graeme Joy …leading a high performance team....
Graeme Joy is one of the most focused, effective and highly ranked motivational speakers in Australasia. He is perhaps best known as joint leader and navigator of the International...
Thank you, Graeme’s talk was wonderful and I have received a lot of positive feedback! I really appreciated Graeme’s preparedness to gain a good understanding of the audience prior...
AIS
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Jason Yat-sen Li …a passionate Australian....
Jason has an Arts/Law degree with first class honours from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Law from New York University Law School, where he was Australia’s Hauser Global...
Thank you so much for your help with yesterday's event. You really helped to pull the event together and keep it flowing - exactly what we were after. A lot of people a lot of pe...
AMP Australian Financial Services
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Glenn Manton …success in sport and the community....
Former athlete and school teacher, Glenn Manton is an author, actor, media personality, motivational speaker and corporate facilitator. He has a diverse media background as a prese...
Being a brand new franchise in the National Basketball League, the South Dragons were out to make an impact both on and off the court in their first season. This meant doing what h...
Crazy Johns South Dragons (NBL franchise)
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Jim O'Brien ...former Officer in Charge of the Purana Task Force....
Jim O'Brien is well known as one of the highest profile police operatives in Australia. As Officer in Charge of the Purana Task Force he was the man behind bringing Tony Mokbel bac...
No issues at all - just great stuff!
Eventful Management
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Ian Stephens …sales results, customer service and leadership....
Ian Stephens is one of Australia’s leading motivational keynote speakers on sales, customer service, business development and a variety of other subject areas. He is a speaker wit...
Ian did a great job for us at our 2009 Annual Sales Conference. Ian MC’d the event for us and did a great job of keeping things moving. His keynote speech was very well received an...
Finite IT Recruitment Services
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Ron Tacchi …flexible and knowledgeable business presenter....
Ron Tacchi is one of the most flexible and knowledgeable motivational business speakers to address the corporate community. Ron has spoken to audiences numbering from 10 to 10,000,...
From the moment you fumbled onto the stage [or perhaps a little after that] you never ceased to impress with your enthusiasm, knowledge, presentation style and, most importantly, s...
Australian Newsagents' Federation Ltd
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Andrew Walsh ...internationally renowned performing arts professional....
Andrew Walsh is one of the most experienced and respected performing arts professionals in the world. Posed with a great theatrical sense, he has extensive experience creating, dir...
You took what was a complex and unprecedented set up in Athens and you made it work. Better than that you produced ceremonies which are universally acclaimed as the best ever. Thro...
Jack Morton Worldwide
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Gary Bertwistle ...unlock your great ideas....
Gary is Australia's new pioneer in thinking. As an author Gary has published two books. In 2006 he published 'The Keys to Creativity'. His most recent release was 'Who Stole My Moj...
Being a believer of simplicity, Gary was able to present this workshop in a very straightforward, uncluttered but outstanding substantial manner. From now, I will never see marketi...
AMI Institute
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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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Deborah Johnson ...expert consulting services....
Ms. Deborah Johnson is Executive Director of Updowntowners, Inc., event production corporation in Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Deborah Johnson specializes in the production of a b...
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Des Mueller …former Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force....
Lieutenant General Des Mueller was Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force between June 2000 and July 2002 before retiring. He entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon in ...
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Peter Ryan … counter-terrorism expert....
Peter Ryan was the top British police chief who arrived in Australia in 1996, with the toughest job in the country; to reform the NSW police service – considered to be one of the m...
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Batacuda ...unique and outstanding entertainment....
Energy, outstanding entertainment…feet tapping and smiles are all symptoms of witnessing Batacuda’s ground-breaking act. Their addictive ear-catching percussion has wowed audiences...
Batacuda contributed to the energy and excitement at the beginning of our Gala Dinner event. Their high tempo beats kickstarted the night. A good choice to invoke a sense of vigour...
Diversity@Work
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James Adonis …leading expert on engagement....
James Adonis is a leading expert on engagement. James shows managers how to engage their employees so that they become loyal high-performers, and shows individuals how to engage th...
James Adonis conducted a thought-provoking and entertaining presentation on Employee Engagement. We had great feedback from our members and would recommend James to anyone who want...
Australian Institute of Management
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Janine Allis … founder and managing director of Boost Juice....
Two and half years ago Australian born Janine Allis decided to put theory into practice. As a working mother of three, Janine was fed up with the lack of available healthy fast foo...
… people found Janine’s talk interesting and relevant… she did a great job.
Australian Sports Commission
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Stan Alves … coach, elite athlete, media personality and businessman....
AFL coach, elite athlete, media personality, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and successful businessman, Stan Alves is one of those rare individuals whose multifaceted ability h...
Stan's presentation was very good and was tailored to our specific company requirements.
Axiom Business Systems Pty Ltd
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Eric Bailey ...activational speaker and team energiser....
Eric Bailey’s guiding principles can be summed up in three words – Visualize | Adapt | Persist
Whether creating a successful business or the life of your dreams, the outcome yo...
Eric was a speaker at our recent AMP Financial Planners Association Conference and was highly regarded and respected as a speaker from our attendees. His talk inspired all to go fo...
AMP Financial Planners Association Inc.
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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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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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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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Anthony Bonnici ...unequalled motivation and inspiration....
With an extensive and unique range of keynote presentations and hands-on workshops, the Anthony Bonnici and ‘Move Mountains’ experience inspires people to make positive changes in ...
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Geoff Burch …the alternative business guru....
Geoff Burch is one of the most sought after motivational business speakers worldwide. On almost any business subject, Geoff can thrill, challenge and amuse. Some call him a motivat...
... Absolutely wonderful job you did at our corporate conference with your entertaining and inspiring talk. I have never heard such good feedback about a guest speaker in my entire...
Adia Alfred Marks
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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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Jan Burnes …motivating people to perform....
Jan Burnes is a dynamic Trainer and Corporate Facilitator with over 25 years experience in the area of Leadership and Management. Previously the managing director of a top perform...
Jan was a breath of fresh air, on a really age-old topic.
Sane Event Management
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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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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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Justin Jones and James Castrission ...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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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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Melissa Clark-Reynolds …Chief Executive,
PayGlobal Ltd....
Melissa Clark-Reynolds was appointed the Chief Executive of PayGlobal Ltd, a high profile Payroll and Human Resources company, based in Christchurch in February 2006.
She is wel...
Melissa was inspirational and down to earth. She meet all our objectives and expectations for the day.
ANZ Bank
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Jason Coleman ...renowned choreographer and judge on So You Think You Can Dance....
Jason Coleman has been a fixture of the Australian Dance scene for more than twenty years. Jason's engagement as Choreographer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2000 Sy...
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Paul Collins …Australia's leading physical educator....
Combine the craft of the naked chef with the talent and enthusiasm of the crocodile hunter you get The Body Coach, Paul Collins a nationally renowned and Award-Winning Personal tra...
Paul tailored his presentation to our brief, ensuring the message had max relevance.
Kenworth Trucks
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Patrick Cordingley ...leadership, control, team-building and decision-making....
Patrick Cordingley commanded the 7th Armoured Brigade (the Desert Rats), comprising 5,000 men and equipped with tanks, armoured infantry, artillery, engineers and support services....
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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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Kerry Cue …the unbeatable power of humour....
Kerry Cue studied Science/Engineering at Melbourne University and taught maths and science for 10 demanding years before becoming a best selling author of 18 humorous and thought p...
Kerry was delightful, a “finishing touch” to the first day. Her lecture was humorous, interesting and “spot on” regarding difficulties women face on changing direction and expecte...
18th Aria Pty Ltd, Melbourne
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Richard Day …speaker, facilitator, coach....
Richard Day is a dynamic Professional Speaker, Corporate Facilitator and a successful Life and Business Coach and has been working within the Leadership, Business Management, Healt...
It was a refreshing change to have a person of your talents address our delegates. Your professionalism and encouragement created an incredible reaction from many of the delegates ...
AMP Agents
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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...
Outstanding. The event was fantastic and Robert was perfect! He got a great response from the crowd and fitted very well into the overall theme
Clayton Utz Lawyers
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Jon Deeble ...'Executing Perfectly', Boston Red Sox specialist coach. ...
Jon Deeble 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...
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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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Drum Cafe …communication through drumming...
Imagine the power of your whole company making music together!
Music has the power to transform, inspire, move and motivate us both as individuals and groups. This is because we...
Thank you on behalf of Joe and myself for helping making our function extremely special. The drums were a huge success and were the highlight of the night. We were really impressed...
ANZ
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Rodney Eade …the power of the elite coach....
In the highly competitive world of professional football, Rodney Eade has carved out a reputation for achieving the best as both a player and a coach.
As a Hawthorn player he wa...
As a 50 year old veteran in real estate we sometimes think we know it all. Even though we run a fairly successful business I felt something was missing. When you spoke at the Ray W...
Ray White Real Estate
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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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Glenn Flood ...renowned chef, The Fifteen Foundation....
Starting his professional cooking career 14 years ago, Glenn Flood has received many accolades for his culinary skills. Awarded the ‘Apprentice of the year NSW’ and receiving an al...
Our awards night on Thursday night went off fantastically. Glenn got nothing but excellent feedback on his speech and MC work... top marks for his performance in all categories. H...
WestVic Dairy Inc.
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Chris Gabriel … Director of Finance, Optus Business....
Chris Gabriel is the Chief Financial Officer of Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco). Appointed to this role in November 2005, he is accountable for Finance, Treasury, Reve...
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