Rock bottom isn't failure. It's the gym floor.
Before she became known for running across a continent, Brooke McIntosh was a FIFO worker — outwardly stable, inwardly drowning in disordered eating, trauma, and suicidal thoughts.
One day, driving somewhere, she crashed into a concrete bollard. She survived. It became the moment she decided something had to change — not through willpower alone, but through building a system strong enough to carry her when motivation never would.
That system started with one small rep: lacing up her shoes. In 2023, Brooke ran 1,600km from the Pilbara to Perth, raising $75,000 for mental health awareness, proof of concept. Then she went bigger. Brooke became the fastest female to run around Australia, covering 14,200km in 204 days, raising more than $360,000 and reaching over one million people along the way.
That run became the foundation for Just One More — a mental fitness movement built on a simple truth: no one is coming to save you, and you don't need them to because JUST ONE MORE is inside of you. Brooke is an NLP Practitioner, Mental Health First Aid Certified, and holds qualifications across fitness and nutrition, training she pairs with lived, hard-won experience most speakers only theorise about.
Through The Baseline, Brooke has built Australia's first systematic mental fitness training platform, using the B.G.A. framework — Basement, Gym Floor, Arena — to help people train discipline, courage, resilience, and purpose the same way she trained her body across a continent.
Brooke doesn't perform inspiration. She hands audiences a system, built in the dark, choosing truth over save lies, proven on the road, and ready to run in any room she walks into.
Talking Points
Resilience
Resilience isn't bounce-back, it's building forward. A session on how to absorb pressure, setbacks, and hard seasons without letting them define what comes next.
Resilience
Courage
Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's action taken in spite of it. A session on building the capacity to speak up, take risks, and move forward when everything says retreat.
Courage
Mental Fitness
Mental fitness trained like physical fitness, through daily reps, not willpower alone. A practical system for building discipline, focus, and performance under pressure.
Mental Fitness
Mental Fortitude
The mental skill that keeps people showing up when motivation runs out. Practical training in discipline, consistency, and staying the course under pressure.
Mental Fortitude
Leadership
Leadership built on authenticity, not authority. A session on how honest, consistent leaders build trust, safety, and high-performing teams.
Leadership
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Brooke McIntosh | Speaker Introduction | Saxton Speakers
I first met Brooke McIntosh at the Best Body Wellness Retreat, where she shared her powerful and deeply honest story... Her message resonated strongly with me... I left feeling inspired, gro ... keep reading Karma Counselling
The way Brooke interacted was second to none. It wasn't surface level. The passion shines, the dedication shines. I'm still beaming thinking about this day.
Brooke’s presentation was fabulous. We have had great feedback from our staff who really enjoyed hearing her story and the run around Australia. From a leadership perspective, we were stoked that Brooke was able to weave through our messages for our 2026 Mantra “Words Matter” and the importance of systems. It was clear that Brooke had carefully listened to our requirements and curated them into her presentation.
