Hope is NOT a strategy. Leadership is.
Claire Seeber is many things: a career coach, leadership expert, author, speaker, and proud sausage dog mum. She’s also one of Australia’s most in-demand voices, helping women lead in work and life, without selling their souls in the process.
Claire has supported thousands of professionals worldwide in navigating the tricky intersection of ambition and identity. With her sharp wit, big heart and practical approach, she helps people take bold, meaningful steps forward, especially when they’re stuck at a career or leadership crossroads.
Claire brings over 17 years of experience across business, HR and communications, and has worked with some of the world’s most well-known organisations, including NBC Universal, Mineral Resources, CEOs for Gender Equity, Superdry, Colgate-Palmolive and Chevron.
She’s the author of the award-nominated book Less Hustle, More Happy, a finalist in both the 2025 Australian Career Book Awards and Goody Book Awards. Claire is also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Future Female Leaders, an organisation on a mission to ignite the potential of 10,000 young women by 2030, and the Founder of Eating your Cake too.
Claire’s work has been featured in Channel Nine News, Women’s Agenda, CEO Magazine, SmartCompany, HR Leader and many more. Whether in a boardroom or on a stage, she brings humour and heart to everything she does, reminding people that hope is not a strategy, hustle isn’t a badge of honour, and you are so much more than your bad days.
Talking Points
Busy Doesn't Equal Better: Reimagining Success for Fulfilling Careers
The traditional methods of defining career success and increasing productivity no longer resonate. Both individuals and the world of work have evolved, and it's time our approach to career success does too.
Busy Doesn't Equal Better: Reimagining Success for Fulfilling Careers
Mind Matters: Cultivating Courage and Confidence in a Chaotic World
Our mindset impacts how we show up in everything we do. Learn how to cultivate more courage and confidence in a chaotic world, and make decisions that you can feel proud of today and in the years to come.
Mind Matters: Cultivating Courage and Confidence in a Chaotic World
Boundaries: Your secret weapon for sustainable success (and sanity!)
In a world of 'always on' expectations, strong boundaries aren't just personal; they are a professional leadership strategy and competitive edge.
Boundaries: Your secret weapon for sustainable success (and sanity!)
Leading through the Messy Middle: Leadership and Career Advancement Strategies when Life feels Tough
The middle of your career isn't a crisis, but it is often a recalibration. In this heart-warming, raw, and relatable keynote, Claire shares how to lead when life feels heavy, priorities compete, clarity feels distant, and you really just want a nap!
Leading through the Messy Middle: Leadership and Career Advancement Strategies when Life feels Tough
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Claire Seeber | Expert on Leadership Development & Career Advancement | Saxton Speakers
Claire Seeber believes that the world needs more heart and more humour – and a greater ability to have real and honest conversations, human to human. Claire has spent more than 16 years helping individuals to be the best talent and organisations to keep their best talent. She is an expert in leadership development and career advancement strategies, and blends her experience in business, human resources and communications to ensure that people are better able to show up and have the impact on themselves, their teams and their organisations that they can feel proud of, and that get results. As a career and leadership coach, trainer and speaker, Claire has worked with or for some of the world’s most well-known brands, including Fortescue Metals Group, Chevron, Superdry, Mineral Resources, Colgate-Palmolive and NBC Universal. Claire is an IECL-accredited coach and is Human Synergistics and DISC accredited. She is the founder of Eating your Cake too and co-founder of the Future Female Leaders Program, both organisations supporting her personal mission of closing the gender leadership gap in her lifetime.Claire's ability to connect with the audience is unparalleled and she has a natural knack for captivating listeners and leaving a lasting impact. Her passion for empowering women shines thr ... keep reading HIA WA
Claire was outstanding and truly connected with the audience. She left the room inspired and empowered to embrace a growth-oriented mindset. Relatable, engaging and deserving of her standing ovation at the end. Brilliant!
Claire’s energy is infectious, and she delivers an engaging, thought-provoking keynote presentation that leaves a lasting impression.
From start to finish, Claire had our people engaged, connecting and laughing together.
Claire is one of those rare presenters who is exceptionally engaging, wonderfully knowledgeable and goes above and beyond in her sessions.
