Courage creates confidence - one brave moment at a time.
Heidi Anderson is one of Australia's most recognised media personalities turned keynote speakers, a former award-winning breakfast radio host for SCA's Hit Network, reality television personality, Author, and the founder of Pitch Like a Publicist.
She is the first Australian media personality to speak openly about anxiety live on air...a raw, unscripted moment in 2016 that reached over two million people, generated more than a thousand personal messages from around the world, and sparked a national conversation about authenticity, mental health, and what it actually means to show up.
That moment is now the foundation of a speaking career that has taken her to stages for Bankwest, BHP, Rio Tinto, Allianz, Accor, PayPal, Development WA, and sold-out live shows across the country.
With twenty years in live broadcasting - interviewing everyone from Robbie Williams to Kim Kardashian to Ellen DeGeneres and the rest... Heidi brings a level of stage presence, audience intelligence, and media credibility that very few speakers can match.
She is the creator of Shit Show Live Stories, a sold-out national storytelling event series, the author of a book on confidence and courage, and the host of a number one podcast featured in Apple's New and Noteworthy. She has built a seven-figure business in the five years since leaving radio.
Based in Perth, WA. Available nationally and internationally.
Talking Points
THE COURAGE TO BE SEEN
Be Brave. Go first.THE COURAGE TO BE SEEN
Authenticity • Courage • Mental Health • Human Connection
Helping people build the courage to show up as themselves, speak up when it matters, and take action despite fear.
The gap between the life people are living and the life they actually want is rarely about capability.
It is almost never about talent, opportunity, or resources. What sits in that gap is fear.
The fear of being seen as imperfect. The fear of speaking up and getting it wrong. The fear that if people saw the real version, the anxious, uncertain, figuring-it-out version, everything would fall apart.
In 2016, Heidi Anderson was Perth's number one breakfast radio host, award-winning, high-profile, performing confidently to half a million listeners every morning. She was also having panic attacks in the studio bathroom, drinking to numb the distance between who she was on air and who she actually was. Until one morning LIVE on radio with no plan and no safety net, she stopped performing and told the truth.
Two million people watched. Over a thousand messages flooded in. And what happened next proved something Heidi has built her entire speaking career around: when one person has the courage to be truly seen, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.
Audiences leave this keynote not just moved but equipped with tools they can use the moment they walk out the door.
What your audience walks away with:
A powerful awareness of the masks that keep high achievers stuck and what it really costs to keep wearing them.
A simple, science-backed framework for building courage through small, practical actions that anyone can start immediately.
The tools to lead themselves and others with greater authenticity, connection and confidence.
One courageous action to take within the next 24 hours, because transformation doesn't happen in the room. It happens in what they do next.
Ideal for: IWD events, women in leadership summits, mental health awareness events (Mental Health Month October, RU OK Day), corporate conferences, association summits, leadership retreats
Format: Keynote 60 mins | Workshop 2-4 hours
VISIBLE LEADERSHIP
Psychological Safety • Communication • Trust • Team CultureVISIBLE LEADERSHIP
Helping leaders create cultures where people feel safe to speak up, contribute, perform, and thrive.
The Leaders Who Change Everything Are the Ones Brave Enough to Show Up First
The most common thing holding teams back is not a lack of strategy, skill, or resources.
It is silence. People who do not feel safe enough to speak the truth, raise the problem, or admit they are struggling. And that silence is almost never the team's fault. It starts at the top.
Research consistently shows that psychological safety, not talent, not process, is the single biggest predictor of whether a team will perform at its highest level. And psychological safety is not built through policy. It is built through the daily, often small, moments when a leader chooses to be human first.
Heidi Anderson spent twenty years in live broadcasting, an environment with no second takes, no room for ego, and zero tolerance for the gap between performance and truth. She also spent years wearing a mask so tight it nearly broke her. What she knows from both sides of that experience is this: the leaders who create the conditions for other people to thrive are the ones who had the courage to arrive themselves first.
This keynote gives leaders and their teams both the framework and the practical tools to close the gap between the culture they have and the one they actually want.
What your audience walks away with:
A clear-eyed understanding of the difference, what it costs individuals, what it costs teams, and what leaders can do about it starting this week.
A simple communication tool that removes the guesswork from hard conversations and builds psychological safety faster than any policy ever will.
The small, daily choices that shift culture from the inside out, not through training days, but through how a leader shows up on a Tuesday morning.
One Specific Commitment or One conversation, one question, one moment of choosing human over hierarchical, to take into the week.
Ideal for: Corporate leadership events, IWD, HR and people and culture conferences, financial services, mining and resources, government departments
Format: Keynote 45-60 mins | Workshop 2-4 hours
PITCH LIKE A PUBLICIST Land Media Attention & Get Publicity
Visibility • Influence • Personal Brand • MediaPITCH LIKE A PUBLICIST Land Media Attention & Get Publicity
Helping individuals and organisations increase their visibility, communicate their value, and become impossible to ignore.
How to Use Your Story to Get Noticed, Build Trust, and Grow Your Reach
Most people in this room are more interesting than they think they are. They have better stories, sharper ideas, and more genuine expertise than half the people getting featured in the media right now. The difference is not talent. It is not the following size or budget.
It is knowing how the game works, and having someone on the inside finally tell you the rules.
Heidi Anderson spent twenty years on the other side of the microphone. She interviewed celebrities daily like Robbie Williams, Kim Kardashian, and Ellen DeGeneres.
She decided in seconds which stories were worth telling and which ones got deleted. She watched thousands of pitches land and thousands more disappear, and she knew within a sentence why.
When she left broadcasting and built her own business from scratch, she took every single thing she learned inside the media and turned it into a system. Not a framework she found in a book. The actual insider knowledge of someone who spent two decades deciding what the world got to hear.
This is that system, live, on stage, built for an audience ready to stop waiting to be discovered and start making themselves impossible to ignore.
What your audience walks away with:
The Anatomy of a Pitch That Lands
The hook, the structure, the timing, straight from someone who spent twenty years on the receiving end deciding yes or no in three seconds.
What Media Gatekeepers Actually Want
What journalists, editors, producers, and event bookers are genuinely looking for right now, not what people assume, but what makes them stop and say yes.
Personal Brand Clarity Exercise
Find their story angle and point of difference in under ten minutes, even if they've been telling themselves they don't have one.
A Visibility Action Plan
What to move on this week! Not when they feel ready. Now.
Ideal for: Business Conferences | Entrepreneurship Events | Founder Communities | Sales Teams | Women in Business | Marketing & Communications Conferences | Professional Services
Format: Keynote 45-60 mins | Workshop 2-4 hours | Masterclass
Video
Heidi Anderson | Making Courage Contagious | Saxton Speakers
We had lots of great feedback on Heidi. I heard there was a good mix of laughter and tears which, to me, means success in getting a message across. ... keep reading Development WA
Onslow Salt Pty Ltd and the community were absolutely thrilled to have Heidi Anderson present to us. She was such an amazing personality and gave a very engaging talk. We cannot wait to have her back in Onslow!
Heidi Anderson was absolutely amazing! Heidi's expertise and charisma shone through in every interaction, and her ability to engage with the audience was truly impressive. Whether it was a corporate event or a casual gathering, Heidi's presence added a unique and unforgettable touch to the occasion. Heidi's passion for her craft and her ability to connect with people made a lasting impression on everyone in attendance. I can't recommend Heidi Anderson highly enough!
When Heidi revealed her secret on air, it was a moment. The life of the party was disarming her demons & stepping into her power. Little did she know it would create a movement.
When Heidi spoke at our International Women's Day event, she completely captivated the room. Her authenticity, energy, and presence made such an impact, and the positive feedback from our colleagues started pouring in immediately. She truly nailed it.
Heidi's refreshing honesty, lived experience, and practical strategies left attendees inspired, empowered, and ready to take bold steps forward, both professionally and personally. She was one of the highlights of the program and created a lasting impact well beyond the conference.
She brings a vibrant, engaging presence to the room and expertly manages the flow of the event with confidence and ease. In the lead-up to the event, she's incredibly reliable and a pleasure to work with, especially during briefings and when refining speech notes. Highly recommended for any occasion that calls for a dynamic and professional MC.
Heidi's expertise and charisma shone through in every interaction, and her ability to engage with the audience was truly impressive. Whether it was a corporate event or a casual gathering, Heidi's presence added a unique and unforgettable touch to the occasion.
Lots of great feedback already..! Heard there was a good mix of laughter and tears. That to me = success in getting a message across.
