Energy isn't something you just have, it's something you create.
Jess Spendlove has spent her career at the intersection of wellbeing and high performance, advising corporate leaders, high-growth founders, elite athletes and special forces operators on how to sustain success in high-pressure environments. An international speaker, coach, advisor, podcast host and award-winning performance dietitian, she brings more than 15 years of experience helping ambitious individuals and teams not just reach the top but stay there.
Few people see performance from so many angles, and even fewer can translate those insights into simple actions that create immediate impact. She will release her first book with Wiley in August 2026.
Her journey began as an elite athlete, becoming a national swimming champion before moving into more than a decade in professional sport, running the performance nutrition program across seven Australian professional sports teams, and supporting Olympic medallists, world champions, premiership-winning sides and Special Forces operators.
Today, Jess partners with progressive leaders, organisations and events to embed wellbeing as a performance advantage, with a focus on energy, resilience, stress management and burnout prevention. Her clients include AirTree, YPO, PEXA, QBE, PwC, Zurich, Coles and Foxtel Media, and she is an advisor for Monash University’s Corporate Education Program.
Her sessions are high-impact and grounded in real-world application. She blends science with practical strategy, delivered with clarity and impact, making the complex simple and actionable.
Jess has not just studied wellbeing and high performance, she has lived it. From elite sport, to supporting top performers in business and the military, and now navigating life as a new mum, she understands that wellbeing evolves across seasons. Having seen the cost of neglecting it, she is committed to shifting the narrative so success is achieved because of wellbeing, not at its expense.
Talking Points
The Wellbeing Secret: Mastering Sustainable High Performance
Work today demands more than ever, yet high performance is impossible to sustain from an exhausted state. Most people are running on empty in a reactive mode where energy drops, stress rises and capacity erodes long before burnout appears.The Wellbeing Secret: Mastering Sustainable High Performance
This dynamic keynote reveals what it takes to thrive now and for the long haul, using five science-backed pillars that turn wellbeing into a measurable performance and leadership advantage.
Drawing on 15 years working at the top of corporate leadership, elite sport and Special Forces, Jess equips audiences with practical strategies that strengthen stamina, sharpen decision-making and protect career and life longevity.
The High Performer's Edge: Build your sustainable success operating system
High performers do not need more motivation. They need a system that protects their energy, sharpens their thinking and helps them sustain a relentless pace without burning out.The High Performer's Edge: Build your sustainable success operating system
This high impact keynote breaks down the three pillars of the Sustainable Success Operating System, designed specifically for those who operate at pace or in high pressure environments.
Jess draws on 15 years working at the top of corporate leadership, elite sport, high growth start-ups and the military to deliver practical, science backed tools that elevate performance today while protecting capacity for tomorrow.
The Women's Secret: Science-backed tools to go from exhausted to energised
Women are more stressed, exhausted and burnt out than ever before. The constant juggle of careers, households, families and expectations drains energy, strains health and is taking a toll.The Women's Secret: Science-backed tools to go from exhausted to energised
This keynote unpacks what is truly driving that fatigue. Jess breaks down the science-backed strategies that help women work with their biology rather than against it, so they can take back control, protect their energy and perform at their best.
Most importantly, without adding more to an already full mental and physical load focusing on three key behaviours they all do, every single day.
Fuelling High Performance: What corporate athletes can learn from elite athletes
Elite athletes and high-performing professionals have more in common than most people realise and it starts with how they fuel. For more than 15 years, Jess has worked with Olympic athletes, premiership-winning teams, special forces operators and executives, helping them unlock nutrition as a critical performance advantage. Nutrition is one of the only behaviours you repeat every day, giving it enormous power to shape mood, focus, recovery and resilience.Fuelling High Performance: What corporate athletes can learn from elite athletes
In this dynamic keynote, Jess bridges the gap between the boardroom and the playing field, sharing science-backed strategies Australia’s top athletes use to perform at their best. She shows leaders and teams how to apply them in ways that are simple, enjoyable and sustainable to optimise wellbeing, sharpen focus and improve performance.
Video
Jess Spendlove | Wellbeing-Performance Coach to Executives, Elite Athletes & Leaders
Jess Spendlove | The Wellbeing Secret | Saxton Speakers
In her keynote, The Wellbeing Secret, Jess Spendlove asks what it actually takes to protect your wellbeing and sustain performance in a world that never slows down. Drawing on 15 years working with hundreds of elite athletes, seven professional sports teams and the special forces, Jess translates high-performance science into everyday systems any team can use. Rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all protocol, she shows leaders and teams how to define and protect what actually works for them, so success comes because of their wellbeing, not at its expense. Every Keynote is tailored ahead of time through a pre-event survey, so audiences leave with a practical tool they can apply immediately.Jess Spendlove | The Women's Secret | Saxton Speakers
Women today are more exhausted, stressed and burnt out than ever, juggling households, families, careers and expectations that drain energy and strain health. In her keynote, The Women's Secret, Jess Spendlove unpacks what is really driving this fatigue and shares science-backed strategies that help women work with their biology rather than against it. Drawing on 15 years inside high-performing environments, Jess is direct about one thing: no matter how exceptional you are, operating at an unsustainable rate is not a matter of if it catches up with you, but when. Rather than adding more to an already full plate, she focuses on three daily behaviours that upgrade energy, recovery and performance. Hence, women walk away with better clarity and sustained performance across work, life and leadership.Jess Spendlove | The HighPerformer's Edge | Saxton Speakers
Jess Spendlove | FuellingHigh Performance | Saxton Speakers
Imagine a single daily behaviour that shapes your energy, recovery, clarity, mood and performance. There is one, and it is what you eat. In her Keynote Fuelling High Performance, Jess Spendlove shows what corporate athletes can learn from elite athletes about fuelling body and mind for wellbeing and performance. Drawing on 15 years working with Olympic medallists, world champions, premiership-winning teams, special forces operators and high-performing executives, Jess bridges the gap between the boardroom and the playing field, translating science-backed strategies from elite sport into approaches that are simple, sustainable and immediately usable. Leaders and teams walk away understanding how nutrition drives focus, energy and resilience, with a practical framework and five proven nutrition principles that support recovery and sustainable performance.Fantastic, impactful session rated 4.9/5 from a room full of CEOs and senior executives. A tough room to impress, she owned it! ... keep reading YPO
Jess’s session was the standout of our summit. Her expert advice left everyone feeling empowered, equipped, and still referencing her insights months later.
Jess was a dream to work with. The audience, made up largely of high-octane CEO’s, loved her session.
Thought-provoking, highly engaging and impactful. Jess shaped her science-backed content to suit our business needs. We would love to have her back.
Jess Spendlove facilitated a corporate nutrition workshop during our wellbeing week. I was looking for an interactive session for our staff and Jess was more than happy to tailor a bespoke workshop. She went above and beyond to ensure the workshop was educational and fun and we had lots of excellent feedback from staff. Jess is professional, knowledgeable and friendly. I look forward to working with Jess again in the future.
Jess Spendlove has been instrumental in our well-being program. Not only was she able to create a bespoke experience for our team at PEXA, but she made nutrition fun and engaging. Our staff have really enjoyed all of Jess' sessions. We highly recommend Jess.
The nutrition program that Jess Spendlove delivered to the Cronulla Sharks NRL team was of the highest standard I have seen in my time in professional sport. Whilst based on sound nutritional principles and delivered in manner that was both engaging and easy for athletes to understand, Jess always found a way to appeal every individual within a very diverse playing group. Of particular note, was her innovative way of dealing with the nutritional needs of injured athletes.
Jess brought a level professionalism, energy and technical proficiency that was the envy of other AFL clubs. She was described by players that had been to other clubs as far and away the best dietician that they had had the pleasure of working with. Whether it was presenting to the whole group, 1 on 1 tuition with players or taking the draftees for cooking lessons she delivered the material in a manner that made it easy to understand for all levels of the playing group Jess was very creative at thinking outside the box whether it be sourcing product at a better price, changing things up so that the players never tired of what was on offer or generally coming at things form a different angle. Her ability to network is also at an enviable level!
Jess Spendlove was an absolute pleasure to work with. Cobram Estate worked with Jess Spendlove to develop evidence-based, consumer-friendly social media content and to host a social media event. Jess was professional, genuine, detailed, organised, and aligned with the brand and values of Cobram Estate and evidence-based. Throughout the project from planning through to execution, Jess was open, flexible, and adaptable and clearly demonstrated her skills as experienced health and nutrition expert and communicators. Cobram Estate would be delighted to recommend Jess Spendlove to others.
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