Creating extraordinary positive change, by helping people make ordinary positive change.
The Founder of trailblazing social enterprise, the Just Be Nice Project, Josh works daily to engage businesses, schools, and communities in the process of creating extraordinary positive change in the world, through helping people make ordinary positive change.
As a keynote presenter, skilled panel moderator and interviewer, and an engaging, energetic MC, Josh is highly regarded for his practical insights, professionalism, and relatable style.
With lived experience of profoundly moving support and opportunities amongst deeply challenging circumstances, Josh brings perceptive insight and perspective to all his work. A full-time, lifelong commitment to social impact sets Josh apart from others who see it as a side interest, part-time vocation, or something to be tackled in retirement.
Josh’s work takes him from corrections facilities to elite private schools, from public housing to boardrooms and executive teams of ASX100 companies. From intimate private audiences for small teams to a packed MCG, Josh's experience and positive energy elevate every event. Whether tackling difficult discussions about mental health or making the process of social impact and ‘doing good’ more effective and accessible, Josh brings his deep experience to bear on character-led leadership, culture, education, and social impact.
Social impact requires acknowledging the truth of current circumstances, while being able to articulate a vision and accessible action towards a better future for all. Josh’s ability to meet audiences, individuals and organisations where they are, and bring them towards a positive vision of understanding, is rooted in his extensive professional and personal experience in this space.
Whether you are looking for someone who walks the walk to host an event or curate and moderate interviews and panel discussions for you, or you would like to upskill your staff or students with the tools and understanding they need to better look after themselves and each other, Josh brings the flexibility and insight, alongside collaborative and preparatory skills to deliver what you need, based on your goals and audience.
Talking Points
Mental Health
A supportive environment for mental health is so much more than checking in one day a year, and requires an ever-evolving combination of learning and paying attention. Mental Health
Combining expertise with lived experience to deliver relatable, practical and insightful keynotes tailored to your needs regarding mental health.
Key takeaways:
- Understanding what we mean when we say Mental Health.
- How to create an environment that is supportive of good mental health.
- How to cultivate relationships and pay attention to people around you to better recognise and support those struggling with mental health.
Inclusion and Diversity
From the boardroom to cadets and the broader community, a need to cultivate diverse and inclusive environments and opportunities for those around us is an important goal for many. It's time to improve our practical understanding of how to create pathways and support for people from diverse communities. Inclusion and Diversity
Key Takeaways:
- Diversity and inclusion as a process as well as an outcome.
- How to interrogate your own knowledge gaps, biases and blind spots around diversity and inclusion.
- How to navigate the infinite kinds of diversity and inclusion challenges, while bringing people together and improving access to opportunity and understanding.
Social Impacts
We know that people want to have purpose in their lives and work, and overwhelmingly want to have a positive impact on the world. Josh teaches how to best educate and encourage people to understand what good social impact looks like. How to measure and achieve it, and the best way to create meaningful, purposeful impact in your life and business. Social Impacts
Key Takeaways:
- What is good social impact?
- How do we measure, implement and deliver good social impact outcomes?
- How do we cultivate purposeful work and make our current work more purposeful?
Leadership
How to turn values into principles, and principles into character. Leadership that you can measure, communicate, aspire to and develop over time - real practical tools and frameworks for people and organisations who genuinely want to lead, not simply manage.
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Decades of business experience, integrating positive social impact into existing business and industry - and starting from scratch. Josh brings deep insights into the intersections of profit and purpose.
Entrepreneurship
MC
From gala dinners to multi-day industry events, football games to celebrations and fundraisers - Josh brings energy and professionalism to every event.MC
Josh's experience in trades, sport, professional services, non-profits, schools and a number of other industries - ensure a high quality hosting experience, tailored to your context.
Panel Moderation
Insightful questions, skilful panel moderation, outstanding preparation, broad real-world experience, and the capacity to deliver an informative and enjoyable experience - Josh is a highly skilled panel moderator.
Panel Moderation
Video
Josh Reid Jones | Saxton Speakers
COVID, Climate Change, Profit and Challenges ahead | Saxton Speakers
We have a fairly binary challenge facing the entire globe at once, in real time (COVID), and solutions to arrest it's spread and impact on hand (Vaccines). Yet we cannot even co-ordinate a global effort to ensure everyone, everywhere is protected - and in doing so better protect ourselves. Given this state of affairs, how are we to even contemplate dealing with more sophisticated issues like climate change and income and wealth inequality? There are only a handful of companies manufacturing Vaccines, and yet their profits are being protected at the expense of real human lives. Profits that are generated using science invested in by various sovereign states and tax payers. If we cannot commit to a 'greater good' strategy for something as cut and dry as pandemic vaccines for a handful of companies, how can we honestly expect to get every other organisation, government and community to engage in activities that mitigate the negative human impact on our global ecosystems? Let's align the aspirations we have for ourselves and those we care about most, with our aspirations for people across the globe and work to ensure that we support people, policies and organisations that are committed to developing opportunities and material, long-term help for everyone - regardless of where they are. Consensus is hard, but the challenges we will face without it, will be harder.Josh - you are a credit to the JBN Project - you made it look so easy. So impressive. Your nature and your speaking style is - to name a few things - inspiring, engaging, emotional, relatabl ... keep reading Auspost
Josh was a great inspiration to us here at DXC, highlighting the importance of looking after each other on a daily basis rather than pretend to care once a year. The whole room, full on consultants, was touched by his story, and how his upbringing helped shape him into the person he is today. It was the kickstart we needed in transforming the consulting culture in our organisation, prioritising our people at every stage of our business operations. We understand the importance of focusing on our people, and thanks to Josh we were able to take the first step in demonstrating it. Thank you Josh, for everything you did for us, and we look forward to having you back with us at the next event!
I personally wanted to Thank You for your time, commitment and dedication to supporting and, more importantly, speaking at PDS Group's event in Melbourne. The feedback from those in attendance highlighted your genuine and authentic care for those impacted by mental health issues, your captivating story and how small acts of kindness can be life changing
We asked Josh to speak to our people at Peter Mac just after RUOK day but also in the context of ideas, suggestions and experiences with well-being and wellness through what is such a challenging time for those working in health through Victoria's numerous lockdown, and whilst case numbers escalate. Josh's easy-going but enthusiastic style, common sense approach but great insights and his honest self reflection was the perfect combination to share with our people in such a time of need. A pleasure to do business with.
Josh's obvious passion and expertise on the topic of mental health resulted in a very engaging presentation. His insights and unique point of view were very thought-provoking and have encouraged positive discussion among staff in the studio. For a topic that can often be over-intellectualised, Josh was able to simply communicate strategies and ideas on how to work towards improving everyone's experience in the workplace and in turn improve their mental health.
Thank you Josh!!! You were so excellent. I've had really positive feedback and I loved the way you talked about a topic that is often confronting to broach. - Nova 100 Dear Josh, Thank you so much for an incredible workshop and mentoring. We are feeling so pumped and inspired!
We had Josh Jones present at one of our Professional Development Days in Melbourne. Josh is a very inspirational and engaging speaker which made our audience not only think about their clients but also their family and friends wellbeing. This topic is always relevant and his guidance, ideas and subtle conversation techniques were key takeout's for our audience on the day.
Josh had a way to connect with you on a personal level by making you feel like you knew him and experienced every emotion along the way.
Josh provided an engaging and valuable presentation for the projects team at Metro Trains on the topic of mental wellness. Communication was wonderful and there was nothing but positive feedback from everyone in attendance. The enthusiasm and passion shown really resonated with everyone and they have taken away a lot from the presentation. We would love to work with Josh again in the future
Josh is an incredible speaker and wonderful motivator when he spoke at our virtual morning tea for R U OK? Day. What the group really loved about Josh was his ability to use layman terms that all our team could understand. Josh is confident, funny, outgoing and was vulnerable enough to share his personal stories with a group of approximately 80 employees. We can't thank Josh enough for sharing his recommendations and tips on how to ask someone are you okay? and would recommend Josh as a guest speaker at any motivational/mindset event.
As Editor-in-Chief of national publication STRONG Fitness Magazine Australia, I have worked with Josh on several mental health features for our print editions, and also enlisted his expertise at our recent mental health panel at The Fitness Show in Melbourne. I have no problem highly recommending Josh as both an expert media source and as a presenter. Well-read, articulate and charismatic, Josh has the rare ability to filter highly complex topics into easily understood and engaging copy and presentations. I hope to have him involved in our brand and magazine for a long time to come, and would encourage any other company that values physical and mental health to do the same.
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