Styles/Themes
Speakers/Entertainers for Inspirational
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Tony Christiansen (Auckland, North Island, New Zealand) |
Your ATTITUDE dictates your ALTITUDE in life Successful businessman, surf lifesaver, race car champion, 2nd degree black belt, world class athlete, qualified pilot, after dinner speaker, inspirational motivator and infotainer. Tony’s Big feat After a hor ...more  Natalie Cook | (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
No Limits | Olympic Gold medallist, Natalie Cook, captivates the hearts and minds of her audience with her power, skill and determination. Taking up beach volleyball in 1994, she won a silver medal at the World Championships in Brazil and made history with the first ever Olympic Bronze medal for the sport in At ...more  John Coutis | (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
| John P. Coutis is an exceptional person. Born with a severe disability that rendered his legs useless, John defied medical opinion by refusing to die. Today John speaks all around the world to tens of thousands, very enthusiastic and eagre people, whom he leaves breathless. John was a guest spea ...more  Perry Cross | (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)
Still Standing | For someone whose physical situation doesn’t afford the luxury of much movement. Perry Cross is one of the world’s most motivating movers, having traveled across Australia and across the world – his powerful message reaching thousands who believe anything is possible. Every minut ...more  Andrew Darbyshire | (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
| Andrew Darbyshire is the author of the highly acclaimed book, The Power of Persistence and Purpose. Join Andrew on the humorous, entertaining and moving account of 3 critical lessons he has learnt from over 25 years in business, in the trenches, that could potenti ...more  Peter Fitzsimons | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Columnist, ex Rugby International & Best Selling Author | Peter FitzSimons is a respected columnist for the “Sydney Morning Herald” and “London Daily Telegraph,” television presenter on the seven Network, has played Rugby for Australia, written four best sellers and interviewed famous people around the globe from George Bush to Mother Theresa and Diego Mar ...more  David Fordham | (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)
DAVID FORDHAM - MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND GUEST SPEAKER | Former Channel Seven and Channel Ten sports commentator, David Fordham regards himself a lucky man. Others close to him may not necessarily agree. Either way his life story is an inspiration. For 30 odd years he built a reputation as being one of Australia’s most versatile broadcaster ...more  Yossi Ghinsberg | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) (USA)
Introduction | In 1982, a young Israeli set out with three other hikers into the heart of the Amazon rainforest in search of his dream. The foursome’s quest turned into a misadventure of colossal proportions; two never returned and the other two completely transformed. What does it mean to have a true fr ...more  Gerrard Gosens | (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
Success is a journey, not a destination | Gerrard Gosens is recognised as one of the most outstanding people in Australia today. Congenitally blind, Gerrard became Australia’s youngest Guide Dog recipient at age sixteen. Using a lap top computer with speech output to assist his studies, Gerrard achieved an exceptional High ...more  Michael Groom | (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
SHEER WILL | In 1987 Australian Michael Groom lost a third of both feet to frostbite while climbing one of the world’s highest mountains. He was told to forget about an active, outdoor life but by 1990 he had not only taught himself to walk again, he was back climbing the Himalayas. In 1999 he achieved ...more  Gabi Hollows | (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
| Early years Gabi Hollows grew up on a 25 acre orchard just outside Gosford on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Her interest in health goes back a long way. As a teenager she worked every Saturday morning as receptionist for a local GP. “I became interested (in medicine) at a very e ...more  Laurie Lawrence | (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
| "Laurie Lawrence is one of the most sought after Speakers in Australia. Powerful, evocative, emotional Laurie Lawrence is a unique communicator". "He regularly receives spontaneous standing ovations from audiences" ...more  Ron Lee | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Dr Takashi Kinoshita | Dr Kinoshita is chairman of the Kinoshita Nippon Corporation which controls more than 50 companies, three of which are in Japan’s top 100. He has a Master of Business Studies and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Nagoya and an MBA from the International Management Institute ...more  John Maclean | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
| In 1988 John Maclean was a promising rugby league player with the Penrith Panthers in the then NSW Rugby League competition. In order to compliment his fitness on the football field John took a keen interest in triathlon and regularly trained on the M4 Motorway near his hometown of Penrith NSW. On a ...more  Matt McFadyen | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Record Breaking Polar Adventurer | Matt McFadyen grew up in suburban Sydney fascinated by the mysteries of life beyond the confines of his home and familiar surroundings. In December 2003, Matt McFadyen ‘the adventurer’ was born when, at the tender age of 22 years, he set sail for Antarctica in the company of five like ...more  Cynthia Morton | (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
| “The most moving speech I’ve heard in parliament this year by a good distance wasn’t delivered in the House of Representatives or the Senate. Nor was the orator a politician.” “A tall, attractive woman named Cynthia Morton rose to speak. Those of us in the room, including Health Min ...more  Tony Mowbray | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
The Power of Commitment | The Power of Commitment enabled Tony Mowbray to become the fastest Australian to sail solo non stop and unassisted around the world. A record-breaking 181-day adventure that required total focus and unswerving self-belief. It also gave Tony the opportunity to “Look It In The Eye” when he tackled s ...more  Catherine Palin-Brinkworth | (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)
Leadership | Change Management Sales and Business Development Work-Life Balance With an outstanding corporate history in marketing financial products and services, and a strong track record in organisational leadership, Catherine Palin-Brinkworth is a powerful change agent and professional speaker. She knows that everyone wants more of everything now - faster so ...more  David Parkin | (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
"Super Coach - Super Manager - Super Leader" | "His Philosophy - Motivating Individuals and Teams" "The Most powerful influence on individual, and especially team performance is the degree of ownership/empowerment which is extended to them by coaches/leaders/managers. Empowerment requires change to traditional relationships between co ...more  Wayne Pearce | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
| Wayne Pearce has much to offer the corporate conference organiser who is looking for a prominent sporting personality to inject interest, humour and hard won success stories into the conference agenda. In addition to being a professional Rugby League captain and coach at the hig ...more
| Kieren Perkins | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
| Kieren Perkins is a hero of the Australian sporting arena. From Captain of Swimming at Brisbane Boys’ College in 1990, to dual Olympic gold medallist just six years later, Kieren has added an impressively long list of awards and achievements to his name. Kieren has held 18 Australian rec ...more  Kerri Pottharst | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
| Kerri Pottharst is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most popular female sporting personalities. She is also Australia’s most decorated Indoor and Beach Volleyball player, having represented her country for an incredible 20 years Pottharst provided one of the Sydney Olympics’ m ...more  John Shackleton | (Auckland, New Zealand)
| John Shackleton became one of Europe’s top inspirational speakers after achieving phenomenal success in many areas. Successful businessman, international sports coach, property developer, British and New Zealand masters swimming champion, executive coach to CEO’s and MD’s, quite a background! In 200 ...more  Janine Shepherd | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Never Tell Me Never | Janine Shepherd’s story reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. A champion cross country skier in training for the Winter Olympics, her life was irrevocably altered when she was run over by a truck during a training bicycle ride to the Blue Mountains. ...more  Heather Swan | (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
| If your partner told you, you could jump off the highest cliff in the world, would you believe it? Heather Swan did, and as she faced her fears she discovered untapped strength and with it a new passion for life. ...more  Shelley Taylor-Smith | (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
| Respected motivational keynote speaker, seven-time world champion marathon swimmer, international best selling author, business trainer and success coach, Shelley Taylor-Smith has proven that any ordinary Australian can achieve extraordinary results; that a Champion Mindset™ can make a difference in ...more |