Keynote Topics

 

Julie Cross

The POWER of YOU and your ENERGY!

Energy inspires, empowers and energises. It is our energy that we take to work that empowers our team to own our vision and to unite, it is the energy we add to our service and sales interactions that inspires people to buy from us. It is through strong self-leadership we manage and take responsibility for our personal energy. And when we do that, we also ignite resilient individuals and teams and nurture the mental and emotional health of our teams. Julie takes the information in our heads and connects it to the inspiration in our hearts.

  • Reconnecting and protecting our own energy with strong Self -Leadership

  • Discovering the power of a leaders energy in inspiring and learning a team

  • How energy inspires people to buy from us

  • Why, now more than ever, passion and enthusiasm are the secret to success

 

Mark Mathews

The Next Wave

Come on a life-changing journey as award-winning keynote speaker Mark Mathews takes through how he transformed from a 10 year old boy terrified of the ocean into one of the world’s best big wave surfers. He’ll share what that journey taught him about overcoming fear, harnessing resilience, and achieving high performance in the terrifying world of professional big waves surfing.

  • Explore the scientific benefits of vision, meaning and gratitude.

  • The counter intuitive techniques that disrupt negative mental perceptions

  • Increase innovation, drive and performance.

 

Andrew Morello

Forge Lasting Relationships Faster and More Effectively

Morello will equip you with cutting-edge frameworks and tools to 'Fast Track' your relationship-building skills. In an era dominated by social media and rapidly evolving digital personas, the art of authentic listening and deep connections has become a rare commodity. Morello believes it's more crucial than ever. You'll learn how to apply these powerful models and concepts to your marketing strategies, sales processes, customer journeys, and, most importantly, your everyday life.

  • Know a Lot About a Little and a Little About a Lot: Master the art of finesse and humanity in conversations.

  • Preparation for Success: Discover essential activities to set yourself and your team up for success, both personally and professionally.

  • Creative WOW Moments: Find innovative ways to stay in touch and keep engagements interesting.

  • The Art of Asking: Don't shy away from asking for business or opportunity. Be firm but fair and always set your best next step.

 

Samantha Gash

Unlocking Transformation and Growth:

Harnessing the Power of Collaborative Extension

Samantha and her teams have embarked on expeditions that push them to the world's extremities, facing environments where unpredictability reigns and plans falter. Whether navigating natural disasters that challenge their resolve, handling local disturbances that test their adaptability, enduring physical tolls that demand resilience, or overcoming cultural challenges that require sensitivity and understanding, Samantha's experiences have shown that true progress comes from collaborative efforts. By embracing the unknown together, they unlock new levels of transformation and growth, demonstrating that success is built on the collective strength and shared wisdom of a unified team.

  • Redefining Boundaries with Curiosity and Challenging Invisible Rules

  • Failing Fast and Iterating Often: The Next Best Plan and Capturing Failure

  • What it takes to leverage team synergy and diverse perspective in a high performing team.

 

Chris Helder

Useful Belief

In this presentation Chris will bring his infecious energy and humour to deliver an important message - positive thinking alone doesn't work! He'll explore how Useful Belief is a better strategy to get through challenges times. He'll also delve into how to have difficult conversations with different personality types.

  • Why positive thinking isn't sustainable and why instead practical thinking is

  • How to build empathy, trust and leadership skills by better understanding yourself and others

  • How to reset your own boundaries and remove self-limiting beliefs

 

Amanda Stevens

The Consumer of Tomorrow

Amanda lives and breathes customer experience and consumer trends. Through her research she explores consumer behaviour and how that can impact your organisation on a daily basis. She will explore ways that you can turn your customers into raving fans and shift your mindset when it comes to having relationships with customers rather than transactions. She uses practical examples that you can take back and implement today.

  • The top 5 consumer trends impacting buying behaviour and brand loyalty

  • How to transition from a transaction mindset to a relationship mindset

  • The five keys to building beyond customer loyalty - raving fans and brand advocates

 

Peter Baines

The Only Certainty is Uncertainty

Crisis brings with it uncertainty and it is often that which drives the fear that presents the biggest challenge. Leading in times of crisis is not about the position you hold it is about your actions and reactions. More importantly it is about your presence and leaders having the courage to make decisions. At no time is it of greater importance for an organisation and the leadership team to have a very clear clarity of purpose as that with define and drive the direction and decisions that are made during times of disruption.

  • The value of making timely decisions

  • The need to lead with: Speed, sensitivity, structure and simplicity

  • Why the presence of leaders can be more important than the decisions they make

  • Understanding the four quadrants of the crisis clock and how that will shape your response and importantly forecast the your teams response as they move through this crisis;

 

Alison HIll

Navigating the Unknown: 

The psychology of success in uncertain times

  • Explore the three big questions leaders need to be asking 

  • Why your energy and mindset make all the difference

  • Leading others through change 

  • How the art of letting go could be your greatest tool