International Speakers Group

Tech start-up investor Steve Baxter is a proud Queenslander, born in the remote town of Cloncurry and raised in Emerald in the State’s central highlands. He left school at 15 and joined the Army, enlisting in its apprenticeship program. There, he...

Heath Black is a retired AFL footballer who struggled with mental illness throughout his 12-year professional career. Originally from Victoria, he started as a 17-year old in 1997 with the Fremantle Dockers, moving to St Kilda for a stint and finishing...

In today’s weight conscious society where childhood obesity, meal replacements and lap band surgery dominate the social conversation, the uncluttered message delivered by Michelle Bridges comes as a welcome relief. Best known as Australia’s most influential personal trainer having appeared on...

From the moment Jim Cassidy piloted strapping chestnut Kiwi for a last to first victory in the 1983 Melbourne Cup, racing folk knew a star had been born. In a career spanning five decades “Pumper”, as he is affectionately known, proved...

Christine Anu is a national treasure and Australia’s most iconic female Indigenous Entertainer. Trained in dance at the National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) her illustrious career spans over 25 years including music, theatre, dance, film and television. Christine has...

Dr Elizabeth Shoesmith is on a personal mission to create a world where everyone is included and valued for their difference. It was after indirectly experiencing the exclusion and discrimination of her husband, who is profoundly Deaf, that she committed her...

Sally Callie is a Triple Olympian, coach, educator , member of the Queensland Olympic Education Commission and disability advocate. This highly creative and powerful speaker delivers strong, passionate, and meaningful messages centered on meeting life’s challenges. Sally speaks to audiences, challenging...

Amanda has a passion to inspire and educate individuals to change their mind about what is possible in their mind, body and life. Believing that flexibility builds resilience, on her own personal journey of recovery, she has learned about the power...

By any standard, Stacey should be living on the streets, in jail, on drugs or dead. She ticks all the boxes when it comes to risk factors. She had an absent mum, was brought up in housing commission and experienced child...

I am passionate about creating enterprises with generous, talented people, which equip those who live on the margins to transform their own lives and become leaders in their communities. This creates ripple effects which in turn brings about real and lasting...