International Speakers Group

After just twelve first-class matches and touring India with Australia A, Siddle was named in the national 15-man squad for the four-Test tour of India on 12 September 2008, as back up to established bowlers Brett Lee, Stuart Clark and Mitchell Johnson. When Clark injured his elbow prior to the Second Test, Siddle was selected[…] Read More

Bryan is a former Australian rugby league player who represented the Sydney Roosters, South Sydney and the Wigan Warriors over a 10-year career that included caps for Australia and New South Wales in state-of-origin. Bryan’s career is highlighted by his appearance for the Sydney Roosters in the 2000 NRL Grand Final and a 3-0 whitewash[…] Read More

Having created one of the most memorable moments of the Olympic Games by winning gold, Pottharst now takes organisational teams through the exact same process that took her to the impossible pinnacle of world sport. The powerful session helps staff overcome fear and doubt, convinces them to push past limitations and bolsters personal belief. And,[…] Read More

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 became a technician working in the field of electronics, telecoms and guided weapon systems.[…] Read More

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 nine successful series of Channel Ten’s ‘The Biggest Loser’, Michelle mixes her tough love[…] Read More

Tania de Jong is a leading Australian soprano, inspirational speaker and storyteller, social entrepreneur and creative innovation catalyst. She is one of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs and innovators, having developed five businesses and three charities over three decades. Tania is a global authority on creativity, innovation and collaboration and is an agent for change.[…] Read More

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 career to inclusion. In fact you may even recall her viral wedding video, which[…] Read More

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 them to look at their world from a new perspective and think differently about[…] Read More

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 of the mind-body connection. Achieving an integrated approach, she believes when given the right[…] Read More

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 sexual abuse. By 14, she was living in a shed. By 15, she was[…] Read More

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 change. In 2006, after meeting 7 disabled women living in a tiny tin shed[…] Read More

Katie Brennan was signed as a player for the Western Bulldogs ahead of the inaugural AFL Women’s season in 2017. In July 2016, Brennan signed with the Western Bulldogs as one of their two marquee players ahead of the AFL Women’s inaugural season and was also announced as the inaugural captain of the Bulldogs. Born[…] Read More