Shannon Parry Indigenous, Olympian, Rugby
Shannon Parry is an Australian indigenous rugby union player who is known for her achievements in women’s rugby. She was born on March 27, 1989, in Queensland, Australia. Shannon Parry primarily plays as a back-row forward and is renowned for her skills and contributions to the sport. Some key highlights and achievements in Shannon Parry’s[…] Read More
Sam Crawthorn Health, Inspiration, Motivation
Sam Cawthorn is the CEO and Founder of Speakers Institute and Speakers Tribe. Author of 11 books, including 5 International Best Sellers, he is both the Young Australian Of The Year and the Edupreneur of the Year. In 2006 Sam’s life changed forever when he was involved in a major car accident which left him[…] Read More
Kerri Pottharst Inspiration, Motivation, Olympian
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
Erin Phillips AFL, Diversity, Sport
Erin was crowned as the new golden girl of women’s sport in Australia after an outstanding season in the AFLW’s inaugural 2017 season. As co-captain of the Adelaide Crows, Erin lead her team to premiership success in 2017. Following in the footsteps of her father, Greg Phillips, Erin successfully lived out a life-long dream of[…] Read More
Robert de Castella Inspiration, Olympian, Sport
Robert de Castella is Australia’s greatest ever marathon runner. He set the world record in 1981, became Australia’s first Track and Field World Champion in 1983, won two Commonwealth Games marathons in 1982 and 1986 and dominated the event worldwide for most of the 1980’s. While he represented Australia at four Olympic Games, finishing 5th,[…] Read More
Lydia Lassila Leadership, Motivation, Olympian
Lydia Lassila has represented Australia in four Winter Olympic Games. She currently holds three world records, the latest being the first woman in history ever to perform the quad-twisting somersault. Lydia has always set the bar high and has been out of her comfort zone and pushing the boundaries since her Olympic dream spawned at[…] Read More
Russell Mark Business, Master of Ceremonies, Olympian
Russell Mark was one of Australia‘s four Individual Gold Medallists at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, putting him in the company of Kieren Perkins, Susie O’Neill and fellow Clay Target Shooter Michael Diamond. Competing in his third Olympic Games, Russell won the Gold Medal in the Double Trap Competition. In this ultimate test of hand[…] Read More
Cathy Freeman Indigenous, Motivation, Olympian
Cathy has not been an overnight success. She has achieved her goals through hard work, commitment and natural talent becoming a world-class athlete and winning the ultimate prize in any sport – an Olympic gold medal. As one of Australia’s most popular high profile personalities, Catherine is recognised for her modesty, free spirit and passion[…] Read More
Brooke Hanson Business, Motivation, Olympian
Swimming star Brooke Hanson, OAM, an Olympic gold and silver medallist, remains one of Australia’s most recognised Olympians. Brooke made her debut for the Australian Swimming Team at the 1994 Commonwealth Games before going on to represent Australia over 25 times at major international championships. In 2004 Brooke climbed her Everest, when, after missing two[…] Read More
Steven Bradbury Business, Motivation, Olympian
Transitioning from being an expert speed skater to an expert speaker has been an interesting ride over the last 10 years. Steven has presented at over 750 conferences and events in 15 countries and still loves it. He loves the adrenalin before going onstage and loves that his strategies for success in business and in[…] Read More
Ray Warren Corporate, NRL, Sport
With more than 30 years of sports broadcasting behind him, Ray (Rabbit’s) Warren is one of the most experienced callers in the game. Born in Junee, in NSW’s Riverina district, the son of a railway worker, Ray had always dreamed of being a sports broadcaster. From the age of six Ray honed his broadcasting skills[…] Read More
Sandy Hollway Business, Leadership
Sandy Hollway AO is highly regarded for his exceptional record of achievement as a CEO in the public sector. He served as a diplomat in four overseas postings – the USA, Canada, Germany and Pakistan. In government he served as Deputy Secretary for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Later Sandy was Chief of[…] Read More
