Speaker

I guess my speaking career began as part of the debate club at Westminster School, being able to think on my feet and present a coherent argument. And at scouts camp too where we told stories and sang songs and performed skits around the campfire.

Clarissa Pinkola-Estés in her book ‘The Gift of Story’ says, “Stories that instruct, renew and heal provide a vital nourishment to the psyche that cannot be obtained in any other way. Stories reveal over and over again the precious and peculiar knack that humans have for triumph over travail. They provide all the vital instructions we need to live a useful, necessary and unbounded life – a life of meaning, a life worth remembering.” When we can engage in our own, other people’s, as well as the life stories of the planet, we find community again and a way of interacting with the vast, unseen world.

The language of archetypes provides a deep resonance that is accessible to all. In my speaking career I’ve found that when I take an archetypal approach it gives myself – and the audience – an opportunity to organise our perception around one pattern and gives us a map to navigate what’s presenting to us. Forming a story around an archetype helps us perceive the patterns, which we can’t always access through facts, figures and data on their own.

Many a time I’ve been asked to speak on the topic of leadership and at a recent talk on the potential of future leaders I mentioned the necessity for pathfinders to activate the Destroyer, Steward and Artist (not Starving Artist!) archetypes.

You can view my TEDx talk ‘Archetypes and Mythology. Why They Matter Even More So Today’ here.

I’m frequently asked to speak on the following topics:

Leading from the collective: a new paradigm of leadership
New power, old power and the emerging future
Navigating change in the new normal
Trust in a world of fragmented reality
The different intelligence types that must be engaged to lead for the future
Retail’s role in a purpose-driven economy
Archetypes: a map to read life
Development of talent: trends and challenges for the future workforce

You can also read my speaker bio on Enhance Entertainment.

Past speaking clients and conferences include:

Qantas
News Corp
ChangeCampAU
Swedbank
Tallink
Australian Marketing Institute
Senken Shimbun
Velrada
IDEO
Government of South Australia’s Department of Treasury and Finance
Entrepreneurs Week
Educate Plus
Food South Australia Summit
Insurance Australia Group
City of Onkaparinga
trendwatching.com
Australian Grape and Wine Authority
Central Queensland University
Inside Retail Academy
Wolff Olins
Community Leadership Australia
Emma Hack Gallery
Made in Riverland
Estonian IT College
Tallinn Marketing Week
Behind Closed Doors
Global Lithuanian Leaders
Kaunas University of Technology

National Australia Bank
SALA Festival
Australasian Research Management Society
CPA Australia
Government of South Australia’s Department for Manufacturing, Innovation Trade, Resources and Energy
Changemakers Festival
Tasting Australia
Adelaide Festival of Ideas
Burson-Marsteller
Commonwealth Bank
Australasian Constellation Intensive
Anthroposophical Society
The University of Adelaide MBA Program
Pecha Kucha Tokyo
Qi Global Asian Summit of Sustainable Innovation
International Travel Catering Association
Temple University Japan
Designboost
Insight Conference
Verslo Žinios
The Studio
Gone Bush Adventures
IAP2A Australasia
Spark Festival
Ozwater
Royal Automobile Association
Leaders Institute of South Australia
TEDx Kaunas