Speakers Corner » Motivational

Natasha Stott Despoja

speakerscorner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:57:01 +0000

Coming soon

Chris and Marie

speakerscorner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:21:41 +0000

Coming soon

Peter Alexander

speakerscorner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:14:12 +0000

Peter Alexander is a true entrepreneur. Founder of Peter Alexander Sleepwear, Peter grew the company from a single man operation on a living room table to an internationally recognised sleepwear business and brand name.   At age 24, having worked for four years in the retail industry, Peter Alexander decided it was time to be his own boss. Identifying a gap in the market when his female friends were unable to find comfortable women’s pyjamas that weren’t flannelette nighties or lacy lingerie styles, Peter decided to establish his own business.  With the support of his parents, Peter Alexander began making women’s pajamas for the wholesale market, working from his mother’s living room table. He worked like this for four years and in the early days was the only person working in the company. When the phone rang, in order to make the business seem bigger, Peter would pretend to be someone else.      
Peter Alexander’s only regret about his education is that he didn’t do a business course. ‘As a result I didn’t make any money from my business for seven years because I didn’t know what I was doing’ he says.  Believing in the importance of setting high goals, Peter says people with high goals have far more chance of achieving them, than people with lower goals or no goals at all.   For Peter Alexander, the most satisfying thing about running his own business was being able to take both the blame and credit for his work. He says ‘When you work for someone else you often get blamed for something that’s not your fault, and when you deserve credit, you don’t’ get it. When you work for yourself, you only have yourself to blame if you mess up and you can also take the credit.’  A few years ago, having felt he had taken the business as far as he could, Peter sold Peter Alexander Sleepwear to Just Jeans for an undisclosed sum. At the time of sale, the business was making $6 million per year and growing by 40% each year.

Part of Peter’s arrangement with Just Jeans is that he continues to run Peter Alexander sleepwear for five years. He currently manages the company and employs eight full time staff and twenty casual staff. Peter is an exceptional speaker with the capacity to motivate and entertain. He brings a wealth of business knowledge to any event, corporate or otherwise.

Evonne Cawley

speakerscorner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:09:34 +0000

Evonne Goolagong Cawley MBE, AO is an Australian sporting icon. Evonne has inspired generations and continues to do so.

One of Australia’s all time sporting greats, she has been Australian Sportsman of the Year and Australian of the Year. In 1988, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Rhode Island and the following year, was inducted into the Aboriginal Sporting Hall of Fame.

Since 2000, Evonnehas made an increasing commitment to Australian Women’s tennis, and was appointed captain of the Australian Fed Cup Team for 2002/03.

Pat Cash

speakerscorner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:55:22 +0000

Pat first came to the tennis world’s attention as a junior player in the early 1980s. He was ranked the top junior player in the world in 1981, and in 1982 he won the junior titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open. He turned professional in 1982 and won his first top-level singles title that year in Melbourne.

Pat established a reputation on the tour as a hard-fighting serve-and-volleyer and for wearing his trademark black-and-white checked headband and his cross earring.

The crowning moment of Pat’s career came at Wimbledon in 1987. Having already beaten Mats Wilander in the quarter-finals and Jimmy Connors in the semi-finals, Cash defeated the World Number 1, Ivan Lendl, in the final. Cash sealed the victory by climbing into the stands and up to the player’s box at Centre Court, where he celebrated with his family, girlfriend, and coach, Ian Barclay. This started a Wimbledon tradition that has been followed by many other champions at Wimbledon and other Grand Slam tournaments since. He only lost one set during the entire tournament

Roger Rasheed

speakerscorner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:46:13 +0000

Roger Rasheed makes every post a winner. Rasheed played professionally on the tennis circuit reaching inside the top 100 in doubles and 200 in singles. Injury prevented Roger from reaching a true ranking because of his limited court time. He is Channel Seven’s Tennis commentator of choice for all the prime time matches including the men’s and women’s finals in 2008- current.

Roger was contacted by Gael Monfils of France re coaching and excepted a prepared position which was designed by Roger . Roger now coaches back on the ATP TOUR and will spend most of his year travelling OS while working with MONFILS in preparing and pushing his game to the next level of tennis elite. He commenced with Monfils ranked 48 (JULY 2008) in the world and in the space of 6 months moved Monfils to a career high ranking of 9 in the world.

Roger is acting as a tennis consultant nationally and internationally to coaches and players in regards to preparation and the needs in becoming a world class tennis player. Rogers tennis ability to educate and deliver the tools which give you the athlete the vehicle to achieve on the world stage are unique and becomes infectious. Roger believes there are no boundaries and it’s a matter of creating an exciting high quality ENVIRONMENT around the athlete. Rasheed also has a range of media contracts both in Australia and overseas.

Glenn MCGRATH

speakerscorner — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:33:54 +0000

Glenn McGrath achieved many milestones throughout his

illustrious cricket career and through his role as Chairman

of the McGrath Foundation, his profile continues to grow in

Australia.

In 2008 Glenn was named as a member of the Order of Australia

for ‘service to cricket as a player’. Later that year Glenn was the

recipient of the NSW Australian of the Year Award in recognition

of his leadership and dedication to the McGrath Foundation.

Glenn is an inspirational and charitable Australian whose story is

one of incredible highs and devastating lows.

Glenn McGrath is now available for a range of corporate

services including Keynote, Motivational and Inspirational

speaking engagements at corporate events and functions.

Topics Glenn will speak about include:

• Life growing up in the country
• His rise to the top and playing cricket for Australia
• Memorable moments from his cricket career
• Amusing cricket anecdotes
• The highs and lows of professional sport
• Performing under pressure
• The McGrath Foundation
• The journey with Jane
• Life after cricket

Robert DiPierdomenico

speakerscorner — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:22:15 +0000

Brad Kahlefeldt

speakerscorner — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:24:08 +0000

Australia’s Top Triathlete and Current Commonwealth Gold Medalist

World ranked number 3 triathlete, Brad Kahlefeldt plans to complete a full schedule in 2010 both internationally and within Australia.

Brad trains 6 hours daily and this fit, athletic, healthy is a highly marketable athlete.

Chantelle Newbery

speakerscorner — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:20:03 +0000

Triple Olympian Diver & Gold Medalist

Chantelle, a mother of two is employed by Diving Australia as a National Talent Identification Coordinator. Chantelle recently survived two suicide attempts and after spending eight weeks in rehab in a private clinic for depression, has emerged fit and strong. Chantelle speaks emotionally about:

- Overcoming the demons and obstacles to get life back on track