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Visiting Internationals
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Keith is an expert in customer loyalty and how to create loyal profitable customers. He also integrates this with the foundation of people motivation... more
Afterburner's team of men and women Fighter Pilots are on the leading edge of teaching today's top corporations the tools and techniques needed to ach... more
Kane is a dynamic young performer who is equally at home swinging the great standards (Sinatra/Bennett/Buble) singing pop (Robbie Williams/Enrique Igl... more
Peter Baines is an expert at creating successful results starting from nothing - no time, no money, no staff, but as Peter says, "No worries". Through... more
Get ready to experience a most unique presentation from one of the world's top corporate team coaches. Greg travels the world coaching leadership team... more
James describes himself as 'an historian of the future' with a close interest in key strategic challenges facing current and future management up to H... more
We are Ben O'Reilly and Michael Neaylon, two Sydney based performers, writers and presenters, who bring many years of experience in Theatre, Film and ... more
Very few cabaret entertainers today can engage an audience the way Nikki does. She has the rare ability to instantly capture an audience and keep them... more
Michael Bergdahl is an experienced international business speaker, author and turnaround specialist. He developed his skills as a speaker, trainer, ... more
Ian Berry is an instigator. His programs are all about getting change and innovation to actually get started. He then hands over to internal, and wher... more
With their action action packed show that delivers some of the best pop songs ever written, BJORN AGAIN have become one of the most popular and busies... more
Melbourne-based, Colin Bockman is an Innovative Business Thinker! He is considered one of Australia's premiere business, inspirational and motivationa... more
Allan Diabetic triathlete. Recognised internationally as an expert in the areas of health, lifestyle, sports performance and motivation, Allan also ha... more
Move Mountains is a personal development experience with a difference. In half a day, not only will you unlock your hidden performance potential throu... more
Boogie Knight is a five-piece band from Brisbane. A young group of performers who deliver a play list of modern pop, classic funk and all-time favouri... more
Graeme Bowman is someone with many years of experience at turning ho-hum into ha-ha at conferences, launches and awards presentations. Graeme's great ... more
Some people have described Steven's victory as lucky. Winning Olympic gold took a lot more than just luck. The same as in business, strategy and plann... more
Charles is the Chairman of the futures foundation. His move to the position of Chair early in 1995 represents his fourth change in career direction a... more
Directed by Marcos Moran, the exciting Brazilian Fantasy Show has dazzled audiences Australia wide and internationally for more than ten years. Brazil... more
Joan Brock was forced to re-evaluate and transform her life when she lost her sight in just three weeks. At the time, ironically, Joan was a teacher o... more
Colin has won seven Golden Guitar awards and has written songs with Lee Kernaghan, Adam Brand and Troy Cassar-Daley. His song "Hat Town", written with... more
Former AFL footballer Mark Bunn outlines a refreshing new blend of East and West to shed light on how to bring about new levels of health and well-bei... more
Geoff Burch has been hailed as 'The Alternative Business Guru', and due to his love for riding huge motorbikes, the Financial Times referred to him as... more
Penny Burke is an accomplished public speaker who has added value to a wide range of client conferences. Her addresses are entertaining and provocativ... more
Lauren Burns created sporting history by winning the first ever Olympic medal for Taekwondo when the sport made its debut at the Sydney 2000 Olympic G... more
Gregory Burns is an internationally acclaimed platform speaker and artist. Also, despite or perhaps because of his disability, which requires the use ... more
Julian Burton, like everyone, is the sum of his experiences to date. His experiences are many and varied and include pursuing a career in a profession... more
Personal development has been the key theme to Jacqueline's vast and varied career. Through her roles as an educator, therapist, presenter and consult... more
An author and creator of the Dynamic Thinking course for Leadership. Glenn Capelli has delivered a message of creativity, innovation, futuristic learn... more
Rob is a market leader in hosting Corporate Events. His range of skills includes hosting debates, 'hypotheticals', think tanks, strategic visioning as... more
"Comedy Magician - Phil has an international reputation as one of Australia's most polished and professional comedy entertainers. Amongst his string o... more
One of Australia's best known communicators Lynn Champion is a courier of hope. She shows businesses how to deal with workplace challenges and change... more
Chin-Ning presents the warrior philosophy as a premier vehicle for mastering strategic thinking in the corporate world as well as daily life. She weav... more
Matt Church is recognised as one of Australia's foremost communicators and an expert in the areas of health, lifestyle, communication and motivation. ... more
Drawing from his POW experience from capture to ultimate release, Captain Coffee cites faith - in himself, his comrades and family, his country, and h... more
Marty's act is a clever combination of spectacular juggling, fire eating and unicycle riding with large doses of comedy thrown in. His routines includ... more
As a presenter and facilitator he has been wooing and woo-hooing corporate audiences now for over ten years. Nigel's belief is that creativity is para... more
It's flavour of the year. It's unique. It's original. One-off satirical musical comedy for your event. These guys would be great help MC the evening. ... more
From starting his own computer company at the age of 22, to being the Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand of real estate giant Colliers Ja... more
The music that influenced a generation, when rock reached its pinnacle... the late 70's / early 80's. Every song a huge hit, featuring zany costume ch... more
Vernon Cresswell is renowned for his inspiring presentations on how we can use some of the more powerful lessons found in nature and how to apply thes... more
David Cummings specialises in hoaxes. How does it work? David appears as an Englishman, because Australians especially hate being patronised by poms. ... more
David Cunningham graduated from The Michael Smurfit Business University from which he went successfully on to work with JPMorgan Asset Management and ... more
Li speaks from the heart and is able to effectively weave his own journey and experiences of transforming a life of unbelievable poverty into unparall... more
As well as heading up one of the most celebrated theatre sports groups in Australia, Grant works extensively as a corporate MC, hosting events of 20 t... more
Ross Dawson is globally recognised as a leading keynote speaker and authority on business strategy. He is CEO of international consulting firm Advance... more
Number 1 best-selling author and winner of the Australian Executive Woman of the Year Award, Catherine DeVrye is an outstanding communicator with pro... more
Heidi Di Santo is one of Australia's leading lifestyle motivational speakers. She is an energetic, passionate, down to earth presenter who speaks from... more
Anh Do is one of Australia's most popular and well- loved comedians. He's done over 1500 comedy performances throughout Australia and Overseas. Anh's ... more
Shannon Dolan specialises in corporate performance skills including elite presentation skills, physical presence, impact, creative team building, imag... more
Brennon Dowrick is an Ex pommel horse Olympian. With every presentation Brennon brings his pommel horse and does a display at the end which always goe... more
Dr Feelgood is massive stage energy made up of 10 experienced musicians with thousands of gigs under their belts. These guys are HOT! Having played at... more
Gary has performed all over the world including Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles, Londons Comedy Store,and the Edinburgh Comedy Festival. ... more
Tim Ellis and Sue-Anne Webster are two of Australia's most experienced, most recognised, and most awarded magicians, and when they get together on the... more
Explosive Minds are a dynamic combination of interactive improvised comedy, entertainment and training - with a difference! As Australia's foremost ex... more
Greg Fleet is one of Australia's most experienced and popular stand up comics. As a NIDA trained actor Fleety made the plunge in 1987, starting out as... more
Frank Furness is a sought after motivational speaker. His lively, enthusiastic and humorous style together with his sales and management ideas has ins... more
Tim Gard is a drop-dead funny, laugh-out-loud humorist, who teaches audiences to look at life through the lens of what he calls a Comic Vision. A lead... more
Author of Jungle and Laws of the Jungle, Yossi Ghinsberg is one of the most compelling speakers of his generation. His messages are inspirational and ... more
Elliot Goblet is well known for his television appearances as a guest comedian on variety shows. However 90% of his work is as a corporate entertainer... more
Gotham City Horns guarantee a night of music and entertainment that will make your function a truly special event. They are one of the slickest and m... more
As well as doing the Stage Hypnosis Show, Kevin can also facilitate at workshops/seminars etc. He can MC as well as giving 'motivational speaking' l... more
"Supply your clients with the dynamic & punchy presentation of Pauline Grogan "We found Pauline Grogan's delivery innovative and entertaining, leaving... more
Bruce Haddon is acclaimed internationally for his insights into the processes of creative people. Bruce helps leaders and executives harness more of ... more
Sydney-sider, Jane Hall, has been described as 'the world's most accomplished female expedition racer.' In captaining 'Team Aussie' to success in six ... more
Marathon rowing champion Rob Hamill has been a New Zealand International rowing representative since 1986. Rob's numerous rowing achievements include... more
Paul's ability to deliver positive results at all levels of the corporate structure has created an impressive professional reference base with over fo... more
There are theory specialists and then there are those who have been there. Troy Hazard, recent Global President of the elite Entrepreneurs' Organisati... more
Justin Herald started a business in 1995 with only $1.25 in his pocket. After borrowing $50 from his brother he set about changing the course of his l... more
On the 29th May 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary made the historic first ascent of Mt Everest. To commemorate his father's achievement, Peter Hillary recently ... more
Matt Hollywood is widely acknowledged as one of Australia's incredible Magic talents. His brilliant sense of humor has set a new standard for entertai... more
Ian's keynote presentations are dynamic, entertaining and motivational with an extremely relevant, practical and down-to-earth message with real "take... more
Deane is a futurist with a difference! He has worked professionally as a teacher, lecturer, writer, television presenter, entertainer, and company di... more
Timothy Hyde's presentation is an interactive, entertaining and powerful event. Creative Innovation expert Timothy Hyde reveals the secrets to unlocki... more
Darren Isenberg has a number of years experience in the unusual combination of education and comedy. He is now co-director of a company, which provide... more
Give it a name ... give it a face ... and Paul will be your John Hewson ... Paul Keating ... John Howard ... George Bush ... Ronald Regan ... Maggie T... more
Rodney Johnson is the President of HS Dent Investment Management and contributes quarterly to the HS Dent Forecast Newsletter.
At HS Dent Investme... more
Ron Kaufman is the world's leading educator and motivator for upgrading customer service and uplifting service culture. He is author of the best-selli... more
'THE MAGIC OF TONY LAFFAN' is already an Australian success story and the countries' premier stage illusionist, presenting his incredible illusion sho... more
Formed in April 1990, Le Club Nerd are without doubt the most unlikely looking rock stars you'll ever see. The fashion statement of the early 90's, Le... more
Rick, a former fifth generation roofing contractor and father of four has risen from the brink of bankruptcy to unbridled success. Anyone wishing to ... more
Peter Legge is an inspiration to anyone who meets him! He lives his life dream as an internationally acclaimed professional speaker. He is also Presi... more
David Lim is best known in Asia and abroad for leading the 1st Singapore Mt Everest Expedition in 1998 which succeeded in placing two members on the s... more
Bruno Lucia is one of Australia's most popular corporate comedians. Working as a stand up comedian, master of ceremonies, musician, corporate enterta... more
For the last ten years Steve Lundin, Big Tuna Ph.D., has been living one long fish story. After chronicling the amazing customer experience provided ... more
As a successful MC Comedian, Actor, Writer and Entertainment Producer with over 20 years full time professional experience, and having done live perfo... more
Paul has gained an enviable reputation in the corporate world as speaker, compere and entertainer, creating characters to suit the clients' requiremen... more
Maske Electric Trio String Show is the leading group in Australia and New Zealand performing classical pop music exclusively on Yamaha Silent Electric... more
Andrew Matthews is an international speaker on attitude and being happy. In the field of motivation and personal development, his books, "Being Happ... more
Andrew May is one of Australia's leading performance experts; specialising in getting your employees to turn up and turn on. He has spent the past 15 ... more
Mark McCrindle is a social researcher with an international reputation for tracking the emerging trends and analysing the diverse generations. He is t... more
Sue-Maree is an expert in human behaviour, a Chartered Accountant, and was awarded Speaker of the Year 2002. She addresses the personal and inter-pers... more
Scott McKain is an accomplished presenter and speaker who is currently a member of the prestigious 'Speakers Roundtable', a select group of just twent... more
Dr. Tom McKaskill, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Master's Degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Australian Graduate Sch... more
Mark's quality information and entertaining style have been rewarded with numerous international presentations, including the British XTC. Mark's Tea... more
Experience, expertise and enthusiasm. Rowdy is a mixture of success (he has turned around and owns multi-million dollar businesses), comes from an edu... more
Dr. Michelli, an organisational psychologist electrifies audiences and energizes businesses through his humourous presentations. An award-winning auth... more
Disco, soul, funk, R&B, pop - it's all there with a fresh new sound, plus a smooth dinner set especially designed to warm the audience to total dance ... more
As an experienced special event Compere and MC, Peter's clients use him regularly to ensure their events are informative, entertaining & on time. From... more
Challenge. We all face challenges of varying degrees every day, whether its professional or personal, large or small, immediate or over time. And chan... more
Very passionate, emotive speaker with a moving and motivating story. Tony is one of the survivors of the Sydney to Hobart race. Since then he has led ... more
A lawyer, actor, singer, former professional dancer and member of the original Melbourne cast of "Cats", William cut his teeth in the world of musical... more
His company, 8M Media & Communications, provides solutions to media and communication issues for Top 500 companies, Government agencies and leading Un... more
Michael Neaylon is a popular presenter and award winning writer with over 20 years experience in the entertainment industry. In his versatile career, ... more
Fiona O'Loughlin is a mother of five based in Alice Springs. Drawing on the endless supply of material this provides, she is an accomplished comedian,... more
A lively and inspiring health expert and lifestyle coach, Cyndi O'Meara has regularly appeared on national talk-back radio to educate listeners on how... more
Clint Paddison is one of Australia's finest stand-up comedians. Admired for his fresh and intelligent style of stand up comedy, Clint is a regular at ... more
With an outstanding corporate history in marketing financial products and services, and a strong track record in organisational leadership, Catherine ... more
Back in the late 1980's New Zealander Robyn Pearce, as a solo mother of six and burnt out real estate agent, learnt her time management skills the har... more
As a young achiever Rex has learnt the power of compelling goals and strong self-belief. Before the age of 20, Rex had climbed mountains on six contin... more
David Penglase is widely recognised as Australia's leading expert on the ethics of selling. David has degrees in business, human resource developmen... more
From Dinner to Dance, Jazz to Jukebox, Energy to Easy Listening - Platinum Edge have the experience, expertise and talent to create an atmosphere that... more
Michael A. Podolinsky develops people and helps them focus for success. As Asia's leading expert in developing people to transform organisations, Mich... more
Tom Potter, founder of Australian owned Eagle Boys Dial-A-Pizza, left school at 15 and found himself jobless at 23. He borrowed the money to open his... more
Sam Powers broke a world record in being elected the youngest ever President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians at age 19. At 18 years of a... more
Have one of Australia's leading impersonators and comedians MC your event and make it the funniest night of the year. Ben Price will tailor his clean ... more
An extremely dynamic speaker, Bob won the International Marketer of the Year award for 2005. As a speaker he is known for his dynamic delivery, meticu... more
Howard Putnam's ultimate objective is Bottom Line Improvement. He believes that cultures that place people as their highest priority have the greatest... more
Rod Quantock is a comedian, writer, director and producer with more than twenty years experience working in cabaret, theatre, television, radio, adver... more
Raw Metal Dance Company claims to be Australia's funkiest dance company - and audiences that they have performed for would agree. Raw Metal has a uniq... more
Imagine what it feels like to climb to the icy summit of a remote mountain peak. Exhilarating, transforming, inspiring. Interactive DVD technology is ... more
Over TEN million people all around the world have been spellbound by music's newest sensation ROAR! Sensational costume changes, stunning dance routin... more
Brett Rutledge is taking the entertainment scene by storm with his astonishing repertoire of more than 200, on-the-money characterizations of some of ... more
Joel started as a street performer. He spent four years on the road in Australia, Thailand, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, France and the UK, honi... more
Kamal Sarma is Australia's leading expert on mental resilience with a particular focus on creating resilient leaders so that they can go on to create ... more
Without a doubt Jane Scali is one of Australia's greatest talents, having also been the winner of the Australian Mo Awards "Best Female Vocal Variety ... more
Michael is an entertaining pragmatist who blends humour and pathos with his own personal illustrations. Combining a background of sales and management... more
From African game ranger and expert on lions - to speaking around the world on lessons from the wild. Ian links the law of the jungle to the wild, un... more
Denise Scott is a favourite with organisers and audiences. She is also an outstanding comedian, writer, performer and presenter. Denise's comedy skil... more
John Shackleton is a top sports coach with a sports psychology background who shows international business audiences techniques to exercise the bigges... more
Happiness is the most sought after goal in the world ... but how many of us are truly happy? Dr. Sharp is an expert in what makes people tick. Havi... more
Peter Sheahan is a globally recognised expert on Generation Y and business. He has delivered more than 2,000 presentations to a combined audience of o... more
Explorers are a special breed of people blessed with courage, determination, and an instinct for survival. Alvah Simon is regarded as "one of the grea... more
You can't meet your goals without having a culture that supports your real needs internally. Stephen's main topic is UGR's, the 'Unwritten Ground Rule... more
The founder and CEO (Chief Experiences Officer) of RedBalloon Days, Naomi Simson is passionate about pleasure! Given that the average life has 27615 d... more
There is no doubt that everyone remembers Stevie Wonders' hit "I Just Called To Say I Love You". What the real wonder is... is that George Smilovici k... more
Generational Trends, Management Expert, Innovation and Change. Anders is an expert in Funky Thinking and its application as a problem-solving methodo... more
The King of Customer Service and Consumer Culture, Robert Spector is an international speaker and bestselling author of The Nordstrom Way: The Inside ... more
Jana Stanfield delights audiences with her "Keynote Concerts", a multi-dimensional program which reflects her skills as a television reporter, enterta... more
"Big Dave" Staughton is a mountain of a man who inspires, motivates and moves audiences with his passion, energy and enthusiasm. Professional Speaker,... more
Jason Stevens could never be described as average. As a footballer his talents have always been obvious, from his early days playing with St George, w... more
Take three beautiful young girls with vogue model looks pair them with three electric violins and a contemporary fully orchestrated backing track and ... more
TaikOz is elemental: the force of its resonance enveloping players and audience alike, drawing each and all into its voluminous embrace; seeking to ex... more
Who says real men can't dance? The existence of Tap Dogs will set any doubters straight. Clad in boots, jeans and flannel shirts, the six young bloke... more
John Taylor is a master in his chosen art of magic and illusion. With over twenty years experience, John offers one of the worlds most spectacular mag... more
Motivation, Performance and Success expert Shelley Taylor-Smith is one of the World's most renown teachers, best-selling authors and presenters and s... more
Australia's very own Rat Pack has burst into the corporate scene in a tight, polished, tongue-in-cheek cabaret act evoking the style of the infamous A... more
Meet The SHADES, a high energy, fun loving Rock N Roll dance band that's perfect for your party, charity or corporate event. Covering four decades of ... more
Three charming gentlemen, three brilliant voices, one magnificent hoax. The world's #1 corporate entertainment act has turned a dinner into an event o... more
Peter's front-line roles for 20 years in radio and television have made him a highly-recognisable and welcome guest at conferences at events where aud... more
Peter is able to do a workshop that will address key issues in your company. He is also available for workshops that develop the personal, team and le... more
Bob has a proven track record as a successful entrepreneur, motivational speaker, sales trainer and coach. Bob is a catalyst for constant improvement... more
Darren has won the ACE Award for Best Male Vocal Performer and is also a multi Mo Award winner. He is truly an international entertainer who can sing ... more
Ric Willmot is one of those rare people who can say he is an international consultant and speaker ... and mean it! His unique style of purposely ev... more
Belinda Yabsley knows what customers want. Over the past decade she has become Australia's most recognised expert on sales and service due to her uniq... more
Stuart is Australia 's foremost expert on Think and Grow Rich and increasing business and sales productivity through developing Personal Power and Lea... more