Justine Schofield was a favourite of viewers on the hit series, MasterChef. Her highlights in the series where cooking for Jacques Reymond one of her icons and cooking off against Celebrity Chef Matt Moran. Justine is now working alongside Matt Moran at Aria resturant in Sydney and continues her love of globetrotting and gastronomy! ...

Ray Scicluna works with businesses and their team to get the best outcome! It's not how far he fell, it's how Ray Bounces back that is inspiring and the true meaning of success. Today Ray's businesses include franchising, business consulting, retailing, manufacturing innovations, event management and training and he is passionate about sharing what he has learnt. Ray knows his stuff. Speaking from the heart and from real life experiences, Ray embodies a down-to-earth, "can do" attitude and offers the sincerity of a street kid made good. Having had more than his share of challenges, Ray understands what it takes to bounce back and he loves to help people create outstanding results in their life.

Denise Scott is a favourite with organisers and audiences. She is also an outstanding comedian, writer, performer and presenter. Denise's comedy skill can add entertainment value to your event whether you're organising a conference, training session, awards night, promotion, dinner or annual general meeting. ...

Jaynie Seal is the weather presenter for Channel Nine's National Nine News and has 10 years in radio and television as well as live performances to her credit. An accomplished performer, Jaynie has trained extensively as a singer and dancer. She has appeared in television commercials, choreographed corporate shows and danced with Kylie Minogue and Thelma Houston. She has performed with ABC For Kid ...

Guy Sebastian is one of Australia's greatest singers and performers. The Australian singer-songwriter, and winner of the first Australian Idol television talent quest in 2003 has released four top 4 albums which all achieved either platinum or multi platinum accreditation. His fifth album Like It Like That features several tracks with John Mayer playing guitar and singing backing vocals, and also ...

Traditional Turkish solo bellydance or group entertainment is available for: Weddings, Corporate functions, Conferences Festivals, TV Commercials, TV Shows ...

Rick Segel is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), consultant, and nationally recognized expert on the topics of retail, marketing, customer service, and downtown redevelopment.
A seasoned retailer of 25 years and the author of over seven books, including How to Become a Preferred Vendor, Laugh & Get Rich, and the best-selling Retail Business Kit for Dummies, Rick is a walking, talking ...

Martin Seligman, the founder of the Positive Psychology movement, best selling author and a brilliant speaker.He's doing a lot of work on culture, happiness, performance, engagement, etc.Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D., works on positive psychology, learned helplessness, depression, and on optimism and pessimism. ...

Amartya Kumar Sen is a distinguished economist-philosopher and a 1998 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences. He is best known for his contributions to welfare economics and his work on famine, human development theory, welfare economics, the underlying mechanisms of poverty, gender inequality, and political liberalism. From 1998 to 2004 he was Master of Trinity College at Cambridge University, becoming the first Asian academic to head an Oxbridge college. He is also a former honorary president of Oxfam. He is currently the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University. Amartya Sen's books have been translated into more than thirty languages. He is a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security. As of 2009 he has had over 80 honorary doctorates from several world renowned universities worldwide.

One of Australia's most consistently successful players over the last twenty years. Since winning the South Australian Open back in 1979, Peter has plied his trade all overthe world with tournament victories in Australia, Japan and Europe. In a remarkable testament to the quality and consistency of his play he has been only been outside the top-ten on the Australasian Order of Merit three times si ...

Mark formed Hunters and Collectors in 1980, with a bunch of Uni friends. It was a rollicking eight-piece funk ensemble with industrial percussion, "bizarre" atonal synthesizer, thundering bass guitar and a brass section that was so demonically loud that it became known as the "Horns of Contempt". In it's early form Hunters and Collectors was less like a band, and more like a monstrous "jam session ...

Melissa, Mum of two and married to Former Sydney Swan, Brad Seymour is the Author of bestselling book 'Girl's Guide to Turning Your Idea into a Business'. Melissa's first business was a model agency and after selling the Model Agency Melissa started L'umiere Communications, a marketing and brand management company. Melissa is available for speaking engagements nationally. Melissa's topics ...

John Shackleton is a top sports coach with a sports psychology background who shows international business audiences techniques to exercise the biggest muscle in the body - the brain. John Shackleton is passionate about peak performance and helping people achieve their sales potential. He is also passionate about raising peoples game through focusing on their own self-esteem... hugely important fo ...

Writer and academic Dr Sekai Shand is World Vision Australia's Policy and Communications Director. As a senior member of CEO Tim Costello's office, she is responsible for advocacy, research and education across the organization as well as liaison with World Vision's international offices. Sekai was born and raised in a village in Zimbabwe where with the support of sponsorship she completed her s ...

Robin Sharma is a globally celebrated author of 18 internationally bestselling books and one of the world's premier speakers on leadership and personal mastery. Ranked among the Top 5 Leadership Gurus worldwide, he has spent over 30 years advising organisations like Nike, Microsoft, NASA, and Starbucks. Through original insights and compelling talks, Robin empowers individuals and teams to achieve excellence and thrive amid uncertainty.

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. Having completed three degrees in psychology and seen over 1000 clients, he knows what makes people stressed and depressed. Just as importantly he knows what makes people happy! Dr. Happy has spoken to audiences around Australia, on various topics, wi ...

Tim Shaw is Australia's best contemporary salesman. Through his many television appearances, particularly as the presenter on the infamous Demtel commercials, Tim has become a national household name. His credibility and effectiveness has enabled him to sell more than $100 million of product, branding him Australia's most effective sales presenter and communicator. ...

After decades of standing in the fire with leaders of high-performing organizations, Peter Sheahan has come to believe that an organization will only go commercially where its leaders first go personally.

Kevin Sheedy AO is an Australian sporting icon and dynamic keynote speaker known for his leadership, innovation, and impact on and off the field. With over 1,000 games coached or played, eight premierships, and a legacy of building inclusive culture and powerful teams, Sheedy delivers keynote presentations that inspire audiences to lead with purpose, embrace change, and think beyond the ordinary.

Ms. Xiao-Hua Shen is an expert trainer and consultant. She is a Chinese American who grew up in China, but lived in Europe and the USA for nearly 20 years. In the past two decades, Ms. Shen has provided consulting and training services in the areas of cross-cultural communication, language and business communications to many prestigious companies. . ...

Shenzo's Electric Stunt Orchestra is a funked up fusion of the classical and the contemporary. Combining musical virtuosity with death defying feats of theatrical athleticism, The Stunt Orchestra, is an orchestra for the 21st century. From Vivaldi's Four Seasons to Tchaikovsky's Nut Cracker Suite to ACDC, it's like Spinal Tap meeting J.S.Bach for the first time and getting along incredibly well. S ...

Janine Shepherd's story reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. A champion cross-country skier in training for the Winter Olympics, her life was irrevocably altered when she was run over by a truck during a bike ride to the Blue Mountains. Her neck and back were broken in four places, and her right arm, collarbone and five ribs fractured. Her right leg had been ripped open, she had sustained h ...

Peter Shergold is the Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact (CSI). CSI is a cross-university collaboration between the Business Schools of the University of New South Wales, Melbourne University, Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Western Australia. It delivers business management teaching and research on not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises, corporate responsibility and accountability and social investment. Its goal is to direct academic excellence to social purpose. Peter Shergold has previously had both an academic and a public service career. Peter was a CEO in the Australian Public Service for two decades. He served Prime Ministers and Ministers in both Coalition and Labor governments. He established the Office of Multicultural Affairs. He headed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). Peter was Australia's most senior public administrator, serving as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Michael is a high-profile business leader who transformed an ailing set of bakery shops in the late 1990s to position Brumby's as the 2nd-largest bakery franchise system in Australasia with over 320 bakeries by 2007. Under Michael's leadership, Brumby's share price rose from 56c to $3.40 in just over 3 years. ...

Marilyn Sherman: Inspiring people to take action and move forward in their lives and careers! Marilyn Sherman, professional speaker and author, is uniquely qualified to speak to the hearts and minds of your audience members. Marilyn's enthusiasm is contagious and her commitment to helping your people take action, and make something great happen is central to your success. Marilyn Sherman started ...

Ann was the Chief Executive Officer, Westpac New Zealand and Group Executive, Westpac New Zealand and the Pacific until April 2007. Ann was the first female CEO of a bank in New Zealand, and had responsibility for Westpac operations in New Zealand and seven Pacific countries. In 2007 she assumed the role of CEO of Carnival Australia.

Matt has become one of Australia's all time greatest sprinters. Winner of five consecutive National Titles in the 100m and five top three finishes nationally in the 200m. After overcoming a series of injuries, Matt suffered from glandular fever in 2003. Recurring symptons forced him to withdraw from the 2004 Olympics, however Matt returned to qualify for the 2005 World Championships and compete ...

An hilarious repertoire of wordless physical comedy and music. SHOOSH, the dynamic fusion of physical comedy and music, an hilarious repertoire of set routines and physical improvisations to compliment your event or feature as the main entertainment. High-powered, visually arresting but wordless entertainment by extraordinary physical performers, created by some of the country's leading physical ...

With a career spanning over 35 years, Glenn Shorrock is one of the elder statesmen of Australian contemporary show business. Born in Kent, England, Glenn migrated with his family at the age of 10 to Adelaide in the mid-1950s. A self-confessed child of rock 'n' roll, he began singing in 1962 with a vocal group called the Twilights. By 1965, the Twilights become a six piece "beat group" based in Mel ...

Silverstein knows how to get million-dollar results. His companies have sold upwards of $100 million in products and services, and he successfully sold one of his businesses to a Fortune 500 company. Entrepreneur, business expert, speaker and international author Sam Silverstein's battle cry of "No More Excuses" has been heard by companies and business professionals the world over. Sam has shared his millionaire secrets on over 450 radio stations including CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.

John Silvester is an award-winning crime reporter, bestselling author, and keynote speaker who brings gripping stories and deep insights into crime, corruption, and justice. Co-author of the Underbelly series, John speaks regularly at legal, police, and corporate events, offering a rare behind-the-scenes view of Australia's criminal underworld with sharp wit, journalistic credibility, and decades of frontline experience.

A Sam Simmons live show is an experience. Some have described it as like watching a full grown man have an emotional breakdown on the monkey bars inside your mind, others have not. Quite simply there is no one else like him in the world of comedy. He really is one of Australia's most original comedy performers. Sam Simmon's show Fail is a hit - a masterpiece of surreality, silliness and sadness ...

USA TODAY recently named Russell Simmons one of the 'top 25 most influential people of the past 25 years', calling him a 'hip-hop pioneer' for his groundbreaking vision that has influenced music, fashion, finance, television and film, as well as the face of modern philanthropy. Russell Simmons has been instrumental in bringing the powerful influence of hip-hop culture to every facet of business a ...

Lynette Simons has been a print, radio and television journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald, the ABC and SBS. She currently runs workshops in Media Management and Conflict Resolution in the public and private sector and teaches Passion Peace and Poetry at Sydney University's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies.
As Training Manager for SBS for 10 years, Lynette gained specialist expertise ...

Great corporate cultures enable strategic goals to be achieved and fuel employee engagement. Great corporate cultures create a measurable point of difference in terms of individual and organisational performance. Importantly, great corporate cultures can’t be copied. But they don’t just happen by chance.

Emily was pregnant and wanted to buy a black bra. Horrified by the "sexless scaffolding" that was on offer, she started Full Bloom in 1994 to provide "Beautiful underwear for women at their most beautiful". After three years of trading in stores throughout Australia, they changed course and have now become a thriving mail order service ...

Joe Simpson has drawn from his experiences as one of the world's most successful and respected mountaineers to become a leading author. "Touching the Void", the story of his amazing survival, having shattered his leg and been left for dead in a crevasse high in the Andes, has sold over a million copies worldwide. He now brings his knowledge and powerful stories to the corporate sector in an amaz ...

Founder of two international corporations on two continents, Jack Sims offers the unique perspective of a transplanted Brit, who started the largest number one-ranked marketing agency in America. His clients are some of the biggest and best brands on the planet, and his expertise lies in getting serious buesinss growth to apply to every person who has though about growing his or her business into the brand leader. Each speaking session incorporates the research that he conducts with management and some of the expected attendees of the event to make it an even bigger success.

Jack Singleton is more than a chip off the old block when it comes to creating an industry buzz. Jack Singleton, the son of larrikin adman John, says that when the Jack Watts advertising agency started up in 1998 it was a small business. "Meaning we didn't have any clients," the 33-year-old laughs. These days it's a very different story, with their billings hitting the $52 million mark. ...

From God's house to the school house, Gemma Sisia has given many children the gift of education in Tanzania. With only $10 in her bank account, the former Guyra farm girl set up a school in Tanzania for poor but bright African children. Gemma found sponsors and supporters in Australia, and literally helped build the school - brick by brick - on an idyllic piece of land at the foot of Mount Meru in Tanzania. She named the school 'St Jude's' after the patron saint of lost causes - but in fact the school is a huge success, bringing a decent modern education to 890 kids who would otherwise be doing manual labour. She's written about her amazing experiences in her book called, simply, St Jude's. Gemma Sisla's story challenges us with the evidence of how the determination of one person can help change the world.

Sichan Siv embodies the classic American dream come true. A refugee from Cambodia, he came to United States in 1976 with nothing but an education, and was nominated by President George W. Bush in October 2001 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate as the 28th Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. From 2001 to 2006, he concurrently represented the United States at the U.N. ...

Ian, Steve, Lecky and James formed "The Six Foot Four" during a rehearsal of the Melbournaires Barbershop Chorus (in Melbourne, Australia) in March, 2000. As we are all at least six foot tall, Steve suggested that we call ourselves "The Six Foot Four". Ian (Lead) is the musical director of the Melbournaires and a former Baritone section leader. Steve (Bari) is the Bass section leader of the Melb ...

Arguably one of Australia's leading drivers of the 90's and part of the Holden Racing Team, Mark Skaife has an enviable reputation surrounded with success. In 2001 Mark succeeded in clenching his 2nd Championship for the Holden Racing Team, and 4th overall. A perfectionist, Mark is dedicated to constantly improving the performance of the teams racing Commodore, working constantly with his data and ...

Matt Skinner is an author, writer, consultant, and educator well-known to international audiences for his refreshing take on wine, and knack for making it simple. A strong believer that wine is for everyone, and that enjoying it is your right rather than your privilege, Matt has twice been short-listed for the IWSC International Communicator of the Year Award, is author of the awarded and internat ...

As "captain" of the B-105 Morning Crew - the number one rating breakfast radio programme for eight years, Ian steered the breakfast team daily with wit, generosity and astute professionalism. Ian has now moved to host the Triple M breakfast show and in their first ratings survey, lifted that show to become the number one radio breakfast show, beating his old radio team mates. He has an innate abil ...

Michael Slater was an Australian cricketer of world class standing. A combative and wholehearted cricketer, Michael Slater (affectionately known as "Slats") played many vital innings for New South Wales and as an Australian opener with his adventurous brand of strokeplay. Slat's is now forging a strong career in Australian media with a number of national and international commentary roles as we ...

The future of rugby league is in good hands with players like Billy Slater in the game. The Queensland excitement machine has been a revelation since he debuted for Melbourne, literally taking the NRL by storm. After a short time in the top grade, Slater has emerged as one of the brightest stars of the competition, with his electrifying pace and sublime footwork making him a standout of the Queens ...

Kate Slatter is widely regarded as Australia's leading female rower. She is able to draw on experiences from her success, training and also both her bachelor of science and commerce. ...

Described by Adam Hills, host of ABC TV's Spicks and Specks and three time Perrier Award nominee, as 'a living breathing joke machine', David Smiedt has been delighting audiences around the country with his brand of warm, inclusive comedy for over five years. A regular on television shows such as Mornings with Kerri-Ann and having appeared on Stand Up Australia, he is the author of six humorous bo ...

James is one of Australia's best live stand up comedians. He has appeared on all of the major television network programs: Rove Live, The Footy Show, The Fat, The Comedy Channel's Headliners and made countless other TV appearances. A banking and finance lawyer by profession, James began performing comedy and public speaking while at Law School. In 1995 he was selected to debate in the World Deba ...