Kirsty is one of the most sought after inspirational speakers, most often booked to open or close a conference. She is known for her ability to shift the tone of an event, to help the audience connect with themselves— and others in a deeper, more meaningful way and to help clients foster a culture of vulnerability throughout their event and beyond.
She does this by modeling her own beautiful, heart-opening vulnerability.
Her ability to share moving, thought provoking and emotional topics with compassion, strength, and her signature Australian humor, helps the audience become comfortable with going, just a little deeper.
She is a truth teller, connector and a powerful storyteller with the rare ability to both inspire audiences and leave them with actionable strategies that have lifechanging results.
Kirsty’s courageous story has touched diverse audiences all over the world, including employees from Fortune 500 Companies & global brands. She is trusted by her clients to design and deliver interactive keynotes that inspire change, challenge thinking and accelerate personal and professional growth.
Her videos have been watched by more than 1.7 million people in over 120 countries.
Her work has been nominated for two PRISM awards by the Entertainment Industry Council.
She has been featured in Fox Business, Women’s Health, The Huffington Post, Forbes, The Today Show and more.
In her previous career she was ranked in the top 1 % of 120,000 sales agents worldwide with Re/Max and awarded the ‘Hall Of Fame’
Today, she is taking her passionate work directly to the people by organizing a first of its kind event series, Truth Telling f
or Truth Seekers. The inaugural event is being held in Los Angeles on April 22nd, 2018 in a 1500 seat auditorium and features a line-up of the most inspirational truth tellers and entertainers.
Speaking topics
FIND YOUR COURAGE
“It’s not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves.”
Self awareness is the key to self mastery, dealing with change & achieving success. Having the courage to look within to overcome our fears and to climb our personal mountains takes work though. Self work. Yet many struggle to see which limiting beliefs, doubts & fears are holding them back, which skills they need to go to the next level or which weak links may need repairing so that they can be the most effective leader, sales person or business owner.
Kirsty believes that everyone is capable of doing something extraordinary in their lives and that the biggest obstacle to success is OURSELVES. Through moving stories and inspirational & practical examples, she gives everyone in the room a little courage, leaving them inspired, empowered and equipped to climb their own mountains.
KEY LEARNINGS:
- IDENTIFY WHICH BARRIERS YOU ARE FACING RIGHT NOW.
- LEARN HOW TO FIND YOUR ‘BASELINE’.
- UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN PUSH THROUGH BLOCKAGES.
- GAIN PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES TO BUILD YOUR COURAGE.
- BE INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO REACH YOUR FULLEST POTENTIAL.
THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF TRUTH
“Embrace your fears and find your freedom.”
Discover how embracing your fears, trusting yourself to feel what you need to heal and going toe-totoe
with your most profound truths, can transform your life. All while laughing, learning and stretching
yourself.
Research shows that one of the biggest fears that leaders have is ‘what will others think of me?’ This is a
universal fear for human beings, often manifesting as a fear of being truly seen, an inability to show up
fully, to be vulnerable, to take risks and causing people to disconnect, retreat, shrink and play small.
How can we lead others if we can’t lead ourselves? As Kirsty models so bravely for others, “You can’t
go professionally where you won’t go personally.”
KEY LEARNINGS:
- UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DESIRE TO HEAL MUST BE GREATER THAN YOUR FEAR.
- LEARN HOW EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY CAN STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS.
- STRETCH YOURSELF AND BE WILLING TO SEE THINGS THROUGH A NEW LENS.
- IDENTIFY WHERE FEAR MAY BE HOLDING YOU BACK.
- BE CRACKED OPEN TO A NEW WAY OF THINKING ABOUT YOUR TRUTH.
TRUTH TELLING FOR TRUTH SEEKERS
“When we share our stories, we heal not only ourselves, but others.”
Interviewing truth tellers for the past 10 years and working on her documentary ‘The Truth Teller Project’
has given Kirsty a unique perspective on TRUTH. Capturing emotionally raw and powerful stories from
those who have endured some of the worst kinds of sexual abuse, risen up from trauma, overcome
addiction and moved forward from shame and stigma, she has seen that there are certain universal
principles that each truth teller had to learn to get to a place of acceptance, freedom and healing.
Kirsty’s own journey began as a truth seeker herself, looking for her freedom… she found it when, after
almost 2 decades of living with a secret, she bravely shared her TRUTH with the world in a first of it’s kind
TEDx talk titled ‘You’re Only as Sick as Your Secrets’. In speaking her truth, she released a ripple of healing
into the world.
#MeToo has galvanized the collective in a way that has been surprising to many. The time’s up movement
is now elevating truth telling even further and Oprah’s speech at the Golden Globes reminded everyone
that TRUTH is a powerful TOOL and that we need to learn how to use it. Kirsty believes that now is the
time for truth telling. And she doesn’t just mean big truths around shame, abuse, addiction and trauma to
name a few, but the little truths—the daily ones.
KEY LEARNINGS:
- RELEASE YEARS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY WHICH ARE BLOCKING YOUR SUCCESS.
- BEGIN TO SEE THINGS THROUGH A NEW LENS.
- CONNECT WITH THE RAW HONESTY AND VULNERABILITY MODELED BY OTHERS.
- REALIZE THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE. #METOO
- BE EMPOWERED TO MAKE A REAL CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE.
Testimonials
When your staff are buzzing 2 weeks after the event you know the speaker has had a deep and lasting impact. Kirsty was hands down the most inspirational speaker we have ever had present to our consultants. This was the most we had invested in a speaker to date and the ROI has already exceeded our expectations and the cost will pay for itself. She has left them inspired and most importantly empowered for a strong start to the year.
Kirsty’s ability to connect with and inspire every member of the audience is incredibly unique. She had every person in the room identifying and learning to embrace their individual fears. Touching their hearts and minds, by engaging with each person individually, she was able to help them move their business to the next level. Importantly she was able to magically weave our corporate theme throughout her message which made it feel especially tailored for us.
- David Mills CEO - The Chefs ToolBox
Kirsty Spraggon brought incredible energy to our event. She not only educated attendees, but she inspired them too. Many people approached me after Kirsty’s talk to tell me how much of an impact she had on them, and how positive their actions and behavior would be going forward. That is immediate ROI — you can take a great speaker like Kirsty to the bank!
- Marin Bright, Founder, CEO Smart Meetings
We have been hosting women's networking events for over 10 years, and Kirsty drew the biggest turnout we’ve ever had. Our guests were intrigued by Kirsty’s bio that we shared, and after the event were full of even more praises. Our guests loved how Kirsty broke down the elements of networking into realistic, easily achievable activities that each of them could see themselves doing that wouldn’t feel awkward. During the presentation everyone was so busy having fun they didn’t even realize that they were learning critical skills to implement when networking!
Kirsty is fantastic, and I will recommend her to anyone else looking for an inspiring, energetic and unique speaker.
- Sue King, Partner, KPMG LLP
Kirsty’s skillfully captivated our audience from the onset of her arrival. Her dynamic personality and charisma drew many to her as she navigated our conference activities before her keynote address. Many of our members reached out to her after the event to gain further insights about overcoming challenges and how to rise above self-imposed limitations! She filled the room with energy and enthusiasm and got everyone engaged. Her message was on point with our conference theme “Bring It On” and her story resonated with the audience. She empowered the audience to overcome our fears and challenged us to dream big! Her humor was contagious and it enabled Kirsty to connect with audience at a personal level. We love how she has remained engaged with us after our event through social media and emails. We look forward to more interactions with Kirsty, and recommend her highly.
- Patricia Hill - XEROX Women's Convention
"We were delighted to host Kirsty Spraggon as our opening keynote speaker at our annual Energetic Women Conference. From an attendee perspective, Kirsty was energetic, entertaining, insightful and uplifting. She was a crowd favorite. From a meeting planner perspective, Kirsty was extremely responsive and flexible and very easy to work with. We would love to have her back for a future meeting!"
– Stacey Bonine, Corporate Services Director, Energetic Women
The team loved you and so did I. Your content was exceptional and you were very engaging as a speaker. Having been in real estate over 10 years I have heard many speakers/sales trainers over that time and many times I hear the same message over and over but not with you. Your talk was fresh, interesting and full of great practical tips that we can use this minute
- Principal McGrath Central Coast
Rarely have we seen a speaker who is so engaging, charming, relatable and humorous all at the same time. Our 450 strong leadership group were enthralled and engrossed in Kirsty's practical yet groundbreaking idea. Kirsty lit up the room with her enthusiasm and connected instantly to our team. Kirsty has reignited the flame in many people and as a result has inspired people to new levels of activity with renewed confidence.
- Sales and Marketing Manager Neways International.
Her delivery was very natural, relatable, energetic, and vibrant. Included lot's of take home practical content. Kirsty's after service was very professional and certainly practices what she speaks in terms of continuously building relationships with her clients.
- Business Development and Events Manager, Real Estate Institute of Queensland
Kirsty was very 'REAL' and such a pleasure to listen to. You really can see the sincerity in her message, she has no falseness about her or barriers. The ladies in the room really warmed to her and the feedback has been wonderful. She is fresh, real, down to earth and inspirational all in the one package !! She is certainly a true example of living your dream.
- Realmark
Kirsty has the fantastic ability to take a pragmatic look at my business and cut to the chase in what I need to do to maximise my business growth. She is an exceptionally inspiring and motivating coach!
- Director Food, Body and Health
The day with Kirsty was an adventure both personally and professionally, she had the staff motivated and excited about their goals and ambitions. Working with children can burn you out very easily but when your reminded of how important your role is you become to realise that you truly love what you do. Kirsty is fantastic, she provided a day filled with activities to motivate staff, team build, and even learn about yourself. A day to remember.
- Woy Woy Childcare Director
Kirsty speaks from real experience, not lip service. Kirsty has been there, done it herself and passes on the enthusiasm. Kirsty gets to the heart of why and how you can engage yourself into mapping out what action to take and then doing it! The angle that's missing from everyone else.
- Audience of One Marketing
Why would you book Kirsty to speak? Because she is a superstar in selling - really
- CSP Business Futurist & Innovation Expert
If you are reading this with the view of enhancing your event with the presence of Kirsty Spraggon then lock her in now and ask questions later. Seriously, do it! Rarely have we seen a speaker who is so engaging, charming, relatable and humorous all at the same time. Our 450 strong leadership group were enthralled and engrossed in Kirsty's practical yet groundbreaking ideas on relation-shipping and networking (or as Kirsty coins it 'Netfurking' - that term will get your audience's attention, trust me). Kirsty lit up the room with her enthusiasm and connected instantly to our team. Kisrty has reignited the flame in many people and as a result has inspired people to new levels of activity with renewed confidence. Kirsty you are a gem and most welcome to speak at our future events. Thanks for all you gave.
- Sales and Marketing Manager Neways International.
You know when someone's passionate about what they do when the energy level is high, the content is relevant, the audience is engaged and the learning is happening. That's exactly what you get with Kirsty! The best thing is that people make a commitment to make a change- that's what we were looking for and that's what we got.
- Chief Executive - Qld - Ray White Real Estate
Your content was exceptional and you were very engaging as a speaker. Having been in real estate over 10 years I have heard many speakers/sales trainers over that time and many times I hear the same message over and over but not with you. Your talk was fresh, interesting and full of great practical tips that we can use this minute.
- Principal of McGrath Real Estate
Kirsty delivers an enjoyable and thought provoking workshop. She listens to her group and addresses all the issues raised by each person. She allows discussion to enable discovery of why challenges happen and how to overcome them. She turns frustrations into opportunities and work into fu-rk! Her enthusiasm and energy is infectious and the day flies by. Be there, care and share is a fundamental necessity to anybody in a sales role and is a great philosophy for relationship building on all levels. Kirsty demonstrates this throughout her presentations, on her website, in her book and her life.
- State Managers Open 2 View WA & QLD
Kirsty did a fantastic presentation and it was a tremendous success. There was a really positive enthusiastic feel to the whole event. I believe it went a long way to enhancing the synergy with the RE/MAX group in South Australia. The important thing was that Kirsty followed a brief and delivered what was really relevant to where our people were at, at that moment.
- Operations Director - RE/MAX
My Team absolutely benefited from a fresh approach to building relationships and the energy that Kirsty brought to delivering the training. Setting up a new sales team, in a new environment affords its own challenges however with the insights and enthusiasm delivered to our group by Kirsty we have no doubt that our success as individuals and as a Team is limitless. A dynamic presentation by a dynamic presenter cannot help but stimulate the activity required to strengthen a Team.
- Westpac Banking Corporation - Premium Financial Services
Kirsty's presentation was the highlight of the Conference and an outstanding way to end our day! Followed closely by the Cocktail Party where she was in the spotlight again with all our delegates wanting to talk with her. There was not a person present who did not take away an action, a behaviour, an idea and a sense of purpose to achieve more out of both their working and personal lives. From the first contact with Kirsty I felt like I was arranging an event with a close friend that I had yet to meet. What a wonderful experience this journey has been, Kirsty's warmth and approachability shines through in her voice and her written communication.
- Retirement Village Association
Kirsty had my clients mesmerized!" - National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
- Motivational, energetic & incredibly relatable." - Sotheby's International Realty
A dynamic power hitter when it comes to speaking...
- Meeting Professionals International
Rarely have we seen a speaker who is so engaging, charming, relatable and humorous all at the same time. Our 450 strong leadership group were enthralled and engrossed in Kirsty's practical yet groundbreaking ideas on relation-shipping and networking (or as Kirsty coins it ‘Netfurking' – that term will get your audience's attention, trust me). Kirsty lit up the room with her enthusiasm and connected instantly to our team. Kirsty has reignited the flame in many people and as a result has inspired people to new levels of activity with renewed confidence.
- Neways International
