Petris Lapis has spent more than three decades helping people and organisations grow, thrive and navigate the tough stuff with confidence and humour. With a career spanning tax professional, law lecturer, CFO, senior trainer, consultant, external author and director, she brings a rare blend of deep expertise, practical wisdom and light‑hearted humanity to every room she walks into.
Armed with qualifications in business, law, coaching, performance consulting and hypnosis - and trained in mindfulness - Petris has an extraordinary ability to translate complex ideas into simple, actionable strategies people can use immediately. She has contributed to boards and committees across professional and sporting bodies, consulted to industry, government and the non‑profit sector, and published several books along with hundreds of papers. Her programs have been featured in magazines, journals and online publications across Australia.
Audiences adore her warm, engaging style and her knack for making even the toughest topics feel accessible, hopeful and surprisingly fun. She has received numerous Presenter of the Conference awards at both State and National levels, and her sessions consistently attract exceptional ratings - including a recent webinar with a net promoter score of 83 that made the organiser do a double take.
Petris lives life with humour and delivers her workshops the same way: practical, relatable, evidence‑based and tailored to the people in front of her. She leaves audiences feeling empowered, energised and equipped with easy, real‑world tools for growth.
