Ovations' Entrepreneur and CEO Speakers come from the wide breadth of accomplished business leaders - the movers and shakers of commercial enterprise. These are the industry geniuses who have disrupted markets, blazed new trails and created commercial empires, highly sought after for their business acumen and vast experience. Give your guests the best advice available, directly from those accomplished leaders who know the most.
Anthony Mitchell is an international strategy adviser with a unique blend of skills. Sitting on Boards in the private, public and non-for-profit sectors, Anthony brings his global thought leadership in commerce, psychology and mathematics to the development and execution of leading-edge strategies for success. Anthony is a Director and anthonyco-founder of Bendelta (since 2003), strategy and ...
Labeled the "turn-around champ" by Fortune magazine, Barry Gibbons carried a failing Burger King Corporation from threatened obscurity to triumphant global prominence. With humor and intelligence, Gibbons' wisdom provides a practical road map for successful organizations and individuals willing to commit to the journey. Cutting to the bottom-line difference between "acceptable" and "exceptional" c ...
Bernie Brookes is a 30 year retail veteran and at 48 has significant retail experience. Bernie's experience includes leading a multi-divisional organisation during significant periods of change and re-engineering. Having worked in three states across all major divisions, he has an excellent grasp of a variety of areas of senior management. He has significant international experience. He has ...
Bill is one of Australia's leading food writers. He has sold over 500,000 copies of his books worldwide and this is steadily climbing with the release of Simply Bill. Bill appears frequently in Australian and international media. Bill is a regular contributor to Australia's delicious magazine, he has a breakfast food segment on Sydney's Vega 953 with the adored Angela Catterns, and has columns in ...
Bill was most recently Chairman and Chief Executive, MTV Networks International (MTVNI). Bill, a dedicated internationalist and music lover, was the architect of MTV Networks International's (MTVNI) successful localisation model which empowered the local operations to embrace both commercial and artistic autonomy, whilst finding the right balance between local and international content. Under Bill ...
Billy Tucker is the past CEO of Cudo Australia and was the Chairman of Cudo New Zealand. Previously Billy worked for Microsoft where he helped launch the Xbox business in London, before leading the Bing Search business across Asia. Most recently he ran Consumer strategy and Business Development for Microsoft here in Australia. Billy served on the Board of the Internet Industry Association from 3 y ...
Biz Stone is an American entrepreneur and author best known for co-founding Twitter. A progenitor of social networking and blogging, Stone has been developing large scale systems that facilitate the open exchange of information for more than a decade. Having started out as an artist, Stone stresses creativity, learning from mistakes, and celebrating the triumph of humanity over technology. ...
Brad Sugars is a world-renowned Australian entrepreneur, author and business coach who has helped more than a million clients around the world find business and personal success. His main company, Action International, started from humble beginnings in the back bedroom of a suburban home in 1993 when Brad started teaching business owners how to grow their sales and marketing results. Now Actio ...
Virgin are a great example of a partnership community. Brett Godfrey was the man heading up a team that has brought Australia an entire new concept in air travel, a low fare carrier with that unmistakable Virgin flair and style. As retired CEO of Virgin Blue, his aim is to introduce travellers to affordable and fun flying with the ambition of ensuring that air travel is within reach of all Austral ...
Brett and his team have built Kelly+Partners from scratch to be the 38th largest Accounting Firm in Australia, with a focus on assisting business owners to succeed financially. Along the way the firm has picked up various accolades including the Business Fitness Australia's Most Efficient Accounting Firm, BRW 4th Fastest Growing Accounting Firm, and the BRW Fastest Growing Accounting Firm. With m ...
