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.
Brett Rutledge is taking the entertainment scene by storm with his astonishing repertoire of more than 200, on-the-money characterizations of some of the world's best-known celebrities. Laugh with Billy Connolly, learn to be Elvis, play games with Julian Clary, battle Darth Vader in a light sabre duel, sing along with Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison, Dean Martin, Joe Cocker, Louis Armstrong, Frank Spenc ...
With a comprehensive retail & franchise speaking background behind him, Brian Walker will make a house call to your next event and leave your audience enlightened, entertained and motivated. Brian's presentations are highly motivational, information-rich and very entertaining. His wealth of retail business knowledge is teamed up with his down-to-earth communication style to deliver a 'best in bu ...
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 Jardine by the age of 34, Bruce describes his career as a "vertical learning curve." Along the way, he has developed a reputation for performance, particularly in the area of taking loss-making businesses into profitability. At Colliers he led firstl ...
Bruce Dickinson is a charismatic and unique speaker at any business event. As an entrepreneur, creative business thinker, commercial pilot and brewmaster, in addition, of course, to being the lead singer of Iron Maiden, he is a true renaissance man. Bruce is the man behind Cardiff Aviation, which specialises in heavy maintenance of Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft and the training of pilots. ...
If you want your sales people to have a unique experience that has the potential to change their lives, then hire Bruce. He has appeared 16 times on the annual program of the Million Dollar Round Table, considered by many to be the preeminent platform in the sales and financial advisorial world. His presentations ("From Acorns to Oak Trees", "Client Building Strategies" and "Philanthropy and your ...
Following a transformational backpacking trip to Asia, Bruce started G Adventures at the age of 22 by maxing out his credit cards and possessing a burning desire to create a sustainable travel experience like nothing the world had ever seen, for those who didn't want to see the world from the back of a tour bus. Over the next 23 years with Bruce at the helm and a business concept rooted in social ...
Bud Taylor is an author, speaker, and consultant who focuses on organizational transformation as driven by the customer. Bud has more than 30 years of experience working in most major industry sectors with marquee clients such as Microsoft Europe, Whirlpool, Sony Electronics US, Toyota, Cardinal Health, Canadian Pacific, and the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation. Bud has transformed organizatio ...
Carolyn Creswell, Carman's Fine Foods founder and managing director, is a role model for Australians who have always wanted to take the plunge on that great business idea or opportunity. Carolyn has single handedly grown her business from handmaking muesli for a few Melbourne cafes and delis, to a multinational company, spanning 21 countries and turning over more than $10 million annually. It' ...
About Carolyn Tate In 2001, I made the shift to self-employment, after more than 20 years at Westpac and Merrill Lynch. In 2010, after 9 years as a small business-marketing expert, I decided the profession of marketing had lost its way. So I gave it all up and took my 12 year-old son, Billy on an extended sabbatical to Aix en Provence, France. On returning to Melbourne in 2011, I spent my hi ...
Cath Sutherland is a dynamic Australian businesswoman who began her successful career as a creative director for radio stations around Australia, and moved into positions in events management, public relations, advertising, sales promotions, and national marketing management. Now, through her Perth-based business and marketing consultancy which she has run since 2000, Cath specialises in helping b ...
