What kind of entertainers, experts and legends can best help your team achieve optimal cohesion? How do you keep people engaged and enthused? We recommend you get creative. Ovations know how invaluable it is to have a strong, happy team. That's why we provide events with charismatic, motivational speakers, explorers and other athletes, psychologists, musical legends, respected authors, even comedians. We specialize in building teams, from the ground up.
Damian Brown is an inspiring personality with outstanding sporting success; representing Australia in Weightlifting, at 3 Olympic Games and 4 Commonwealth Games winning 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals; and competing in twelve consecutive World Championships (a World Record). Damian was also honoured as the Australian Team Flag Bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Da ...
Damien is an ex Aussie Test Cricket player who played in the 1999 World Cup Victory Match. He's an inspirational, motivating and entertaining speaker who addresses issues such as leadership, team work, mentoring & communication. ...
Damien Leith's musical odyssey has been nothing short of extraordinary, one which has played out before the eyes of a captivated nation. The Irish-born troubadour's career went stratospheric when he appeared on, and subsequently won, the 2006 edition of Australian Idol. Along the way, Leith's touching songs have captured millions of hearts and multiple platinum awards. The singer-songwriter's jour ...
Former International Cricket Council Elite Cricket Umpire Darrell Hair is an Australian icon known for his ethics and upholding the spirit of the game. Darrell umpired 78 Test matches, 139 One Day Internationals, and was a full time umpire for ten years. Darrell specialises in leadership and people development, motivational events, and coaching people to achieve their potential. He is also an acc ...
Darren Isenberg has a number of years experience in the unusual combination of education and comedy. He is now co-director of a company, which provides corporate entertainment, professional MC work and team-building. Darren has designed and conducted interactive activities specifically designed to make conferences a fun experience for the delegates. A casual yet corporate style, Darren injects hu ...
David Koutsoukis is a recognised thought leader and skilled practitioner in the area of leading and managing people. He has spent more than 20 years exploring the art and science of leadership - from his early working life as an outdoor adventure and leadership instructor, through team leader and management roles, to his time now as a leadership speaker, coach and consultant. David's core message ...
David Lim is best known in Asia and abroad for leading the 1st Singapore Mt Everest Expedition in 1998 which succeeded in placing two members on the summit. The climb captured the imagination of the entire country and helped reset the parameters of what could be achieved by the small and flat island nation. A week after returning from Everest, he experienced a life-and-death struggle with Guillain ...
Dean Karnazes might just be the fittest man in the world", writes Men's Fitness. As an internationally recognized endurance athlete, Karnazes has done what few people thought humanly possible. He's run 350 continuous miles, straight through three nights without sleep. He's run across Death Valley in the middle of summer, where temperatures reached 128 degrees, and he's run a marathon to the South ...
Denis Horgan founded the Leeuwin Estate winery in Margaret River 30 years ago. Committed to achieving excellence, Leeuwin Estate is recognised internationally for producing premium quality varietal wines ranking alongside the worlds finest. Denis speaks about the dynamics of having family business, growing team depending on strengths and weaknesses and taking the business through good and bad tim ...
Derrick survived a horrific attack as a police officer, shot 14 times when caught in the middle of a siege where no medical treatment could reach him. Now Derrick speaks on perseverance and determination. His presentations have the gritty, emotional story of the shooting, a belly laugh at the some of the comical things that can happen in the midst of adversity and the inspirational messages of per ...
