Mark MacManus - Restoring hope after drug addiction
Mark Macmanus is the epitome of turning adversity into a journey that provides hope to others. After spiralling to the depths of despair through drug addiction, Mark finally found strength and strategies and with this founded The Restoration Project to help others.
The Restoration Project is a Mental Health awareness and Drug and Alcohol Education and Prevention Service specialising in lived experience, keynote speaking, family support, rehabilitation referral, and intervention guidance.
Mark Macmanus (founder) share’s his personal harrowing story and path to recovery. Some of the topics covered include anxiety, self-esteem, depression, alcohol, narcotics, gambling, resilience, determination, and rehabilitation. Mark launched The Restoration Project to help educate people about mental health and the challenges of substance abuse and finding hope through adversity.
“I suffered from poor mental health from an early age. I suffered anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. At the time I did not understand what I was even struggling with. In my early 20s, I was binge drinking every weekend and started to experiment with illicit drugs. I become addicted and suffered for eight years. My life spiralled out of control and reached depths where I thought I would never return. However, I sought rehabilitation and set about on my recovery. My story is raw and powerful and breaks all the stigmas associated with mental health and addiction.
I wish to deliver hope to families and people who are suffering. I wish to educate the youth of the dangers of alcohol and narcotics and the effect they can have on your life.”
Mark is an established presenter and is sought after in the addiction and mental health space and has played a role in many people turning their lives around and living proof that nothing is impossible if you don’t give up.
Mark works with multiple organisations including, ACSO, Latrobe Drug Action Team. (LDAT) Latrobe Youth Space, Coability, Maxima, Bakers Delight, and Wellington Local Drug Action Team.
Mark is now 7 years clean and is the Interim General Manager of Operations of a local disability employment provider in Gippsland and runs his own successful business. Mark is living proof that rock bottom can become the solid foundation on which you can rebuild your life.
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LinkedIn: Mark Macmanus
FB: The Restoration Project @restorationgippsland
Insta: TheRestorationProject @therestorationproject1
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Gina Balarin - Building pride through stories
Gina Balarin loves communicating, and in particular bringing stories and brands to life. She helps marketers do marketing they’re proud of and is the author of the book 'The Secret Army: Leadership, Marketing and the Power of People’.
Gina Balarin is a communicator at heart. While contemplating how to make a living from writing, marketing found her, and she never looked back.
It hasn’t always been an easy ride, though. Relatively early in her career she discovered that she doesn’t see things the way most people do. She gets frustrated when the rules are illogical and when things don't make sense. So she started her own company instead.
Now she’s an entrepreneur, helping marketers around the world do marketing they're proud of. Oh, and she sits on a couple of boards, has a Masters degree in Management Communication, is a Fellow of the CIM and the AMI, and a member of the PSA. She has written a couple of books including The Secret Army: Leadership, Marketing and the Power of People, 150 poems or so, and done a TEDx talk.
Mostly, though, she’s just interested in helping people find ways to be prouder of who they are, what they do, and how they make a difference in the world.
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Website: https://www.verballistics.com.au/
LinkedIn: Gina Balarin
FB: Gina Balarin
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Raheen Fatima - Activating global peace
Raheen Fatima is a 14yr old peace activist who has been recognised by many organisations as an inspirational global change maker. After her young brother was diagnosed with cancer, Raheen decided you are never too young to make a difference.
Raheen Fatima is a 14 year old girl from Pakistan, who is also a Peace & Climate Change Activist, Standup comedian, Theatre Actor, Aspiring Entrepreneur, SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Ambassador and Interviewer. Over the course of the pandemic, she has conducted over 500 interviews and sessions to foster global peace and achievements of the SDGs.
When her younger brother was diagnosed with cancer, she realized one is never too young or old to die. She embarked on her journey with a passion to empower people around her and bring peace to this world.
With a passion to work for people and planet, Raheen is ambitious to take her work global by creating teams and collaborations for making global peace dreams a reality.
She is currently working on multiple projects, and her immediate aim is to synergise all peace efforts in one place, involving all stakeholders across the globe. She believes nothing else but interfaith, intercultural, international dialogue can pave the way for global peace.
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FB: Raheen Fatima
Insta: Raheen Fatima @fatima_raheen
YouTube: Raheen Fatima
LinkedIn: Raheen Fatima
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Matt Runnalls - Advocating mindful mental health
Matt Runnalls is a speaker, author and the founder of Mindfull Aus. After hitting rock bottom with his own mental health, Matt found strategies to help him make choices that gave hope to the new chance he got each and every day. He now helps others to believe in themselves.
Matt Runnalls works tirelessly as a mental health advocate to create awareness, acceptance, education and connection within communities to overcome the stigma and effects of suicide on a global scale. Utilizing his own lived-experience of mental illness, surviving suicide attempts, and losing far too many friends to suicide, Matt is continuously creating more platforms of communication to encourage everyone to feel comfortable to talk about and manage their well-being just as he continues to do.
Through his rediscovery of hope visible in the kindness of others, Matt found his passion and purpose when he wholeheartedly pursued the creation of Mindfull Aus a not-profit mental health foundation at the age of 24.
Since devoting himself to advocacy full-time, Matt has delivered over 600 speeches and keynotes, workshops, and events across Australia, Canada, and America. Matt has facilitated right across the world for some of the world’s largest Mind and Behavioral organizations, conferences and bodies.
Matt has been a student of programs and workshops from leading experts in the field of mind and behavioral health including: Wim Hof, Tony Robbins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Dr Brené Brown, Tom Bilyeau, Deepak Chopra, Heather Yelland and Kevin Hines. Matt is trained in NLP, a certified Breathwork & Meditation Practitioner, Sciences of Wellbeing, Intro to Psychology & Counselling, EQ and Quantum Learning as Alumni at California State University.
Matt now spends his life in dedication to the loss of his mates to suicide, combined with the thought that saved his life in 2012—that of having kids one day. This understanding and passion led Matt to become a trained facilitator at the world’s #1 camp for young kids (greensupercamp.com.au) where he works with young champions to improve self-esteem, equip them with accelerated development techniques and a greater understanding of emotional intelligence and relationships.
Matt’s story and message have been featured in books, documentaries, songs, podcasts and films throughout many major media outlets. His dedication to change has been recognized in: The Huffington Post, Global Award-winning Documentary of the Year, Suicide: the Ripple Effect, Guts, Grit & The Grind: a men’s health manual, and also in numerous Parliamentary sittings.
Matt has also been the recipient of an Australia Day Medallion in January 2018, a finalist in the 2019 Victorian Leadership & Innovation Award, 2020 ABC Heywire Trailblazer, 2020 AMHF Best Men’s Speaker Finalist, 2020 AMHF Men’s Health Award Top 3 placement, 2021 Australian of the Year Nominee and 2021 Westfield Community Hero.
Matt’s opportunity to ensure that the next generation doesn’t walk into the unknown like he did, drives him every day as he continues to make a positive impact on as many people as humanly possible.
Matt is committed to using his voice and experiences as a platform to encourage acceptance, purpose and hope.
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Website: Matt Runnalls https://mattrunnalls.com.au/
Website: Mindfull Aus https://www.mindfullaus.org/
LinkedIn: Matt Runnalls
Insta: Matt Runnals @matt.runnalls
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Michael Whitehouse - Networking with the Guy Who Knows A Guy
After moving across the country, Michael Whitehouse knew nobody but needed a network to help him find work. Before long he was very well connected and started connecting others. Michael is now known as the Guy Who Knows A Guy.
Michael Whitehouse is The Guy Who Knows a Guy. In 2014, he came to Groton, Connecticut knowing no one at all. A year later, after diving into networking with both feet, he was a major connector in the local community. In 2020, he went global and began connecting entrepreneurs, investors, speakers and others around the world to people they need to know.
He offers his services as a networking concierge, making connections and building strategic alliances around the world. He is the host of the daily Morning Motivation Podcast and the Guy Who Knows a Guy interview podcast.
Michael Whitehouse says he is not a networking wizard. He has simply employed certain techniques to connect with people and build win-win relationships, and he is working hard to share what he has learned with as many people as he can.
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Website: https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com/
FB: The Guy Who Knows A Guy @guywhoknowsaguy
LinkedIn: Michael Whitehouse
Morning Motivation website: https://www.morningmotivation.fun
Morning Motivation FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/morningmotivationpodcast
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Dr John Demartini - Living an authentic, values driven life
Dr Demartini is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behavior and personal development. He travels 360 days a year, lives on a ship, and is the author of 40 books and has created 72 courses to help people thrive.
Dr Demartini is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behavior and personal development. He is the founder of the Demartini Institute, a private research and education organization with a curriculum of over 72 courses covering multiple aspects of human development.
His trademarked methodologies in human development, the Demartini Method and the Demartini Value Determination are culminations of over 47 years of cross-disciplinary research and study and utilized in all human development industries across the world.
Dr Demartini travels 360 days a year to countries all over the globe where he shares his research and findings in all markets and sectors. He is the author of 40 books published in 29 different languages. He has produced over 60 CDs and DVDs covering subjects such as development in relationships, wealth, education and business.
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Website: https://drdemartini.com/
LinkedIn: Dr John Demartini
Insta: Dr John Demartini @drjohndemartini
Youtube: The Demartini Institute
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Dr Sue Pillans - Drawing a brighter marine future
Dr Sue Pillans is a marine scientist and graphic artist who is wildly passionate about ensuring a brighter future for our sea creatures. She loves nothing more that sharing the stories from her 3 children’s books about the ocean as he alter ego Suzie Starfish.
Dr Sue Pillans is an Aussie marine scientist, artist, children’s author/illustrator and graphic recorder who specialises in creative and visual communications. Sue combines her training as a marine scientist and experience as a strategic planner with her imaginative skills as an artist to help people, teams and organisations to “Picture your ideas” through visual storytelling.
Sue has worked with over 40 organisations on a wide range of topics, ideas and issues across Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region, illustrating ideas and concepts through hand-drawn Infographics.
“I help to make the complex simple and the simple compelling“
Sue is the author / illustrator (authorstrator) of a series of ocean-science picture books:
These stories excite, engage, educate and empower children about our living oceans and their underwater wonders. Sue’s alter ego Dr Suzie Starfish (Author/Illustrator) uses the art of marine science and storytelling to bring our ‘Living Oceans’ into classrooms.
Sue also has over 15 years experience in research and development, marine conservation planning, natural resource management and strategic planning due to the varied roles she has held across Government and Research Organisations.
Sue has a PhD in Marine Science from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, where she is also an adjunct Research Fellow in the Centre of Biodiversity and Conservation Science.
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Website: drsuepillans.com
LinkedIn: Dr Sue Pillans
Insta: Dr Sue Pillans @suepillans
FB: Dr Suzie Starfish @drsuziestarfish
Youtube: Dr Sue Pillans
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Daniel Tolson - Exploring minds and accelerating results
Daniel Tolson works across the globe as a business coach, helping people to accelerate their results. Prior to founding his company, The Tolson Institute, Daniel was a leader of 17,000 cabin crew for Emirates Airlines.
Daniel's goal is to help you Accelerate and Multiply your Results!
Daniel Tolson has served as a consultant to more than 15,000 companies and individuals throughout Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Great Britain, Ireland, and both North and South America.
As a business influencer, he impacts millions of people each year. He has studied, researched, written, and spoken for 20 years on the topics of time management, goal setting, strategic planning, sales iQ, business model innovation and emotional intelligence.
Daniel is considered the world’s Number One business coach specializing in Emotional Intelligence, with over 6,500 case studies into emotional intelligence in the past three years alone. He has written and produced more than 250 audio and video learning programs, which have influenced business owners all around the world, including: Mental Detox, Total Emotional Mastery, and Win Sales Now!
Daniel speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Emotional and Social Intelligence, including the executives and staff of many of Australia’s largest corporations. His interactive talks and seminars on Selling with Emotional Intelligence, Business Model Innovation, Time Management and The Psychology of Success bring about immediate improvements in productivity, performance and output.
Prior to founding his company, The Tolson Institute, Daniel was a leader of 17,000 cabin crew for Emirates Airlines. He has had successful careers in real estate sales and marketing, Pawnbroking, Second Hand Dealing, a former Australian Champion Wakeboarder and eXtreme Games Competitor.
He has conducted high-level consulting assignments with many billion-dollar plus corporations in emotional intelligence and business model innovation. Daniel has traveled and worked in over 100 countries on six continents and lives in both Taiwan and Australia.
He is happily married with two children.
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Website: https://danieltolson.com/
LinkedIn: Daniel Tolson
FB: Daniel Tolson
Insta: Daniel Tolson @danieltolson
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Terry Paule - Making drinking water from fruit and vegetables
After 35 plus years as an entrepreneur, Terry Paule is focus on impact. After founding MyCo, a company focused on producing plant based foods, Terry stumbled upon the opportunity to create clean drinking water purely from fruit and vegetables.
Terry Paule is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Findex, Founder and Executive Director of My Co (makers of BioCheese), Co-Founder and CEO of Botanical Water Technologies Ltd (UK) #leaveitbetter, Founder and CEO of Botanical Water Foundation, Co-Founder and Director of TorchT Productions, Non-Executive Director of Agtuary, Non-Executive Director of SproutX and famously, Co-Founder and former Managing Director of Mediterranean lifestyle pioneers Lemnos Foods #justaddlemnos.
Terry has amassed 35 plus years of experience as a serial entrepreneur with a hands-on approach to building startups and their brands both in Australia and internationally. He has an impressive track record of having founded and funded several successful business ventures. Paule believes in establishing strong operational frameworks and a positive cultural environment to support and manage the implementation process essential for success.
As an impact investor, he has established My Co to focus on new idea and startup opportunities in the health and wellbeing, and global food and beverage sectors with a particular emphasis on plant-based food and beverage and renewable and sustainable ideas.
Driving some of Australia's most exciting and revolutionary startups, he mentors many aspiring entrepreneurs through strategic guidance and public speaking, and dedicates time and resources to philanthropy. He is an inspiring leader with a wealth of knowledge and experience, and a contagious passion for life.
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Website: https://www.terrypaule.com/
LinkedIn: Terry Paule
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Kevin Martin - Developing peak performance mindsets
Adopting three older children seemed like a dream come true to Kevin Martin and his wife. That was until the oldest became too aggressive to manage. Their son’s life completely changed after only three sessions of neuro-linguistic programming, and in that moment Kevin knew what his life work was.
Kevin is a Mindset Coach, Author, Professional Speaker, Seminar Leader, entrepreneur, and award-winning Hypnotherapist.
He has been training people for over 25 years, harnessing his understanding of how people think, how people learn, and most importantly, how people change. Kevin is compassionate and caring, enabling him to work with a variety of very difficult problems and very sensitive people.
With the adoption of 3 children and foster care of many more, Kevin came to find out just how severe problems in early development environments can be. With some significant issues impacting the whole household, Kevin set out on a journey to find answers that traditional therapy did not have. This led him to eventually find the tools and techniques that he uses today to help 100’s of people, as it helped his own son.
Kevin is passionate about Coaching as a means of helping people to excel, and his mission has always been to help as many people as he can and to touch everyone he meets in some positive manner.
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Website: https://peakperformancemindsetcoaching.com/
LinkedIn: Kevin A Martin
Book: Living Your Dream Life Simply by Changing Your Perceptions
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Dr Elena Kelareva - Calling on the world to reject helplessness
Born in Russia, and having family and friends on both sides of the border, Dr Elena Kelareva is calling on the world to reject the feeling of helplessness, and to take simple action to support Ukraine and ultimately maintain Western democracy.
Dr Elena Kelareva is the founder of GippsTech, an award-winning digital innovation consultancy with the mission of growing regional startup and tech ecosystems.
Elena has a PhD in Computer Science from ANU and 15 years' experience in innovation, startups and technology, including at Google where she was the Product Manager for the Google Maps Web APIs.
Elena worked with the 6 local councils in Gippsland to create Startup Gippsland, one of the largest regional startup programs ever to be run in Australia.
She has been recognised for her work on building regional startup and tech communities by being selected as one of 3 finalists for the Regional Development Victoria Leadership & Innovation Award 2018, and a winner of the PauseFest SuperConnector award 2020.
Elena is Russian born and has family and friends on both sides of the border. Her plea is to reject helplessness and help Ukraine fight for democracy.
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Website: https://gipps.tech/
LinkedIn: Elena Kelareva
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Tiffanee Cook - Rolling with the punches
At 29, Tiffanee Cook saw a poster on a wall inviting people to get in the boxing ring. Something within moved her to do just that and the ripple effect of that decision has flowed through every corner of her life. She says “Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face”, and she has been unpacking those plans ever since.
Tiffanee Cook is a boxer, trainer, epigenetics coach, and host of the podcast ‘Roll With The Punches’, who uncovered her childhood trauma when she stepped into the boxing ring at 29.
“Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face”
Tiffanee has learned this as a business woman, performance coach and boxer; from the comfort, predictability and safety provided by the corporate world, to the lessons and let-downs in and out of the boxing ring. Coming to the realisation that, in order to have one’s hand raised in triumph, adversity, discomfort and combat must be navigated. In the face of the messiness of life, do we fight or do we flee?
Fuelled by the unexpected. Tiff's exposure to the corporate boxing experience opened her eyes to the connection between our physical, mental and spiritual selves. It lifted the lid on a world full of opportunities far beyond the one in which she once lived and it paved a path to growth, success, health and above all happiness.
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Website: Roll With The Punches
Youtube: Tiffanee Cook | Roll With The Punches Podcast
Insta: Roll With The Punches Podcast @rollwiththepunches_podcast
FB: Roll With The Punches @rollwiththepunchespodcast
Twitter: Roll With The Punches | Tiffanee Cook
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Kerryn Vaughan - Reflecting on life and 100 episodes
Kerryn Vaughan chats about the podcast, life, emotions, resilience, not being good enough, and answers several questions that have come up repeatedly over time. A reflection and celebration of 100 episodes.
Kerryn is an international speaker and author, facilitator, and podcast host.
For many years Kerryn lived the self-focused rockstar life, until the fateful day her younger sister was diagnosed with cancer. Sadly, Carolyn lost her battle, which made Kerryn believe she was a failure for not being able to save her sister. This catapulted Kerryn into a journey of searching for meaning, eventually leading her to discover the pearls of altruism.
After 11 years of frustration and pain, she finally realised that the answers lie within and that she had the power to slam her own stake in the ground and build her life on her terms with the clear focus of impact.
Since that realisation, Kerryn’s award winning book ‘Magnificent Kids!’ was the catalyst to her founding the global organisation One Planet Classrooms, which facilitates projects such as clean water solutions and student sponsorship program, to schools and communities in Africa.
Kerryn then launched Girls With Hammers which hosts conferences and workshops aimed at empowering and connecting women, has released her second book ‘Get Off The Bench!’ to help people bring their ideas to life, and brought the ‘Get Off The Bench!’ Podcast to life after a number of false starts and a stint of despair.
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Website: https://www.kerrynvaughan.com/
LinkedIn: Kerryn Vaughan
Lizbeth Meredith - Rescuing her kidnapped daughters
Despite Lizbeth Meredith’s promise to herself that she would not repeat the dysfunction of her childhood family, fate had other ideas, eventually leading Lizbeth to travel to Greece to rescue her two young daughters that had been kidnapped by their father.
Lizbeth Meredith is an award winning author, speaker online teacher who enjoys coaching and consulting part-time - a fun addition after three-decades career serving crime victims and offenders.
As a young child from a chaotic home punctuated by ineducation, family violence, and parental kidnapping, Lizbeth couldn’t wait to become an adult to create a brighter future. Instead, in her mid-twenties, she found herself living in a domestic abuse shelter in 1990 with her two small daughters. It took everything and then some to get a degree in journalism, learn to parent instead of control, and get a job at the very battered women’s shelter that had previously helped her.
In 1994, Lizbeth Meredith said good-bye to her four- and six year-old daughters for a visit with their non-custodial father only to learn days later that they had been kidnapped and taken to their father's home country of Greece.
Her memoir, Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters, was published by She Writes Press, and has recently been adapted as Stolen By Their Father: The Lizbeth Meredith Story on Lifetime Television.
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Website: https://lameredith.com/
LinkedIn: Lizbeth Meredith
FB: Lizbeth Meredith
Insta: Lizbeth Meredith @liza8m
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The Paper Bag Princess (Book)
Liane Moriarty (Author)
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Adam Stanecki - Holding wholehearted space for men
Adam Stanecki is a men’s coach, helping men to live their best life through vulnerability and wholeheartedness. He loves nothing more than to support men to connect with their true selves and build wonderful relationships around them.
For almost 30 years, Adam Stanecki has been investigating how to live the best life possible. He began by doing a lot of work on himself, and has since helped thousands of people on their journeys too.
Adam now holds space and provide guidance as a Wholehearted Men’s Coach, so that he can support men to be all that they can be, and in turn be of great service to the world.
Throughout his life Adam has been a massage therapist, personal trainer, gym owner, business coach, clinical hypnotherapist, and men's coach.
Adam believes that the answers to the big questions present themselves when we get out of our heads and into our hearts.
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Website: https://adamstanecki.com.au/
Podcast: Wholehearted with Adam Stanecki
Linkedin: Adam Stanecki
FB group - Wholehearted Men
Insta: Adan Stanecki @adamstanecki
Youtube: Wholehearted with Adam Stanecki
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Rachel Tapscott - Amplifying businesses through camera confidence
Rachel Tapscott left her secure job in the TV industry to try something new on her own terms. She started ‘That Camera Girl’ to help people feel more confident in front of the camera, and now has a thriving business.
Rachel is a video storyteller and camera confidence coach, helping people overcome their fear of the camera so they can get their message out into the world to the person who needs to hear it.
She runs a Video Production and training business called That Camera Girl, which offers professional quality video services as well as training and support for business owners who want to learn how to leverage the power of video in their business themselves.
Rachel studied film, television and radio at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia, and began her career as a camera operator and editor for regional news. She then moved on to work as a freelance camera operator for different video production houses, before launching her own business.
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Website: https://thatcameragirl.com/
Youtube: That Camera Girl
Insta: That Camera Girl | Rachel @that_camreagirl
LinkedIn: Rachel Tapscott
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Hans Kullberg - Transforming loss into legacy
After losing his 9 month old baby daughter, Hans Kullberg was determined to keep her spirit alive, and to help other bereaved parents to do the same. He is the author of the book ‘Baby Aviva Orangutan Diva’ and has many more books and impactful projects on the horizon.
Hans Kullberg is an Author, specializing in Children’s Books and Parenting Books. Also a serial entrepreneur, Hans is a loving father of 4 wonderful children and prides himself on being a father first and foremost, cherishing every moment of his fatherhood journey. Making up silly, fantastical tales of dragons, race cars, flying unicorns and laughing llamas at bedtime every night is just part of his parenthood duties.
Due to the unexpected tragedy of losing his daughter Aviva at 10 months old, Hans is motivated to share her fearless character, fun-loving spirit and vivacious personality embodied through an orangutan in his book Baby Aviva Orangutan Diva. Even though she is no longer here to meet friends, Aviva can still change lives and create positive impact through the messages of this book including overcoming adversity by using your inner strengths, never judging a book by its cover and staying true to yourself. That is her Dad's ultimate hope and motivation for writing – to bring smiles to children all over the world while sharing his daughter’s beautiful story and turning sorrow into a wonderful legacy.
Knowing intimately how precious life truly is, his mission is to help other parents embrace the wonderful experience of parenthood to the fullest, always cherishing our children by leading with love.
In addition, through sharing his story about the most difficult tragedy a parent can imagine, he hopes to bring attention to the often-overlooked grieving journey and how supporters of bereaved parents can provide comfort simply by showing up. Grief is a process that society in generally doesn’t necessarily embrace well and, through an upcoming book on the grief journey, Hans hopes other bereaved parents will be adequately supported during the time they need it most.
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Website: www.hanskullberg.com
Twitter: @AvivasDaddy
Instagram: Hans Kullberg @avivasdad
Facebook Page: Baby Aviva Orangutan Diva
Hashtag (All Platforms): #BabyAviva
Email: avivasdaddy@gmail.com
Baby Aviva Orangutan Diva (Book) Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GG8SYD2
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Finding Meaning (book) - David Kessler
5 Stages of Grief - Elizabeth Kubler Ross
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Rael Bricker - Helping others build business excellence
Rael Bricker knows how valuable life is. After a season of triathlons, and persevering with neck pain, he was diagnosed with 2 blocked arteries. This rude awakening helped him find his purpose, and now he helps entrepreneurs find excellence.
In 2013, Rael Bricker was given a rude awakening when after a season of triathlons, he decided to run a marathon. All this was part of a plan before turning 50. Each time he ran, he experienced neck pain and it was discovered that he had two blocked arteries.
This experience helped Rael find his purpose in life, which is sharing his experiences of 30+ years of achieving excellence as a serial entrepreneur, in everything from education to finance to fitness, with business owners and entrepreneurs around the world.
From being 6000ft underground in a mine, to starting an education business (that grew to have 4000 plus students) to spending years working in venture capital, Rael has seen it all. He has listed companies on multiple international stock exchanges, and his financial services group has settled more than $3bn in loans over 20 years.
Rael holds two Masters degrees; an MBA and MSc (Engineering) and is currently a Fellow of the MFAA (Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia), a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) (Professional Speakers Australia) and a Member of AICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors).
He is definitely not a "bench sitter" unless resting at hockey which he still plays at 57.
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Website: https://www.raelbricker.com/
LinkedIn: Rael Bricker
FB: Rael Bricker
Free Ebook: https://www.raelbricker.com/freebook
Email: rael@raelbricker.com
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Karen Humphries - Roaring to help others bloom from within
Karen Humphries is a clinical kinesiology practitioner, wellness coach, podcaster, author and meditation facilitator, on a mission to support people to rewrite their trauma tale and renew their life by choosing to change, so they can bloom from within.
Karen Humphries has a mission to support people to rewrite their trauma tale and renew their life by choosing to change, so they can bloom from within.
Karen is a clinical kinesiology practitioner, wellness coach, podcaster, author and meditation facilitator (to name a few). She’s renown for her laughter and having the superpower to reframe all things negative back into the light. Karen’s passion and life purpose is to support those who have been tripped over by life experiences, and show people how to embrace the gifts that life provides.
Karen believes and advocates we all have stuff. Learning to become willing to explore your experiences and associated stress patterns, can readily empower you to arrive at a space where you can shine your light brightly to the world.
Karen is a wife, mother of a teenage daughter and slave to two chocolate labs. Together they live in regional Victoria. She understands the constant juggle to achieve a balance between being a busy mum, self-love and success.
Karen appreciates the joy of good health. She loves sharing her high vibe passion for life and laughter with those motivated for change!
Her book ‘This Is My Roar’ was released in 2020, sharing decades of tips to live a thriving life.
Karen understands people and their stress behaviours, triggers and patterns. She creates inviting environments which support individual clinical work, group participation, as well as encouraging team building and collaboration.
Karen’s corporate services extend to:
Facilitated ‘resilience’ training including informal ‘team building’ programs;
Empowerment & motivational cancer ambassador workshops, programs and campaigns;
Conference presentations and workshops;
1:1 individual and corporate ‘facilitated change’ sessions;
Online ‘Above & Beyond’ Group support program;
Intuitive Meditation Group programs; and
Online Training Programs.
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Website: www.karenhumphries.net.au
Instagram: Changechick @karenhumphries_changechick
Facebook: Blooming From Within with Karen Humphries
LinkedIn: Karen Humphries
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Sylvie Blair
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Fiona Demark - Seeing clear visions through blindness
Fiona Demark is an inspirational speaker and life coach who, despite being vision impaired, never says ‘no’ to a challenge or opportunity. She has a CAN DO attitude, and is fierce about supporting her clients to believe the same.
Fiona Demark is an inspirational Speaker and Life Coach, who helps people who are stuck and frustrated with their lives to create a new reality. Fiona has been legally blind since birth and loves to share her story of resilience, positivity and life achievements to inspire and motivate others.
Fiona knows the importance of a positive mindset and a ‘Can Do’ attitude. This has helped Fiona to overcome adversity and think outside the square in order to achieve her dreams. Her interest in natural therapies has led her to study hypnotherapy and reiki to compliment her skills in life coaching and social work.
After moving from the Outback to the city to complete her Social Work studies at University, Fiona has worked with a range of people to support her clients through significant life changes. Fiona is the proud mother of two teenage daughters, works a full time job at VicRoads, and manages her own business.
Fiona loves adventure, often being pillion passenger on her husband’s motorcycle. “Riding around Phillip Island at 300kmph was something I will always remember.”
Fiona lives her life focusing on her main four senses that now work more efficiently than if Fiona could see. “I love the smell of rain, clean clothes and the bookstore. (Yes, I go to the bookstore and smell the books – even though I use audio and eBooks to read!) I love the touch of the sun on my skin, the wind in my hair and hugs from loved ones. The taste of a great meal or glass of wine are things I savour. And, of course my hearing. I enjoy reading audio books, chatting with friends and listening to a wide range of music.”
Fiona never says “No.” to a challenge or opportunity, never letting her disability prevent her from achieving the things she sets her mind to.
Fiona speaks to community groups, job seekers, and corporate organisations to share her story of inspiration, motivating others to set goals and achieve their dreams. She also works individually with clients to provide one-on-one support and coaching.
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Website: fionademark.com.au
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Insta: Fiona Demark @fiona.demark_blind_inspiration
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