The Telling of Story

Chip Colquhoun began his storytelling professionally in 2007. He's since performed in 10 countries, presented traditional tales for the Oxford Reading Tree, the world's most renowned program for teaching kids to read, performed regularly at Glastonbury, the UK's biggest music festival, and represented the Roald Dahl Story Museum on TV. He also wrote the EU's guidance on using storytelling in schoo...

Adrian Hui brings a melting pot of experience from multiple industries and countries, from Canada to the EU, and in the Asia Pacific region. As a native English speaking business graduate and writer, as well as a fluent speaker of Cantonese and Mandarin, He builds bridges for communication between both Western and Eastern content narratives. Specializing in brand storytelling, he utilizes his word...

Angela Motegi is a Development Communication Specialist with over 15 years of experience working with various international and regional development organisations focusing on communication, research and strategies for social impact. She currently runs Purple Frames, a development communication consultancy firm based in Nairobi, Kenya and supporting organisations and communities across Africa. Ange...

Christia Madacsi Hoffman is a brand storyteller and consultant with expertise developing concepts and crafting messaging across media channels from print to web to video. She helps her clients tell the story of their business and brand through verbal identity development, full service copywriting, and done with you copy coaching that communicates their unique value and niche in the marketplace. As...

Sandra Risser is a funny, sexy for her age, and irreverent. She believes in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and clean underwear. Audiences of all ages love her tales of growing up in the golden age of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Sandra enthrals audiences with stories about her misspent youth, young adult antics, and middle aged adventures. Sharing stories about her ex husband living with essentia...

Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbeis a business storyteller and content developer at Ventures Africa, one of the continent's leading business media platforms. He is passionate about finance and technology and spotlights the people, trends, and events that reflect an evolving Africa.

Anne E Stewart is an acclaimed storyteller with an international Reputation a versatile performer and has the energy and voice to engage any audience. Her focus is on the shared stories of Australia honoring indigenous Celtic Asian and world stories An invited guest at storytelling festivals throughout Australia, the UK, Mexico and Colombia, Iran and East Timor. Anne has also been commissioned to...

Rodney Marks is a comedian. His character is over explained, but not very well. He has over three and a half thousand live comedy performances under his belt, and a repertoire of over 350 characters. Rodney has been earning his living as a comic for 30 plus years and has performed in 11 countries.

Alison Rogers has been telling stories and interviewing people for more than 30 years. Her career so far has seen her work as a journalist, radio presenter, spin doctor, yes one of those, author, communications specialist and filmmaker. The one constant throughout her career is her fascination with people. In 2010 she walked away from the safety of a steady job to start her own business. Living St...

John Skabardonis is responsible for technical marketing to the electronics and electrical industry in the America's region. He has worked for Covestro in the US for 30 years in roles ranging from r and d to marketing, marketing, communications, and technical marketing. John is fascinated by the rapid evolution of technology and is focused on materials and processes which enable this evolution. He'...

Sam Knowles is the founder and MD of Data Storytelling Consultancy Insight agents. He helps organizations make smarter use of data in how they communicate and in how they develop innovative products and services. He is a fellow of the Market Research Society, the Royal Society of Arts, and the Professional Speaking Association, an established and sought after keynote speaker, trainer, and podcaste...

Brianna Blacet is a corporate storyteller who specializes in helping highly technical subject matter experts, craft compelling stories about using technology to solve human problems. Brianna started her career as a journalist and has been a newspaper reporter. I. Magazine writer and editor, author of three books and countless blogs. Brianna loves to deliver storytelling workshops and will happily...

Denise Withers launched her career as a whitewater filmmaker in the Ottawa River, spending every day paddling big water with the best kayakers in the world, telling their life or death stories. Denise has spent a decade writing, directing, and producing marketing and training videos in tech a decade, making a hundred plus documentaries and yet another, working as an innovation coach and consultant...

Megan Davis a devotee of the magic of storytelling. She was first Spellbound by the art of storytelling when she was 8 performing in summer stock theatre since 2012 she has been creating narrative strategies for businesses, daring to create new futures and realities. She's a globetrotting speaker and workshop conductor spreading the gospel of storytelling from Melbourne to Lisbon and everywhere in...

Brian Schoenborn has lived with PTSD for over 20 years and has tried nearly everything to overcome his trauma. Brian deeply understands the four trauma responses fight, flight, freeze, fawn and has used his knowledge to navigate his experiences after discharge from the United States Marine Corps. under other than honorable conditions, he was on his own without mental healthcare from the VA. Despit...

Ravi Ravindran is a four-time startup founder, and a former entrepreneur in residence at the University of Toronto. And the social capitalist. Currently, he's the CEO and co-founder of BLUMEx, an experiential media startup. BLUMEx automates the workflows of podcasters, streamers, and creators. Their mission is to capture the stories of innovators advancing their ideas through startups, research, o...

Kate barker is a globally recognized chief HR leader future of work expert and an awarded authority in talent management, leadership development and people and technology advancements. Kate's career spans three decades. Working with clients such as Microsoft, Virgin Deloitte and Google, just to name a few. Kate has been a regular feature on future of work, a keynote speaker and publishes on topics...

Wayne Moloney is an Australian business growth specialist with the global background for over four decades. In rolls from salesperson to managing director. He helped a diverse range of businesses in Australia, Asia and Europe achieved their revenue and profit goals. Since leaving his corporate career, Wayne has spent over 15 years helping B2B organizations tackle their business growth challenges t...

Samantha Sutherland is a diversity and inclusion expert trying to help create a world that works for working women. She is a published researcher and engaging facilitator and a passionate advocate. Samantha is also the host of the women at work podcast.

Australia's 2,019 keynote speaker of the year, Rowdy McLean has delivered over 1000 keynote presentations to over 700,000 people in 17 countries. A master storyteller, a genuine bloke and someone that people from all walks of life can relate to. Rowdy played professional sport, build a successful startup, turned around a failing company founded five companies and mentors and works with leaders fro...

Teresa Pollard is a purpose lead leader with an entrepreneurial focus and 20 years in sales, marketing and technology, leading executive engagements and diverse teams in New Zealand, Singapore and New York. Teresa is from Auckland, is of Maori descent and as a proud role model for young people across the country to follow a pathway that is both fulfilling and prosperous and encourages them to join...

Jay Fantom is a persistent and passionate 25 year old entrepreneur, award winning filmmaker, speaker and writer who works incredibly hard at being the best authentic, honest, loving kind and excellent version of himself daily. Jay is the founder and host of the story Box. A top four podcast in 2021 j and the story box have been featured in Forbes magazine, Business Insider, Yahoo, New York Weekly,...

Zahrina Robertson is a multi-award winning businesswoman who works with speakers, leaders and entrepreneurs with ideas, visual assets styling and develops very unique brand strategies with her marketing background. Zahrina’s impressive client list include Richard Branson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tim Ferriss and Simon Sinek, just to name a few. Zahrina is also an event photographer, Emirates Tourism...

Since 2009, Steve Baty has been the co-founder and director at Melds Studios, as well as the co-founder and conference director at UX Australia is also the founder of UX Book Club, both globally and the Sydney chapter. Steve has presented at many conferences and events globally and locally, including being the keynote speaker Midwest UX 2016, Interaction South America 2017, as well as speaking in...

Jeremy Pollard started selling at the we age of 16. He wanted a new camera. So he got a weekend job at a local camera store, learned about best cameras, made some great friends and got some staff discount as well. And then he was head hunted into revenue responsibility roles across a range of industries industrial equipment, technology, including being employee number 5 at Microsoft Australia when...