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about malcolm McLeod
malcolm McLeod the teamBuilding King, has spent the last years developing and presenting fun, informative, indoor and outdoor teamBuilding programmes with a guiding philosophy that any programme without immediate positive work and home applications is just an indulgence. malcolm's major strength is large group facilitation and team dynamics, indoors or outdoors.

malcolm also worked as a counselor at Long Bay Gaol where he sharpened his communication skills via facilitating group therapy sessions for maximum-security inmates. This sparked his interest in the science of handwriting analysis and group facilitation.

Now, after twenty years of studying Graphology, malcolm has produced a live seminar that humorously but potently unveils the character traits that are revealed in your handwriting. The seminar also shows you how to interpret other people's writing and find out what they are really like!

Area of specialisation for mww:
Chief Facilitator
Change Workshops
Conference MC

> conference content design & event runsheet
> ability to put the dazzle and relevant flow into any event making the message more memorable

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about darryl Blake

darryl is an international speaker, business consultant and author, who focuses on the challenge of improving productivity through developing and retaining extraordinary leadership talent, effective teamwork, and creating systems that lead to an Employer of Choice type culture.

Best selling author of the Australian title ‘Skroo the Rules’
explaining the model behind Flight Centre Limited’s rapid growth, Darryl has spent the last 10 years researching best practice leadership, and high performance organisations, both within Australia and abroad.  Formerly head of various O.D. functions within the Flight Centre Group, as well as the member of the Australian Executive Team responsible for Leadership Capability research and implementation, Darryl combines experience in executive roles such as General Manager – Strategy for a leading Australian non-bank lender with over 15 years as a consultant and speaker.

If you like energy, humour spontaneity, and simple-to-implement strategies that you can use at once, then Darryl is for you. His entertaining speaking style, finely honed across five continents and over a dozen countries, gives him a rare ability to challenge, enlighten and engage.  Darryl does not do a "one-way" presentation, he creates an interactive experience.

Area of specialisation for mww: Leadership, High Performance Organisations and Corporate Training .
         
     
             
     
             


about martin Hall

martin Hall heads a team of 50 staff who teach just under 2000 active students the traditional martial art and newest Olympic Sport of Taekwondo at his 4 full-time Taekwondo Centres. Students at Hall’s Taekwondo range in age from 4 to 64 years. Hall’s Taekwondo is the market leader.

martin believes our society today is driven by ‘edutainment’, and is also craving a firm foundation of mind body balance life skills. He drives his audience as he drives his staff and students with passion, determination, humour and example. He has the special talent of understanding his audience, actively communicating with them and bringing out their best. Board breaking with large or small groups is his favourites finalé; at a convention in May 2005 he had 1000 people successfully break boards in 8 minutes!

martin has been in business with Jeanette, his wife and business partner, for more than 21 years; a success story in itself. He is a practising 7th Dan Black Belt and has a history of personal success at international level as a competitor and coach, making him the most colourful martial artist in Australia.

At his presentations he draws on his ‘coaching’ success stories, in particular, as Olympic Coach producing from his Centres half the 2000 Australian Olympic Taekwondo Team including Lauren Burns, 2000 Gold Medallist. After years of physical and mental dedication to his sport and to his business Martin knows how to create winning habits to get results. Be inspired by his fighting spirit!
 
 
 
about chris Forsyth, BA LLB

In the past eight years chris Forsyth, BA LLB has focused on supporting leaders in building visionary organisations and creating sustainable success through the Value Enhancement Management System.

He founded the business in London in 1975.  In response to senior management’s needs to focus on alignment, he developed the Focus System for aligning the key elements of an organisation to create a dynamic cohesive culture.


about sue Cremona-Meteyard BSc (hons)
Then with Sue Cremona-Meteyard BSc (hons) he extended the Focus system through the value enhancement program which gives existing high performance organisations a new/renewed focus, energy and flexibility to drive strategy and stimulate progress.

   
   
He has advised organisations throughout Australia, Europe, United Kingdom, South East Asia and the United States. Clients come from all levels of enterprise, Government, the corporate and finance sectors, both private and publicly listed companies, large small and non-profit organisations.

After more than 25 years, his company has earned a reputation for progressive and innovative management practices; enduring client partnerships; stringent confidentiality; clients achieving breakthrough results, particularly sustained growth and profit; loyal customers and a high performing workforce. 

Area of specialisation for mww
: Aligning everything to your companies vision



about lauren Burns

lauren Burns created sporting history by winning the first ever Olympic medal for Taekwondo when the sport made its debut at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Lauren was one of only three Australian women to win an individual Olympic Gold Medal, along with Cathy Freeman and Susie O Neill. Her amazing triumph at the Sydney Games was achieved against the odds requiring enormous discipline, commitment, perseverance and teamwork.

The nation watched as Lauren s victory brought the Australian public and Olympic crowd to its feet. Before her Olympic win, few people knew that Lauren had been 12 times Australian Champion and had achieved a string of international titles including numerous medals at world championship level. Laurens gold medal has put Australia on the map as a major international competitor for the sport of Taekwondo.

Since the Sydney Olympics, Lauren has emerged as one of the most successful Olympians from these Games. She has worked diligently to raise her profile to position herself in the echelon of Australia s most sought after speakers. She has spoken to over 150,000 people in the past 5 years and in her presentations Lauren talks about what it takes to be successful. She transforms her stories and experiences into life skills making them entertaining and relevant to her listeners.

Lauren interacts with her audience in a fun manner with the added highlight of inviting someone up on stage to break a board with the palm of their hand. Lauren has the ability to create active audience participation with groups of 10 to 10,000. During her more ‘active workshops Lauren has over 200 people breaking boards, all in the space of four minutes! Her presentations always leave the audience buzzing with excitement.

Area of specialisation for mww: Keynote Speaker- Mental Toughness

 
 


about guy Andrews
Known for his excellence at the elite level of competitive Surf Life Saving. guy continues his drive for achievement in everything that he does. Recently retired from competitive Surf Life Saving his sporting career has seen him win numerous awards, including 3 x Uncle Toby's Ironman Super Series Championships, an Australian Open Ironman Championship and was the winner of the grueling Test of the Toughest competition.

A little known fact is that guy is also an Australian Age Triathlon Champion, and has world rankings in Adventure Racing. He competed for the first time in China in the World Adventure Racing Championships. His team managed to beat the World Champions on Day 2 of the 4-day event and finally came in 3rd out of 30 teams. guy also competed in the World Solo championships in NZ recently were he beat all the European and N. American champions and placed 4th outright.

guy is now regarded as one of Australia's best Adventure Racers. With a past like this what does the future hold for guy Andrews? He aims to carry on with his adventure racing and use his media profile to help raise awareness of the benefits of being active and its contribution toward the health of our children. guy aims to become as successful in business as he has been in sport, and to use his success to inspire fellow Australians toward the road of health and personal fulfillment.

Area of specialisation for mww
: guy is a consultant in Adventure and Fitness - vAr co-ordinator [ virtual adventure team worldwide ] guy is based in Queensland.

 
 
   
 
about john O’Brien

john has specialized in developing relevant and accessible games, activities and adventures for corporate conferences and training events. His development of the concept of High Adventure Team Problem Solving Games is slowly sweeping the training world.
 
In 15 years of contracting to corporate, educational  and community training organisations John has safely dispatched well over 35,000 abseilers. That’s a lot. John has gained repute as a major developer of sport rock-climbing in Queensland, putting up over 1,000 meters of new routes in one year alone.
 
You are unlikely to find anyone with more corporate adventure training experience. 

 
He’s a vegetarian, nuts about cryptic crosswords and he swam in the Ganges.
When working with John always expect something that is safe, challenging and very different.
 
Odd spot:
On a busy day John controls over 4 kilometers of rope as it runs through his right hand.
 
Area of specialisation for mww:
john is a consultant in Adventure and teamBuilding.

 
 
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about peter O'Brien

peter O’Brien has a long history of involvement in the research, delivery, and successful implementation of Business Improvement processes. Since 1990 Peter has provided the intellectual firepower that has seen his business emerge as one of Australia’s most respected Corporate Development Consultancies.

Between 1987 and 1990 Peter was involved with the redesign and delivery of the RAAF’s Leadership Training, including the introduction of experiential and adventure learning elements. On leaving the RAAF college, Peter joined the UK based MaST Organisation, conducting the ‘Leaders to the Top’ program. After a year’s preparation, he led a team of ten senior corporate executives to the summit of Mt Aconcagua, the world’s highest mountain outside the Himalayas.

As a facilitator Peter has built a reputation as dynamic, entertaining and highly informative, however his skills are not limited to presentation. He has facilitated many high-level organizational re-design forums, and in one instance, amazed conveners by obtaining resolution from 30 managers on a $300 million governance agreement in under a day.

Peter’s driving passion is the application of cutting edge thinking to business, and he is constantly researching fields such as philosophy, physics, mathematics, linguistics and business. Using this unique mix of influences, he has synthesised an interconnected range of strategic concepts for dealing with today’s complex business environment, balanced with practical models for workplace implementation.

Area of specialisation for mww:
Peter is a consultant to mww and our subject expert in leadership, team facilitation and programme design.
 
 
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about Brook Ramage

brook ramage is the Managing Director and founder of The Golden Door Health Retreat Australia for more than 12 years, Brook has been highly sought after for his entertaining and inspiring corporate presentations. His diverse background includes professional athlete, policeman, school teacher, personal trainer and health club manager. Brook is responsible for the development and expansion of The Golden Door, which now operates four locations within Australia, including the new health retreat, Elysia, in the NSW Hunter Valley. He is responsible for the development and operation of each outlet. Currently these are two health retreats, and two spa locations.

The Golden Door Health Retreat, Queensland has a 95% expected average occupancy and is renowned for its staff and results of ongoing success.  Brook’s message on stress management has helped many individuals and corporate groups to improve performance in any industry where stress exists.  As an author, Brook has written for a number of papers and industry magazines on Health, Lifestyle and Stress Management.  Brook’s enthusiasm and expertise means he is highly sought after for media interviews and stories and regular appearances on Television and Radio.

He has presented nationally and internationally to such clients as Tower, Coopers & Lybrand, Village Roadshow, Toshiba, Colonial Bank, Roche, Westpac and Flight Centre on Stress Management, Health and Fitness, Lifestyle and Fat Loss. Brook’s message on health and fitness will not only be a great source of entertainment at your next conference, but will leave the delegates with real benefits to their performance and quality of life.

Area of specialisation for mww:
brook is the director of Health & Fitness.

 
 
   
 
about lincoln Amidy

lincoln Amidy is a passionate person who aims to make a difference in people’s lives through a no nonsense and fun approach to life. lincoln’s passion for a healthy and balanced lifestyle enables him to now be an innovative and informative presenter and facilitator. He now operates his own business, Pinnacle Corporate Health conducting corporate health presentations and team building events with companies all over Australia.

lincoln’s aim is to provide companies with a practical approach to improving the productivity of their employees through a concentration upon their health and well-being.

In his career path lincoln has been a teacher, operations manager, professional rugby player and spent 4 years with The Golden Door Health retreat as the director of their corporate health program. It has been this experience that has enabled lincoln to evolve into one of the youngest, passionate and most exciting presenters in our time. His presentations are extremely motivational, encompassing, educational, fun and set in a very relaxed atmosphere lincoln is a passionate sports person having played rugby in England for two years, training and overcoming injury in Ironman Triathlon’s and today being a competitive cyclist.


lincoln is living proof that a balanced Mind, Body and Spirit are the secrets to a happy and fulfilled life. Get to know some of the secrets.Happy clients of Pinnacle include McDonalds, Ernst and Young, Qantas, Macquarie Bank, BAT, Contiki Holidays, Oticon, Blue Scope Steel, Sparke Helmore Lawyers, Henry Davis York and Fuji Xerox to name a few. click here to download pdf

 Area of specialisation at mww - Work > Life BALANCE


 
 
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about lisa Winters B.A. Hons. (Psych), M. Org. Psych
lisa is an Organisational Psychologist with over 10 years consulting experience in the development of organisational change strategies, leadership development, facilitation, and training. She has worked in the private, public sectors across a large range of industries, and has provided advice from the shop floor through to senior management. Lisa values interventions that result in real change and individual learning. She uses participative processes to create high levels of involvement and commitment from all stakeholders.

Areas of Expertise:
• Psychometric testing
• Effective recruitment systems
• Cultural change
• Leadership development
• 360 degree leadership feedback
• Competency design and management
• Career planning systems
• Performance management systems

 Area of specialisation at mww - Director - Altitude of People Solutions

 
 
about chris Kelly

chris is a personal development specialist. Over the years he has simplified a way of combining a variety of skills in a purposeful and multi-layered approach to help people. His varied background and training provide clients with a valuable creative resource that can be used to bring about dynamic change at core levels of thinking, behaviour, health, values and human strategies.

chris’s primary area of focus is in the area of mind, body and alternative medicine. He is on the Australian Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), is a qualified Hypnotherapist and Master Practitioner of NLP, is a certified Bowen Technique Therapist, and Integrational Therapist. chris uses these skills to assist clients to uncover unknown or unconscious, self-imposed boundaries effecting performance and happiness. He provides ‘the coachee’ with ways of achieving real and positive change, mental flexibility, emotional balance and performance improvement in any area. He now runs his practice out of the Glebe Healing Centre - one of Australia's most respected centres of mind/body/alternative medicine.

As a coach, chris combines all his tools to support individuals and groups through outcome specific activities to positively impact life, career, health and the ‘whole person’. Through this, increased productivity and high performance become a way of being.

Area of specialization for mww:
chris is our consultant, advising in the area of mind/body/alternative medicine


 
 
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about simon Small

simon Small the Corporate Adventurer and Master Facilitator has many years experience in operational leadership roles including 10 years service as an officer in the Australian Army.  Since 1997 he has been conducting development programs and coaching assignments with individuals and teams. simon’s early experience in the military provided him with the foundation for his later success.

A Graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, he served as a military commander, where he had the opportunity to hone his leadership skills. He was subsequently involved in training other officers in leadership and small team dynamics back at Duntroon. His broad theoretical knowledge and practical experience offers an unequalled ability to facilitate learning and behavioural change in the experiential environment.

Obsessed with the area of personal achievement simon has used himself as a living case study, walking his talk. He has successfully balanced the raising of a young family with the challenge of building two successful performance development businesses and his desire for continuing education, achieving university qualifications in adult education, human resources and coaching.

Physically, he has completed multiple marathons, an iron-man triathlon, more than a dozen crossings of the Kokoda Track and numerous physically and mentally challenging events.Now working as an individual and team coach and facilitator, simon is passionate about sharing this insight into what it takes to develop mental toughness and perform at your best.

Area of specialisation for mww: simon is the subject expert in coaching, facilitation and adventure learning.

 
 
   

about gary Hughes

Partner your pain for all level success. If you've clicked on here you are about 1/3rd of the way to getting to meet gary. We only send people to him who are ready to undertake the experience. Usually after the coaching/habRitual Programmes.

Acupuncturist, philosopher and deep body worker
, gary has studied for many years in Tibetan monastary studying healing arts. All we will say is he is really busy, so we won't waste your time or his. If you are ready to release the baggage and energise up for all levels- to SUCCESS! He's the master.
 
about Dr trent Watson

PhD BHSc(N&D) APDDr trent Watson started his working life as a professional rugby league player with the Newcastle Knights, but soon realised he was a better dietitian than a footballer.

trent is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who has completed his PhD in oxidative stress, antioxidants and exercise. He has been the consultant sports dietitian to many high profile sporting identities and organisations including the Newcastle Knights (NRL), Northern Eagles (NRL), Newcastle United Jets (NSL) and Sydney Swift (NNL).

trent has run his own nutrition consultancy for the past 7 years providing him with extensive experience consulting to individual clients, delivering group sessions, running corporate interventions and giving lectures on a broad array of nutrition related topics. He is a media spokesperson for the Dietitians Association of Australia and is a co-founder of the TEMplate system, an innovative and practical approach to healthy eating and weight management.

trent combines his knowledge of nutritional science with the skills learned from successful practice used at the highest level of sporting excellence. To demystify the overwhelming amount of nutrition information people are faced with everyday, trent outlines a practical, step-by-step process to address the three fundamental factors underpinning healthy eating; energy balance | nutritional adequacy | consistency

Controlling these factors allows individuals to maintain an ideal body weight and maximise work and performance potential.

You can forget about strict fad diets and rabbit food! trent has helped a diversity of people find better health through nutrition - from those that love meat pies and beer... to those that indulge in fine wine and exotic cuisine - with his practical, down-to-earth and entertaining approach.

 
 

 
 


about petr Tichy
Petr heads our film and editing team. He stays up late at night on conferences editing footage so that it can be played as a conference energiser the next morning. Petr has extensive international experience in television and film production and he worked in video and multimedia productions for several years.

He has worked as a Director, DOP, leading camera operator and post-production supervisor for several music videos (DJ Barabass & the Happy Few - Norway, Blue Label Band - Australia, daniel b. - Norway), documentaries (The Battle of Brisbane) and TV programmes (On the Map).Petr is experienced in many aspects of the film and video shooting, editing and visual effects.

He has worked in the feature film and television visual effects company PHOTON (Warner Brothers Film Studios, Oxenford) on productions such as Peter Pan and Anacondas. He is also a winner of the Macromedia Award for "BEST DIGITAL MEDIA WORK 2002" and winner of The Ipswich Festival 2004 for "BEST ANIMATION".

Area of specialisation for mww
: Peter is our subject expert in multimedia and video services for our clients.

 
 


   
 
about beth Corbin
beth is mww’s art director and creative designer.  A self prescribed citizen of the world beth operates a truly virtual office for her design consultancy Firewater Design Studio.  Working with clients in America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand. Graduating from Savannah College of Art & Design in the USA, with a B.A. in Graphic Design, beth has been working in creative industry since 1995. As head of our in-house design team she has assisted many of our clients to create exciting and original conference designs and themes.
 
mww design studio offers a full range of advertising and design services including:
> graphic design
> event packaging
> event branding
> pre-event marketing and web design
> event pre & post communications and follow up materials
> newsletters & teasers
> corporate collateral including; printing, t-shirts, caps, bags, bandannas and a wide variety of event gifts and takeaways.  

 
beth is available to work with you to give your event that professional edge. No matter how big your conference or how small your development initiative resources expended on branding is always recouped.

Portfolio of work at www.FireWaterDesignStudio.com
 
 
   
 
about lawrie Montague

lawrie Montague is passionate about sharing his peak performance strategies to individuals and organizations .lawrie is a former National coach of Australia and has taken many of Australia’s leading golfers to the top of they’re game using his time proven and practical principles. lawrie is a professional speaker and personal success consultant to a growing list of leading Australian companies, business owners and professional athletes. Unlike most golf professionals lawrie is multi – dimensional having owned and operated a number of different businesses which gives him a great ability to relate to all audiences.

He is director of Mind On The Game, a personal development company based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, and is also the principle of the Australian High Performance Golf Academy where he and his team prepare talented amateur and professional golfers from Australia and over sea’s for the major golf tours of the world.

 
 

about eric Bailey
eric Bailey is a former professinal basketball player from the USA, and now lives in Brisbane Australia. Standing at 6 foot 7 this exciting and passionate presenter will energize your team or conference.
 
eric was raised on the tough streets of downtown Los Angeles where, at the age of seven, he has diagnosed with a rare bone disease. He was told he would never play sport, that he would never amount to anything and to forget about an education. But on simple principles that eric applied to his life he was able to set goals, stay focussed, follow his dreams, and stay energized!!
 
Drawing from his experiences of life and death realities of growing up in a tough Los Angeles neighbourhood, the ups and downs of professinal sport, and the transtion of change from the court to the boardroom.
 
eric will give revitalize and give you and your team a dynamic presentation that will help your business unlock the power of its most valuable asset, Its People!!

 Area of specialisation at mww - Electric and Passionate Motivational Speaker

   


about brian Brennan
An operational Fire Officer for 20 Years Brian is highly regarded as a leader in the fire and rescue field. From working as a line fire officer he later specialized in OH&S going on to become the Chairperson of the Fire Service OH&S committee for NSW Fire Brigade for a period of 6 years. Highly qualified in all aspects of OH&S, Risk Management and Field Operations.

Brian has advanced qualifications in Emergency Management, first aid, an advanced dive certificate, is an abseiling leader with vertical rescue qualifications from the Australian School of Mountaineering and is a graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers. Brian gets things done. He manages all the logistical elements of our busy operational program.  

Area of specialisation at mww – brian is our Manager Operational Administration and Chairman of the mww Risk Management Committee.



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about phil Corbett

With over 20 years experience gained in business management, human resources, customer service, communications and team building, spanning industries as diverse as local government, tourism, financial services, FMCG and construction, Phil has developed a deep understanding of the key success factors behind successful organisations. He has gained significant management experience and developed inter-personal skills second to none. His performance "on platform" has gained him recognition as a highly motivating trainer and facilitator.

Phil's objective is to improve the people within the organisation (and thereby improve the organisation) by providing them with a range of tools and skills to build effective relationships (with customers and co-workers); improve communication; deliver outstanding customer service; and live within their values and those of the organisation. He believes the critical success factors for any system lie with the process of implementation and review. This, coupled with the essential "human element" is the CORE focus of all Phil's training and consulting strategies.

 Area of specialisation at mww - Key Success Factors behind successful organisations

 
 
   
 
about adrian Heath
adrian is a leadership expert and is a highly skilled coach, trainer, facilitator and keynote speaker. Clients describe him as “inspirational”, “down to earth” and “highly effective” He has extensive experience partnering with individuals, teams and businesses to help them achieve their true potential.

Adrian has developed valuable business expertise as a leader and manager in a variety of industries. These include training and development, banking & corporate finance, retail, education and photographic hardware.

adrian is passionate about the power of coaching to influence positive change within organisations, individuals and the world as a whole and supports the development of coaching through his work as a committee member of the International Coaching Federation NSW.

Area of specialisation at mww – adrian is our Leadership Expert

 
 
   

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