When I wrote The 1-Minute Commute, no-one, least of all me, foresaw a pandemic and a total shift in how the workforce works. The book’s title implies the short walk from your kitchen to your home office and like my earlier bestseller, Flying Solo, was intended for the home-based small business owner. Now however, there are many more working from home, whether part time or full time, and not everyone is enjoying it. I can help. For the past couple of decades, through keynote presentations at conferences and events, I’ve helped audiences all over Australia work more productively, happily and profitably. Please watch my showreel by clicking on the image below or download my speaker bio.
The ideal audience
Historically my focus has been directed to entrepreneurs and independent business owners and my conference and event work has been delivered at Networking Groups, National Franchisee Conferences, Business Chambers, Trade Associations and such like, with audiences ranging from 20 to 1,500. Increasingly I’m asked to present online, whether from my home studio or a corporate office location. If you’re after tangible tips and tools to help your teams get more from the new world of work we should talk.
Testimonials
"The feedback from Robert’s small business breakfast presentation was 100% positive. I would rate him as one of the top presenters on Business in Australia today." Suzanne Kiraly, Small Biz Intelligence, Canberra
"Robert was our keynote speaker at an event staged for around 80 independent landscapers. He engaged the audience effectively and demonstrated a great understanding of their business and ours." Craig Rich, Operations Manager, Alpine Nurseries, Dural
"Robert presented at our small business breakfast event and kept the audience fully engaged and motivated. He scored an outstanding 9.3 out of 10 in the feedback forms." William Adames, Community and Business Engagement Ku-ring-gai Council
"Robert was the keynote speaker at our annual AAPO conference. His presentation was fun, entertaining and most importantly, informative." Wendy Davie, President, Australasian Association of Professional Organisers
“The sort of session that would have you claiming your spot in the front of an event if you knew he was up next.” Rachel Alt, CopyCon attendee
"A warm, engaging, creative presentation that combined clever humour with thoughtful insights." Kate Toon, CopyCon
“Thank you Robert for being a pleasure to work with throughout the whole process and delivering on your commitment to delighting our event delegates.” Andy Paterson, Group Marketing Manager, Intuit Quick Books.
Past clients
Australasian Association of Professional Organisers, keynote at 2 Annual Conferences (2004 & 2021)
SA Business Conference, Gawler (SA), opening keynote.
Scenic Rim Business Group (QLD), breakfast keynote.
NSW State Government, host of a series of small business videos and regular speaker at regional events (20+ to date).
VIC State Government, series of 4 talks with small business groups working within the Educational Sector and small regional business support tour.
St George Chamber (NSW), “Buy Local” campaign launch.
First Class Financial Group, Annual Conference MC for 7 years running. Australia & International.
CopyCon Conference, opening keynote for 2 consecutive years (VIC & NSW)
Chambers of Commerce (QLD) Breakfast keynotes (3).
Kindermusik, USA Keynote for Australasian Conference.
BDO Tax & Advisory conference keynote (QLD).
Intuit QuickBooks Connect Conference, break out session (NSW).
Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA) Annual Small Business Summit, 4 presentations to date. Nationwide.
The City of Sydney, Host of small business event series.
NBNCo, small business themed keynote (NSW).
PayPal, Australia-wide tour with 12 keynote presentations.
+ Presentations for Visa, Canon and Suncorp and over 50 online presentations over Zoom, Skype or WebEx with audiences from 150-1500.