Keynote Speaker | Corporate Trainer | Coach · mindsets, boosting effort with growth mindsets...

Key n ote S p eaker | Corp orate Train er | Coa ch

As a former International Presenter of the Year and Nike-sponsored athlete, Greg knows about high performance for the average person, because he is one.

Coming from a sports background that didn’t involve ‘corporate

speak’, Greg isn’t interested in delivering keynotes on weasel

words – those broad, generic terms that are fashionable

with people wanting to sound grown up. Words favoured

by workplace executives and management teams, interpreted

by ‘experts’ and diarised daily on LinkedIn. Whilst these qualities

can be helpful in business and life, behind each resides one

common denominator – you.

Acknowledging the juxtaposition between people wanting more

yet being creatures of habit, Greg’s interest is in closing the

knowing-doing gap. If we know what we should be doing more

of, why aren’t we? As an executive, manager, employee, partner,

parent or individual, if you want things to be different, you have

to get out of your own way first. When we work, we’re on fire,

but when we don’t, things combust. Sort yourself out physically

and emotionally, start showing up the way you’re supposed to

in business and life, and Greg knows everything gets better.

Whilst there is definite appeal in the warm, fuzzy feeling evoked

by motivational sound bites stuck together, it can be a ‘dead

cat bounce’ – an admittedly un-PC stock market term for that

momentary blip of upward movement and activity, followed

quickly by the slide back to flatlining. It’s not what Greg’s about.

Paradigms can’t be shifted in a 60-minute speech, regardless

of what others say. If people came, saw and conquered every

time they heard someone speak, lasting results would be better.

Greg’s philosophy in his speaking is to hold a mirror up to

ourselves in a fun, self-deprecating way, so we can increase

awareness next time the proverbial hits the fan. If you’re aware,

you can compensate and adapt. If you see the humour in how

stupidly we behave sometimes, maybe next time you’ll find a way

not to do it. As the going gets tough, the aware get going.

With his background as a Nike-sponsored athlete, having

trained over half a million people globally, and his breadth of

experience delivering in 55 countries, Greg is uniquely placed

to hack long-held misconceptions and myths around mindset,

performance and wellness to energise your next conference

or meeting.

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▪ performance, replacing words with action

▪ mindsets, boosting effort with growth mindsets

▪ confi dence, minimising the fear of failure

▪ honesty, improving communication at all levels

▪ enjoyment, reminding people why

they’re in the game

Hack the Status Quo is about doing something – now.

If you or your team are complacent, blindly hoping for

change to magically transpire, Greg’s keynote on hacking

the status quo dropkicks the inanimate and the indifferent.

Defined as ‘the existing state of affairs’, the status quo

is the root of evil. In business and life, with the pace of

change pummelling us from every direction, if you’re not

moving forwards, you’re not just stagnant, you’re actually

moving backwards.

Whether they know it or not, businesses are playing it

safe. Everyone is covering their own ass to avoid potential

‘failure’, doing nothing in the process. They’re clinging

onto their current cash cows, assuming everything is

going to be the same for them in the future, which is both

dangerous and ridiculous. Hacking the status quo blasts

the idea that what got us to this point is going to keep us

in our OK-space in the future.

Greg speaks to ‘The 3 Ms’ – Mindset, Motivation and

Momentum. From his 25 years in the health and fitness

industry, Greg has heard every excuse there is. He

understands the factors that suck the life force from

companies, preventing action and strangling competitive

edges.

This keynote presenta on will help develop:

Mindset | Motivation | Momentum

The vital shock to kill complacency and slash indiff erence.

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▪ perspective, remembering the value of contribution

▪ resilience, bouncing back from setbacks

▪ leadership, looking for new and better ways

▪ agility, keeping one step ahead in the new game

▪ action, doing things to create a positive future

Gen Xers are searching for a more liveable life.

We’re tired, overworked, stressed and seeking balance.

We live in a world where one in three of us hate our work,

35% of us fear failure and 4/5 of us loathe our bodies.

Unless you live in Switzerland or Denmark, all of us think

some part of our lives suck, affecting the way we work,

live and how we think about our lives and those in it.

We need reminding that contrary to thinking and

behaving like time is running out, the best is yet to

come. The feeling that time has run out for us is just

that, a feeling. It’s not true and it’s time to tap back

into what makes us great as a generation and remind

everyone that without us, both ends of the spectrum

would be lost.

Gen Xers were responsible for Google, Amazon,

Wikipedia, YouTube and Apple. We are Silicon Valley,

politics, publishing and fashion. Our ambition and

entrepreneurship were bigger than any other generation

and we have delivered in our time.

The cars we buy, the food we eat, the movies we watch

and the tunes we dance to are all directly produced or

indirectly influenced by Gen Xers. It’s time for us to step

out from being the dark-horse demographic and reclaim

our title as ‘The Great Generation’. This keynote is

a reminder that we set trends we know today’s youth

will follow.


Perspective | Leadership | Action

Hustling the dark-horse genera on to reclaim their mojo.

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▪ acceptance, being OK with the present

▪ clarity, simplifying the external noise of expectation

▪ innovation, freeing individuals to thrive

▪ commitment, enforcing personal breakthroughs

▪ accountability, facilitating individual ownership

In life, there exists a gap between what we know

to be good for us and what we actually do. The

‘Knowing-Doing Gap’ can be a seismic chasm that drives

us to destructive thinking and behaviour. Lives get lost

in the gap because we’re fed a million strategies to be

better in life but struggle to connect the dots.

When presented with change philosophies, most can

be forgiven thinking it’s all common sense. There’s

not too much in there you haven’t heard before or is

revolutionary. That’s where the problem starts. We

oversimplify concepts and treat ourselves badly when

things don’t stick. If it’s so simple, why aren’t we doing

more of it? Why, when we need to do our best, do we

often do our worst?

Greg explores the neuroscience of behaviour change

and speaks on the negative psychological and physical

effects of the knowing-doing gap widening. He blueprints

closing the gap via his 10-step ‘Mind The Gap’ journey,

providing a reference for reframing negative head trash

and executing.


Acceptance | Commitment | Accountability

Doing more of what we know we should.

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There are parallel success criteria between physical and

mental performance. Each parameter defi nes our personal

and professional achievement. High performance is the

direct link between our internal thoughts and external

actions and is much more than just getting things done.

It’s not just about the what, it’s about the how.

At Nike, Greg mentored athletes on the 3 E’s – Execution,

Effi ciency and Expression. It takes practice to be skilled

at something, and even the best never stop learning.

Once we get competent, we economise and streamline

processes to expend minimum energy for maximum

output. Finally, as we approach skill mastery, we expand

creativity, individuality and fl air.

Greg directs the need for businesses and individuals to

fl ip their approach to performance, having lost sight of

the journey from ‘loser to legend’. He suggests we’re so

concerned with immediate gratifi cation in getting ‘there’,

we forget the sweat involved. He is concerned we’re

all bursting with appeals for creativity and imagination

having forgone the movement necessary to implement.

We’re talking and wishing our businesses and lives away,

underperforming by defi nition.

Performance Deconstructed is a back to basics approach

for you and your team, understanding that words mean

nothing without action, and that outstanding actions are

only possible through consistent effort.


▪ decision-making, expediting reaction and process

▪ strategy, providing smarter planning

and greater insight

▪ effi ciency, eliminating waste and improving productivity

▪ competency, presenting a framework

for good practice

▪ implementation, promoting action over words

Execution | Effi ciency | Expression

The science of high performance.

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What’s the point of running a tight ship if you can’t run up

the stairs? Why bother hitting KPIs if you’re too tired to

hit the gym? How can you chase bonuses when you can’t

chase your kids?

Scarily, 3 out of 4 Australians will be obese by 2025

despite our obsession with weight loss, a growing

number of healthy options and greater purchasing power

for fi tness. Why? Because as humans we’re inherently

programmed to look for the easiest way out. We elicit

resistance in pursuits that don’t provide immediate

gratifi cation in favour of long-term growth, health or

integrity. It’s time to stop the rot.

Fit for Purpose is Greg using his Nike trainer status

and 25-year history in the health and fi tness industry

to set the record straight. His sole mission is to produce

corporate workers and consumers who are fi t for purpose

– less stressed, more energetic and living healthier

lifestyles.

Fed up with the media-led myths and misconceptions,

tired of programs feeding false promises to an

unsuspecting consumer, Greg provides simple tweaks

that make a massive difference to wellbeing and by proxy,

individual and collective performance and productivity.

Greg outlines simple ‘health hacks’ to evaluate fi t for

purpose status. Recognise where you are and where

you need to be to buck disturbing future trends and lay

foundations for increased wellbeing.


Health | Wellbeing | Lifestyle

The power to prevail for a reason, not a season.

▪ awareness, making better health choices

▪ knowledge, understanding what works and what doesn’t

▪ productivity, improving focus and clarity

▪ energy levels, working and playing smarter

▪ community, transforming attitudes and culture

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As an author, speaker, facilitator,

coach and radio host, Greg strives

in the pursuit of better. He is a card-

carrying member of Generation X.

Like most his age, he’s trying to fi nd his

way in the world at a time of shrinking

outlooks and expanding waistlines.

A ‘Gen X Vigilante’, he’s tired of society

fretting over delicate millennials and

how they’re coping, all the while

propping up baby boomers who

demand a quality of life they haven’t

prepared for.

He’s fi ghting on behalf of the generation

stuck in the middle - old enough to be

raising families, yet young enough to

be caring for parents. Gen Xers who

are squeezed from both ends having

become the workhorses that keep

society ticking. Who is looking after

them – their mental health, anxiety,

stress, health and fi tness? Enter Greg.

Greg’s not sure what happened when

he turned 40. It wasn’t a mid-life crisis,

because there was no crisis, he just

thought, “enough”. He’d had enough

knowing that the upcoming year was

going to be a carbon copy of the last.

He knew his life was good, but he

wanted phenomenal. If the next 40

years were going to be different, his

cage needed some serious rattling.

Everyone accused him of always sitting

on the fence. He had thoughts – good,

bad and ugly – but kept them to himself

at the risk of rocking the boat, being

confrontational, or god forbid, disliked.

He ended up doing stuff he didn’t like,

with people he tolerated for money, and

usually less money than he deserved.

He worked for other people despite

the word ‘boss’ never resonating,

never imagining someone else ruling

his time and effort. He was happy to

work with people, but working for them

left him feeling bigger stages awaited.

The idea of a commute, offi ces and

rules seemed to be written for people

who were happy to accept them.

That’s not him.

Greg worked in the health and fi tness

industry for over 25 years, presenting

to more than half a million people in

55 countries on behalf of companies

and sponsors including Nike.

Regardless of his achievements, he

had recurring questions about what life

was going to be like for him at 50, or

even 60 and beyond. What would his

future look like?

In the spirit of “enough”, he hacked

his status quo. He literally turned his

life upside down. After moving back to

Sydney following 17 years in London,

Greg studied coaching, leadership and

mentoring, focusing on neuroscience,

positive psychology and NLP. He took

everything he had learnt from his work,

travels and the extraordinary people

he’d met and decided to act.

His speaking, workshops, coaching

and programs are the result. No more

saying yes to please others, no more

beating around the bush, and defi nitely

no more under-valuing his experience.

He’s truth telling as he understands

it - compulsively, immediately

and repeatedly.

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