Our Services
Driving Safer, Stronger, More Respectful Workplaces
Michelle is a nationally recognised workplace health, safety, and culture advocate with more than 30 years of Government experience and over 20 years of experience influencing workplace safety, wellbeing, and culture. Michelle is a respected speaker who brings practical insight and strategic perspective to the workplace issues affecting women, psychological hazards, workplace culture, psychological safety, leadership accountability, and the future of work.
Speaking and Keynotes
Inspiring Audiences. Challenging Thinking. Creating Change.
Michelle delivers thought-provoking keynotes, presentations and facilitated conversations that challenge assumptions, bring complex workplace issues to life and inspire practical action. Drawing on more than 30 years of Government experience and over 20 years in workplace health, safety, wellbeing and culture, Michelle combines professional expertise with real-world experience and powerful stories to create presentations that inform, challenge and engage.
Our Signature Keynotes
Two keynotes. One purpose.
To inspire courageous leadership and create workplaces where people can be safe, respected, and empowered to thrive.
She Has the Courage to Lead
Inspired by our She Has the Courage to Lead podcast, this keynote draws on powerful conversations with the people driving change across Australia—including Ministers, Commissioners, Government leaders and influential changemakers. Through real stories, leadership lessons and candid insights, She Has the Courage to Lead explores what it takes to lead with courage, challenge the status quo and create meaningful change.
The keynote goes beyond leadership titles and positions to explore the choices, conversations and actions that define courageous leadership. It examines what it means to lead with integrity, speak up when it matters, navigate complexity, build trust and create workplaces where people feel safe, respected and able to contribute. Michelle shares practical insights into the realities of leadership—including the courage to have difficult conversations, challenge behaviours and systems that are not working, support others to speak up, and turn good intentions into meaningful action.
This keynote explores:
⭐ What does courageous leadership really look like?
⭐ How do leaders create cultures where people feel safe to speak up?
⭐ What does it take to challenge the status quo?
⭐ How can leaders turn influence into meaningful action?
⭐ What role does courage play in creating better experiences for women at work?
⭐ How can leaders lead with purpose, integrity, and accountability?
At its heart, She Has the Courage to Lead is about leadership that moves beyond words—leadership that listens, challenges, acts, and creates change.
A keynote designed to inspire leaders to think differently, lead courageously, and create change that matters.
He Has the Courage to Lead
He Has the Courage to Lead is a powerful keynote about men who choose to stand beside women at work—not just as allies, but as leaders willing to speak up, challenge harmful behaviours and help create workplaces where women can thrive. Drawing on Michelle’s expertise in leadership, workplace safety, wellbeing and culture, the keynote explores the important role men can play in creating safer, healthier and more inclusive workplaces for women. It challenges men to recognise and call out behaviours that impact women at work, including bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexism, misogyny, and behaviours that silence or exclude women.
The keynote explores what courageous leadership looks like in practice: speaking up when something isn’t right, challenging inappropriate behaviour, supporting women who speak up, creating psychological safety, and using influence to shape positive workplace culture. At its heart, He Has the Courage to Lead is about men who want to see women succeed—men who listen, speak up, challenge the status quo, create space for women to be heard, and use their leadership to influence change. Because supporting women at work isn’t just a conversation for women. It’s a leadership responsibility.
This keynote asks:
⭐ Do you have the courage to lead?
⭐ Do you have the courage to speak up?
⭐ Do you have the courage to call it out?
⭐ Do you have the courage to challenge the status quo?
⭐ Do you have the courage to help women thrive?
A keynote designed to inspire men to lead courageously, speak up, challenge harmful behaviours, and create workplaces where women can thrive.
Our Speaking Topics
⭐ Psychological Safety: Creating Workplaces Where People Thrive
Building cultures of trust, respect and wellbeing through psychologically safe leadership.
⭐ The Reality of Workplace Harm: Beyond Policy and Compliance
Exploring the human impact of bullying, harassment, discrimination and psychosocial hazards — and what organisations can do differently.
⭐ Women at Work: Navigating Risk, Culture and Leadership
Examining the workplace challenges women face and practical strategies for creating safer, healthier and more inclusive workplaces.
⭐ Respectful Workplaces: From Awareness to Action
Moving beyond policies to embed respect, inclusion and accountability into everyday workplace culture.
⭐ Leading with Courage: Speaking Up, Leadership & Accountability
Exploring how leaders can build trust, respond to workplace concerns and create cultures where people feel safe to speak up.
⭐ Psychosocial Hazards: From Risk to Action
Helping organisations understand, identify and manage psychosocial risks while strengthening workplace health and safety.
⭐ Workplace Wellbeing: Creating Healthy, High-Performing Teams
Practical strategies to strengthen wellbeing, prevent burnout and support sustainable performance.
⭐ Building Positive Workplace Culture
Creating workplaces where people feel valued, connected, respected and empowered to perform at their best.
⭐ Family & Domestic Violence: A Workplace Responsibility
Understanding how workplaces can support employees experiencing family and domestic violence through compassionate leadership and practical action.
⭐ Lessons from Real Cases & Lived Experience
Drawing on decades of experience to explore what works, what doesn't and what organisations can learn from real workplace experiences.
Every Presentation
Tailored Designed around your audience, organisation, and objectives.
Practical Grounded in real-world workplace experience and current issues.
Thought-provoking Designed to challenge assumptions and encourage reflection.
Action-focused Providing practical insights that can be taken back into the workplace.
Formats
Keynotes & Presentations
30–60 minutes
Panel Discussions & Q&A
30–60 minutes
National Awareness Day Presentations
30–60 minutes, tailored to your organisation and chosen awareness day.
Workshops & Facilitated Sessions
Available for organisations seeking deeper engagement and practical application.
Bring Michelle to Your Workplace or Event
Whether you're planning a conference, leadership event, workplace program or National Awareness Day, Michelle can tailor a presentation to your audience and objectives.
Let's create a conversation that leads to action.
You can book Michelle here
