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Business · June 3, 2019

James Eagle created his Nickell consultancy business in the UK back in 2003 and for the past 6 years has been doing similar here in Australia. The idea of expanding the business into running retreats for individuals who are looking for something different, some healthily-selfishness and some proper …

Business · February 4, 2019

Are we really supposed to be so busy?

Each day, not only are we expected to ‘stay busy,’ but we’re inundated with excuses to do so. We surround ourselves with devices that constantly remind us of unread emails, text messages and news from around the world. That’s without mentioning our constant reminders from our beloved social media …

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CEO

CEO OF LARGEST FIRM IN THE COUNTRY

As CEO of one of the largest firms in the country, you’ll hear a unique perspective of their experiences during the most turbulent time in Australian financial services history. Their identity will be revealed at the retreat.

Sabina Read

PSYCHOLOGIST AND RADIO PERSONALITY

Psychologist, radio personality, media commentator and ambassador for SEEK and Kids Under Cover helping us focus on engendering better, stronger relationships at work and at home.

Jay Verenis

OneManOnePan and CHEF

OneManOnePan and our chef on Wednesday evening cooking up a mean paella with his own incredible story of resilience and courage.

Sebastian Terry

INSPIRATIONAL BUCKET-LISTER

Inspirational bucket-lister now based in Los Angeles 1ooThings.com is designed to inspire people to be the best version of themselves through the creation and pursuit of their own 100Things list.

Rabia Siddique

LAWYER AND AUTHOR OF EQUAL JUSTICE

Muslim, lawyer, former British Army officer, hostage and author of Equal Justice with an incredible story of grit, courage and conviction born out of a unique perspective.

James Tomkins

AUSSIE OLYMPIC CHAMPION ROWER AND DOWNRIGHT NICE GUY

James Bruce Tomkins, is an Australian rower, seven-time World Champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist.

He is Australia’s most awarded oarsman, having made appearances at six Olympic games (for three gold and one bronze medal); eleven World Championships (for seven world titles including one in each of the five sweep oar events); four Rowing World Cups (for two titles) and eighteen state representative King’s Cup appearances – the Australian blue riband men’s VIII event, (for fifteen victories, ten as stroke).

Tomkins is one of only five Australian athletes and four rowers worldwide to compete at six Olympics. From 1990 to 1998 he was the stroke of Australia’s prominent world class crew – the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome.

Costa Boyages

PHYSICIAN BLENDING MEDICINE & SCIENCE

Costa is a physician who blends the art and science of medicine into a wellness formula uniquely primed for the corporate audience.

As a former international lawyer and Australian diplomat, he holds keen insight into life at the spearpoint of globalisation and strives to be a doctor empathic to the needs of the modern day professional.

Tree changing to the idyllic country town of Berry with his young family, Costa still maintains visibility on medical ‘next’s’.

He is a Director on the Boards of the Australian Medical Association, Medical Board of Australia and Rural Doctors Network and actively involved in academic teaching and research.

His practice strives to be a guide for time-harried professionals to negotiate a plan for preventive wellness, metabolic conditioning and psychological resilience.

Paul Hockey

EVEREST CLIMBER, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

Seven words “Never give up…never ever give up!”

Encouraged by his family that anything is possible, Paul Hockey discarded his prosthetic limb at an early age, and developed a keen interest in martial arts by the age of eight. This continued and having trained in Hapkido and Shaolin Kung Fu, the martial arts expert has three black belts. He has gone on to teach others in martial arts, and after living in Japan and teaching English, he too speaks fluent Japanese. Paul still rides a high-powered motorcycle today, and drives 50-seat coaches as a Japanese-speaking tour guide.

Mount Everest

Paul Hockey doesn’t claim to be a mountaineering expert, and in fact had no experience at all when he decided to take on Mount Everest. He travelled to New Zealand to study and train with some of the best mountaineers. At 7,000 meters and the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere, Paul then climbed Mount Aconcagua in South America.

He returned to Australia and continued to train for the next twelve months with his 25kg pack filled with local telephone books to further prepare him for his Everest goal. Ironically, he would later become the face and cover of the telephone book.

On his first Everest attempt he ran out of time and oxygen, and had no choice but to turn around, a harrowing 280 metres short of the summit. Paul went home not defeated, but even more determined to train harder and return to what he had set out to achieve exactly one year earlier. He did just that on 5th June 2005 at 07:42hrs.

Paul’s Motivational Speaking

One man. One arm. His story.

Paul Hockey a.k.a the one armed boxer. Three black belts in Martial Arts. The first person in the world with a disability to climb the treacherous North side of Mount Everest. He is not a small part of the Everest story rather Everest is a small part of his.

Kerri Pottharst

3 X OLYMPIAN, PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER

The Mindset of a champion

Kerri Pottharst is one of Australia’s most well known and well-loved athletes – a triple Olympian with two Olympic medals, Kerri spent 22 years competing in a sport she loves.

She is one of Australia’s most decorated indoor and beach volleyball players and is the only Australian woman to have competed in the prestigious A1 Italian Indoor Volleyball League.

After overcoming countless challenges and potentially devastating injuries that threatened to end her sporting career, Kerri’s drive to succeed saw her take to the court to win Bronze at the Atlanta Olympics. But it was her unparalleled strength, focus and determination that allowed her to transform her Bronze into Gold on Bondi Beach at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, in an overwhelming demonstration of the power of courage, persistence and personal belief.

Since retiring from national and international competition in 2005, Kerri now divides her time between her three passions – her family, coaching elite-level volleyball, and inspiring people from all walks of life to achieve excellence through her keynote presentations and motivational workshops.

Working now with a range of businesses, imparting knowledge to executives, managers and staff about the disciplines she learned from elite sport, and how they can be applied to business.. Her inspirational Goal Setting workshops, captivating Keynote Presentations and exciting Corporate Team Building events will challenge your beliefs, stretch your boundaries and push you beyond your comfort zone. You will discover the secrets to goal-setting success, develop invaluable communication strategies and learn new skills that will allow you to achieve your full potential – and they’re also a whole lot of fun!

Klaudia Gebert

CLINIC DIRECTOR & PSYCHOLOGIST

AT SELF REFLECTIONS

Klaudia has over 10 years experience in the mental health sector providing not only focused psychological assessment, intervention and treatment to individuals but also group intervention programs, workshops and presentations throughout NSW, WA and VIC.

Klaudia believes in working collaboratively with her clients to help them achieve their individual goals. She understands that each individuals experience is unique, and therefore their treatment must be tailored to meet their needs. Klaudia goes beyond a “band-aid” treatment approach to ensure clients make lifelong sustainable changes. Klaudia aims to provide a supportive and friendly environment in which clients can develop new skills in managing their current difficulties, while building on their existing strengths.

As a speaker, Klaudia provides informative and constructive presentations and group interventions for a variety of corporate professionals, executive leadership teams, workshop groups, retreats and forums.

Peter O’Connell

Peter’s experience spans commercial law, CEO, C level executive roles plus his own entrepreneurial pursuits. He leads a syndicate of private investors with interests in technology driven companies, including AI, well-being tools for school and university students & financial services.

James Eagle

OWNER, NICKELL BUSINESS COACHING

Meet James Eagle, founder of Nickell Business Coaching and the Fit to Lead retreats.

I will be facilitating the 4 days, bringing my own insights on high-performing teams. I’ve worked alongside many inspiring business leaders including my 5 years at Virgin Money in the UK. My role is to ensure everyone leaves the retreat with a renewed energy and enthusiasm ready to take back to their families and their businesses.

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