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I'm never more excited and pumped up than when I've just been to a conference and a speaker has changed the way I think about something, or given me a new perspective, or re-opened my eyes to something I always knew was there. That's one of the reasons you'll find a lot of speakers on the two lists to follow - my "love to meet" list and my "I've met or heard speak list". You'll also find amazing sports people, business leaders, authors, actors - even a talk show host or two!

You attract more of what you think about - so I decided to put this list together of people I'd love to meet, hoping that over the coming years I can move more and more of them over to the "have met" list! If you can help me do this - contact us.

Stay fabulous, Kirsty.

NB: These lists are in alphabetic order - not in order of fabulousity (sure it's a word!) as that would be impossible! Also - I'm sure I'll be updating these lists often, so if I've missed a few names off (which I'm sure I have!) don't panic - I'll continually update.

GO TO: I'd love to meet | I've already met



I'd love to meet...
  • Andrew Gaze
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Barbara Corcoran
  • Bette Midler
  • Bill Gates
  • Blake Mycoskie
  • Blake Ross
  • Brian Tracy
  • David E. Kelley
  • Dean Hutton
  • Donald Trump
  • Ellen Degeneres
  • Farrah Gray
  • Frank Lowy
  • George Clooney
  • George Lucas
  • Goldie Hawn
  • Harrison Ford
  • Jamie Oliver
  • Janine Allis
  • Jeffrey Gitomer
  • Jerry Bruckheimer
  • Jerry Springer
  • Jessica Alba
  • J.J. Abrams
  • John Maxwell
  • Joss Whedon
  • Kevin Smith
  • Kieren Perkins
  • Kim Kiyosaki
  • Kristen Bell
  • Lance Armstrong
  • Larry Page
  • Lauren Jackson
  • Mark Burnett
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Martha Stewart
  • Matt Groening
  • Meg Whitman
  • Michael Gerber
  • Natasha Stott Despoja
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Paul Clitheroe
  • Poppy King
  • Reid Hoffman
  • Richard Branson
  • Ricki Lake
  • Robert Kiyosaki
  • Ron White
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Sergey Brin
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Tamara Mellon
  • Tiger Woods
  • Timothy Ferris
  • Tony Hawk
  • Tyra Banks
  • Warren Buffett
  • Zig Ziglar


I've met the following fabulous people or heard them speak live...
  • Allana Arnot – one of the most inspirational speakers I’ve yet seen
  • Amber Werchon – young Australian real estate dynamo
  • Anne McKevitt – inspirational business woman with real life stories that blew me away!
  • Bex Gold – founder of Cinderella cleaning products and an inspiring young business woman I met when we were both finalists in the Pantene awards (she won the business category!)
  • Bob Ansett – founder of Budget rental cars and speaker at our conference Success with Attitude in 2006
  • Catriona Rowntree – presented me with my Telstra award, a very unforgettable night!
  • The Dalai Lama - surprisingly funny
  • Dale Beaumont – author of the Secrets Exposed book series and an absolute champ
  • Darryl Davis – real estate speaker and someone with impeccable
  • David Knox – David is an exceptional real estate speaker with the best mannerisms on stage ever! He and his wife Candice were such a joy to meet.
  • Denis Waitley – one of the world’s top thought leaders and a true gentleman
  • Dirk Zeller - I met Dirk, real estate speaker and champion coach in Las Vegas
  • Glen Coutinho – real estate agency owner, trainer, speaker and the man who taught me all about customer service that really knocks people’s socks off.
  • Hugh Evans – winner of the 2004 Young Australian of the Year and founder of the Oaktree foundation
  • Jason Lea – the late founder of Darryl Lea chocolates spoke at our Success with Attitude conference in 2005 and had half the audience horrified and half of them absolutely in love with him – he never once compromised on the message he wanted to get across
  • Jeff Kennett – former Victorian Premier and beyond blue advocate who spoke for our conference Success with Attitude in 2007
  • Jillian McGrath – super real estate agent and speaker, and a fabulous Mum
  • Jim Rohn – I saw Mr. Rohn speak at my first ever real estate conference and many of his messages are still with me today
  • John Anderson – founder of Contiki, an exceptional speaker and a very lovely man
  • John Howard – Australia’s Prime Minister who I met at the Australia Day Awards in 2004
  • John Ilhan – one of Australia’s top business leaders and an all around great guy
  • John McGrath - most young person in real estate in Australia idolise John - it was honor to be the youngest person ever to speak on stage at the AREC converence in 2003.
  • Julia Ross – one of my early business heroes (my knees wobbled when I met her at the Telstra Business Women’s awards)
  • Justin Herald – speaker at our first Success with Attitude conference in 2004 and a real lesson for me that you can’t judge a book by it’s cover
  • Karen Schmidt – speaker, trainer and great article writer from Queensland
  • Lauren Burns – gold medalist in Taekwondo, great story – very well illustrated by her speech
  • Laurie Lawrence – dynamic Australian Swim Coach
  • Li Cunxin – author of Mao’s last dancer and one of the most attentive listeners I’ve ever met for a speaker!
  • Lisa McInnes-Smith - wow, what an amazing connection she formed with her audience
  • Les & Ona Brown - great platform speakers from the USA I saw perform at AREC
  • Lou Holtz - renowned US college football coach and a speaker who kept me in stiches
  • Marcelle Bernard – hands down the best speaker I’ve ever seen perform
  • Matt Church – author, speaker and coach, spoke at our Success with Attitude conference 2005
  • Melissa Carlton – paralympic swimming champion, speaker at our Success with Attitude conference in 2006 and a beautiful person
  • Pat Mesiti – I’ve spoken with Pat at numerous conferences, one straight after him which was terrifying as he is phenomenal on stage. His audiences always leave with laughter (and sometimes tears) and a strong message.
  • Peter Brock – I met the late Peter Brock when we both spoke at a high school here in Tassie – he was engaging and held the kids captivated in the palm of his hand.
  • Peter Sheahan - generation expert and of Australia's leading young speakers
  • Peter Switzer - business expert, great MC and a too funny!
  • Richard Robbins – real estate trainer, speaker and coach
  • Rick DeLuca – one of the most generous men I know, and a fabulous real estate trainer and speaker.
  • Rik Rushton – speaker, real estate agency owner, coach and more – has the ability to make me laugh and learn at the same time!
  • Robert de Castella - I met “Deeks” at the Australia Day Awards in 2004 where I was lucky enough to sit next to Australia’s marathon man
  • Robyn Moore – the voice of Blinky Bill and so much more, a fabulous speaker and a lovely lady
  • Ron Lee - speaker at our first Success with Attitude conference in 2004
  • Seth Godin - the highlight of my speaking job in Las Vegas was meeting Seth - one of my favourite authors
  • Shivani Reiter – I met Shivani while were both nominated for the Telstra awards, she's an exceptional business woman and coach
  • Terry Watson – the most energetic real estate speaker I’ve ever seen, he lights up the stage and always has a hug for everyone!
  • Tom O’Toole – Australia’s most in demand business speaker, speaker at our first Success with Attitude conference in 2004
  • Tony Robbins – the guru, the four days I attended at one of his conferences were some of the most interesting of my life
  • Tora Bright – pro snowboarder with a smile that lights up a room who I met at the Pantene awards
  • Walter Mikac – speaker and one of the most courageous men I know
  • Wil Anderson - I've seen him perform, but would still love to meet him in person!

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Some of Kirsty's favourite speaking topics are:

  • Culture is Caught, not Taught
  • Customer Service is a Strategic Weapon of Mass Persuasion
  • Networking – Maximising Your Mojo
  • From Bankruptcy and Divorce to Learning and Success
  • How many things can you get wrong and still be a success?
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