Michelle is an author, speaker and coach and one of Australia’s most engaging and thought provokingexperts on creativity, culture and leadership. Michelle knows first hand the challenges and rewards ofblending a creative life and a business life. She helps hundreds of people through talks, training and
coaching to enjoy a life that they create on their terms.
Michelle has been bringing creativity into the workplace for well over 15 years by showing how creativity cancreate a business and life that is prosperous. She runs a creative leadership and culture consulting business,
and has founded a software company with her creative partner in business and life, that empowers educationin the arts.
Michelle is candid and a realist when sharing her exhilarating and exhausting journey from constrictedemployee to creative entrepreneur. Embodying the strength of the slayer from her first book, she has created
a beautiful life from the broken pieces of her journey.
Known for her creative, curious and future focused mind, she is an often quirky, sometimes funny and alwaysengaging speaker. Audiences laugh, are challenged to think and explore creativity as a way of improving
their world, and not as a distraction from it.
Though stories, experiences and evidence, Michelle takes the audience on a journey with her to explore howthey too can embody the power of the slayer and create the most amazing art work of their life.
Michelle is a member of the new generation of speakers who give generously to their audience and maintainrelevance through personal research and development. Each talk is a bit different, because as Michelle
grows so does her ability to provide a unique look at the world through the creative and curious eyes of acreativepreneur.
Book Michelle to speak at your next conference at [email protected] or 1300 384 583.
Fees and requirements will be discussed with organiser.
Figuring out how to build a sustainablecreative culture—one that didn’t just paylip service to the importance of things likehonesty, excellence, communication,
originality, and self-assessment but reallycommitted to them, no matter howuncomfortable that became—wasn’t asingular assignment. It was a day-in-day-
out, full-time job.
ED CATMULL , CO -FOUNDER P IXARPASSAGE FROM CREAT IV I TY INC .
Creative Leadership and CultureSpecialist, Author, Coach, Speaker
Owner and Managing DirectorETI Pty Ltd &
SAMii Holdings Pty Ltd
Current Roles
I N F O @ M I C H E L L E T H O L L A N D . C O M
01
Senior Manager People and CultureManager Organisational Development
Senior Professional Culture andLeadership
Member State Council AHRI
Past Roles02
Master of Human Management GradCert Legal Studies and EthicsGovernors Leadership Foundation
AdvDip HRMAdvDip ManagementAdvDip Accounting
Accredited Practitioner - LSI, GSI, OCI, OEI, HBDI
Qualifications03
MICHELLE'SB I O G R A P H Y
Achievements
Author of: THE SLAYER CODEX- Vol1 Unleash the SLAYER Within and
Vol2 Life as a SLAYER
Author of: UNEMPLOYABLE - AnExcruciating, Exhausting and
Exhilarating Journey from Employee toEntrepreneur (coming soon)
Leadership Expert Judge Channel 9Young Achiever Awards
Expert Judge AHRI Awards, Innovationand Digital Creativity Awards
Blog: The Creativepreneur andCreativeFutures
Award Winner 2011, Finalist 2012 and2013 - Leadership Excellence
Michelle T Holland
Creative thinking is the cornerstone of innovation. Business and
individuals become redundant without creative innovation.
Customers are expecting more and tolerating less.
'Innovate or Die' - is all too true in a world that is expecting
business to innovate at the speed of Apple and Pixar.
View at www.michelletholland.com/conference-speaker
WATCH MICHELLE IN ACTION
Sizzle Reel Keynote
Keynote Keynote
Creativepreneurs are needed now more than any other time in history.
Businesses are suffering under the weight of increased costs, and decreased skills. Withoutthe ability to think creatively, the solution to this problem will remain an enigma.
We live in a world that is too preoccupied with rules and structure, and too many creativepeople disappear into the confines of everyday living. Their creative brain fights for
recognition in a world that's designed for 'the rule followers'. They are told that being creativeis not valued, or valuable. They loose sight of who they are and why they are here. They are
constrained and tamed.
Creativity can no longer get lost in the system!
We need more creative people making a difference, creating businesses, and teaching othersto be creative.
Michelle's mission is to reconnect creative people with their passions. To enablecreativepreneurs to live a life on their terms and prosper from their passion."
Forbes (2/15) - new study showing that innovation is lowpriority in U.S. firms today
Wall Street Journal (12/14) - For more than a century, theU.S. economy grew robustly thanks to big inventions; those
days are gone.
Radio National (5/15) - Solving Australia's Innovation Crisiswith Mark Dodgson.
When creativity is forgotten,so is progress.
The world is in a creativity crisis!
Signature Talk 1
Lead Creatively: Connecting Creativity to Prosperity and Productivity Ideal Audience - Corporate/Business/Leadership/Innovation Event
Just imagine 12 months from now, you are engaged at work, you love what you do, your team areproductive and are known as the best in the business. The people you work with are finding solutionsto problems that have been bugging you for years. The meetings that you attend are valuable anda pleasant addition to your day. Your projects are all running to plan, your customers think you are agenius, and you have landed four new contracts that will provide a massive boost your your business. So what did you do to create this miracle? You attended a keynote that show'd you how to create aculture of creativity at work. This is that keynote.
Signature Talk 2
Live Creatively:Transcend Employment and Embrace Being UnemployableIdeal Audience - Entrepreneurial/Women/Business/Personal Development Event
What's the big deal? You want to be an actor, a writer, a musician, an interior designer, a dancer, sogo do that then. You'll make heaps of money in the creative arts. Said no-one ever. My question iswhy not? Why isn't a career in the arts seen as a valid and obvious choice for creative people? Whyis it that parents look lovingly at their child who says they are going to be an actor and say, that'snice dear, and what are you going to do for a job? Why is it that take we take from the arts daily,and yet when we're asked to pay for it, or create our own, its seen as a frivolous luxury?
Is it possible to be creative and still make money? Yep, sure is. Lets explore how. A practicalkeynote that explores what it takes to be a creativepreneur and live creatively.
Study conducted by Adobe: Creativity and Education, Why It Matters.
In the opinion of college educated professors in the USA, 71% said theArts should be a compulsory part of the curriculum.
Creative Thinking in the Workplace:
Creative Thinking in the Government?
Malcolm Turnbull, Australian Prime MinisterAnnounced in 2016 a commitment by the
Australian Government to spend 1.2 billiondollars on innovation activities.
"Are Australian People and Businesses Ready and Capable toThink Creativity To Take Advantage of this Commitment?"
PRA I S E FOR M I CHE L L E
TARYN SEXTONCEO LG PROFESSIONALS
Our participants left
Michelle’s presentation with
a renewed sense of energy
which was fantastic given it
was the after lunch session!
I’m pleased to recommend
Michelle as a speaker who
engages and educates.
Michelle is personable and
approachable and a pleasure to
work with and found time for all
the delegates that approached
her for further information at
the event. I cannot recommend
her enough and the expertise
she brought to the event was
invaluable to everyone in
attendance!
A visionary, a strategic thinker
and as such courageous in
taking risks and challenging the
status quo. She has the ability to
make things happen through
people. She has the ability to
connect with the people at the
coalface as well as at senior level.
Her energy is infectious.
DOUG POWEREVENT MANAGER IQPC
MIKE SCHWARZERFOUNDER STREETWISEPEOPLE
More testimonials can be found at : http://michelletholland.com/people-saying/
PRA I S E FOR M I CHE L L E
JODIE NEVIDFOUNDER THE7EFFECT
Michelle is a creative
visionary who sets ‘big hairy
audacious goals’ and goes
about achieving them with
calm conviction and
dedication. Michelle’s passion
for developing people is both
infectious and inspirational.
Our expectations were
exceeded as she engaged the
audience with great stories and
activities. She kept us hooked
from beginning to end. Her
knowledge of leadership
branding was amazing and she
gave us heaps of hints and tips
along the way to help us all be
better leaders.
She delighted our participants by
using fun and energy… AND
balloons… to teach them
fundamental networking skills,
which are more critical than ever in
consideration of the current job
market. I highly recommend
Michelle as she is an engaging
presenter with a tonne of positive
energy to share.
DAMIEN WALKERCHAIR YPG ROTARY
VY VOCHAIR YPG AHRI
More testimonials can be found at : http://michelletholland.com/people-saying/
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S P E A K E R S / V I D E O / A U D I O
L A P E L / H E A D M I C
P H O T O G R A P H Y ( C O N S E N T )
V I D E O G R A P H Y ( C O N S E N T )
W H I T E B O A R D / B U T C H E R SP A P E R B O A R D / M A R K E R S
If you’re after atruly engaging and upliftingspeaker for your next event– one who blends expertise
and evidence, with creativity,curiosity and humour –
Michelle Holland is the speaker for [email protected]
CreativeCuriousFuture Focused
Exploring Great Music Education Conference 2016 - Adelaide, SA -Reading Minds to Improve EngagementEAPA Summit 2015 - Double Bay, Sydney Australia - Topsy TurvyLeadership - Unleash the SLAYER WithinRotary Club Young Professionals Group 2015 - Salisbury SA - Creating aPersonal Leadership Brand for SuccessLG Professionals Group 2015 - Holdfast Bay SA - Is Your OnlinePresence Killing Your Chances of Success?AHRI Young Professionals Network 2015 - Adelaide SA - Colour ByNumbers....Networking Made Easy and FUN!Lions Club International Convention 2014 - Adelaide Hilton Australia- Put the PR in Productive - Spreading the WordLGMA Women's Conference 2013 - Adelaide Festival Centre Australia- Maintaining Resilience Through ChangeLGMA Women's Networking Forums 2013 - Adelaide and Rural- Examining Change and its Impact on You and Your OrganisationAkolade Conference - 2nd Annual HR Measurements and AnalyticsSeminar Series 2013, Adelaide Stamford - Evolution of OrganisationalExcellenceWorkforce Planning in Government 2012 - Canberra Australia- Wellbeing @ Work - KeynoteWorkforce Planning in Government 2012 - Canberra Australia -Planning for Success - Workforce Planning MasterclassAustralian Human Resources Institute Forum 2012-2013 - DemystifyingWorkforce Planning and The Leading Edge - Leadership BrandingCollege of Organisational Psychologist 2012 - Adelaide Australia - TheLeading Edge - Leadership BrandingWorkforce Planning in Government 2011 - Sydney Australia- Leadership Branding KeynoteUniversity of SA - Leadership, Women in Business, HR ForumsLocal Government (2010-2013) - Leadership, and Culture Forums.
Previously... here's a fewplaces you've seen me speak...
Book Michelle to speak at yournext event. Your people will thank
you for it.
Fees will be discussed with theorganiser.
1300 384 583
"I look forward to adding value to
your event and delighting your
audience." -MTH
/michellethollandcoach @_LiveCreatively /michelletholland
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