SPEAKERS

Jana Pittman
Two times world champion, four times Commonwealth champion - in the sport of athletics, Jana Pittman personifies resilience and determination. When continual injuries hampered her athletic career and could have signalled retirement, she swapped the track for the ice, joining the Australian women's bobsled team and becoming the first woman to represent Australia in both a Summer (2000, 2004) and Winter (2014) Olympic Games.

Off the track, Jana completed a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Western Sydney University in 2019 (graduating with First Class Honours and the university medal) and is now a junior doctor in Women's Health.She completed a Masters of Reproductive Medicine at the University of New South Wales in 2020 and has initiated her PhD in Obstetrics (focusing on aspects of uterus transplantation).

This busy woman is proud mum to six children: Cornelis; little sisters Emily and Jemima; Charlie; and most recently, twins Quinlan and Willow.

Having experienced her own personal scare with cervical dysplasia, Jana became an ambassador for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation. In 2021, Jana was a participant in the gruelling television show SAS Australia on Channel 7. She made it to the last day of the course and was the final female standing among the 18 celebrity recruits, despite having given birth only five and a half months previously.

Lauren Parsons
Lauren Parsons is an international speaker, author, and expert in resilience, wellbeing, and leadership. Passionate about helping busy professionals boost energy, vitality, and performance, Lauren was named NZ Keynote Speaker of the Year and Educator of the Year for 2023/24.

With over 20 years' experience, Lauren is one of only a handful of Certified Speaking Professionals and the only Toastmasters International Accredited Speaker in New Zealand. A TEDx speaker and author of Thriving Leaders Thriving Teams, she’s the only speaker worldwide focused on the intersection of wellbeing and productivity. Described as life-changing, and unforgettable, Lauren's presentations leave audiences inspired, energised, and ready to take immediate action.

Visit www.LaurenParsonsWellbeing.com

Malcolm Dix
Malcolm Dix is a Bullshift Facilitator, Executive Coach, Counsellor, Accredited PRINT Practitioner and recovering Stand Up Comedian with over 20 years of experience presenting to diverse audiences across Australia.

Over the years, Malcolm has worked with almost every industry imaginable – from Health, Community Services, Education and Finance to Government Departments, Local Councils and numerous small to medium businesses and global organistations

Malcolm has completed Post Graduate studies in both Leadership Coaching and Counselling, which has further enhanced his understanding of how and why people do the extraordinary, delightful and sometimes bizarre things we humans tend to do. Today, Malcolm blends all his learning and lifelong experience with the Bullshift Principles – and plenty of humour – to help people ‘Shift the Bull.’

Robbi Mack
Robbi Mack has a passion for inspiring and amplifying the potential found in human connection and for creating awareness within others to consciously raise their resilience and elevate their performance.  Robbi empowers people with the tools to integrate our minds, with messages from the heart. She innately understands the power of resilience and the importance of self-awareness and self-management in becoming our greatest selves.
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