Shayne Hood - Sharing Wounds and Wisdom to empower youth
Shayne Hood’s younger life was filled with domestic violence, addiction, criminal activity, and trying to make sense of the deep pain he was experiencing. After doing intense healing work on himself, he now works with youth and support organisations to minimise pain and accelerate healing in those experiencing disadvantage.
Shayne Hood is a highly motivated, compassionate and progressive individual, as well as being highly regarded in the fields of social work, community services and education.
But as a young man, Shayne had personal experiences of family violence, addiction, and criminality, which have all contributed to his determination to help and inspire people caught in negative cycles to find positive and constructive ways to rebuild their lives.
Shayne's vision is to transform the misconceptions of the people who are criminalised or marginalised in society by developing new approaches, teaching and support methods that create positive social impact.
Combining his own lived experience, with the support and guidance of other relevant professionals and organisations, Shayne has designed and developed dynamic ways of working with people experiencing disadvantage. This has led to dramatic changes in system structures, practitioner experience and most of all positive outcomes for people that previously felt disconnected and disempowered.
Shayne strongly believes that we can all play a part in helping marginalised people re-write the challenging stories that have kept them trapped in hardship, and replace them with powerful narratives that reflect strength, aspiration and hope.
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Website: Shayne Hood Consulting
Website: Wounds & Wisdom
Website: Cutts Avenue
LinkedIn: Shayne Hood
FB: Shayne Hood
Insta: Shayne Hood @shayne.hood
Insta: Shayne Hood aka Johnny Brixton @johnnybrixton
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Wendy Kier - Overcoming trauma by being More Wolf
Wendy Kier, author of Be More Wolf (#bemorewolf), spent most of her younger years institutionalised in the UK care system. Abandonment, multiple foster placements, and multiple forms of abuse, left her traumatised and with crippling anxiety and depression, but gave her the passion to create the Trauma Recovery method to help others.
Wendy Kier spent most of her younger years institutionalised in the UK care system. She experienced abandonment, multiple foster placements, an adoption breakdown, abuse, violence, rape, homelessness and the loss of three jobs due to dyslexia discrimination. As a result, Wendy was left traumatised which eventually led to crippling anxiety and depression.
Wendy is a motivational speaker, and the author of the book ‘#bemorewolf - a survivor’s story, breaking the trauma cycle’.
She is also the creator of the ‘Trauma Recovery Method’, TRM.
Wendy is now living an extraordinary life on her terms TRAUMA FREE, and works with private clients and practitioners to empower women to do the same.
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Website: https://www.consciouscoachingandmentoring.com/
YouTube: Wendy Kier
Facebook: Wendy Kier
Twitter: Trauma Recovery Method for Women
Instagram: Wendy Kier @traumarecoverymethod
LinkedIn: Wendy Kier
Book - (Amazon UK) #bemorewolf
Book - (Amazon AU) #bemorewolf
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Brandon Burns - Torching promo videos and startups
Brandon Burns is a seasoned professional Actor, Performer, TV Host & startup investor, and is the co-founder of TorchT Productions, a company passionate about helping challenger brands and startups stand out and be noticed for their unique X-factor.
Brandon Burns is a seasoned professional Actor, Performer, TV Host & startup investor. Brandon is a passionate advocate for having an entertain-first mindset, helping challenger brands and startups differentiate with amazing content and virality. He has worked extensively in sales, marketing, digital, startup and corporate environments.
Brandon loves comedy and making his audience laugh. He has appeared on classic Australian shows such as Neighbours, Round the Twist, Blue Heelers, Rush and has featured in short films such as Dugong directed by Erin White and End of Town by award winning Australian Director Julius Avery. He was also an Australian Idol contestant.
Brandon currently voices the characters of several children's cartoons, airing on Channel 9, 7, 10, ABC Kids and BBC kids in the UK.
He is the co-founder of Torcht Productions, and believes that failures help to shape us and push us to learn quickly and propel into future opportunities.
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Brandon Burns
Website: https://www.brandonburns.com.au/
LinkedIn: Brandon Burns
FB: Brandon Burns
Insta: Brandon Burns @brandonjkburns
Twitter: Brandon Burns @BrandonJKBurns
YouTube: Brandon Burns
TorchT Productions
Website: https://www.gettorcht.com/
LinkedIn: TorchedT Productions
Insta: TORCHT @torchtproductions
YouTube: TORCHT
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JAANZ International Singing Academy
Go Live! (book by Fred Schebesta)
Tools of Titans (book by Tim Feris)
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Maree McPherson - Amplifying women’s worth
Maree McPherson loves nothing more than to lift women leaders and particularly in rural areas. Her books, ‘Cutting Through The Grass Ceiling’ and ‘Worthy’ were born from real life experiences and from stories shared in her coaching program.
Maree McPherson is an author and leadership coach who is passionate about women creating possibility in regional and rural areas.
Her book ‘Cutting Through The Grass Ceiling’ was released in 2017.
Born from the recognition that many women are prevented from taking leadership opportunities or they lack confidence to put themselves forward, Cutting Through The Grass Ceiling teaches women how to change their mindset, gain control of their decisions, better understand their values and become visible in their careers.
Maree has just published her second book, ‘Worthy’ which helps women to ‘stop mauling your mojo; straighten your self-talk and create an intentional life’.
Maree is a credentialled coach with the International Coach Federation, and is a Femeconomy approved provider.
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Website: www.mareemcpherson.com.au
LinkedIn: Maree McPherson
FB: Maree McPherson @mareemcphersonconsulting
Insta: Maree McPherson @mareemcpherson
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Alannah McGregor - Transforming grief into awareness
Alannah McGregor’s journey of grief began 21 years ago when two of her children took their own lives within a month of each other, prompted by workplace bullying. She has since formed SPAN (Suicide Prevention Awareness Network) in Bendigo and works to prevent other families experiencing what she did.
After suffering the terrible loss of two children, Alannah McGregor has worked tirelessly over the past 19 years to raise awareness of suicide prevention and to de-stigmatise what was once considered a taboo subject.
Alannah worked with other communities to create a campaign in central Victoria, promoting suicide prevention strategies. From this, the Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network (SPAN) was formed.
Alannah helped establish Safetalk suicide prevention workshops with community groups, while also mentoring funeral directors, health agencies and bereaved families - using her personal experience to help educate others.
In November 2021, Alannah was the winner of the inaugural Fred Awards, an initiative by The Fred Hollows Foundation to recognise the ‘humanitarian of the year’.
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Website: spancv.org.au
FB: SPAN Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network
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George Siegal - Moving the world with impact films
George Siegal began his career in front of the camera as a newscaster, sportscaster, and weathercaster. He then moved behind the camera and started his own film company, Move The World Films where he explores social issues and the impact they have on us.
George Siegal began his career in front of the camera as a newscaster, sportscaster, and weathercaster. His work took him from San Antonio Texas, to Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. In addition to work in front of the camera, George was a feature reporter and producer.
In 2001 he formed J.E.L. Productions, a video production company that produces commercials, infomercials, television programs and documentary films. The company also created their own original programming, which included a Texas Travel Program and a building and remodelling show.
George is most proud of his latest venture, forming the documentary film company Move the World Films, Inc. He wrote, directed and produced the award-winning documentary films ‘The Last House Standing’ which explores the fact that most people think catastrophic destruction will never happen to them, and ‘License to Parent’, which looks at how parenting is the most important job in the world, and how anybody can do it regardless of how qualified they are.
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Website: movetheworldfilms.org
Website: thelasthousestanding.org
Website: licensetoparentmovie.com
FB: Move The World Films, Inc. @movetheworldfilms
FB: The Last House Standing @thelasthousestanding
Insta: Move The World Films
LinkedIn: George Siegal
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Scott Harris - Leaping forward over any obstacle
Scott Harris is a speaker, skydiver, pilot, photographer and many more things, and is well known as the infamous videographer that parachuted (uninvited) into Elizabeth Taylor’s wedding at Michael Jackson’s ranch. He is also the author of ‘Leap Forward’, a book that shows how to overcome any obstacle.
Scott Harris comes from a family of established, highly-successful individuals. At a very young age, Scott convinced his parents to send him to a military boarding school in Wisconsin he learned to fly at the age of 12.
At the age of 17, he enlisted in the army, where he developed a passion for skydiving, and he soon won the National Collegiate Skydiving Championships. A terrible skydiving accident left with him with a shattered femur, broken tibia, three broken ribs, facial stitches, and concussion, but he was back in the air 3 months later.
Scott earned Commercial, Instrument, and Certified Flight Instructor ratings, and would eventually run a parachute school.
Years later, he met his 2nd wife, who connected him to the world of photography which became his profession. Over the years, Scott has built a successful property inspection business, and has become known as an expert in infrared thermography.
Scott is also the author of the book ‘Leap Forward’, a public speaker and provides training programs for the corporate sector to help managers and entrepreneurs achieve their goals and improve their performance.
You may also remember the infamous photographer that parachuted (uninvited) into Elizabeth Taylor’s wedding at Michael Jackson’s ranch - yep, that was Scott.
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Website: https://www.scottkharris.com/
Facebook: Scott K Harris @Scottspeaks1957
You Tube: Scott Harris
YouTube (Skydiving is a metaphor)
Leap Forward Audiobook download
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Shabnam Ighani - Fighting for a future
Shabnam Ighani is the author of ‘Fighting for a Future’ which tells the story of Shab and her young boys escaping Iran when she was 29. Prior to escaping her life was turned upside down by the Islamic Revolution, and an arranged marriage left her completely controlled.
Shabnam Ighani was born in the North of Iran, of Bahá’i faith and with a wonderful childhood, she believed in the equality of men and women and the emphasis on girls education.
She was 12 years old when the Islamic Revolution happened in 1979 and the Islamic government took over the country. It was a memorable moment in her life as she remembers she was in secondary school and wearing a nice pink shirt with short grey skirt uniform that changed overnight in to a long black dress and head cover referred to as a “Manto”.
Subjected to discrimination, bullying and harassment for being non Muslim, all Bahá’i people with a government job, qualified doctors, nurses, lawyers, teachers and other professions lost their jobs.
At the age of 18, she married an over protective and controlling man who slowly made her miserable to where her confidence and self-esteem hit their lowest point and she became physically and mentally sick. She could not make any decision for herself and was subjected to emotional and psychological abuse for many years, leaving Shab with the conclusion that she had no choice but to escape to a free country. She counts herself lucky that Australia gave her that refuge.
Her book titled - ‘Fighting for A Future, Trapped Behind the Border’ tells her life story.
Shab attained her master’s degree in nursing specialising in Nursing Management and Clinical Nurse studies, and today works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Royal North Shore Hospital.
Shab has a YouTube channel, predominantly in Persian, with more than 3,000 subscribers. Her aim is to help other people who are doing it tough in life and who are looking for answers and a direction.
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Website: https://www.shabnamighani.com/
LinedIn: Shabnam (Shab) Ighani
FB: Fighting For A Future: Trapped Behind The Border @shabnamighaniauthor
Insta: Shabnam Ighani @shab_ighani
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