Professional, Engaging, Creative.
Experienced, Enthusiastic, Energetic…
…And FUN!
If you want your audience engaged, the energy high and your people raving about your event, Simon’s for you.
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Simon is a sought-after speaker and author. His book, A Thousand Little Lightbulbs: How to kickstart a culture of Innovation in your Organisation is now out and wowing readers across the corporate landscape.
If you want ideas to kickstart a culture of innovation in your company, create a constant stream of fresh thinking and break through the business-as-usual boredom, then you need Simon’s book in your life.
Click below to find out more about A Thousand Little Lightbulbs.
What magic does Simon weave for you?
He emcees conferences and events and facilitates innovation programmes for companies who want to develop a culture of innovation and nurture market leading thinking, great ideas, products and results.
Take a look at Simon’s showreel to see him in action:
Simon’s unique blend of energetic enthusiasm, creativity and humour is your guarantee for an event that lives on in the memories of your people, for all the right reasons. With his characteristic vim and vigour, audiences are instantly engaged and along for the ride.
He marries his creative abilities with his knowledge of the corporate world to ignite fresh, innovative thinking in his audiences… Creativity that lasts long after the event is over.
He's worked to bring fresh thinking and innovation out of teams with companies that include: EY, Chevron, BHP Billiton, Sportsbet, Suncorp, NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie University, The QLD Government, and Volkswagen, to name a few.
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Simon’s hosted an enormous range of events, running 1000+ across Europe, Asia, America and Australia, including:
● Conferences
● Events
● Innovation Hackathons
● Visual Communication Programs
● Creativity and Design Thinking workshops, and
● Large-scale, creative team events
After a successful career as an artist and then a solid stint in corporates, Simon brought together his two specialities to create VisualFunk, his company that brings creativity and fresh thinking to organisations that want to grow, develop and foster a culture of innovation in their teams to produce great ideas, products and results.
With a high-energy, savvy approach that engages audiences instantly, Simon is a consummate, unflappable professional, without compromising on the fun.
Watch Simon’s evolution from artist by night and corporate worker by day to sought-after innovation and creativity specialist in the video below:
Now based in Sydney, Simon loves to travel and live life to the fullest. When he’s not presenting, he can often be found chasing his three young kids, creating and illustrating in his studio, surfing and finding new adventures with his family.
If you want to make sure your team are inspired to come up with fresh ideas and innovative thinking and that your event, conference, training day or keynote are remembered for all the right reasons, you need Simon – or his book!
Get in touch with Simon today to have a chat about how he can bring out the best in your people at your event.
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The unofficial bio
Hi, I’m Simon.
I’m an author and speaker (and a little bit different) as you might have gathered.
I know you’re here because you want a speaker for your event or programme who understands how important a well-run event is.
Or, you want to talk to someone who knows how to inspire your people about new thinking, ideas & innovation, even if they think they’ve heard it all before.
You might have had an event go wrong, or worse, a speaker who was, plainly, a bit crap.
I know that hiring the right person for your event is mission critical, for you and your company. You just want your event to run smoothly, your people to be engaged, and if everyone raves about it for a long time afterwards? That’s gold standard, but you’ll take that too! (Who wouldn’t?)
I come from two very different backgrounds: creative/artistic and corporate. I really like to have fun as well. Whilst I didn’t realise it at first, my left-of-centre mix has been a great blessing.
And I’ve spent a good part of 2016/17 writing a book.
Why? Let me tell you….
We all come to a stage in our lives when we know that we need to do something different.
We need to break the mould.
Break out of the routine.
Maybe do something slightly rebellious or outrageous.
Some may call it a mid-life crisis.
I have a confession to make: I hit mid-life crisis stage.
I couldn’t afford a Ferrari and I’m far more attracted to a Moped over a Harley Davidson, so I chose to write a book instead.
Logical? Nope. Satisfying? Well, maybe.
Whilst I wondered about the Harley Davidson vs Moped and riding into the hills, I’m glad I stuck with it.
Now it’s out and at large in the world, I’ve got a lot to share.
I love bringing the creativity and fresh thinking out of a crowd; enabling a roomful of people to realise that they ARE innovative thinkers, even if their jobs and lives have told them otherwise so far.
There is just so, so much hidden potential that people can ignore.
That potential shouldn't be – and just can’t be – wasted.
And I truly understand the pressures of corporate life. I know that building a team of fresh thinkers and constantly improving and adapting is the end game, but it’s tough when you have immediate benchmarks and KPI’s to meet.
It’s also hard when you’re up against a culture that might not be so supportive.
Using fun, people-oriented activities and instant engagement exercises, I bring out people’s long squashed creativity, to show them how innovative thinking can work in their workplace.
If you’d like to talk to me to figure out how your event can have your people raving and really shift the thinking in your organisation, give me a call or contact me today.
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Here’s to your next event, function or keynote address knocking the ball out of the park and being the experience you’ve always dreamed it could be!
Happy Days,
