“Colin is easily the best speaker I have ever seen. His unwavering energy, encyclopedic knowledge of business culture, and razor sharp wit create a force that is unmatched.”

Colin delivers powerful, impactful and energetic speeches that help you turn your event into an experience that attendees will talk about for years to come.

Award winning keynote speaker Colin D Ellis

Top rated workplace culture keynote speaker Colin D Ellis
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Culture and leadership motivational speaker Colin D Ellis

Colin is an award winning speaker, 5x best-selling author, podcast host and global workplace culture expert who works with organisations around the world to help them create and maintain vibrant cultures where performance and productivity thrive.

Organisational culture keynote speaker Colin D Ellis

Colin has garnered rave reviews for keynotes that range from thousands of attendees in an arena setting through to bespoke leadership gatherings in corporate boardrooms. He has delivered keynotes to elite athletes, accountants, engineers, IT and finance professionals. His ability to read the room and deliver content that cuts through is second to none.

Your clients, sponsors and delegates will love you for booking Colin to speak.

Colin has the ability to masterfully set the scene for every scale of event, from a multi-day industry conference to a highly targeted sales seminar. Audiences cannot help but be engaged by his delivery style which combines pragmatic ideas and tips with lived insights, the latest data and a healthy dose of energy and humour.

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When you engage Colin, you can expect:

☑️ A speech that is carefully tailored to suit your audience and location.

☑️ Fresh, contemporary, relevant content that speaks to people where they are at right now and helps them navigate the future.

☑️ Sensitivity to multi-cultural audiences.

☑️ A visual presentation peppered with pop culture references to land his points (but no PowerPoint).

☑️ Music – it lifts the room, changes the mood and just sounds good!

☑️ Audience participation – whether it’s talking to the person next to them or voting in an online poll, it will be interactive.

☑️ No ‘deliver and disappear’ - Colin will be there from welcome delegates to answering questions. If there’s karaoke after the event, he’ll be the first one up (singing Hey Jude by The Beatles in case you were wondering).

Testimonials

  • We had Colin speak at a recent event on High Performing Culture and the energy he brought to the event was amazing! We had feedback on the day and post event that it was one of the best keynotes people had seen and throughout the entire session our audience was super engaged. It was a pleasure working with Colin.

    Jaskirn Basra, Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft

  • We have engaged Colin four times now and we have been incredibly pleased every time. His energy, presence, content, enthusiasm and message have always hit the mark and would have no hesitation in recommending him to others.

    Stephen Carter, Managing Partner and Owner, Sharp & Carter

  • Colin delivered an outstanding contribution to our annual sales conference. A stand out speaker from the many conferences I have been involved with over the years, Colin managed to effortlessly engage, challenge, amuse and motivate the audience. His research and preparation were fantastic and his own inimitable style of communication along with his great sense of humour were extremely well received.

    Tom Sherwen, Head of People and Culture, Finite Group

  • Colin delivered the opening keynote of our Leaders in Performance Conference XL in the Netherlands. We wanted someone who could set the tone for the conference and get everyone inspired. We got what we asked for and more. With his highly entertaining, infectious and passionate delivery he energised the audience and got them deeply engaged. The feedback from the audience was outstanding.

    Professor Asker Jeukendrup, Performance Manager, Team NL

  • Colin is an amazingly engaging and captivating presenter, who brings such energy and fun to his presentations. The content was comprehensive and delivered in such a professional way. So many a-ha moments! 10 out of 10.

    Sharon Gray, Head of People & Culture, OzHarvest

  • Colin delivered a sensational speech at our annual conference. He has an outstanding way of delivering a powerful and engaging message through strong research, thought provoking delivery and good old English humour! If you are looking for something energised and engaging to deliver business inspiration, I recommend Colin.

    Christina Hateley, Senior Solution Account Executive, Large Market ANZ

  • Colin was really well prepared and provided valuable insights, models and approaches. He is a super engaging speaker and connected really well with the group, using his great sense of humour well. There was heaps of questions and great conversation.

    Diane Parker, Coordinator Culture & Capability, Frankston City Council

  • Everyone has been raving ever since Colin's culture keynote and I look like a goddess for getting him in the room. Never ever have I seen a speaker so comfortable in their IP that they throw out to the room a Karaoke speaking challenge. Colin has the ability to hit key messages with stand up comedy pace. Bloody brill - 10/10

    Kara Atkinson, CEO, The Sales Recruiter

  • I was looking for a guest speaker that was going to be different, thought provoking, humorous and professional. Look no further than Colin!! Transformation and Methodology can be boring topics if not delivered well. Colin excelled.

    Niall O’Rourke, Partner, Sharp & Carter

  • Colin’s session was highly engaging. His delivery was so confident it was flawless and I loved the addition of humour, not many presenters can do that successfully. More importantly, the content Colin delivered is invaluable, our focus was on culture change and we took away many action items that are going to help us grow as a team.

    Sonia Ghazale, Customer and Product Experience Manager, PropTrack/REA Group

  • When Colin presents you listen. His delivery is a fine art of contemporary, confrontational truths about the mismatch between corporate says and corporate does. He had me totally engaged; ears and eyes wide open about culture, project management and other enterprise initiatives he has helped to improve. If it’s a reality check you want or need and sensible ways to get better, Colin’s your guy.

    Phil Wightman, Manager, Organisational Transformation Team, Victorian Department of Health

  • Colin is a natural speaker! Clear, direct, and passionate. He has a vibrant energy about him that leaves the room gasping for more. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Colin speak and I’ve taken some valuable practical tips to bring into my life/workplace!

    Vy Sodal, Project Manager, KPMG

  • Colin is one of the most vibrant, engaging and motivating keynote speakers I've had the pleasure of working with - his energy, passion and enthusiasm has people on the edge of their seats! Colin's expertise in culture change, emotional intelligence and agile methodologies is unrivalled, and his cutting insights into the way organisations need to think differently to see real change are a must-add to any conference line-up.

    Alicia McKay, Founder of Not An MBA

  • Colin is easily the best speaker I have ever seen. His unwavering energy, encyclopedic knowledge on business and business culture, and razor sharp wit create a force that is unmatched. I have hosted a wide variety of events and have never seen anything like him. His ability to balance thought leading knowledge with humour allow his field tested gems of information stick with you long beyond the day of the conference - not an easy feat!

    Nick Bartlett, Host, MC, Speaker

  • Colin's session at the Cisco Live IT Management program in Barcelona was inspirational, incredibly impactful, and so much fun! His passion was contagious and had the 600 members of the audience on the edge of their seats. Colin was instrumental in helping make this year’s event the most successful ever, receiving the highest customer satisfaction score ever for a European Cisco Live event. Thank you Colin!

    Oren Seliger, Cisco Customer Success Team Leader

  • Colin's highly amusing but very effective delivery style is a cross between Robin Williams and John Cleese. No one is likely to go to sleep

    Stephen Hay, Telstra, CPM Project Manager

POPULAR KEYNOTES

Colin D Ellis culture keynote speaker

Building and maintaining high performance teams

  • The requirements of continual high performance

    Why empathy is critical to motivation

    How to communicate to inspire

    The characteristics of high performing teams

  • Create the conditions that lead to performance

    Understand how to communicate effectively

    Discover tactics to maintain high performance

Making hybrid work, work!

  • The challenges and opportunities posed by hybrid working

    Why culture needs to be reset

    How to make the office a place that people want to come to

    Why management skill sets need to change

  • Understanding the six considerations of hybrid work

    Recognising the motivations of different employees and generations

    Resolving the ‘back to work’ conundrum

How to manage a multi-generational workforce

  • The one thing that connects every age group

    Why humanity, not age, matters

    Why communication needs to be agreed not assumed

    How to use technology effectively

  • Understanding generational differences

    Connecting with people of different ages

    Building a multi-generational culture

Workplace culture keynote speaker Colin D Ellis

How detox your culture

  • What toxic culture is and how it arises

    The impact of a toxic culture on business

    Why transparency and honesty is key

    How to ensure that culture never becomes toxic again

  • How to spot the signs of a toxic culture

    Practical tips on how to deal with toxicity

    The steps required to reset the culture

How to build a vibrant culture of success

  • The six pillars of workplace culture and how to maintain high performance

    How to spot where your culture is right now

    How to start the process of culture change

    Why evolution, not continual change is the key to success.

  • Understand the six pillars of culture

    Identify the kind of culture that you have right now

    Learn how to build a culture change program that delivers

Building an AI-ready culture

  • How AI might change the world of work

    Why emotional intelligence is the key differentiator

    The behaviours required to be AI-ready

    Why adding value is more important than reducing cost

  • Reinforces the opportunities that you have right now

    Provides a blueprint for what to do next

    Generates hope and curiosity!

These are just an example. Colin works with event and conference
organisers to craft unique keynotes that resonate with the event audience.

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