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Welcome to the ICMI newsletter - keeping you informed on the latest and hottest speakers and entertainers in the country.
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Dr John from Celebrity Makeover inundated with speaking requests
Dr John Tickell, famous already on the speaking circuit for his fast paced, entertaining and informative talk, "Everything in moderation, except Laughter, Sex, Vegetables and Fish", has had dozens of additional requests to speak as result of his part as "Dr John" on Channel 9's Celebrity Overhaul. Dr John also features in a new Channel 9 series called Our Place.
One of Australia's top corporate comedy acts hits 1000 corporate shows
In February this year Elliot Goblet appeared at his 1000th corporate event and in the company of people (such as ICMI staff) who have supported him over the years Elliot's alter ego Jack Levi celebrated this milestone at a fine Melbourne venue on March 15. Over the last 20 years Goblet has worked for most of the top 200 companies...and for a fair few of the bottom 200 as well.
Whether doing a spot or acting as an MC most of this comedian's work has been at conferences, product launches dinners and parties. He loves his work and is looking forward to doing his next 1000 corporate appearances.
50 years of Rock & Roll
This year marks the 50th year of Rock & Roll. It all began with in 1955 with Bill Haley's "Rock around the Clock". On this note (pardon the pun), music retailing guru Barry Bull has created a talk called "Business - it's only Rock & Roll" which can work in with themed events. Barry is one of Australia's most successful retailers and respected business speakers available today.
Magicians Tim Ellis & Sue-Ann Webster make the Guinness Book of World Records
In April last year, Ellis & Webster, together with a team from Magic Unlimited, shattered the previous record of 'The World's Longest Magic Show' (24 hours) by tripling it with a show 75 hours long!
Congratulations to Tim Ellis, Sue-Ann and their team from ICMI!
ABC's Race Around the World winner, Tony Wilson, launches his first novel
In April, Tony Wilson launched his first novel Players, which is a very entertaining and sometimes disturbing look behind the scenes of Australian Rules football and the media. Set in the world of television, Players tells the story of the fierce rivalry between channels 5 and 3 as played out between their respective footy shows.
"Tony Wilson's cracker of a novel is without doubt the most accurate study of the sports ego ever embarked upon. The result is a frightening collision of stupidity and success. I couldn't put it down."
Rampaging Roy Slaven (Roy & HG)
Inspirational speaker, Catherine DeVrye launches autobiography
Inspirational speaker, Catherine DeVrye, has after 17 years finished her autobiography, titled Who Says I Can't?
About Who Says I Can't: Abandoned as a baby in Canada, Catherine DeVrye was adopted by loving parents. When she was twenty-one, they died of cancer, within a year of each other. An only child, Catherine packed her bags for a 3-month working holiday in Australia, arriving jobless and near penniless. Named Australian Executive Woman of the Year, dined with princes, prime ministers and Olympic athletes. She'd cycled over the Andes, dived with sharks and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro... and finally, decided to search for her biological parents. And that's when her adventures really began... If you've ever felt alone and hopeless, laugh and cry through Catherine's story and become more empowered to turn your own stumbling blocks into stepping-stones.
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| WHO'S NEW |
Andrew Bolt
Andrew Bolt is Australia's most controversial - and most read - social commentator, putting his finger on the hottest of hot-button issues. Writing twice-weekly for Australia's biggest-selling daily newspaper, Melbourne's Herald Sun, and also for the Sunday Herald Sun, Bolt fearlessly cuts through the myths and the spin to tell you the bottom-line facts behind everything from global warming to terrorism, from refugees to the stolen generation. No sacred cow of the New Age is safe from his scalpel.
Shane Radbone
Shane Radbone started a company called EFM (Executive Fitness Management) in 1991, at the age of 20, that grew into Australia's largest Corporate Fitness Company. After selling his share in the business, Shane took up the role of Group CEO of Retail Brands Group, which includes Wendy's, a manufacturing facility and a second brand just launched into Australia, called Quizno's. Quizno's is a USA based, 2000 store chain that specialises in oven toasted sandwiches. Quiznos recently was voted the fastest growing franchise in the US.
Bill Nelson
With 15 years international coaching experience including the Barcelona and Atlanta Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World championships, Bill Nelson has had an association with 20 athletes competing across 3 sports at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Bill Nelson is regarded among the elite of world sporting coaches. During a distinguished career Bill has personally coached Daniel Kowalski, Mathew Dunn, Scott Miller, Michael Klim, Nicole Stevenson, Linley Frame and Duncan Armstrong. He was the national event coach for distance swimming for the Australian swimming team, a program that contains swimmers such as Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett.
Jean Paul-Bell
Founder of The Humor Foundation which incorporate the very successful "Clown Doctor" program used in hospitals around Australia to assist children with speedy recoveries from illness. Jean Paul-Bell is in demand as a speaker and workshop presenter as part of The Humour Foundation's LaughterWorks program. He speaks on humour as a coping strategy and using humour for self-care to health professionals, patient support groups and community organizations.
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| DID YOU KNOW |
Tips for Women in Business
Former CEO of Polar Cosmetics and Victorian Telstra Business Women of the Year, Marcia Griffin shares her business success secrets for women:
In my book High Heeled Success I detail the key attributes for building a successful business. I discovered that these were not the things I had been taught in my 12 years at University!!!
My top 6 attributes:
- Attitude - Having a positive attitude about business and life is essential to success
- Self belief - If you think you can -in 99 out of 100 challenges--you can do it--and just let that last one go!
- Focus - Keep your eye on the ball-it works at golf as well!
- Commitment - Let nothing come between you and success-and it wont!
- Hard/smart work - Hard work per se will not bring you success-but combine that with being smart and you are well on your way
- Set your goals high -and keep on revising them up as you achieve.
I am excited about working with ICMI as it represents a great opportunity for me to share with other women the keys to success.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
ICMI's Corporate Development Luncheon - Friday 29th April 2005
ICMI'S next luncheon will feature one of Australia's top speakers, Allan Pease who will talk on "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Road Maps"
Details of the luncheon are:
Date: Friday 29th April 2005
Venue: Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne
Time: 12pm to 2.30pm
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are $75 plus GST
For more information about attending, please contact Barry Markoff Tel: 03 9529 3711
For more information about Corporate Development Luncheon membership, please visit http://www.icmi.com.au/newsevents.phtml
ICMI's first Queensland showcase
On Wednesday 13th July 2005, ICMI in conjunction with the Novotel in Brisbane will run it's first Queensland showcase. More details will be available soon however any initial enquiries, please contact our Qld State Manager, Gerry Morris Tel: 1300 663 966 or email gerry@icmi.com.au
ICMI to exhibit at Meeting Mart 2005 again:
ICMI is proud to again be a part of the annual Victorian Meeting Mart. Now in its third year, Meeting Mart is Victoria's dedicated business development tradeshow for local and regional Victorian accommodation and events industry suppliers. For more information please vist http://www.conferenceworks.net.au/mm2005/index.html
Charity comedy night in Melbourne for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Australia's top comedians are generously donating their time to be a part of the inaugural Big Brothers Big Sisters comedy night on Sunday 5th June 2005 at the Comedy Club in Melbourne. The line-up will include Marty Fields, Elliot Goblet, Dave Grant, Glynn Nicholas and Rod Quantock. Tickets are $25.
For more information and to purchase tickets please visit their website: www.bbbs.org.au
About Big Brothers Big Sisters:
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a preventative program which provides disadvantaged young people aged 7 to 17 years with a caring adult mentor in their lives, someone to confide in and look up to. Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship. It matches vulnerable young people with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.
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| SPEAKER'S CORNER |
Former Olympic long distance swimming coach Bill Nelson talks on leadership
Every organisation has a strategic, systematic and humanistic potential that is attempting to exceed that of the opposition. Having these elements of potential and developing them are part of the ongoing challenges for every business organisation. The qualities required are many and varied as are the challenges and obstacles associated with them.
The ultimate success of any business or organisation is directly proportional to the ongoing improvement of its leader, the team, and their ability to come together and embrace a culture that underpins it standards and values towards its desired results.
To inspire people to increased levels of performance, synergy and efficiency the leader must consistently represent a set of qualities, values and skills. Although the need for job knowledge and management know how are important, it is the leaders individual attributes combined with the strategies, direction, culture, support and ongoing success of the organisation, that will allow the leader to effectively engage the support and commitment of the people they lead.
The path before any leader is always one that contains the possibility for stagnation and difficulty. Where as on the other hand there lies the opportunity for commitment, achievement, enjoyment and eventually, success. However the reality is there are never any guarantees.
Leadership, teamwork and culture are three areas that are constantly spoken about in terms of increasing both individual and team performance. They are subjects that many times are taken to levels of discussion and thinking that are way above and beyond where they are required to be.
Einstein once said: That a problem will not be solved thinking at the same level at which it was created.
For many this statement outlines the need to think and focus at a level above where the problem was created. When in reality this is not always the case. Many times the answer to the problems that a leader encounters lies in their ability to return to basics. To have that ability and intuition to understand the complexity of the situation but to have the skill and the presence to understand that the solution lies in a common sense answer.
Just because it is common sense however does not mean it is always common place and just because the thinking is at the basic level does not mean it is not capable of returning outstanding results.
Leadership, teamwork and culture all have a role to play in the ongoing success of any organisation. The strategies, understanding and level of thinking required to fully develop these three areas will come from a variety of sources and opportunities.
The Journey Continues!
For more information on Bill Nelson please vist http://www.icmi.com.au/speaker.phtml?id=68
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| ICMI NEWS |
ICMI launches new website
ICMI is proud to announce that it's new website is now active. New features include:
- More Categories - Greater ability to select and define your speaker, entertainer/teambuilding search
- New look teambuilding section with many ideas
- Ability to search speaker and entertainers by location
- Full PDF profiles for all speakers and entertainers
- Product shop opening very soon
- Plus much more...
Please have a look at www.icmi.com.au
New addition to ICMI family
Carson White, ICMI's National Marketing Manager, became a new father in March. His partner Annissa gave birth to a baby boy, Riley Tennessee White, on Friday 11th March weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces. Congratulations guys!
ICMI employee reaches fifteen years with the company
Congratulations also to Simone Ashton who has been with ICMI for fifteen years this month. Simone has been an invaluable member of the team and is very well respected by speakers, entertainers and clients alike for her professionalism and attention to detail in coordinating travel, production and briefing requirements. As you can see from the photo, ICMI presented her with a real life Oscar... well not quite. Will it be another fifteen years Simone? ^top
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| FEATURED SPEAKER |
Shane Radbone
Shane started a company called EFM (Executive Fitness Management) in 1991, at the age of 20, that grew into Australia's largest Corporate Fitness Company, providing services to companies such as Santos, F.H. Faulding, Australia Post, BHP and Lion Nathan.
Shane sold his share of the company, wanting to pursue a new challenge. In February 2003, Shane took up the role of Group CEO of the Retail Brands Group, which includes a Wendy's manufacturing facility and a second brand just launched into Australia, called Quizno's. Quizno's is a USA based, 2000 store chain that specialises in oven toasted sandwiches. Quiznos recently was voted the fastest growing franchise in the US.
He is responsible for the financial performance of the group and the strategic growth of the group. As Group CEO of the organisation, he reports to the Board of Directors.
Shane is a new breed of CEO who is an engaging and passionate speaker.
For more information on Shane Radbone please visit http://www.icmi.com.au/speaker.phtml?id=535 ^top
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| FEATURED ENTERTAINER |
Steve Armstrong
Steve Armstrong is Perth's number one cabaret music performer.
Steve's performances takes the audience through a dizzying array of nostalgia through to comedy. He captures his audience with a lot of warmth, energy and power that few performers can match.
He is joined on stage by the Fabulous Flirtettes - four dazzling dancers. With at least five costume changes during their 45-minute show, the audience is treated to a high-energy, colourful and vibrant performance.
Steve Armstrong and the Fabulous Flirtettes will wow your guests with their spectacle of song and dance. Imbued with a unique comic touch, Steve brings to life songs by; Tina Turner, Roy Orbison, Tom Jones, Elvis Presley and the legendary Louis Armstrong.
Fore more information on Steve Armstrong please visit http://www.icmi.com.au/speaker.phtml?id=67 ^top
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