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Key Points for Brett Connellan

  • Brett Connellan survived a near-fatal shark attack at Bombo Beach in 2016, losing three-quarters of his left quad.
  • Despite a grim prognosis from doctors, Brett’s resilience helped him defy the odds, recover, and return to surfing.
  • Brett’s recovery journey pushed him to develop a new mindset towards resilience, purpose, and overcoming life’s challenges.
  • Now, Brett uses his story and the lessons he learned during his recovery to inspire others to make the most of their own journeys.

Topics for Brett Connellan

  • Waves of resilience - Turning the worst day of your life into the best
    Brett doesn’t think he would believe the advice he’d share with a younger version of himself because he believes that there’s no greater teacher than the experience itself.
    Life, much like the ever-changing ocean, can throw unexpected challenges at us. It's not that everyone needs to face a shark attack to gain perspective; rather, it's about understanding how to adapt and navigate the waves of change. Resilience, that innate strength within all of us, is the anchor we can hold onto during turbulent times.
    In this captivating presentation, Brett not only shares his remarkable journey of recovery after a life-altering shark attack but also equips you with the essential tools needed to conquer life’s obstacles. Discover the art of adaptation and resilience as Brett draws parallels between his journey and the challenges we all encounter in an ever-changing world.
    Key takeaways:
    • Unleash resilience: Discover the transformative journey of resilience as Brett shares his powerful personal story of surviving a shark attack and rebuilding his life.
    • Strategies for overcoming challenges: Learn practical strategies for facing adversity head-on, finding hope in the darkest moments, and emerging stronger than before.
    • Adapt and thrive: Explore how to harness change, turn setbacks into opportunities, and build a culture of resilience within your organisation.
    • Redefined purpose: Gain insights into pivoting and finding new meaning when faced with unexpected detours, inspiring you to adapt and thrive.
  • The second chance effect - Reimagining goals: Resilience and growth in action
    Discover and embrace a transformative mindset that will redefine how you approach life and all of its challenges.
    Drawing inspiration from his own life-altering journey, Brett shares how a single message changed his trajectory, offering you a powerful opportunity for growth.
    Through captivating storytelling and practical strategies, you’ll learn how to cultivate unwavering focus, achieve peak performance, and continuously elevate your goals.
    Whether you’re an individual or a leader wanting to empower others. This will highlight a mindset that thrives amidst change, seizes new opportunities, and redefines what success means to you as you embark on a journey of personal transformation.
    Key takeaways:
    • Dream big, achieve more: Discover the meaning behind a message that changed the trajectory of Brett’s recovery. “People fail not from aiming too high and missing, but from aiming too low and hitting”.
    • Focus and performance: Learn practical strategies for maintaining laser-sharp focus, maximising productivity, and consistently delivering high-performance results.
    • Evaluate and elevate: Gain insights into the importance of periodically evaluating your goals, adapting to change, and learning from both successes and setbacks.
    • Resilience in goal achievement: Explore the role of resilience in pursuing your goals, turning challenges into stepping stones, and emerging stronger and more determined than ever.
  • How to survive a shark attack (+ other change) 
    A workshop to promote team building, decision-making, and resilience.
    Sometimes, it takes extraordinary events to shed light on everyday life. Dive into an experience that will reshape how you handle life's most intense and unpredictable challenges.
    With his own experience of a shark attack as a backdrop, Brett brings the group along for the ride with captivating storytelling and actionable strategies with the hopes of surviving it all again. This is a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth in a range of corporate contexts.
    In this workshop, you'll dive into a simulated shark attack scenario to explore key themes of critical decision-making, leadership under pressure, and resilience. You'll learn how to harness your instinctual responses and channel them into logical, effective actions that can be applied to both high-stakes situations and everyday workplace challenges.
    Key takeaways:
    • Critical decision-making: Understand how to balance instinct with clear thinking in high-pressure situations. Learn methods to make more informed decisions, even when time is limited.
    • Leadership and teamwork: Explore how to integrate empathy and communication into leadership roles. Discover the power of distributed leadership and how to empower your team to make decisions within their areas of expertise.
    • Resilience: Develop strategies to bounce back and adapt in the face of adversity. Learn how to turn challenges into opportunities for growth and build a resilient mindset that thrives amidst change.
    • Personal and professional growth: Apply these lessons to your own life, whether you're an individual aiming to enhance personal performance or a leader looking to inspire and empower your team.



Testimonials for Brett Connellan

Brett's story is something everyone needs to hear. Not simply just because it is a raw and emotional story, but because it is a story that evokes a passionate and inspiring response from those that are lucky enough to be present for the experience. Instantly engaging, Brett presents his story and his learnings from his own experiences in a format that is adaptable to any setting and that would be of great benefit to any audience listening.
Movember

We thoroughly enjoyed Brett’s talk on Thursday - His story is so inspiring and the strategies that he shared are incredibly relatable to our team. We all enjoyed it so much!
Yellow Canary

Brett is an amazing, engaging speaker with a story that is relevant and inspiring. Brett's message of resilience and achieving your goals was clear through his storytelling approach. He had our audience fully engaged for the whole keynote.
Allambi Care

Brett is an excellent storyteller with a calm and composed persona. The way he presented his life experience left the audience spellbound. A few amongst the audience were able to share their experience and challenges. Brett managed those conversations very well. It was an invigorating experience for many of us.
Blacktown City Council

Brett’s presentation was one of the best our staff have had. They all were highly inspired and energised afterwards, speaking of the importance of perspective and mindset. Brett is a talented presenter who captivates his audience with great skill.
Woonona Public School

Funny, friendly, down to earth, well executed presentation with a message of such deep magnitude that all can reflect upon towards a more purposeful life.
723 Squadron - Australian Defence Force

I’d say it is one of the most powerful, impactful engaging presentations I’ve seen of any form, and I’ve seen a few. You could hear a pin drop throughout the entire presentation. To hold and captivate a room of 350 mainly blokes on a Friday afternoon for 45 minutes? That’s impressive.
H.I.M