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Key Points for Rik Rushton

  • As the best-selling author of The Power of Connection, Rik Rushton teaches the art of mastering communication in the workplace, mindset, and relationships, empowering individuals to build authentic connections that drive success.
  • With over 1,500 presentations to more than 200,000 people, Rik has inspired peak performance in businesses, sports teams, and leaders across Australasia and the USA, using the principles from his book to foster growth and transformation.
  • Trusted by leading brands like Emirates, NAB, and Collingwood Football Club, Rik shares practical insights from his book and experiences to drive leadership, culture, and teamwork to new heights.
  • Rik’s warm, relatable style and passion for helping others shine through in his presentations and his book, motivating audiences to apply life-changing strategies that lead to lasting personal and professional success.

Topics for Rik Rushton

  • Connection
     As revealed in his best-selling book, The Power of Connection, Rik explains in detail how active listening starts the communication process. Selling isn’t telling; it’s asking – if you ask the right strategic questions, you will gain the right insights on how to build trust, earn rapport and provide a solution to the needs of those you seek to influence.
  • Influence
    Communicating effectively is key to building strong relationships and influencing others. While it may be tempting to try to be clever in your communication, remember that clarity is more important than cleverness. Building rapport is what opens doors, and this comes from communicating in a way that resonates with those you wish to influence. Don’t limit your ability to increase performance by simply being yourself. Take the time to understand your audience and adjust your communication style accordingly.
  • Mindset
     Boats don’t sink because of the stormy waters around them; they sink because of the water that gets in them! Similarly, our mindset is determined from the inside out. Things don’t happen to you, they happen through you. So in between stimulus and your response, there is a space. And in that space, you have the power to choose. Remember, it’s not what happens to you that matters but how you react to it.
  • Leadership
     Adaptability is the ultimate currency in today’s volatile leadership landscape. To keep up, leaders must evolve beyond roles as practitioners to become highly resilient, motivators, advisors, innovators, and communicators across the 5 generations that make up the modern workforce. Developing these 5 Core Leadership Pillars is the key to creating value for internal stakeholders and customers, ensuring longevity, and staying ahead of the competition.

Testimonials for Rik Rushton

I was amazed how skillfully Rik Rushton could firstly introduce, then summarise each session and every speaker’s main points all the while making the connection to how the information can be applied to our Business; (and all without any notes from what I could tell)! He has a great way of simplifying the sessions learnings.
Holden

We go to a lot of conferences as a management team and sometimes you see MC’s trying to take over and compete with the speakers. On rare occasions you find a great host and Rick was certainly that! His support of Meg was really well done! He made sure the interview was about her and the impact she has had. Please pass over our congratulations to him.
Emirates

He was funny and engaging and kept the day on time and on track. Great job.
CGU

Was exactly what you want an emcee to be. Engaging, empathetic and great energy with the ability to energise the audience which helps the speakers no doubt.
Colliers International

Rik obviously knows how to package speakers and their messages. We appreciated the continuous “plugs” throughout the day.
Kuga Electrical

I am not a fan of these types of conferences in general and was in the room under sufferance, (because my boss clearly is a fan of these type of conferences and made it a compulsory team event). My goal was to sit up the back and return emails etc but found the day was very well run so in no small part that was due to the MC. Before I knew it I was putting my hand up at the start from question 1 and leaving with ‘clear thinking’ at the end so thank you.
Kuga Electrical

We rated the day highly for its content and delivery in previous question so to that end we have to acknowledge the MC who was very polished. You cannot have a great program without someone bringing it all together which he did extraordinarily well.
Emirates

Meeting Rik was more than just a career changing day! It was a life changing day. Footy clubs have plenty of coaches to help you win each week. Few have Peak Performance coaches that can help you win in the greater game of life. His ability to teach leadership and life skills has made a major impact on my career and our club as well as my personal life
Captain
Western Bulldogs AFL

Rik has a talent for taking complex communication, leadership and customer service strategies and making them simple for my teams to implement to drive greater levels of revenue and customer satisfaction. Recently I had Rik come into SCA and provide a motivational/sales process talk to my sales team of 20. The brief was as follows – “My revenue is way back YOY, my budgets are astronomical and my culture is being affected by this” – Rik’s not only answered the brief but was able to articulate in laymen’s terms some eye opening but yet career changing insights into the world of sales for my National Account Managers. Suffice to say I will be utilizing Rik again in the coming months.
Director of Sales
Southern Cross Austreo

Rik has attended every AREC conference since 1997 as
a host, MC, consultant and dynamic keynote speaker. He has the ability to speak to a conference audience of 4,000 as if he is speaking to them “one on one” and we consider him at McGrath as one of the elite sales trainers in the country.
CEO
McGrath Estate Agents

Rik Rushton is held within the highest regard at the Mantra Group as our “go to guy” meeting our needs from conducting intimate workshops for our sales team providing them with sales techniques through to hosting and delivering at major conferences specifically in the areas of communication, Leadership and the customer experience. Rik is one of the elite few speakers we recommend to external clients that use our facilities for their company’s conferences and retreats.
Area Manager - Mantra Group (SEQLD)
General Manager Peppers Broadbeach

Having run events for over 20 years, I can’t help but always come back to Rik as my first choice given the emcee role is the most important component of any successful event. The energy of the room, the timing, the consolidation of speaker messages, the management of things that don’t go to plan are all areas that Rik thrives in. He has great energy on stage, can read the audience and knows what needs to be done to keep them engaged. He sums up the sessions so well and reinforces the session take-aways ensuring a seamless event.
LJ Hooker Australia

Rik Rushton is an expert on the subject of communication. He is someone who has the ability to communicate his expertise in an eloquent, enlightening and engaging way. I know Rik both as a friend and colleague having worked with him on several major conferences. Believe me this guy practises what he preaches.
The Sumo Guy

It’s almost impossible to get a speaker who can connect with all of the different personality types that make up our team here at the NAB however Rik is one of those rare individuals who can stimulate experienced executives, educate rookies and inspire the whole team to move forward.
Team NAB

Rik ticks so many boxes for us. Speaker, facilitator, MC and dynamic communicator. That’s why we’ve continued to use him internally as well as offering his services to our external clients.
Crown Events Melbourne