Keynote Topics
Our keynote sessions are designed to inspire, challenge, and equip audiences with practical strategies they can apply immediately. Drawing on decades of leadership in elite sport, personal experience overcoming adversity, and a passion for merging wellbeing with high performance, Matt Elliott delivers engaging and evidence-based presentations. Each topic explores a different dimension of leadership, resilience, and human potential — giving individuals and organisations the tools to thrive under pressure and create lasting success.
The Energy Advantage
Sustaining elite performance in work and life
Energy, not time, is the true currency of high performance. This keynote explores practical strategies to optimise physical vitality, mental focus, and emotional balance so individuals and teams can perform at their best, without burning out. You and your team will learn how to manage their energy across the day, recover effectively, and create habits that build sustainable peak performance.
For individuals: Tools to increase energy, sharpen focus, and sustain motivation.
For teams: A shared framework for energy management that drives productivity, collaboration, and long-term success.
Emotional Mastery – The secret to high-functioning teams
Emotions drive behaviour, relationships, and performance. When left unchecked, they create conflict, miscommunication, and stress. This keynote reveals how emotional mastery unlocks trust, adaptability, and high performance. Discovering how to regulate emotions, read others more effectively, and communicate with clarity turning, emotional intelligence into a competitive advantage.
For individuals: Skills to self-regulate, communicate with authenticity and thrive under pressure.
For teams: Stronger relationships, greater collaboration, and reduced conflict.
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Winning the Second Half of Life – Thriving after 40 (with Susan Pearse)
Life after 40 is not about winding down it’s about levelling up. In this dual presentation, Matt Elliott and Susan Pearce bring both male and female perspectives to navigating the second half of life with energy and purpose. Drawing on research from over 800 participants, as well as their own lived experiences, they offer practical strategies to thrive mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually beyond midlife.
For individuals: A roadmap to redefine success, embrace vitality, and live with renewed confidence in the second half of life.
For partners: Insights into what the other gender experiences post-40, deepening understanding and strengthening relationships.
For teams: Fresh perspectives on harnessing the wisdom, resilience, and energy of midlife professionals to create thriving workplaces.
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The Mental Health Advantage – Turning struggles into strengths
Mental health challenges don’t need to be roadblocks they can be catalysts for growth. This keynote provides a clear, evidence-based pathway to move from surviving to thriving. Drawing on lived experience, neuroscience, and practical tools, you will learn how to recognise challenges early, respond with resilience, and transform struggles into opportunities for personal and professional growth.
For individuals: Strategies to reduce stress, build resilience, and find confidence in adversity.
For teams: A culture that normalises conversations about mental health and builds collective strength.
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Whole of Life Wellbeing – Foundations of health, happiness, and success
Success is not sustainable without wellbeing. This keynote reframes wellbeing as the foundation for performance and fulfilment, not a soft optional extra. Covering physical health, mindset, relationships, and purpose, it provides a practical blueprint for creating balance and longevity in both life and leadership.
For individuals: Daily practices to improve health, happiness, and personal clarity.
For teams: A collective wellbeing framework that enhances culture, reduces burnout, and boosts engagement.