About
Louise Wilkinson is a motivational speaker for hire in Newcastle, NSW.
Louise Wilkinson found out she was adopted as an adult, went looking for her family, and then survived a brain aneurysm in 2016. Her keynote is about what came after: rebuilding with grit and the sort of perspective only rock bottom hands you. She tells it with raw honesty, warmth and some cheeky humour, and it lands harder for it. Fifteen years across live events, radio and corporate stages sit behind the delivery. She's worked with Lake Macquarie City Council, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle Jets and Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, hosted The Juice on Newcastle Live Radio, and has been featured in Mamamia. Topics run from time management to courage in the face of adversity. Also available as a workshop facilitator and MC, in person or online.
The show
Louise reads a room quickly, which is what fifteen years across live events, radio and corporate stages buys you. The keynotes draw on real moments of resilience and reinvention, and she balances the humour against the honesty so nobody feels lectured at. Audiences leave with a shifted perspective and tools they can use on Monday. As a facilitator she works teams through the actual problems in front of them, strengthening communication under pressure rather than handing out generic motivation. As an MC she keeps the energy up and the running order intact, and makes every speaker feel looked after.
On the day
A lapel or handheld microphone, whichever your venue already runs. She uses slides, so she'll need the capability to display them plus a remote clicker, since she moves around rather than standing anchored to a laptop. Give her the usual sound check window and that's everything covered.
Performance options
Keynote topics cover growth outside the comfort zone, time management from someone who very nearly ran out of time, being a real life love child, what she learned about broken brains, coping with curveballs that hit you square on, brain and bio hacks for handling chaos, and courage and vulnerability when things go wrong. Book her for a keynote in person or online, for a small team retreat, or as a media guest. The talk gets shaped around what you need the audience to walk out with.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
