Gary Bertwistle

Gary Bertwistle is now recognised as Australia’s new pioneer in thinking. As a best selling author Gary has published four books – The Keys to Creativity in 2006, Who Stole My Mojo? in 2008, What Made You Think of That? in 2009 and his latest book, The Vibe is now also available in bookstores across Australia. Gary Bertwistleis a keynote speaker whose topics include the thinking behind creativity, innovation, marketing, brand and performance.

In 2002 Gary Bertwistle opened Australia’s first ever creative thinking venue at The Entertainment Quarter in Sydney called the Ideas Vault, which is used by some of the countries biggest corporations for creative thinking, meetings, seminars and training sessions.
Gary is the co-founder of Australia’s leading cycling foundation, the Tour de Cure, which raises money in an effort to cure cancer. The Tour de Cure has now raised in excess of $3.5 million dollars in donations and millions in publicity since its inception in 2007. Gary has also founded the Day of Inspiration, a corporate fundraising annual event, which gathers together keynote speakers, entertainers and performers at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney.
Gary has won the TEC Speaker of the Year Award in both 2007 and 2008 and is renowned for his simple and easy going style, passion and drive in helping people to think differently about their life, family, business and Mojo.
In retail, Gary has worked in marketing for department stores, the Westfield Group and Byvan Management. In music, Gary worked on marketing artists, their albums and live performances. Gary spent 8 years working at 2DAYFM and Triple M before being promoted to Group General Manager of Promotions and Marketing for Australia’s largest radio Network, Austereo. In this role, Gary oversaw the marketing for the 13 radio stations in Australia and 5 stations in Malaysia.
Gary Bertwistle has generated ideas for some of Australia’s biggest brand names and now passes on his experience by coaching and facilitating the creative process for corporate clients. He conducts fun, interactive workshops covering: Creativity, thinking skills and tools to enhance the way we generate ideas. - How to create an environment for 'free thinking'. - Innovation and problem solving facilitation - How to design the 'WOW' idea for your product or business. - Marketing, positioning and how to stand out from the clutter, as well as going to battle with competitors. - Accelerated learning: how to teach so people get it better and faster through presentation, brainstorms or training sessions. - A creative approach to selling and generating more sales and greater profits.
Gary Bertwistle speaks to audiences around the world about unlocking their thinking, imagination and ideas in the areas of performance, problem solving, innovation, marketing, strategy, creativity and learning. His innovative approach assists organisations and individuals to challenge their traditional way of thinking in order to successfully unlock their great ideas. In order to truly innovate and develop breakthrough ideas you need to think differently and that is what Gary is all about. His presentations are not only empowering, they are also enjoyable and entertaining, and his simple, straightforward approach to thinking differently is always well received.

Speaker Topics Include:

Creativity
What Made You Think of That?
Who Stole My Creative Mojo?
Creative Facilitation
Leading Innovation

Marketing
The Fundamentals of Marketing - getting the basics right
Marketing Warfare
Raise the Roof on Your Brand - being a world class brand
The Changing Face of Brand
Brand Council

Personal Growth
Who Stole My Mojo?
Raise the Roof

Time Management & Communication
Brainstorming - how to run a truly creative brainstorm