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Jenny Morris OAM
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Testimonials for Jenny Morris OAM
"Excellent presentation for our Senior Executive Forum. Jenny's speech encompassed a real depth of knowledge on 'Leadership' and 'Teamwork' from both business and sporting perspective. She tailored her speech to our exact brief. We have since rebooked Jenny for a future forum."
Fiona Miller. Wesfarmers Limited.
"Jenn was great in catching and holding the attention of a 350 plus crowd at a cocktail style function. Her speech was relevant, motivating and very entertaining. Her great personality really shone through."
Verity Neale. Shearmans Public Relations for Western Power Internal Brand launch function.
"Jenn was excellent. Her speech was relevant, interesting and delivered with a great sense of humour. We will definitely be rebooking Jenn for future events."
Tara McGillivray, MacMahon Holdings Limited.
"Many Town of Kwinana staff have provided extremely positive feedback regarding Jenn's presentation for our Staff Summit. Her speech was well targeted, humorous and informative. Her DVD was also excellent. Our overall rating for her presentation is: Excellent."
Leanne Parola, Executive Officer – Legal & Governance.
Town of Kwinana.
Fee Range: Up to $5000
Jenny Morris OAM's Biography
Jenn represented Australia in hockey from 1991 to 2000 playing 150 games for her country and scoring 86 goals.
She was one of the original players from the Ric Charlesworth era which remained undefeated in major tournaments for almost a decade until 2000. Jenn was one of the senior members of the team and shared the captaincy of the Hockeyroos during her entire career.
She was described by Ric Charlesworth in his book The Coach – Managing for Success, as the “best player in the world in her position, and also the most resilient.”
Her resiliency was underpinned by her determination to make Sydney 2000 Olympic Team after spending two and a half years on the injured list, after complications arising from a knee reconstruction. This was Jenn’s second knee re-construction, her first in 1991 effectively ruled her out of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.
The gold medal at the Sydney Olympics was to be a memorable one, Jenn sealed it in great style scoring the final goal to claim victory for Australia in what was her 150th and final game of her distinguished career.
After retiring from international sport Jenn now works with leading international professional services firm Deloitte as Director of their Consulting Division, is the immediate past Chairwoman of Healthway WA (Western Australian Government Health Promotion Authority), and a board member of Western Australian Institute of Sport and Fremantle Football Club (Dockers).
Jenn’s qualification include:
- Bachelor of Arts (double major in Psychology and Journalism), Curtin Unversity of W.A.
- Master of Business Administration (enrolled), Curtin University Graduate School of Business.
- O.A.M. (Order of Australia Medal)
Jenn’s other achievements include:
- Expert commentator for the ABC during major hockey events.
- Board member of Western Australian Institute of Sport.
- Member of the Industry Strategic Reference Group for the Department of Sport & Recreation, Western Australian Government
- 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne hockey commentator ABC radio.
- Patron of Ford Ladies Corporate Golf Club – golf handicap of 6.
- Named as Deloitte’s National Deloitte Businesswoman of the Year. 2007.
- Chair woman of HealthWay W.A. (WA Government Health Promotion Authority).
- Appointed to the board of directors of Fremantle Football Club (Dockers) in August 2009.
A naturally charismatic communicator, Jenn draws on the potent parallels between sport and business in order to reveal the common values and attitudes required for success. She regularly addresses events for corporate clients such as ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank, AMP, McDonalds Australia, Automotive Holdings Group – Holden Australia, Financial Planners’ Association of W.A., AON Health Risk Insurance Services, National Nine Network, BankWest, General DataCom, and many others.
Speaking Topics Include
Creating a Leaderful Team - encompasses Training & Work Ethic, Continuous Learning, Growth through Adversity, Common Goals, Flexibility, Breadth of Leadership, Honesty and Humility, What the Hockeyroos can teach Business, Core Values of a Champion Team and Dealing with Change.