Glenn Wheeler

At the age of 75, great grandmother Mary Taylor prepared for her first expedition driving solo around Australia. Sixteen years later and Mary still enjoys her regular adventures around the country in her Honda Jazz with a carton of baked beans and a flagon of sherry. Why does she do it? ...well as she says in her autobiography "Baked Beans in the Outback and Curry in Kashmir""my trips represent the last opportunity for adventure available in my old age." Mary has lead rather a nomadic life as the wife of a British Officer who served with the Indian Army.....and has enjoyed plenty of adventure. Like the time she was seriously propositioned over a hamburger at McDonalds in Cairns or seriously intoxicated at 9 o'clock in the morning in Alice Springs! Mary Taylor is a lady of enormous determination & courage - with an opinion on everything....... and a wicked sense of humour! She is proof positive that life begins at 90!

You're just 13 years of age and drinking lots of booze and on a regular basis. Drugs creep into the routine and naturally so do the "undesirables" who come along as part of the package. The world seems to be stuffed - everyone else has a problem......except you. Well that's how Jeremy Portelli viewed the first part of his young life. In his eyes, it was everyone around him who was out of step. He had just entered into his teenage years with a serious booze and drugs problem, and was destined to fail. So how do you get your life back on track when it seems like there's no turning back and no-one really cares? Jeremy Portelli is just 19 - built like the proverbial brick outhouse, and likes his tattoos! But on the inside he's got a heart of gold...... and his story is dynamic.

Born in Basra, Iraq in 1989, Sam Almaliki migrated to Australia with his parents eight years later where they spent almost a year in the Villawood Detention Centre before eventually being released. And here is the twist.....in spite of having no real grasp of the English language to begin with, Sam quickly made exceptional progress with his education. His achievements include the honour of school Vice Captain, School Captain and member of the Student Council; first place in Economics; a top 10% achievement in all HSC subjects (out of 500 students); winner of the 2005 Lions Club Youth of the Year Quest; represented NSW at the 2006 National Constitutional Convention; and in 2004 founded the only Junior Winter Cricket Association in NSW. He achieved a UAI of 92.5 in 2006 and was Kogarah Council's 2007 Young Australian of the Year. At just 19 years of age, Sam Almaliki is a born leader and passionate about making a difference. Let him excite your team!

He's the quintessential Aussie gardener who won't call a spade a shovel! ('cause he knows the difference!). He loves the garden and all aspects of outdoor living......and enjoys a cold beer when the hard work is done! You know him from the 7 Network's number 1 lifestyle program Better Homes & Gardens and see him from time to time on Sunrise, The Morning Show & Sydney Weekender. Jason Hodges loves to have a laugh and a yarn - about anything! From brown spots on your lemons to keeping the goldfish alive or laying pavers, Jason will keep you informed and entertained and maybe even solve a few of your guests own problems! He is great fun for any occasion.....and the girls love him!

Janelle is the much loved resident celebrity chef on Channel 10's weekday afternoon show "Ready, Steady, Cook!". She is also known as the Microwave Queen due to her vast knowledge of microwave cooking tips and tricks. And there is one way to ensure that you get the absolute maximum entertainment value from Janelle, and that is by putting a cooktop in front of her! Turn your next corporate event or conference into a fun and informative cooking extravaganza as Janelle and Glenn entertain & cook up a storm - your guests will love it! Janelle travels complete with cooktop and all the gear and can customise the presentation to suit your product, food group and/or consumer market.

Diagnosed with extreme arthritis at the age of just 10, Steven Pawsey was bedridden - unable to walk while the rest of his mates were running around having the time of their lives. But this 19 year old "dreamer" has always dared to be different, with the vision of one day establishing a company that would lead the way in creativity, design and quality. And the product he chose? Ladies fashion umbrellas! Steven Pawsey was recently named the 2008 Victorian Small Business Champions Young Entrepreneur of the Year as well as winning the Small Business Wholesaler of the Year award. Find out what makes Steven Pawsey tick......before he takes over your buisiness!

The doyenne of Australian fashion and etiquette, Miss Dally debuted in 1949 as Australia's "Model of the Year" & Australia's most photographed model in the same year. So she set about establishing the first personal development school in the southern hemisphere. Nearly 60 years later the JDW Empire continues to expand with Miss Dally taking her expertise into Asia. But who is June Dally-Watkins? How did the girl from the bush become the queen of the catwalk? And what of those Hollywood romances? All is revealed when we get up close and personal with Miss June Dally-Watkins.

Olympian Craig Styevens is probably best remembered for the ultimate act of being a 'good sport' when he stood down from the 400m freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics to let his mate Ian Thorpe compete in the signature event from which he'd just been disqualified after a false start. Thorpie went on to win gold and Stevo was regarded as a true national hero for his selfless action. But there is so much more to the Commonwealth and Olympic medallist. Stevo is a true Aussie champion and motivating speaker who leaves the audience feeling good about life.

When Jonathan Koenig was 12 years old he was involved in an horrific car accident, his mother Cheryl's life changed forever.Given very little chance of survival, Jono was in a coma for six weeks and doctors predicted that even if he did pull through he would most likely never walk, talk or be able to eat again. But Cheryl and her husband Robert refused to accept the prognosis and set out on a relentless and ultimately successful quest to save Jonathon and prove the medical profession wrong. Ten years on and Jono has defied the odds, leading a rich and fulfilling life. Cheryl tells a truly an inspirational and uplifting story about how persistence, determination, family and love can combine to overcome almost any challenge. She knows no boundaries.

Stan Zemanek was known as "the King of Night Time radio" or by his own admission as the most hated presenter on talkback radio. He enjoyed extraordinary success in radio and television - the ultimate & longest serving beast in Beauty and the Beast on Foxtel. And like most showbiz partnerships there was always someone else involved behind the scenes. Someone with whom he would party, relax, holiday, or just simply sit and talk. But when diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in 2006, it was time for Stan to take a back seat and let the love of his life, Marcella - the child bride as he referred to her - come to the fore. Life changed as the battle began in ernest to fight Stan's brain cancer, which was ultimately lost in July 2007. Marcella is now an Ambassador for Dr Charlie Teo's "Cure For Life Foundation" and tells a fabulous story of life with Stan...the good, the bad and the downright ugly!

A Holocaust survivor who migrated to Australia and became a successful business person, Sabina Wolanski is an amazing woman who was just 12 years old when her home town in Poland was invaded by the Nazis and her mother was ripped away to a death camp. She spent the Holocaust years like an 'elusive animal' in terror - hunted by the Nazis and hidden by different families, often underground, in cellars, in the forest - in places where one would never think to look for a human. Somehow she survived. When she was called to give evidence at the 1967 trial of the man responsible for the deaths of her father and brother, Sabina wanted revenge......but instead made a life long friend of the German daughter of an SS officer. In 2005 Sabina Wolanski was singled out by the German Government to speak on behalf of the six million dead at the opening of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. Sabina's tale of survival and her dogged determination to overcome adversity and ultimately achieve great success is a reality check of the highest order for us all.

This is a speakers bureau with a difference......... Each of our stars has a story to tell - and their story is unravelled in a 'Parkinson style' interview with Glenn. They are motivating, uplifting, moving and very personal.......and just perfect for something 'a little different' at your next Conference or corporate event. From Sam Almaliki, the Iraqi refugee who spent his first 2 years in Australia in a Detention Centre with his family, through to Australia's doyenne of ettiquette & style Miss June Dally Watkins.

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