KEYNOTE SPEAKER / TEDx SPEAKER / AUTHOR
Real experience.
Honest conversations.
Second chances.
I speak about warning signs, responsibility and second chances, and help organisations recognise older workers’ knowledge, experience and capability, creating opportunities for generations to learn from one another.
TEDxKewAmazon bestselling author40+ years in eventsMelbourne, Australia
SPEAKING
Conversations that stay with people.
Keynotes and workshops for organisations, conferences and communities.
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Red Flags in Plain Sight™
Recognising warning signs early and having the conversations that matter.
02
Prison Without Bars
The verdicts we carry, the labels we live with and the possibility of moving forward.
03
It’s Never Too Late to Start Again
Personal and career reinvention, second chances and the confidence to keep learning and contributing at any age.
04
Sitting on a Goldmine
Recognising older workers’ knowledge and experience, retaining their skills and helping generations learn from one another.
▶WATCH CONNIE
Prison Without Bars
What verdict are you still carrying?
Watch my TEDxKew talk about judgement, identity and the labels we carry.
WORDS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEARD ME SPEAK
What stayed with them.
Connie’s speaking style is engaging, thoughtful and her story leaves you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Her ability to confront her own truth shows a strength and resilience that is both remarkable and touching.
Stuart MoyseyActing Participation and Events Officer
Maribyrnong City Council
Following Connie’s Daughters of the West presentation.
Connie has a powerful and meaningful story to share. Her ability to connect with others, inspire hope and speak from the heart makes her a valuable contributor to the program.
Gabriella MagyarPeer Programs Coordinator, Holstep Health
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Although Connie has only recently joined our Peer Connections Program as a volunteer, she has already made a genuinely positive contribution. Connie has a powerful and meaningful story to share. Her ability to connect with others, inspire hope and speak from the heart makes her a valuable contributor to the program.
Connie brings compassion, authenticity and the power of her lived experience to her peer-support calls. She communicates with hope and positivity and has a strong belief in every person’s capacity to create change and work towards meaningful, tangible goals.
Connie is generous with her time and always willing to step forward when help is needed. When I invited her to participate in an advocacy video highlighting the importance of community health centres, she readily offered her support and brought the same warmth and commitment that she brings to her volunteer work.
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Her honesty about addiction, gambling harm, and second chances hits straight in the heart.
Anita AherneKeynote speaker & author
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A completely new understanding of what gambling harm feels like on the inside.
Vân AnMental health & wellbeing speaker
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Connie is a fantastic, highly engaging speaker.
Noy ShaniSpeaker & bestselling author
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BOOKS BY CONNIE
Stories worth spending time with.
From the Shadows into the Light
My memoir of gambling harm, prison, stigma and rebuilding a life.
Explore the memoir →
Red Flags in Plain Sight™
Why We Explain Away What We See and What to Do Before It’s Too Late. Copies are available with speaking bookings.
Explore Red Flags →ON STAGE & IN CONVERSATION
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Upcoming appearances
Conferences, public talks and book events. Find out where you can hear me speak.
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