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Keynote SpeakerMichael Licenblat

Leading resilience expert

Michael Licenblat is one of Australia’s leading resilience experts who builds pressure proof teams that bounce back in tough and competitive markets. Born into a family of entrepreneurial parents, Michael grew up working inside the numerous family businesses and quickly learned that success often came to those who could ride... Read more

Biography

Michael Licenblat is one of Australia’s leading resilience experts who builds pressure proof teams that bounce back in tough and competitive markets.

Born into a family of entrepreneurial parents, Michael grew up working inside the numerous family businesses and quickly learned that success often came to those who could ride the bumps, get up, and keep going.

Michael went on to study psychology and became one of the pioneers in building a successful natural therapies business through overcoming rejections, scepticism and knockbacks. He also completed one of Australia’s toughest kayaking events, covering 404km over 5 days, finishing in the top 15% of the country.

Michael has worked with hundreds of companies such as ColesMyer, NASA, ALDI, and Toyota to build ‘pressure proof’ teams that out-perform their competition.

Michael is a resilience researcher, mentor, lifelong martial artist and author of the book Pressure Proof. Michael is an international speaker, a Certified Virtual Presenter and one of only 200 people in Australia to be recognised as a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).

Michael’s relatable presentation style infuses personal stories, scientific research and real-life applications to create a keynote experience that motivates people to adapt faster to change, overcome adversity and become better under pressure.

“Wow. What a presenter. Insightful, informative and engaging. Michael really connected with attendees by involving conference participants in the presentation through movement and asking for real life anecdotes. We highly recommend Michael as a presenter and would be delighted to seed him on our speaker list again in the future.” Mackay Region Chamber of Commerce
"Michael presented at our annual leadership conference and is highly recommended. He was engaging, professional and delivered exactly what we needed. He tailored his content to maximise connection with the audience and provided tangible take-always for our team. Thank you Michael for helping us bounce back faster!" ALDI
“Absolute pleasure to work with Michael Licenblat! I deal with a vast array of Speakers year in and year out and Michael truly is a stand out among speakers. Michael very quickly grasps objectives I am trying to achieve for my events and is very flexible in delivery and execution. A rare find for event organisers!” CPA Australia
“Michael provided a fantastic session. Michael’s enthusiasm and tone were perfect to close our conference program on a high note. I would heartily recommend Michael as a speaker, being a pleasure to work with and having great calm energy.” IBTM events
"Michael delivered a fantastic seminar for our clients, where he energised the audience with his simple to understand style and exceptional knowledge and skills. The audience were engaged right from the start, and left committed to improving themselves, overcoming reluctance and staying motivated.” AustBrokers
"Michael provided us with an outstanding and motivating presentation which our attendees consistently rated as one of the best presentations, and him as one of the best presenters, at the BCI Summit Australasia. Michael's ability to meet our needs at very short notice, and adapt to a change in presentation length shortly before the Summit made him a pleasure to work with." Business Continuity Institute

Popular Talks by Michael Licenblat

  • Becoming Pressure Proof: Thriving in times of disruption, change and challenge
    In your current business climate, you will be under great pressure to deliver more in less time with fewer resources. There will always be days of setbacks and failures; changes that you can’t control; workloads that never end, and problems that don’t seem to have solutions. Setbacks, challenges and changes...
  • Building Business Rainmakers: Accelerating business development in tough and competitive markets
    In times where competition is growing and clients are more discerning, businesses need to work both harder and smarter to secure their market share and client revenue.  Having the ability and self-assurance to knock on new doors, follow up clients, mine your database for leads, and set up client meetings...
  • Generating Sales Resilience: Bouncing back from sales setbacks, apprehensions and rejections
    Every year companies spend tens of thousands of dollars on training their sales teams in areas like prospecting, questioning and closing more sales. While this type of training is clearly valuable, it fails to address a key factor impacting sales performance. That is, the ability to manage the rejections, ghosting...
  • Maximise Your Influence: Getting buy-in faster and resolving issues quickly
    Building high-performance teams, delivering excellent service and building client rapport requires more than technical skills. To have impact, you need to be able to influence and communicate with a range of personalities, without taking them personally or becoming worked up. Many people, however, avoid conflict, resist feedback or become drained...