Travels From Victoria

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Are You Ready?

Hurtling down a mountain at over 100km/hour with someone else acting as your sight there is no greater skill required than trust. It is a critical element to Jessica and her success as a summer and winter Paralympic medallist, Osteopath and Board Director and yet trust in business and society globally is at an all-time low. In this keynote Jessica will share how she develops, builds and sustains trust whilst adapting to the variabilities around her. The only constant we have in life is that change and trust are necessary for growth and sustainable success. Are you ready? Read less

It is not what you see, but how you choose to see it

As an elite performer Jessica and her success is underpinned by the guides that support her to compete, not unlike a manager working with a team. The ever changing dynamics of leadership and team work when coupled with complexity and risk is real and profound regardless of the environment. In order to succeed it is critical leaders get it right. In this keynote Jessica shares the lessons she has learnt in developing her ability to interchange between being led, leading others and the impact of when it goes wrong as well as how to stop it from going wrong. Read less

Making the time to live better

In our fast paced, complex lives it is easy to lose sight of looking after your greatest asset, you. As an Osteopath, Jess is asked the ultimate question on a weekly basis, how can I gain work/ life balance? In this keynote Jess will help you see health and wellbeing from a new perspective, share her personal stories of overcoming adversity and give you the tips and tools she has used to create positive and sustainable habits to live your best life. How will you make the time to live better? Read less

The Agile Mind

How do you remain agile at the time when risk and fear strikes? As a high performance athlete in the dangerous world of Alpine Skiing, Jessica shares the practical ways she shaped her risk appetite and turned fear into a must have component of her mindset, skill and performances. It is easier than you might think to create a positive, empowered mindset to ensure you achieve your goals. Read less

Dr Jessica Gallagher

Legendary Australian Paralympian making history

With an inspirational story about becoming Australia’s greatest Paralympian, Dr Jessica Gallagher’s story is one of ambition and perseverance that is sure to motivate any audience.

As a result of a rare degenerative eye disease, Jessica faced the harsh realisation that she could no longer pursue her dreams of being a professional netballer at 17.

Determined to not let this control her life, Jessica discovered the Paralympics by pure chance at 21 as an opportunity to continue her sporting ambitions. Excelling in both athletics and skiing, Jessica is a force to be reckoned with in both summer and winter.

Her career began with a rocky start after being banned at the Beijing Paralympics for having better eyesight than her competitors, but Jessica’s resilience shone through as she continued to train regardless.

It wouldn’t be until the Canadian Paralympics in 2010 where she became Australia’s first female winter Paralympic medallist, followed by a second bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

Jessica would go on to make sporting history in the 2016 Rio Paralympics as the first Australian athlete to medal at both summer and winter games, even scoring a bronze in the 1km Time Trial.

Since then, Jessica continues to inspire with an added two gold medals at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in the Women’s Tandem Sprint and Women’s Time Trial for track cycling. Jess also competed in the 2022 World Rowing Championships in the Czech Republic, showing her incredible sporting prowess no matter the discipline.

Off the field, Jessica works closely with professional athletes and sporting teams as a certified osteopath, and works with Vision 2020 Australia as a global ambassador and board director. Jessica is also an ambassador for Disabled WinterSport Australia and Vision Australia.

An inspiring athlete that has overcome plenty of hardship, Jessica shares her story to educate Australian business on the importance of building trust, seizing opportunities, and improving performance by anticipating better results.

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Testimonial

"Jessica’s story was incredibly inspiring and engaging. Her messaging around trust and the importance of team resonated with our team and got glowing reports of how much they enjoyed her session. I found her determination and resilience amazing and will be channeling her are you ready mindset. It was lovely that she stayed for morning tea to give our team the opportunity to chat to her. Big thank you to Jessica."

Adroit Insurance & Risk

Jessica did an amazing job with her presentation. Such a pleasure to work with, and her keynote really hit the spot for those that were there. We would bring Jess back in a heartbeat! You were spot on when you recommended Jess, an incredible woman.

Medtronic Australasia

I think she was a real inspiration, the achievements she has accomplished is just amazing. She is one very strong woman and is an inspiration to the rest of us that no matter what life throws our way there is a way to overcome it. In her story, Jess demonstrates the amazing power of resilience and perseverance to face and overcome whatever challenges or obstacles life throws at you. I particularly enjoyed the experiential element to her presentation where she was able to facilitate to show us what she experience every day with her as well those crazy adrenaline filled moments skiing down a mountain on video. I’m proud to call Jessica a fellow Australian and I hope she continues to inspire and conquer her next challenge which I have no doubt that she will.

Caruso’s Natural Health

Jess is the best keynote speaker we have ever had, hands down. An inspiring lady who is able to transform a room. I couldn’t recommend Jess more highly

Coca-Cola

Jessica’s keynote presentation, Trust - Mindset - Courage was just what we needed to end the Exhibition and Conference. She was an absolute pleasure to work with in the lead up to the conference and onsite. Professional and personable. I would definitely recommend Jess to my clients and colleagues!

Nectar Creative Communications

Jess is an extraordinary and inspiring person who has achieved so much despite the challenges that she has faced. As the Keynote Speaker, she took the audience on an emotional journey that captured their hearts. She delivered her presentation with such infectious enthusiasm and professionalism. She is very well organised and a pleasure to work with before and during the conference. Her message is related back to the business world in a very effective way. I would highly recommend Jess as a speaker, the feedback we received from the audience was overwhelmingly positive.

ECM Victorian User Group

Jess was our “all important closing speaker” on the first day of our Annual Conference. Wow. In the room, you could hear a pin drop. Everyone hung on every word of her amazing story of drive, perseverance in the face of adversity and her courage and self-belief. I think we all felt a little insignificant after listening to Jess. Highly recommended!

GPS Wealth Ltd

Jess was great. She has a remarkable story which provides a lot of material to work with. I was positioned at the front of the room assisting people as they left the stage and during her presentation I was able to see everyone in the room. Jess had everyone engaged from start to finish. Her message was crystal clear. The feedback has been very positive and everyone enjoyed the presentation. Jess was extremely professional and we will recommend her as a speaker for other events.

North Queensland Sports Foundation

Jess was really well received and did a great job for us. It was a really good conference and she was an important part of that.

Fonterra

We’ve engaged Jess for a few conferences to come and speak under the theme of Courage. No one is left untouched by her unbelievable story. She is an inspiring, brave, courageous young lady who everyone needs to hear!

Westpac

Jess was our closing speaker for our 2 day conference, she was such an inspiration and motivated everyone in the room. She was the perfect end to the conference and an amazing person.

Fernwood Fitness

Jessica was a fantastic asset to our night. She was readily available for photo opportunities and was great mingling with the crowd before the awards started. Jessica was also well received during the Q&A and was both inspiring and interesting when she spoke. Would highly recommend Jessica!

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