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Dr Jessica Gallagher

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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