speakers 2020

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Michael Crossland
Michael Crossland

“Michael Crossland is an extraordinary young man who has defied the odds of a life threatening cancer to build a life of exceptional achievements. An accomplished businessman and an elite sportsman, his life is a remarkable success.”

Emma Carey
Emma Carey

“Em Carey was an ordinary girl trying to experience life to her fullest when she became part of a horrific freak accident which left her completely paralysed from the waist down. Her inspiring story not only demonstrates overcoming adversity, but shows a journey of being thankful and valuing the life you have, not being intimidated or ashamed of your body and who you are, accepting every person for who they are and showing you how to fight for your dreams.”

Sam Cawthorn
Sam Cawthorn

“In 2006 Sam’s life changed forever when he was involved in a major car accident which left him with an amputated right arm and permanent disability in his right leg. Sam went on to become one of the worlds most in demand global professional speakers. In 2013 Sam became an entrepreneur and built his training company which now runs events globally teaching how to master communication for influence.”

Tony Hoang
Tony Hoang

“The remarkable story of Tony Hoang is the subject of a powerful and confronting 2012 SBS documentary “Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta”.

The young Tony, son of Vietnamese refugees, grew up in poverty in the then drug capital of Australia, Cabramatta. Like many refugees from the Vietnam War, Tony’s parents’ hopes of a safe new home for their families were crushed by the heroin culture that overtook the lives of their children.”

Beaver Fleming
Beaver Fleming

“Beaver Fleming is a 24 Year Old Professional Skateboarder, world traveler, speaker, influencer,
and self declared Life Liver.”

D Minor
D Minor

Daniel 'D Minor' Harvey is an award-winning 24-year-old international recording and performing artist from Sydney Australia whose original music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide.

D Minor’s talent was evident at an early age when he began penning rap lyrics while growing up in a turbulent family life. At the age of 11, he found himself homeless with his twin brother, which became the inspiration for his first hit single Concrete Pillow, where he tells of sleeping next to bakeries for warmth and shuffling between foster homes and refuges.

Joany Badenhorst
Joany Badenhorst

Our beautiful Paralympian Ambassador, Joany Badenhorst!

Joany has been a wonderful addition to our Stand Tall team over the past few years. From helping to run our Stand Tall Summer Camps for disadvantaged youth to public speaking opportunities within schools across the state, and speaking at some of our large events!

Derek Rabelo
Derek Rabelo

Born with glaucoma, Rabelo grew up in Brazil's coastal city of Guarapari with a surf-mad father and two uncles who were professional surfers. His blindness, he said, was never considered a barrier to the ocean. But it wasn't until a present of a surfboard from his father on his 17th birthday that Derek tried riding his first waves. Just five years later, he became a professional surfer travelling the world's most famous surf breaks, often with his coach Magno Passos. Today, Derek inspires young people to push through their adversities to reach their dreams.

Anna Cocquerel
Anna Cocquerel

“Stand Tall Ambassador Anna Cocquerel to speak at our 2020 event about overcoming dyslexia, bullying and anxiety…”