Rachael Bermingham

Rachael Bermingham (nee Moore) lives on the Sunshine Coast with husband Paul (a renovator) & gorgeous son Jaxson 4. Working from her home office, Rachael is a bestselling author of 5 books (Read My Lips, 4 Ingredients, 4 Ingredients 2, 4 Ingredients Gluten Free, How to write your own book & make it a bestseller) all of which she has written or co written in the past 4 years during her son's sleep times.  A born entrepreneur Rachael showed her keen eye for business early opening her 1st business (the first mobile hair salon on the Sunshine Coast) at age 19. After a 3 years of shark diving at Underwater World & 5 year stint as a Flight Centre travel agent. Rachael opened her own travel agency just 3 months prior to September 11 - this experience would ultimately prove to be a pivotal point in her career, igniting the development of an ability which would be invaluable for Rachaels future professional career. With the travel trade in a downward spiral, Rachael didn’t give up; instead she worked long hours teaching herself how to market so her business would survive in the industry’s most ruinous era. She discovered she had a talent for marketing which soon became well known and resulted in numerous requests from others to help them build their businesses through marketing as well. Rachael left the travel industry to take on the first of many businesses she would build from a tiny turnover to an astonishing MULTI MILLION dollar turnover within months AND without spending a cent on advertising! Within days of becoming a Mum Rachael, known for her abundant energy & enthusiasm, continued to pursue her passion for business, instigating a motivational seminar for women encompassing life, health, wealth and business success strategies with her friend and business partner Cyndi O’Meara that ran for two years and morphed into the book Read My Lips. It was by giving Read My Lips to Rachael's friend Kim McCosker at Jaxson’s first birthday party that would prove to be the beginning of yet another incredible journey for Rachael. Prompted by Rachael’s passing comment of ‘They say everyone has a good book in them’ Kim entrusted her own fabulous idea for a book with Rachael (a cookbook using only a few ingredients) and the 2 friends pooled their talents together and wrote what became the best selling cookbook in Australia 2007-2008. These days when Rachael’s not enjoying time with her family, cooking up a storm, or working on other books, she loves speaking at conferences to inspire others to achieve their own goals. She also enjoys talking on time management, life balance, how to develop a business from home and of course marketing and publicity.

Cyndi O'Meara

Cyndi O’Meara is not your typical nutritionist. She disagrees with low-fat, low-calorie diets and she thinks chocolate can be good for you and coffee is not so bad. She loves butter. She is the ‘one out of ten nutritionists’ who does not recommend a certain breakfast cereal, and she thinks cheating and eating yummy food are all part of a well-balanced diet.     Cyndi must be doing something right because she maintains a healthy weight and has never (in her whole life!) taken an antibiotic, pain-killer or any other form of medication. Her children are aged 14, 17 and 19 and they too have no need for medications. Cyndi inspires and encourages people to create new, simple and achievable habits to get the life and health they want. To have wonderful health and wellbeing is merely a matter of changing habits, habits that very few people practise, but everyone can. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Nutrition from Deakin University in Victoria and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, and postgraduate studies in human anatomy from RMIT Victoria. In 2003 Cyndi was named Sunshine Coast Business Woman of the Year. Since the success of her two books Changing Habits, Changing Lives, and Changing Habits Changing Lives Cookbook, and the companion Author Profiles 197 Changing Habits Changing Lives Audio, Cyndi has been in demand both nationally and internationally as a keynote speaker and now spends time travelling and advocating her approach to holistic health and well-being.

Fleur Whelligan & Kim Morrison

Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish – it’s essential! But when life gets busy and there is information overload, how on earth can we be expected to keep a healthy balance?       Kim Morrison and Fleur Whelligan together bring over 28 years of experience in the health and wellbeing industry. Authors, therapists, presenters and speakers, their message is about commitment and the hundreds of small but important choices you make every single day that impact on your attitude, your health and your wellbeing. Their three internationally acclaimed books: Like Chocolate for Women – Indulge and Recharge in Everyday Aromatherapy, Like An Apple A Day – Taking Care of Yourself for Health and Vitality and About Face – Look and Feel 10years Younger Naturally, have gained them credibility as world renowned health and lifestyle educators. The most popular topics they are asked to deliver are: Taking Care of Health before Taking Care of Business, How to Achieve the Magic Work/Life Balance, and Self Care in the 21st Century. Along with speaking they are sought after as MCs, and ‘brain breathers’; offering dynamic session breaks that add the ‘x’ factor to any conference. “Our vision is to educate and empower people to make positive practical choices regarding their health and well being; to inspire people to acknowledge that health and inner beauty is their greatest asset and to respect and live in harmony with all mother nature provides”.

Jodie McIver

Jodie McIver has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading financial planners and now is the Operations Manager for her family owned business on the Sunshine Coast. Her love of helping people achieve financial freedom started over 15 years ago when, while working for a paralegal/conveyancer, she made the decision to move into financial planning.  It has been her passion ever since, supported by her string of qualifications and impressive resume. Jodie accumulated extensive experience in the financial planning industry with major financial firms and institutional banks alike both in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland including a National Management role with the largest private financial institution in Australia at the time.  Her personal, yet professional manner generated a very loyal client base and she was recognised with many performance awards within these adviser roles.    To support her experience, Jodie’s continues her education to keep abreast of current legislation and trends and is currently undertaking a Master’s of Business Applied Finance with QUT. She believes education is an essential component to people’s ability to achieve results. Alongside her passion for finance is Jodie’s first love, her family.  Her partner Peter and beautiful daughter Maddison are her biggest fans and supporters.  When Jodie’s not enjoying time with her family, working hard in the family business, studying or catching up with friends, she loves speaking at conferences to debunk the myths around creating wealth.  Jodie is also a big advocate of maintaining a great ‘work/life’ balance and ‘walk the talk’ mentality which inspires others to achieve their personal and financial goals.

Allison Mooney

Allison Mooney is the Author of “Pressing The Right Buttons” which has become an International best seller. She is also an International Corporate Speaker, her favourite topic being “people skills for business success’. Allison understands people like “Fisherman know their fish!” She holds impressive speaking awards such as; ‘Speaker of the year’ twice (a first in the history of NSANZ) 2004-2005, ‘Most Entertaining & Humorous Speaker’ 2006, and Most Inspirational Speaker of the Year 2007. She is a passionate and endearing writer who infuses a desire in her readers to significantly increase their own performance capability, while constantly improving the quality of their lives, and the lives of those with whom they come in contact with. Allison speaks in both New Zealand and Australia helping people to gain a greater understanding and respect of each other, their strengths and motivations. Her topics include; ‘Speed reading’ others to find out what they really want. Talking to others in a way that makes them want to listen. How to relate more by seeing things through others eyes.