Heidi Dening - Speaker, Author, Educator

“I’ve survived a gunpoint kidnapping, a paralysing illness, a life-threatening tsunami and petrol bombs. If you’d like your audience to know the truth about being resilient, I’m your gal.”

Persevering through challenging times takes courage and resilience.

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5 ways Heidi ensures your event is MEMORABLE:

Tailors every Keynote

Heidi will thoroughly research your industry and tailor her presentation to suit the unique challenges and opportunities your audience is facing

Delight to work with

Working with Heidi is stress-free. She is adaptable, enthusiastic, calm and organised throughout the entire process.

Mesmerising Storyteller

Her natural ability to weave her unique (and jaw-dropping) stories into practical strategies sets Heidi apart and will ensure your attendees are engaged from start to finish.

Genuinely Cares

Heidi genuinely cares about the success of your event (onstage and online) and the experience that your attendees have.

Empowered for Action

Your audience will walk away from Heidi's presentation wanting to do more, give more, and be more thanks to ger practical and life-changing messages.

Testimonials

Best Presenter We Have Ever Had

Coca-Cola

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Bangkok – The Audience Loved Her

The audience loved what she brought to the stage and the great learnings she shared with all in attendance. She was equally as delightful to work with off stage and I have no doubt if you book her you will be just as thrilled.

Peter Baines, Company Director

Hands Across The Water

Engaging, Inspiring and Informative Speaker

As Australia’s longest established conference organiser, I must have seen thousands of presentations from skilled professionals but Heidi exceeded the high expectations that I had.

Bryan Holliday, Chairman

International Conferences Management Services Australasia

Life-Impacting Insights

You could have heard a pin drop in that room. Her unique stories and the resilience and self-leadership lessons she has distilled from them are gifts for everyone in the audience.

Belinda Melocco

Chair of the Sydney Event Network

Everyone Was Spellbound By Her Extraordinary Experiences

Heidi is an inspiring and engaging storyteller who has turned her extraordinary experiences into practical, clear strategies which we can all implement immediately into our corporate lives.

Louise Moule, Marketing Manager

REINSW

Media Appearances

TELEVISION

Learning resilience

Channel Nine's Weekend Today

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Radio

What not to say to someone struggling with mental health

The Morning Crew

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Publication

How to process trauma

Mamamia

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Podcast

A life of service to others

Hands Heroes