Talk Creative Seminar Speaker Profiles
Roger Black M.B.E.
Roger Black is one of the country's most successful sportsmen having represented Great Britain for fourteen years at the highest level in the world of athletics.
Roger possesses a deep knowledge of motivation and self-development and now as one of the leading Motivational Speakers in the UK is constantly seeking continued personal growth. He understands the dynamics of becoming a champion, how to live a dream, set goals and take the necessary steps to fulfilling ones potential. Roger is passionate about self motivation, creativity and maximising his personal development.
During a glittering 14 year career Roger Black won fifteen major Championship Medals including European, Commonwealth and World Championship Gold Medals. His greatest achievements were winning the Olympic 400 metres Silver Medal in 1996 and being part of the Gold Medal winning 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 1991 World Championships.
Roger Black is also an accomplished television presenter working on a wide range of programmes for The BBC including Breakfast News, BBC 6 o'clock News, The Sydney 2000 Olympics, the World Athletics Championships 2001 in Canada, the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2002 European Championships from Vienna and the World Championships from Paris 2003.
In addition, Roger has co-presented the BBC flagship programme Tomorrow's World and 4 series of the BBC's award winning City Hospital.
Sahar Hashemi
In 1995 Sahar Hashemi, a City Lawyer was so passionate about great coffee that she created and lead, with her brother Bobby, Coffee Republic from its inception through to its position as largest independent espresso bar brand in the UK.
With no retail entrepreneurial experience the brother and sister team overcame a number of obstacles along the way. Sahar and Bobby believe if they did it, anyone can do it. They have decided to chronicle their insightful and inspiring journey of entrepreneurship by telling the story of what it was like to start Coffee Republic, what skills they needed, what qualities helped, how long it took, how difficult it was and how fun and gratifying it turned out to be. 'Anyone can do it-building Coffee Republic from our kitchen table'.
The company is now a London Stock Exchange quoted Company with annual sales of circa £30 million and circa 100 stores across most major cities throughout the UK. Bobby & Sahar Hashemi's story of the creation of Coffee Republic is fascinating and inspiring.
The Sahar Hashemi presentation is based around the simple concept of whichever organisation you work within you always need to develop the mindset of an entrepreneur.
Kate Stanners
Executive Creative Director Saatchi & Saatchi
Kate Stanners began her career as an art director at GGT in the mid 80's, under the creative directorship of David Trott. Kate created many award-winning campaigns for Cadbury's, Holsten Pils, Access, Nurofen, Lurpak and Seconda.
Six years later, Kate joined Bates Dorland as group head, working on clients including Bass Beer, Grolsch, P&O, Woolworths and Heinz.
In 1995, Kate Stanners was the first to join the fledgling St Luke's as a Creative Director. In two years she built up prolific new business growth including Clarks, Sky, IPC, COI and Eurostar, helping the agency to be named Campaign's Agency of the Year, and later became Executive Creative Director and Vice Chairman. Elected onto IPA council in 2002.
BoymeetsGirl evolved, with Kate Stanners as co-founder and Executive Creative Director. She formed a multi-skilled creative-floor, including design, digital, promotional and direct.
Kate joined Saatchi & Saatchi UK as Executive Creative Director in January 2005.
Kate is a member of WACL and the RSA, and sits on the IPA Council.
Gary Bertwistle
The Keys to Creativity - Generating better ideas and more of them
CREATIVE THINKING - THE DISCIPLINE AND ART BEHIND EXCITING INNOVATIVE BUSINESS IDEAS
In today's highly competitive markets, the companies that succeed are those that are able to challenge their own way of conducting business, their own products or services, and come up with better solutions in a bid to constantly be the best in the market. In many cases what will separate you from your competition will be your people, and their IDEAS! Creativity is the currency of the future.
Gary Bertwistle, Australia's foremost creative thinker, will introduce the discipline & art of creative thinking in a lively interactive session that will have you thinking differently. You will learn simple and essential tools to enhance your creative thought processes which, used on a regular basis, can make a significant difference to you and your business. You will realise that you are creative, and that your great ideas are waiting to be unlocked! Learn to remove the barriers that prevent us from being creative and learn what can be done to inspire new thinking and the creation of innovative ideas.
Gary Bertwistle has been working in the area of creativity for 20 years, starting in the retail industry with Westfield and Byvan Shopping Centres, moving into the highly creative music industry managing and promoting bands and artists.
In 1997, Gary studied creative problem solving in New York and established Blue Moon Creative to communicate the vast opportunities that exist in our creative minds to organisations and individuals. Gary works with clients such as Sony, Pepsi, MTV, Kelloggs, Nestle, Nokia, American Express, Optus, an, eBay, Coles Myer and Unilever.