Driven by her Core Desired Feelings: Connected; Purposeful; Flourishing; and, Serene, Dr Jodie Fleming takes the skills & knowledge developed over a long & successful career as a clinical & health psychologist, replacing the traditional deficits focus of psychology with the strengths approach of positive psychology, allowing her to develop into a therapist with a difference. Combining the therapeutic benefits of nature, movement, breath and being, Jodie proudly creates unique pathways for her clients to thrive in their rich, meaningful lives.

Jodie owns & operates her private practice The Psychology of It as a Clinical & Health Psychologist, Positive Psychology Practitioner; Meditation Teacher; and certified Run Walk Talk Practitioner. She is also the Co-Director of the Being Well Collective, a Positive Psychology based company focused on promoting wellbeing in the workplace, as well as facilitating wellness retreats.

In her spare time, she writes and travels and plans and dreams.

Jessica is an experienced Pelvic Health & Pain Physiotherapist and a dedicated advocate for population health education. With a strong commitment to improving health and wellbeing outcomes for rural women, she leads with compassion, humility, and a drive for meaningful change. As a business leader, Jessica is a Co-Director of Gen Health Hamilton (@gen_health_) and ProFeet Footwear Hamilton (@profeetfootwear_hamilton), overseeing a thriving combined  allied health clinic and a specialist podiatry footwear store, both of which play a vital role in enhancing community health.

Passionate about bridging the gap between rural communities and high-quality healthcare, Jessica leverages the latest evidence, technology, and professional networks to drive innovation and accessibility. A champion for women’s health literacy, she thrives in presenting and facilitating discussions at events, forums, conferences, and universities, using her platform to inspire action and foster change.

Beyond her professional roles, Jessica is a lifelong learner dedicated to personal and leadership development. She actively challenges the status quo, embraces opportunities for growth, and is committed to creating a lasting impact. Grounded in the philosophy of "thinking global and acting local," she continues to drive progress in both business and community leadership.
Outside of her working roles, Jess is a mum, a wife, a volunteer, a retired board chair, a hiker, a veggie gardener, and a novice aerial hoop artist.

Lynne Cazaly is an international keynote speaker, facilitator and award winning author with her ideas and thoughts published in her 10 books.

She delivers practical workshops and keynotes and consults to leaders, teams and businesses guiding them through their adoption of new ways of working.

Lynne is an experienced broadcaster and published in leading business magazines and media. She has mentored more than 90 business owners in exploring their ideas and intellectual property and how to express and share their thinking.

Karen is an experienced community leader and communications professional.

A Councillor (and former Mayor), she is an active Board Director and Chair, coach, mentor and facilitator.

Karen started her career in Journalism, later establishing a PR and Marketing agency which she lead for more than a decade.

Today she is a sought after motivational speaker and leadership development coach who also offers online self-leadership and leadership development programs for women.

Kirsten Diprose is a communications and podcast business specialist who lives on a sheep and cropping property near Caramut, in south-west Victoria.

Kirsten founded the Rural Podcasting Co, a podcast coaching and agency service, specifically for people in rural areas. She has experience in media and marketing, previously working for Deakin University and agrifood venture capital firm, Tenacious Ventures. Kirsten also founded and co-hosts a podcast specifically for rural women, called ‘Ducks on the Pond.’ And her new podcast is Town Criers, to tell the big stories of the small towns of Australia.

Prior to this, Kirsten worked as a TV and radio journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in both regional and metropolitan newsrooms. You can still hear her as a fill-in radio presenter on ABC Radio Melbourne’s The Conversation Hour and as a regular guest on ABC TV’s News Breakfast.

Kirsten is also the Deputy Chair of South West TAFE, and a PhD candidate in journalism at Deakin University, studying podcasting and local news sustainability.

Sherry Johnstone is a proud Keerray Woorroong (Gunditjmara) / Yorta Yorta woman and contemporary Aboriginal artist living in Warrnambool, running her own business called Spirit and Soul Creations since 2018.

Sherry’s art blends traditional knowledge and symbolism with the new. Infusing cultural connection, story, and perspective in a contemporary style.

She is passionate about sharing her culture to help create a greater understanding and awareness, building respectful relationships, working together, moving forward towards a more united future.