{"id":23,"date":"2019-06-17T02:02:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T02:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/siwebsite\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2019-06-17T02:02:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T02:02:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.speakersinstitute.com\/online\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>OUR COMPANY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Birthed in 2013, the Speakers Institute, formerly known as the Institute for Professional Speakers, was founded by globally recognised professional speaker, Sam Cawthorn. Sam has been professionally speaking for over 10 years and began speaker training in 2011 which lead to see the launch of the institute at Google Headquarters in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam began his speaking career in 2005 just before being involved in a 200km\/hr, head on collision with a semi-trailer truck which saw him pronounced dead at the scene. Given another chance at life, Sam knew that he had a message that needed to be heard and ever since this, he has been speaking on stages around the world as he shares his message of Bounce Forward. He is today an author writing 6 books with his latest becoming an international best seller, he is also an internationally acclaimed Professional Speaker reaching CSP by the Association of Professional Speakers, is the 2009 Young Australian of the Year, the 2015 Eduprenuer of the Year and CEO and founder of the Speakers Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OUR MISSION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>TRANSFORMING LEADERS TO BECOME INFLUENTIAL SPEAKERS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter my near death experience people wanted to hear my story to feel inspired. I\u2019ve now reached over 170 million people in over 95 countries via my speaking engagements, social media and books.\u201d<br><br>-Sam Cawthorn, Speakers Institute Founder &amp; CEO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the inception of the Speakers Institute, we have built a team of expert speaker trainers, partnered with exceptional organisations and developed a world class curriculum delivered through live events that transform and empower for rapid results. The Speakers Institute has empowered over 4000 speakers around the world and has the vision to empower 10,000 speakers, impacting 500,000,000 people, around the globe annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OUR VISION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>THE LEADER IN SPEAKER TRAINING ACROSS THE GLOBE<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1>OUR VALUES<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.speakersinstitute.com\/mockup\/wp-content\/themes\/child-theme-1.8\/images\/about-icons1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRUTH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a team that are true to our word and operate with absolute integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.speakersinstitute.com\/mockup\/wp-content\/themes\/child-theme-1.8\/images\/about-icons2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BELIEF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a team that believe in everything we do and everyone we work for unequivocally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.speakersinstitute.com\/mockup\/wp-content\/themes\/child-theme-1.8\/images\/about-icons3.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PASSION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a team that is passionate and enthusiastic towards learning and delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.speakersinstitute.com\/mockup\/wp-content\/themes\/child-theme-1.8\/images\/about-icons4.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COMMITMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a team that is committed to producing extraordinary results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.speakersinstitute.com\/mockup\/wp-content\/themes\/child-theme-1.8\/images\/about-icons5.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXCELLENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a team that strive towards excellence for all our clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>OUR PEOPLE<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sam Cawthorn<\/strong> FOUNDER &amp; CEO <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Cawthorn<\/strong> DIRECTOR <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Josh Hallam<\/strong> GENERAL MANAGER <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jodie Spiteri-James<\/strong> PROGRAMS DIRECTOR <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Megan Bineth<\/strong> PA &amp; ADMIN ASSISTANT <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ruth Saw<\/strong> PROGRAMS MANAGER SG <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kristy-Ann Waugh<\/strong> PROGRAMS MANAGER AU <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ruchi Sethi <\/strong>PROGRAMS MANAGER IND <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<script src='' type='text\/javascript'><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUR COMPANY Birthed in 2013, the Speakers Institute, formerly known as the Institute for Professional Speakers, was founded by globally recognised professional speaker, Sam Cawthorn. 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