Australia's most booked female speaker.
Australia's most booked female speaker.
Rachael is a proven leader: having successfully led in the world's toughest workplace - Antarctica. She is recognised internationally for her thought-leadership on what great leadership actually looks like.
Rachael's knows how to get the best out teams. She will introduce and explain a set of powerful tools to build innovation, collaboration and respect. They are straightforward and memorable so you can use them immediately.
Rachael's story is one of an ordinary person doing extraordinary things. She has a unique ability to connect with all kinds of people and inspire with her story to help them to make the most of their lives.
She was the youngest and just the second female expedition leader to Davis Station.
Antarctica: pristine, scenic and beautiful. That's summer. Now, imagine living with your team in that place through winter: months of darkness, the temperature hovering around -35˚C (-31˚F), and there’s no way in or out…
Every little thing can become an issue in this pressure-cooker environment. In fact a $30M science program was nearly stopped over whether the bacon should be soft or crispy!
With great humour, insight and humility Rachael now brings the lessons she learned about leadership and teamwork in this toughest place to organisations and associations everywhere.
Keynote SPEAKER
Keynote SPEAKER
Rachael is now a highly influential author and sought-after keynote speaker for conferences, leadership offsites, and senior leadership events across Australia and internationally. Her keynotes combine hard-won leadership lessons with practical ideas teams can apply immediately — grounded in real-world experience and delivered with clarity, warmth, and authority.
Each keynote is designed to meet the moment, whether the focus is leadership, teamwork, performance under pressure, or culture. Event organisers choose Rachael for her ability to set the tone, challenge thinking, and leave audiences with ideas that genuinely stick.