From Adversity to Impact: Unlocking Hope and Resilience in Leadership

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Sarah Kelly keynote speaking at Brain Ball fundraiser

  • Sarah’s keynote presentations are raw, authentic, and deeply inspiring. She weaves her personal journey of living with incurable brain cancer into powerful lessons that connect directly with workplace challenges — from overcoming adversity to finding strength in community. These sessions can be tailored to suit your organisation’s specific desired outcomes.

  • For teams and organisations ready to go deeper, Sarah runs interactive workshops designed to build resilience and reduce burnout. Each session blends storytelling, discussion, and practical strategies to help employees and leaders:

    • Manage stress and uncertainty.

    • Reconnect with their values and purpose.

    • Strengthen collaboration and empathy within teams.

    Workshops can be tailored in length (60–120 minutes) and focus areas to meet the needs of your organisation.

  • Looking for a dynamic conversation? Sarah is a powerful panelist and facilitator, contributing unique insights on resilience, wellbeing, leadership, and advocacy. Her ability to speak with honesty and vulnerability resonates across industries and audiences.

  • Sarah partners with organisations for fundraising events, community initiatives, and awareness campaigns. She has worked closely with The Brain Cancer Centre and other advocacy groups, inspiring audiences while championing the need for better research and support.

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Sarah delivers powerful, uplifting keynotes that blend lived experience with research-backed strategies to help organisations thrive.

Her talks explore how resilience, hope, authentic leadership, and strengths-based growth can transform challenges into opportunities.

With a focus on what truly drives performance and wellbeing, Sarah equips leaders and teams with practical tools to reframe setbacks, harness hope, unlock their unique strengths, and create cultures of meaning and connection.

Every keynote is designed to inspire, empower, and can be tailored to the unique needs of your organisation.

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