Keynote Speakers, MCs and Comedians for Australian Corporate Events
SPEAKERS FOR EVERY STYLE OF EVENT
Looking for the right keynote speaker, MC or comedian in Australia?
Essential Speakers helps organisations book exceptional talent for conferences, corporate events, awards nights, leadership offsites and special occasions across Australia.
Our roster includes leading voices across business, leadership, wellbeing, resilience, high performance, innovation and AI — along with professional event hosts and comedians who know how to engage a corporate audience.
To get started, use the Speakers dropdown menu at the top of the page to browse by category, then send us your event brief. We’ll curate the best options for your audience, objectives and budget — and handle everything end-to-end.
Why organisations choose Essential Speakers
Australia-wide access to proven speakers, MCs and entertainers
Curated recommendations tailored to your event goals
End-to-end support: contracts, logistics and coordination
In-person, virtual and hybrid delivery options
Planning an event? Tell us your date, location and audience size — and we’ll take it from there.
If I want something,
I've got to work for it.
I can rely on myself."
Ruby Tui
New Zealand rugby union player
If I want something,
I've got to work for it.
I can rely on myself."
Ruby Tui
New Zealand rugby union player
Resilience is not about
avoiding the storm
It's about learning to dance in the rain."
Gilbert Enoka
Former All Blacks Mental Skills Coach
Resilience is not about
avoiding the storm
It's about learning to dance in the rain."
Gilbert Enoka
Former All Blacks Mental Skills Coach
Everyone has the capacity
to lead the change they
care enough to make."
Holly Ransom
Globally renowned speaker & master interviewer
Everyone has the capacity
to lead the change they
care enough to make."
Holly Ransom
Globally renowned speaker & master interviewer
The best way to predict
the future is to create it."
Dave Letele
Mental Health Advocate
The best way to predict
the future is to create it."
Dave Letele
Mental Health Advocate
If you want what you've
never had before,
you must do what you've never done before"
Freddie Bennett
Guinness World Record holder & Ultramarathon Athlete
If you want what you've
never had before,
you must do what you've never done before"
Freddie Bennett
Guinness World Record holder & Ultramarathon Athlete
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Essential Talent helped me
beyond what I could imagine.
They provided such great service in record speed
and truly went above and beyond to get the most
suitable candidate for our events.”
Alice Westcott
McDonalds, NZ
We LOVE
Essential Talent”
Jessica Vandy
Tourism New Zealand
The level of service offered
by Essential Talent
has been phenomenal!”
Lou Tantrum
Toyota NZ Limited
I contacted Essential Talent to find a keynote speaker for our conference
I was really impressed how quickly Shaun
with the speaker confirmed the presentation
making it a perfect fit to our conference theme
I would happily recommend using Essential Talent for your next event”
Jo Brown
Lotto NZ
Incredible integrity.
Incredible service.
Incredible ET”
Brad Hay
Signature Homes
Shaun and the team at Essential Talent
were brilliant to deal with in finding us
an inspirational speaker for our Leavers Dinner.
Shaun nailed the brief and also gave us an option between
two world class speakers to choose from.
I highly endorse Essential Talent and recommend them to all.”
Kent Favel
St Mark's Church School
Working with Essential Talent was outstanding
for rapid response,
great service and excellent support.”
Jamie Walker
Skycity
It was a pleasure to work with Shaun
at Essential Talent.
He made booking a keynote speaker
for our Conference easy,
communicated effectively throughout the process
and connected us to the right speaker for our event”
Michelle Alexander
CEO of Burger King NZ
