Catherine DeVrye MSc CSP
PROFILE
A speaker who understands your conference needs-Get results through learning and laughter to gain a competitive edge.
Long before standing ovations, Catherine was an IBM executive in Australia, Tokyo and Hong Kong with roles in sales, marketing, HR, communication. At one stage, in your shoes, responsible for incentive events and leadership programs, she vowed to not only deliver an entertaining, educational and motivational message from the stage but to be easy to work with off stage.
Best-selling author of 9 books, translated into over a dozen languages is an inspirational communicator with proven hands-on international experience in the private and public sectors as both a corporate businesswoman and small business owner. Named in 2016 by the Financial Review as one of the Top 100 Women of Influence in Australia…
DeVrye…Develops ideas-Delights audiences-Delivers results uniquely tailored to your brief. Combining Gen Y energy with Baby-boomer experience and wisdom, her ‘street cred’ adds value to any event.
A catalyst for change, dynamic presentations merge research and thought leadership with practical, common sense examples; a mix of substance and humour to inspire, motivate and empower others to achieve the best in themselves and their organisations. Repeat bookings on 5 continents with thousands of client testimonials give you peace of mind she won’t let you down.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Good Service Is Good Business/Winning Teams
- Boost your bottom line without increasing cost
- Use service to differentiate you from your competition
- Gain market share by exceeding customer expectations
- Increase brand loyalty, turn complaints to opportunities
- Make minor improvements for major impacts on internal & external stakeholder experience
- Many customers-one team. Empower staff to be accountable
- Add value-not cost-to your bottom line
- Eliminate Waste and stimulate value
- Create customers for life-and a life for yourself.
Conquer The Challenge Of Change
- Shift happens!-Be more resilient to thrive through change
- Change is inevitable. Learning from change is optional
- The 7 most expensive words in business – ’We have always done it that way’
- Turn common sense into common practice in your organisational culture
- Fight complacency-success today doesn’t equal success tomorrow
- Victim or victor from change-your choice.
- Make a living-make a difference
- Back to the Future-Don’t Throw out the baby with the bathwater
- Sometimes the more things change, the more they remain the same.
Success/Resilience -Turn Obstacles Into Opportunities
An inspirational personal story, which can be applied to our working lives. From early days in an orphanage in Canada-to an education in the USA-to an international career with IBM in Japan, the Australian Executive Woman of the Year outlines:
- We can’t always control events but can always control our attitude
- Focus on what you can do rather than waste energy on what you can’t
- Focus on the positive to produce professional & personal success
- Detour to Dreams-Hope is not a 4 letter word
- Incorporating analogies from volunteering with street kids, cycling over the Andes, climbing Mt Kilimanjaro & trekking to Timbuktu, participants are reminded not to make mountains out of molehills.
Participants will leave all sessions feeling better about themselves and their organization.
Catherine’s delightfully humorous approach to presenting serious content has earned her repeat business amongst clients such as American Express, AT&T, Australian Tourism, Bankwest, Coca-Cola, Domino’s Pizza, Ernst & Young, 3M, Mercedes, Neways, Qantas, Red Cross, Remax, Royal Australian Airforce, School Principals, World Triathlon Championships.
