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Therese Tarlinton - Speaker

Want a Speaker Who Gets Your Sponsors Excited, Your Audience Talking, and Your Content Working Long After the Lights Go Down?

I’m Therese Tarlinton — I show up to build momentum. To help your audience think bigger, partner smarter, and leave your event ready to implement business tactics that moves the needle — without burning money.

I’ve worked with billion-dollar brands like Jeep, Sesame Street, United Colors of Benetton, and TV powerhouses like The Block and Three Birds Renovations. I’ve also built my own $10 million business across five countries using the power of partnerships. So when I take the stage, I’m not delivering theory. I’m sharing tested, trusted tactics that audiences want to implement before they even get back to the office.

What Makes Me Different?
Most speakers give inspiration. I give campaign ideas, AI strategies, and brand partnership blueprints that your audience can activate instantly. I weave stories, strategy, and fun into every session — so people lean in, take notes, and most importantly… take action.

I help repurpose my talk into content you can use to promote next year’s event, deliver value to sponsors, and create a digital footprint worth revisiting.

Not just motivational. Not just tactical. Not just inspiring. Strategic. Scalable. And seriously fun.

For event organisers:
If you're programming for marketing summits, entrepreneur events, women in business conferences, or corporate events or innovation retreats – let's create MOMENTUM. I bring big-brand thinking to business stages, and practical business stratgies your audience can apply the next day.

The CEO Institute with Ross Greenwood Talking AI (1 min)

AI is Changing Small Business

(1 min)

The Design Show at ICC Sydney

(1 min)

Business fireside chat with kikki.k's Kristina Karlson (1 min)

Mark Bouris “tell it straight”

to business owners (1 min)

KBDI Kitchen Bathroom Design

Institute Conference (1 min)

Who's got the tools, the tech and the talent you need? (1 min)

Therese tells her business

jouney story (90 secs)

For event organisers

(1.48 mins)

MOTIVATIONAL BUSINESS KEYNOTE TOPICS

MARKETING WITHOUT MONEY:

Building brand collaborations that deliver objectives


Most business owners struggle with marketing and finding ways to get their brand to stand out with a small budget. ​Enter SWAP! Marketing without Money - a new way to get ahead.

Forbes Magazine and American Express say that Partnership Marketing is the fastest way to grow your audience, your brand, and your sales. By collaborating with other businesses, you will get your brand in front of thousands of your ideal customers, increase your credibility in your industry and improve the profitability of your business.

Learn from the partnerships expert!

THE COLLAB GROWTH HACK

Who's got the tool, tech or the team you need to grow.

​In this dynamic session, Therese challenges attendees to rethink their approach, prompting crucial questions:

  • Who's done what you need?

  • Who's got what you need?

  • Who knows what you don't?

Discover how to leverage teams, techniques, and tech tools to drive innovation and growth within your organization. With her extensive experience in billion-dollar ASX-listed companies through to incubator start ups, she can see the opportunities.

Let's ignite inspiration and drive success for your team.

AI TOOLS FOR MARKETING

Repurpose and multiply your marketing message easily.

In this transformative session, Therese unveils the power of AI tools to amplify marketing efforts effortlessly. Learn how to repurpose and multiply your message across platforms with ease, driving unparalleled reach and engagement.

Designed for franchise groups, associations, and business organizations, this keynote equips teams with the tools and strategies to thrive in today's competitive landscape. With Therese's guidance, unlock the potential of AI to revolutionize your marketing approach and achieve unparalleled success for your brand.

HANDS ON BUSINESS WORKSHOP TOPICS

CANVA MAGIC:

Let AI help you create the marketing you desire.


Dive into the world of AI-driven design and discover how Canva's functionality can elevate your branding efforts.

Aimed at small business owners craving consistent branding across platforms, this session empowers you to drive leads and sales with ease.

Join Therese as she unveils the secrets to leveraging Canva's AI features to express your unique brand journey effortlessly. Don't miss this opportunity to unlock the full potential of Canva and transform your marketing strategy like never before.the partnerships expert!

FROM BLAND TO BRAND:

Ways to create a memorable brand.

​In very simple words, a product is what you sell, a brand is the perceived image of the product you sell, and branding is the strategy to create that image.

Branding is the process of giving meaning to a company, products, or services by creating and shaping a brand in consumers’ minds.

Sharing the ways that icons brands have shaped their image will help you understand how to build a branding strategy to help customers quickly identify and experience the brand and give them a reason to choose that product over the competition’s.

RETHINKING SPONSORSHIP:

Be the Brand others can't stop talking about.

Brands that are offering gold, silver and bronze packages are DEAD!! From working with producers creating TV shows, Therese knows how to craft a compelling SHOW, integrating sponsors so the audience can't wait to interact with them, and ensuring the audience doesn't feel sold too but entertained and valued.

Creating a three-way win for you, your sponsor and your audience or customer is all about redefining the deliverable that can be executed to get the RESULTS that can be measured.

Make sponsors your raving brand partners.

WHAT EVENT ORGANISERS SAY ABOUT THERESE'S KEYNOTES

Dale Beaumont

CEO of Business Blueprint

"As a business conference organiser I'm always looking for new, content-driven speakers to rock our stage. Therese Tarlinton was recommended to me a number of times. I'm pleased to say both of Therese's sessions were a big success and loved by our audience.

Emma Thornburn

Specialised Finance Group (SFG)

"Absolutely fantastic! Minds have been expanded & horizons broadened!

Thank you for opening our minds to the possibility of collaboration outside of our industry! You’ve given us all a lot to think about. 

Sylvia B

Intrigue MAdtech Conference organiser

Therese Tarlinton absolutely rocked our recent Intrigue MAdTech Summit in Sydney! Her energy was

like a jolt of lightning.

Not only did she take on the roles of MC and speaker, even jumped in with an impromptu keynote to fill a gap.

Mark Bouris OAM

Chairman of Yellow Brick Road

"Therese was a great interviewer.

I enjoyed the event a lot."

Martin Rogers

CEO of Realise Business

"Therese is a wonderful, well-prepared interviewer. Her approach enabled insightful questions & a great flow of conversation with Mark Bouris on stage"

Wendy Lloyd Curley

BNI Sydney North East President

“In the weeks FOLLOWING our 2023 BNI Annual Awards event, the most talked about part was the keynote by Therese - She made it an event to remember.”

Jan Bouhali

Ryde Council - Small Business Month

“A very engaging and high energy speaker providing stories and practical actions they could take into their business and action the next day.”

Dr Hassan Younes

Authors Book Launch & Expo

“Her keynote was delivered in a remarkable, memorable and engaging way and had the audience compelled to positively participate until the end.”

Mariam Elhouli

Force De Femme Event Organiser

“Sharing her knowledge and marketing wisdom inspiring hundreds of women in the audience to follow their dreams even if they don't have lots of money!”

Justin Sokolowski

Business and Tourism Advisor at Sutherland Shire Council

"Therese is an outstanding, knowledgeable, Marketing expert speaker for small businesses. She delivers in a flexible, engaging way.

Highly recommended!

Dr Neryl East CSP

Professional Speakers Association

“Her delivery style is warm, engaging and full of fun and she has the credibility to back up her content.
She's generously shared ideas, has plenty of real-world wisdom and practicality for audiences to take away. Therese is a gifted marketer and speaker.”

Erika Masubuchi

Macquarie University Incubator

“Therese is an amazing facilitator, with an incredible attitude. Her sessions are super engaging and interactive. Our startup founders really liked the workshops.

I look forward to continuing to work with her in the near future.”

Get in touch

Therese Tarlinton

The Brand Matchmaker

Tel: +61 0448 097 058

(AEST Sydney, Time zone)

Email: therese@theresetarlinton.com

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