International Keynote Speaker & Celeb MC

An international keynote speaker and highly competent Celebrity MC & Chairperson, Bessie has charmed thousands of people as far afield as Iraq, UK and US and all around Australia.

She has appeared, spoken at and Chaired a vast range of functions from corporate and charity to the George Bush Senior official lunch and President Clinton captains of industry balls.

Her style is consummate professional, with an ability to engage an audience, control a room and ensure everyone is having fun. Appealing to both women and men Bessie is the perfect addition to add professionalism and Pizzazz to any event

( see a list of Bessie event schedule below)

Some of Bessie's Speaking Topics

·               Mind, Body, Style workshop - Making the most of you!

·               Overcoming self doubt and facing fears - The science of Self esteem and inspiration

·               Personal branding - How to get noticed

·              How to PR your self and save thousands - Do it yourself PR course

·               Company branding - Standing out from the rest

·               Women in business - Tricks to getting ahead and having fun doing it

·               PR and communicating with the media - Media Training

·               Body image/self esteem and feeling good about yourself - Getting out of your rut

·               Better relationships – work & home - Life to short to have another bad relationship

·              Men - How to find a good one - Relationships & Communication

·               From bankruptcy to Best selling author – one entrepreneurs story

·              Bessies Body Secrets - The busy girls guide to weight loss and well being

Bessie's Speaking & MC

References

National Corporate PA Summit,

“Bessie Bardot has chaired all three of the Corporate PA Summits in 2005 and booked for all three in 2005 & 2006; Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, each attended by around 100 very senior Executive Assistants from Australia’s largest corporations.

Bessie is an extremely professional chairperson, with an empathy and intelligence that allows her to control events and create a flow that appears seamless. Delegates at all three events responded very well to this, and Bessie was ranked 5/5 almost exclusively, with many additional comments congratulating her on doing such a good job.

Bessie has several qualities which make her a stand-out moderator; these include her ability to put nervous speakers at ease, her ability to ask probing and relevant questions, regardless of the topic and her ability to improvise and entertain if we, the organisers, need more time to set up the next speaker.

Using Bessie as a moderator at these events has elevated them to a level well above that of competitive events in the industry, providing us with great opportunities for 2006. We could not recommend her highly enough. James Matthews, Think Tank Media

President Clinton luncheon;“Over the past three years I have worked with Bessie in various capacities from hosting to presenting and have always found her to be a consummate professional.These events were high profile including 'An Evening with President Clinton' and “George Bush Snr. Bessie did a great job and has received many requests her services since”

RACV - “Bessie Bardot was fabulous as a chairperson. Her wit and humour really carried the summit along smoothly and she got the most out of the presenters”
Tracey Stevens,

Ernst & Young - “Bessie Bardot was a superb chairperson! Great personality and very approachable, she kept me there despite my plans to leave after lunch”
Pamela DeWitt,  

Westfield - “I thought the summit was very informative and interesting to hear from other PAs and getting their advice. Bessie Bardot was fantastic!”
Juliet Swiss,

AMP - “I very much enjoyed the variety and content of the presenters, enhanced by the stylish & entertaining role performed by Bessie, with panache”  Gina Bravada,

Cellarmasters - “I recently attended the ATA conference in the Gold Coast that was chaired by Bessie Bardot. I just wanted to say “well done!”. For what must have been an extremely boring topic, I found her to be engaging, energetic throughout and her questions and input were insightful”Luke Jecks,

Women’s Guide to Life Luncheon“Bessie, I have had excellent feed-back from the day and all the women present were enthralled with your story and loved your spontaneity and sense of humour”  Patsy Rowe,

Markson Sparks! “Bessie is thorough in her research, quick on her feet and can read an audience. She's entertaining and looks amazing” Max Markson:

Humour Foundation“She dances with the crowd with such dignity and ease along with adding a little bit of spice!  Bessie is such a pleasure to be with. We were very impressed with the fabulous job she did. Bessie is a gracious woman who is not only gorgeous she is a consummate professional who can really work a crowd”  Ursula Hartwig,

Commonwealth Bank -“Bessie was flawless as our MC and chairperson for two events. Her attention to detail was especially impressive, asking questions as if she had been in banking for years. I would have no hesitation in recommending Bessie Bardot for any future events where it involves Bessie speaking to large numbers of people or having to socialise with guests to create a good, positive atmosphere. Not only is Bessie approachable, she is also very professional and willing to listen and ask questions” James Done,

Morrissey Management“Bessie appeals to any audience regardless of age and business status, she reads an audience unlike any other I have seen before. I consider Bessie a true professional and some one who can engage the audience with her intellect and charm. Bessie is also very easy to work with and to brief whilst adding her own personal touch to the speeches on the night” Erin Keneally,

Reference from Keynote speech to LJ Hooker top earners;“We were with Bessie’s keynote address at our recent Captain’s Club luncheon. As you may already be aware the Captain’s of L J Hooker are the best of the best and represent the top 10% of Real Estate professionals in Australia.

We have been privileged to have featured some amazing key note speakers at conferences which have included Dawn Fraser, Rod McGeoch, Peter Fitzsimmons, Eric Rush, Peter Ritchie and many more business and sporting greats of our country. I am pleased to say that Bessie certainly rates with these outstanding speakers.

Bessie was extremely accessible and amiable over lunch before presenting and took a sincere interest in those that she met. Her presentation after lunch had fantastic content and was conveyed in a manner that was easy to understand and appreciate. We decided to choose Bessie as our keynote speaker as we wanted to use someone a "little different from the norm" and were certainly pleased that we did.

I would have absolutely no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Bessie’s talents to anyone wanting to secure her as a key note speaker”

Josephine Cowling – President Captain’s Club, LJ Hooker                                                                                                                                                     

Bonnie Babes Foundation“Bessie’s stunning presence and light hearted humor captivated the audience all night”Debbie Chalmers – 

Speakers Bio & Topics

Bessie is an award winning, best selling author of 3 books for women on career, personal branding, media training, health, body image and overcoming self doubt and fear to reach your full potential. She's an international TV host & producer, national radio presenter, professional speaker MC & chairperson, contributor to Cosmo, Cleo, Instyle, Who & Madison Magazine. Also a regular social commentator on breakfast TV and radio shows on topics such as women’s issues, generation Y & family dynamics, dating & relationships.

Bessie is an Australia Day ambassador and Make A Wish Foundation Ambassador, she has traveled to visit troops in war zones such as Baghdad, Kuwait & East Timor where the Department of Defence asked her to MC entertainment for the coalition troops, she had the honour of giving an address to dignitaries of the fifteen coalition nations in a leaving ceremony for the Australian Ambassador. She was also nominated for young entrepreneur and business woman of the year awards and lectures on personal branding, dealing with the media, women in business, her journey as a media entrepreneur, health, wellbeing, drive, organisation, motivation and relationships.

She has her own PR company, gluten free online supermarket & home delivered gourmet meal range (to add to the success of her women's health title which was reprinted five times in as many months) and runs a mentoring service for women in business.  

Bessie has spoken for clients such as LJ Hooker, CPA - Certified Practicing Accountants, RMIT, Commonwealth Bank, ATA National Conference, Westpac, AGES conference, Corporate PA Summit, Generation Y Marketing Summit, Woman's Day, Centrelink, Reed Gifts, Sydney FC, Fitness First, Dept of Defence.

She has MC'd product launches for Swarovski, Kolotex, Jupi Corp and Gillette, Hyundai A-League, V Sugarfree, CBA platinum card and many more. And she has MC'd a myriad of charity events for Sydney Children's Hospital, Make A Wish Foundation, Dr Victor Chang, Variety, Breast Cancer - Pink Ribbon, Barnardos, Diabetes, Autism, Careflight, M.S., Cerebal Palsy, Ted Noffs, McHappy Day, Laugh Doctors and the Bill Clinton and George Bush Snr charity luncheons. 

Tailored presentation to suit clients needs

After working on live radio for many years Bessie is very comfortable talking about a vast range of topics from current affairs to more specialised criteria. She is particularly good in adlib situations working on her toes and holding the attention of large groups in debate situations

One example of the diversity of her range:

"I was asked to address a group of doctors at the Annual national conferences of the Australian Gynecological endoscopy society on the perils of prolapse, young women and how to get a message of self esteem to them.

I’ve also chaired conferences in industries not relating to my expertise (politics, telecommunications, real estate etc) and have received praise both attendee’s and organisers. I love stretching my knowledgebase and enjoy new challenges"