Hello Opportunity – Goodbye Commissions, www.bookspeakersdirect.com A fully transparent platform for event organisers to book guest speakers for their next event. No fees for the event bookers, No Commissions lost to the guest speaker and direct contact between both parties. With a team of experienced event managers, guest speakers, speaker consultants and savvy IT experts we are here to help.As the GM (Gerry Morris) I have almost two full decades of being involved within the Guest Speakers industry. I have had the pleasure of booking so many amazing guest speakers whilst getting to know so many wonderful clients along the way. I also had a four year stint of running events, so I know what people want and that is Open and Direct contact between Speakers and Event organisers. We invite speakers to join us and we look forward to event organisers booking them time and time again. What do you get when you cross baby boomers and millennial's? A Better quicker way of doing things. A snapshot of our company can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-book-speakers-direct-because-makes-sense-gerry-morris/

Life truly is a wonderful rollercoaster ride full of twists and turns with fabulous thrills along the way and right now I am delighted to be enjoying one of those thrills as I’m back doing what I love. Having been involved within the guest speaking industry since 2001 I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know truly incredible presenters and fabulous clients and now as part of the Saxton Speakers Bureau I can continue matching presenters with client briefs.Saxton (est.1965) is group of companies that specialise in the finest of Speakers, Entertainers, Team Building Services and Celebrities. We are the largest organization of our type in the southern hemisphere and a major international player.Saxton has become synonymous with its exclusive management of many Australian leaders in all manner of field. These include Ita Buttrose, Mark Bouris, Rachel Botsman, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Holly Ransom, David Thodey, Naomi Simson, Alex Malley, Megan Quinn, Mike Munro, Layne Beachley, Chris Riddell, Vinh Giang and many more... Saxton’s international connections however can bring you virtually any talent from across the globe.Our team of highly qualified and experienced sales consultants specialise in assisting you with the creative concepts, the planning and the execution of your event, together with the ultimate selection of the right speakers or talent to make it the best that it can be. Saxton creates an environment that excites inspires and delivers from the moment you contact us to the ultimate finale of your special occasion.

When I was a kid I was inspired by people like Michael Edgley and Michael Gudinski, both great promoters who I admired for bringing amazingly talented people for everyone to enjoy. And now as Director of Hot Business Events I get the opportunity to bring great guest speakers to people. I spent twelve years booking presenters of the highest calibre for corporations and now by collaborating with local companies and media partners we can bring these wonderful presenters to the business communities of regional Australia.

I'm just so delighted to be working with such a great team of people and sponsors to bring the best of the best presenters to the Sunshine Coast.

During my 12 years with ICMI Speakers & Entertainers I had the pleasure of being involved with hundreds of conferences and community events per year, booking wonderful guest speakers to inspire, motivated and entertain thousands of people. We had the joy of working with some of my sporting heroes, also had the opportunity to work with some of the most motivational presenters this country has to offer. Heck I event learnt from some of the best business and finance speakers too. I booked great coaches like Leigh Matthews & Wayne Bennett, I booked wonderful presenters like Tom O'Toole and Robyn Moore. Even booked Hon John Howard for a hair care company. The time spent with ICMI was fantastic and gave both Donna and I the opportunity to grow and learn from the most outstanding presenters one could hope to meet. We won the trust of corporations like BHP, Caltex, Suncorp, the NAB and many many more. A big thank you to all the ICMI family.

whispers I sold cars...Management quickly realised I didn’t try to extract top dollar out of people so they shuffled me over to fleet sales as there I was virtually giving the cars away lol I loved to meet business people and to this day I still have friends that I sold cars to. Still driving a Ford but sadly the next one I buy won’t be made in Aus, the car industry is so important to so many people in Australia.