Joel Mckerrow Email & Phone Number

Joel McKerrow has spent the last fifteen years captivating hundreds of thousands of people on stages worldwide with his passionate performative style and highly inspiring keynote presentations. He is an award-winning writer, performer, educator, keynote speaker, Master of Ceremonies and one of Australia's most successful performance poets. Joel was the third ever Australian representative at the Individual World Poetry Slam Championships and is currently the Director of The School for Creative Development.Renowned singer Kate Cebrano describes Joel’s work as, ‘completely free, reckless and unbound in his expression.’ whilst the CEO of Village Roadshow lauds Joel as, ‘a true creative genius’ and says of his work with their executive, 'His impact on my team was nothing short of extraordinary.’A Creativity and Innovation Specialist, Joel regularly presents at events all over the world. From the Sydney Opera House to Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Centre to The Metropolis in Montreal, Joel has presented at some of the most esteemed global venues.His impressive portfolio includes speaking engagements at Story Gathering in Nashville alongside industry giants Linda Woolverton (writer of The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast) and Krista Monson (Cirque Du Soleil creative director), the International Transforming Education Conference, the Global Health Summit, The Centre for Public Impact as well as many of Australia’s premiere writing and creativity festivals.Joel is dedicated to helping individuals, schools, workplaces and whole industries cultivate the environment that creativity and innovation need to thrive. He champions the idea that creativity is far too important to be confined to those traditionally labeled as ‘creative' and rather urges that it is actually THE source for both professional and personal breakthrough.A prolific writer himself, he has published seven spoken word/music albums, eight different books and a soon to be released trilogy with Penguin-Random House. He is a member of the Professional Speakers Association (PSA), the host of the The Deep Place: On Creativity and Spirituality Podcast; and is the artist Ambassador for the aid and development organisation, TEARFUND Australia,Whether within the creative industries, the education sphere, or through keynote speaking and training Joel will not only WOW your people, he will bring next-level inspiration, breakthrough creative momentum and intentional innovation all to help them realise their own creative potential.