Gary Bertwistle Blog

In That Moment

There's no doubt that the Sex & The City movie has been a much anticipated film, particularly amongst young ladies. The excitement around the movie is simply astonishing! So, curious about the attraction of one of the stars, Sarah Jessica Parker, I watched an interview with her on

The Dip

I was given a present last week which was a book called The Dip. Its only a small book but written by best selling author Seth Godin who also authored Purple Cow and Small is the New Big, along with Mission Marketing and All Marketers are Liars. The

New Ways to Market

I had the privilege of meeting a truly remarkable lady last week called Lisa Messenger from Messenger Publishing. Lisa and her team publish books for people who'd like to use a book to market themselves or their brand. Lisa is a truly incredible marketer and has created not only a wonderful

Day of Inspiration 2008

In 2007, I established the Day of Inspiration as another endeavour to raise more funds to cure Cancer. Backed by the Tour de Cure organisation, the Day of Inspiration took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney and featured key note speakers including Steve Waugh, Olympic Gold Medallist Kerri

Talk Leadership - UK, May 08

Earlier this month I was invited to be the opening address at Talk Leadership, a ticketed event at London's Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Following my speech was Commander & Major General Patrick Cordingley who lead the desert rats in the Iran/Iraq war, and Dame Stella

Sometimes its better not to know

As some of you may be aware I've just returned from the French Alps where I had the amazing experience of cycling the mountains following the Tour de France. A couple of mates and I went across and rode the mountain stages of the French Alps supporting Cadel and the other Aussies in the Tour.

Can't afford the time to pee?

Recently I was the guest keynote to a conference at the Sebel Hotel in Sydney. As I normally do, I arrived early and sat outside of the conference facility, pondering my presentation. During that time I watched a number of people go in and out of the conference rooms that were facing the foyer

Seeing the Sunrise

On the way back from Perth recently I was reading the newest book from former Australian cricket star Justin Langer called 'Seeing the Sunrise'. I've always admired Justin Langer, being a fellow left hander. His mental capacity, concentration and ability to bounce back when he was dropped have

Talk Creative - UK, October 07

Gary has just returned from another very successful trip to London.

Once again he presented at the TalkCreative conference at Lords Cricket Ground. His

Listen and learn

There's a saying - when the student is ready the teacher will come. Whilst watching a documentary called 'Iconoclasts', US comedian Dave Chappelle was meeting the amazing Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou has been an activist, an author and an incredible inspiration to black American's for many

The 2008 Day of Inspiration

I was proud to close the 2008 Day of Inspiration. What a cracking day with some of Australia's best key note speakers and some incredibly inspirational special guests. Olympic Gold medalist's like Duncan Armstrong and Suzy Balogh joined some of Australia's finest corporate speakers in Peter

A Fish Goes Bad from the Head

You've heard me mention this saying before. It's a saying that I learned on the back of a fishing boat with my mentor, the old Greek fisherman, whilst fishing for mackeral off Moreton Bay in Queensland. He taught me that all organisations, families, community groups, religious groups or sporting

Wisdom

We all know people who are inspiring, but just how does one inspire others? Here are ten simple ways you can inspire people to be their best:

Be a good example. People watch what you do more than they listen to what you say. Be someone worth emulating.

Tour de Cure - Melbourne to Sydney, April 2008 (Days 7 & 8)

Day 7 and Day 8 of the 2008 Tour de Cure. Well it seems like months ago that we left Melbourne to begin this journey and now we're entering the final days of the Tour...... (click the thumbnail to the right to continue reading Gary's postcard)

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It's all about the senses

During a recent speech on the changing face of marketing and brand, one of the attendees relayed a story about his wife. He said she'd taken their BMW in for a service and while she waited for it to be completed, she sat on a leather couch and received coffee and chocolates. She relayed the

Idea Vampires

Recently I was invited to meet with the Director of a large FMCG company. The guy had heard about some work that I was doing in Vidcasting and was keen to chat. He prefaced our discussion by saying it was an 'informal' discussion. He then went about giving me an indication of what he

Tour de Cure - Melbourne to Sydney, April 2008 (Day 2)

Tales from the road - Day 2 of the Tour de Cure 2008. Day 2 dawned crisp & clear (read "pretty cold and dark") in Cranbourne....After another awesome breakfast, we were on our way again to Sydney..... (click the thumbnail to the right to continue reading

Creative Skills Training Council

Last week I had the privilege of speaking at the Creative Skills Training Council get together at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney. This is a very interesting group of individuals who are like-minded in the areas of creativity and innovation, and they get together every so often for