Everything you need to book John.
Professor John Hale, The Strategy Guy, is a strategy keynote speaker, board facilitator and author of four books, based in Brisbane and working Australia-wide. He delivers around thirty keynotes a year on strategy, strategic resilience and AI, and has held rooms from intimate boardrooms to 2,000 conference delegates.
This page has the bios, photos, introduction, formats and logistics you need for your program, and the three keynotes in one place. If anything is missing, email and it will be with you the same day.
Three keynotes. One Strategy Guy.
Each keynote is researched for your industry, your audience and your theme, runs thirty, forty-five or sixty minutes, and sends every person home with a business decision and a personal one.
Creating a Strategic Mindset
Understand what's coming. Then decide.
Best for leadership conferences, industry conventions and organisations facing disruption.Read more → Keynote 02Strategic Resilience
From fragile to antifragile.
Best for executive summits, regulated industries and associations whose members are under pressure.Read more → Keynote 03Strategy That Moves
Plans into momentum.
Best for executive teams, SMEs, franchise and dealer networks, and organisations that need implementation.Read more →Three lengths. Copy and paste.
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Professor John Hale, The Strategy Guy, is a strategy keynote speaker, board facilitator and author of four books. Founder of Hale Consulting Group, he has advised organisations including Toyota, Shell, IBM, Dulux and Flight Centre, and delivers around thirty keynotes a year on strategy, strategic resilience and AI.
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Professor John Hale, The Strategy Guy, helps leaders think clearly, act decisively and build organisations that thrive. Founder of Hale Consulting Group in 1998, he has completed 183 client engagements for organisations including Toyota, Shell, IBM, Dulux, Aldi and Flight Centre, chaired more than 100 Queensland Government Mentoring for Growth panels, and taught strategy at five universities including Melbourne Business School and QUT, where he is a Visiting Educator with QUT Executive Education. Author of four books on strategy, leadership and AI, John delivers around thirty keynotes a year, combining rigorous research with storytelling that audiences can use on Monday morning.
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Professor John Hale, The Strategy Guy, works with boards, executive teams and conference audiences that have a strategy problem: a plan that stalls, a decision the room keeps avoiding, or a future arriving faster than the current thinking allows. He is a keynote speaker, board and executive strategy facilitator, executive coach and author of four books on strategy, based in Brisbane and working Australia-wide.
John's career began as a hardware engineer and software programmer before advancing into national technology sales and management. A second career as a director of sport delivered multiple state and national title wins. He then taught strategy, ethics and leadership at five universities: Melbourne Business School, Southern Cross University, Singapore Management University, Bond University and QUT, where he is currently a Visiting Educator with QUT Executive Education.
In 1998 he founded Hale Consulting Group and has since completed 183 client engagements for organisations including Toyota, Shell, IBM, Dulux, Aldi and Flight Centre. Since 2016 he has chaired more than 100 Queensland Government Mentoring for Growth panels. An invitation to the Global Speakers Summit in 2018 took him onto the conference stage full-time, and he now delivers around thirty keynotes a year on strategy, strategic resilience and AI.
His three signature keynotes, Creating a Strategic Mindset, Strategic Resilience and Strategy That Moves, each work at two levels, the business and the person running it, and send every delegate home with a decision they can act on. Rigorously researched and unexpectedly practical, John holds audiences from intimate boardrooms to 2,000 conference delegates. His books include The Strategy Book, The CEO Book, The Strategy Note and The Strategic Accountant.
Photos, brochure and introduction.
Thirty minutes from a live conference stage, so your program committee can see exactly what they are booking. There is also a one-minute showreel for your event promotion.
The practical details.
Keynote length
Thirty, forty-five or sixty minutes, built to the slot you have. The sixty-minute version adds a short exercise so the audience leaves with their decision written down.
Workshops and masterclasses
Half-day and full-day formats for leadership teams and member groups, usually run alongside the keynote.
Panels and MC
John moderates panels and MCs the sessions adjacent to his keynote or workshop. Send the run sheet and he will tell you where he can add the most value.
Virtual and hybrid
Most engagements are in the room, where the keynote works best, but John presents virtually on occasion when the program calls for it.
AV and staging
A screen for his slides and a microphone. John brings his own headset mic to pair with your radio pack; a supplied lapel mic is fine, and a handheld radio mic is a last resort.
Lead time
Three to twelve months is ideal. Shorter notice is sometimes possible; ask.
Fees and travel
A fixed fee for the keynote once John knows the event, the audience and the format. Travel, transfers and accommodation are billed at cost, ex Brisbane.
Before the event
A briefing conversation with the organiser or program chair, the conference theme, an audience profile and the run sheet. John researches your industry and audience before he writes a word.
Easy to work with. Invited back.
"Working with John was an absolute pleasure. He brought so much energy and professionalism as a speaker at our National Conference. He was early, calm, prepared and delivered a session that had the entire room engaged, laughing and debating serious ideas. Is there anything he can't do?"
Financial Advice Association of Australia
"John's Strategic Mindset presentation and facilitation at our annual offsite retreat was extremely well received by our Global CEO Group and Board. We look forward to inviting him for future events to build on this work."
Flight Centre Travel Group
"John Hale delivered an entertaining interactive masterclass on 'Doing Leadership Differently' at our Annual Congress. Survey feedback from our professional members was overwhelmingly positive and John was our top-rated speaker."
Institute of Public Accountants
"John captivated our entire audience from start to finish with thought-provoking ideas and heartfelt messages. As a master storyteller he weaves real-world examples that resonate deeply. If you're looking for a keynote speaker who will captivate, educate and inspire your audience, look no further."
Rotary Centenary Conference
Ready to brief John on your event?
Tell him the date, the audience and the theme. He replies within two business days.
Or email enquiries@halecg.com · phone +61 407 301 200 · Hale Consulting Group, 15 Manning Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101