Description
Brett Burton wellbeing speaker sessions come from a former AFL player, wellbeing and leadership facilitator, and high performance mentor. Brett played 177 games across 12 seasons with the Adelaide Crows. During that time, he also served as AFL Players Association President and sat on the Laws of the Game Committee. He completed honours in Applied Science, majoring in Human Movement, alongside his playing career.
Why book Brett Burton as your wellbeing speaker
After retiring from playing, Brett spent a decade in senior leadership roles. He was High Performance Manager at the Brisbane Lions, then Head of Football at the Adelaide Crows. Today, he draws on that background in human performance to help people develop holistically. He is also a dedicated father of five with a genuine passion for meditation.
In 2016, the Adelaide Crows appointed Brett as Head of Football. The following year, the club finished minor premiers and played in its first AFL Grand Final in 20 years, its first appearance in a decider in two decades. But the next two seasons brought a different story. The Crows missed the finals, and after a highly public review, the club sacked Brett. He now shares that experience openly, using it to help audiences navigate the pressures of high performance.
Brett’s keynotes draw on the latest research in wellbeing, neuroscience, positive psychology and leadership. He combines that research with personal story to help every audience member maximise their potential. Central to his message is the idea of Wellbeing Ability: our capacity to take real action, using the right knowledge, skills and strategies, to navigate life’s challenges and genuinely thrive, both on stage and in the everyday moments that matter most.
Book Brett Burton wellbeing speaker for your next conference, leadership offsite or team event. Read more about Brett’s AFL playing career and highlights on Wikipedia, or browse other wellbeing keynote speakers available through Corporate Speakers Australia.
KEYNOTE TOPICS
01 — If you’re focused on wellbeing and resilience…
High-Performance Leadership: Built to Come Back
A powerful blueprint for turning adversity into sustained high performance.
Through Brett’s raw, real-life story and science-backed strategies, this keynote shows how to rebuild from adversity by restoring your energy, choosing optimism when it matters most, leading with calmness and investing in the connections that sustain you.
Your audience will leave inspired and equipped with a clear, practical high-performance system to re-energise, reset and re-connect — so they can lead themselves and others to be high performing tomorrow.
LEAD WELLBEING & RESILIENCE. LEAD HIGH PERFORMANCE.
02 — If you’re focused on teamwork and connection…
High-Performance Teams: Leading Connection
High-performing teams don’t happen by chance – they’re built through intentional leadership to create an environment where each team member can perform at their best.
This compelling keynote unpacks the key dimensions of high performing teams and strategies to build genuine team connection.
Your audience will leave inspired and equipped with a clear understanding of what drives high-performing teams and practical tools for building team alignment and accountability and fostering a culture of care and trust that builds genuine connection within their teams.
LEAD TEAM CONNECTION. LEAD HIGH PERFORMANCE.
03 — If you’re focused on habits for behavioural change…
High-Performance Habits: The Fundamentals of Success
High performance isn’t built on occasional extraordinary actions — it’s built on the fundamentals, done consistently. But changing our habits is hard.
This transformative keynote explores the science of successfully changing human behaviour, how to break the cycle of unhelpful habits and the practical systems high performers use to create an environment that makes consistency easier.
Your audience will leave inspired and equipped with practical tools to turn intention into action, make positive behaviours stick and build the daily habits that sustain high performance.
LEAD HABITS & BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE. LEAD HIGH PERFORMANCE.
04 — If you’re focused on mindset and growth…
High-Performance Mindset: The Power of Optimism
The best high performers across domains consistently operate with an optimistic mindset and optimism isn’t blind positivity — it’s a trainable skill.
This thought-provoking keynote blends high-performance experience with neuroscience, to equip leaders with practical strategies to see possibility under pressure, respond with intention, and lead through everyday challenge and adversity with calmness.
Your audience will leave inspired and equipped with practical skills to be more self-aware, reframe stress, develop emotional control under pressure and build an optimistic mindset that sustains high performance, no matter the circumstances.
LEAD MINDSET & GROWTH. LEAD HIGH PERFORMANCE.
