Brett Burton

Brett is a Wellbeing and Leadership Facilitator, Speaker and High Performance Mentor. He is a former AFL player with the Adelaide Crows, playing 177 games across 12 seasons and fulfilled roles as the AFL Players Association President and the Laws of the Game Committee member during his time.

Brett completed an honours in Applied Science (Human Movement) during his playing career.

After retiring from playing Brett spent 10 years in key leadership positions as High Performance Manager at the Brisbane Lions and Head of Football at the Adelaide Crows. He now utilises his background and advanced knowledge in Human Performance to develop people holistically.

Brett is a dedicated father of five, who loves the art of meditation and has a healthy determination to educate and inspire people to care for their wellbeing, develop their leadership skills and be the best versions of themselves.

The focus of Brett’s speaking, facilitation and high performance mentoring is based on utilising the latest research in wellbeing, neuroscience, positive psychology and leadership, along with personal story to maximise each individual’s potential and put them on a pathway to success.

As people we all experience varying degrees of challenge across our lives and our ability to cope is dependent on our Wellbeing Ability – our capacity to take action to care for our wellbeing with the knowledge, skills and strategies to navigate life and thrive.

Brett’s opportunity to meet with challenge came in 2019 whilst working at the Adelaide Crows Football Club. In late 2016 Brett was appointed as the Head of Football at the Adelaide Crows.

In 2017 the club finished minor premiers and played off in the AFL Grand Final for the first time in 20 years, eventually losing to Richmond. Over the next 2 years the Crows missed the finals and after a very publicised review process, Brett was sacked.

Brett enjoys sharing his story of navigating the public nature of high performance sport and working with individuals and teams to help set them up with a mindset for success and perform at their best.

Based in Adelaide