Description
Dominic Thurbon business speaker sessions come from a globally engaged strategist and facilitator who has spent two decades turning research into real-world behaviour change. He is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at ChangeLabs, a behaviour change company with over 70 staff across Australia, New Zealand and North America, and previously grew Karrikins Group to over 150 staff before its acquisition. His technology venture Educator Impact, applying data-driven models to improve outcomes for students and teachers, was acquired by Qoria in 2022.
Why book Dominic Thurbon as your business speaker
Apple, Commonwealth Bank, Lexus, Microsoft and IBM count among the global clients Dom has worked with. His award-winning behaviour change programs reach over 300,000 people each year, and his research has appeared in bestselling books published across more than 15 countries, including Matter: How to Become the Obvious Choice and Game On: How Video Games Change Work and Education.
In his keynotes, Dom unpacks the forces reshaping business today and translates them into behaviours audiences can act on immediately. His signature sessions include Unleashing the Power of Innovation, which reframes innovation as a learnable behaviour rather than a buzzword, and Changenomics, a practical model — grounded in the neuroscience of human behaviour — for driving change rather than just surviving it. Both sessions blend real-world case studies with frameworks teams can put to work the following morning.
A world top-10 debater, Dom brings sharp thinking and dynamic delivery to every stage. Past clients including IBM and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have praised his ability to speak the language of business, tailor his message to the audience, and leave teams genuinely energised with new ideas long after the session ends.
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We need to stop ‘managing’ change and start driving it. We need to design brands that stretch far beyond the status quo to become the obvious choice for consumers and employees.
As a global strategy consultant driving change innovation, Dominic Thurbon challenges the implicit assumptions that are running rampant in our lives and our companies.
Assumptions like how we compete and how we create value. Dom has a proven track record driving real impact and enterprise transformation for global clients including Apple, Commonwealth Bank, Lexus, Microsoft and IBM.
As co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Karrikins Group — a fast-growth consulting firm with over 120 staff delivering projects across 13 countries reaching almost one million people a year — Dom has applied his expertise in community strategy, corporate responsibility and innovation to design some of the largest education and behaviour change programs in the world.
Dominic Thurbon has led research on bestsellers published in over 15 countries and is co-author of the bestselling Matter: How to Become the Obvious Choice, released through Random House in 2015.
He is also a world top-10 debater, and internationally engaged keynote speaker in the fields of transformation, technology, collaboration and innovation.
Author & Researcher
Dom has authored and researched bestsellers published in over 15 countries, including Matter: Rising Above the Competition to Become the Obvious Choice, Purpose-Driven Leadership, and Talent Magnets: Attracting Top Staff. He has architected multiple award-winning behaviour change programs reaching over 500,000 people per year, and is also a previous world top-10 debater.
Testimonials
“Dominic is a fantastic, dynamic presenter who really demystified the whole ‘technology’ thing for us. His presentation was engaging, entertaining and – best of all – really valuable to us in the way we work.”
Glaxo SmithKilne
“Dominic presentations for our senior client audience. They were right on brief and really inspired people about the potential to unleash collaboration and innovation. He speaks the language of business, understands business models and tailors his message to suit the audience. His dynamic and engaging style affects real behavioural and attitudinal change and made him a l hit with the audience.”
IBM
“Dom Thurbon made us think very differently and we were all buzzing with new ideas at the end of the session. I would highly recommend Dom to work with your team – you will certainly be engaged, challenged and very creative with your approach.”
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
