Truth-Telling.
Systems Change.
Shawn Doesn’t Speak to Impress Rooms
He Speaks to Shift Them
Whether on stage, in circle, or behind closed doors with boards and executives, Shawn creates space for truth, growth, and real cultural change.
His work is grounded in lived experience, shaped by the systems he’s walked through, and informed by the communities who continue to walk with him.
This isn’t polished performance. It’s cultural leadership — delivered with strength, care, and clarity.
What Shawn Offers
Shawn works across sectors, from grassroots to executive leadership in Australia and internationally. Every engagement is tailored, but the goal is always the same: to create safe spaces that lead to real change.
You can engage him to:
Deliver keynote addresses that challenge, uplift, and inspire
Facilitate truth-telling or strategic sessions with boards, leadership teams, or communities
MC or host events with cultural integrity and relational energy
Lead workshops on cultural safety, systems change, and First Peoples leadership
Topics Shawn Speak On
Shawn speaks from lived experience, cultural strength, and decades of systems-level leadership.
His most requested topics include:
Creating Safe Spaces: From Self to System
Truth-Telling in Leadership and Community
Cultural Safety That Goes Beyond Awareness
Strength-Based Leadership for First Peoples
Youth Justice, Care, and Healing Pathways
Shifting the Narrative: Ending the Deficit Model
Cultural Governance and the Future of Aboriginal Organisations
Past Engagements Include
