Brad Ness OAM
5× Paralympian, Coach & Motivational Speaker
Paralympic gold medalist, and coach of the Australian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team. Bradd draws on his elite sporting career and personal journey to inspire audiences with stories of resilience, goal setting, workplace safety, overcoming adversity and motivating teams to achieve their full potential.
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Brad is a below-the-knee amputee who turned a life-changing workplace accident into a remarkable career in elite sport. As captain and now coach of the Australian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team, he has represented his country on the world stage, achieving a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, silver medals during the 2004 Athens and 2012 London Paralympic Games plus a Sandy Blythe Medal for Most Valuable Australian Player 2005–2006.
In 2008 he was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for Service to Sport.
Brad’s experiences extend beyond sport. He has represented Australia at the European Training Sport Centre in Varese, Italy, attended the United Nations Laos Anti-Mines Convention as a mentor to landmine victims, and met the Dalai Lama.
A passionate motivational speaker, Brad inspires audiences with stories of resilience, goal-setting, inclusivity, and overcoming adversity. He is also a specialist in workplace health and safety, sharing strategies to build safer, high-performing teams while motivating staff to achieve their full potential.
With his unique blend of humour, insight, and lived experience, Brad entertains, inspires, and motivates audiences to rethink what is truly possible.
Topics
- Workplace safety
- Changing Culture within an organisation
- Motivation of staff
- Inclusivity
- Achieving your goals
- Mentoring
