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Drew Ginn OAM

Olympic Rower

Triple Olympic gold medalist and elite rower, Drew Ginn inspires audiences with his extraordinary story of resilience, determination, and triumph over adversity.

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Drew Ginn is a triple Olympic gold medalist and one of Australia’s most accomplished rowers, celebrated not only for his elite sporting achievements but also for his remarkable resilience in the face of serious back injuries. His story is one of determination, perseverance, and the relentless pursuit of excellence.

Drew made his international debut in 1995 at age 20 and quickly became a member of the legendary Oarsome Foursome, helping secure gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Despite a debilitating back injury that forced him to withdraw from the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Drew made an extraordinary comeback, winning Olympic gold in Athens 2004 alongside James Tomkins, followed by a third Olympic gold at the Beijing 2008 Games.

During a period of rehabilitation from his back injury, Drew also took up cycling, claiming gold at the Oceania Cycling Championships—further testament to his resilience and determination.

A sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator, Drew shares his experiences of goal setting, leadership, teamwork, and overcoming adversity with audiences of all ages. His inspiring stories of building, rebuilding, and excelling at the highest levels of sport resonate with individuals and organisations alike, demonstrating the power of mindset, perseverance, and teamwork.

Now a proud family man, Drew divides his time between his cycling ventures and motivational corporate speaking, continuing to inspire others to pursue excellence, embrace challenges, and achieve their personal and professional best.

We wish to highly recommend Drew Ginn and his program to any organisation that is searching for a competitive edge in the running of their business. We have utilised Drew’s services over the past 2 years to assist us in clarifying our group objectives and to ensure individual congruency within the department. Drew’s understanding of people, his knowledge of leadership and his personable manner ensure the respect of his audience. He is a natural facilitator who is able to keep people involved. He possesses an innate ability to read the mood of the group and make any necessary adjustments to the program so as to get the most out of the group. Following Drew’s work with our football department, each member walked away with individual action plans and a much clearer vision of how we can achieve our goals. We would have no hesitation in endorsing Drew Ginn and his program to any company that is searching to improve its people management systems. Essendon Football Club
Drew Ginn is one of our favourite speakers. He is eloquent and energetic, and always provides great content in addition to an inspirational message. A great Australian, I would have no hesitation recommending him as a speaker for any event. Halogen Foundation
Drew Ginn was very well received by my executive management team at a recent CommSec Leadership Offsite. He is a natural presenter, one of the best motivational speakers in the sporting arena. His triumph over physical odds to win three Olympic gold medals is truly inspiring. Drew offers practical insights into leadership, teamwork and success. He shares poignant personal stories that are applicable to the challenges and objectives we all face, day to day in our working life. I would recommend Drew Ginn to anyone looking for a way to challenge and motivate their staff to get the best out of themselves and their business. Commonwealth Bank Australia
Drew, thanks again for attending our function last night and for the fantastic presentation you gave. You not only captured the mood of the meeting and those present but made us laugh, inspired us and entertained. Absolutely first class, well done. Stellar Asia Pacific
Drew invested in understanding the issues we faced as a business and tailored his material accordingly. He did a great job relating his experiences and the analogy of the rowing team to our challenge of 'making the boat go faster'. While seemingly young in age, Drew's journey has clearly delivered a lifetime of achievements already. These have provided him with a large bank of insights and understanding to use in his presentation material, which he did to great effect, blending humour with serious messages. We also liked Drew's fresh thinking and approach, which moved beyond a 'man in a boat' into the behavioural and humanistic aspects of teamwork and the drive to achieve. The event passed really quickly and to a person, all those attending took something from Drew's presentation AXA Australia
Exceptionally well, he was engaging ethusiatsic, and his story compelling. He linked his personal experiences of competing in elite level of sport with many parallels that could be drawn with business. People left the room inspired. Colorpak
Drew was received extremely well by our audience. Everyone not only thoroughly enjoyed the presentation but got a lot out of it too. It was very clear that Drew had spent time preparing a presentation to meet our needs and his messages definitely hit the mark. Seaway Agencies
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