Matt Church
Inspiring Thought Leadership & Top-Ten Keynote Speaker
Matt Church delivers high-impact keynotes that disrupt the status quo, inspire bold ideas and move audiences from insight to action.
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Blending sharp commercial acumen with rare generosity of spirit, Matt Church mentors thought leaders to build sustainable, purpose-driven practices that are both deeply impactful and financially rewarding. His work is grounded in presence, clarity and a genuine commitment to helping others rise — not through shortcuts, but by expanding what’s possible for them.
Known for his calm authority, strategic depth and open-hearted leadership, Matt creates spaces where people feel seen, supported and appropriately challenged to step into their best work. He is a rare kind of leader who measures success not only by personal achievement, but by how many others he empowers along the way.
Matt is an instigator, motivator, disruptor, teacher, researcher, innovator and one of Australia’s most respected professional conference speakers. What sets him apart is the profound and lasting impact he has on audiences. He acts as a catalyst for real change, consistently delivering experiences that move people beyond inspiration and into action.
His special gift lies in his ability to reach into an audience, capture attention, build trust and initiate a genuine shift in thinking. People leave Matt’s sessions entertained, informed and inspired — and rarely return to “business as usual”. His diverse range of topics ensures relevance for leaders across industries, sectors and stages of growth.
As the founder of Thought Leaders Global, Matt’s greatest passion is the development of thought leadership. This lifelong obsession has connected him with some of the brightest minds in Australia and around the world. Through close relationships with industry leaders across a wide spectrum of markets — and as a trusted mentor to many — Matt holds deep insight into an extraordinary range of industries, challenges and emerging ideas.
A prolific author and researcher, Matt’s publishing history reflects a relentless curiosity and an ability to synthesise complex ideas. Drawing from an exceptionally broad knowledge base, he regularly sheds new light on topics that many industries believe they have already “done to death”.
From this vantage point, Matt expertly weaves key messages with compelling narratives drawn from business, culture, research and lived experience. His presentations are frequently described as watershed moments — not only for individuals, but for organisations and industries seeking to evolve, innovate and lead with greater purpose.
At the heart of Matt’s work is a belief that success is not just about productivity, but presence; not just leverage, but legacy. He helps thought leaders do their best work in service to others — and make a great living doing it.
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Rise Up
An Evolution in Leadership
This keynote is based on Matt’s latest book Rise Up – An evolution in leadership.
In every domain of life or work, you know whether you are operating above the line or not. Across multiple disciplines, school of thought, ideologies and methodologies the idea of running above or below the line is easily understood and well documented. It takes enormous courage to decide to operate above the line when you can, where you can, and as often as you can. Courage is the tipping point on the line; you won’t always get things right, but if you operate from your heart you will be OK, no matter what occurs.
A leader brings out the best in those around them. This often means they need to attend to the best within them. This session challenges leaders to be more effective and tap into their full potential as a means for activating the potential in others. One part inspirational, it will shift the conversation in your leaders about being a leader: One part practical, it will demonstrate practical applications and moments of truth for leadership in action.
Next
Thoughts About Tomorrow You Can Talk About Today
This keynote is based on Matt’s recent book, Next – Thoughts about tomorrow you can talk about today.
In this rapidly changing world, the only certainty is that what works today will not work tomorrow. Old business models won’t work, old leadership styles won’t be tolerated and slow moving industries and businesses will become extinct. The successful players will be the ones with the greatest agility, creativity and foresight.
A session with Matt focused on disruption will help put in place a culture of willingness and a practical framework for being agile, creative and building foresight. If you want to discover how the four business revolutions (R1–R4), and the four personal evolutions (E1–E4) will affect your industry, this is where the journey begins. This is how you future proof your career and business in the decade of disruption.
Amplifiers
The Power of Motivational Leadership to Inspire and Influence
Organisations looking to develop their leaders so they amplify the best in themselves and their teams should look no further than the author of the most practical book on the subject.
As the founder of Thought Leaders Global and the author of Amplifiers, Matt has long been driven to understand the most important elements of influential leadership. He believes that leadership is in essence about bringing out greatness in others and this principle is at the centre of his keynote on amplifiers.
Organisations that succeed have leaders and teams that are inspired by what they do and what their work stands for. Matt unpacks the process by which transformational leaders can amplify their impact – amplify their productiv-ity, amplify their creativity and amplify their results.
Having committed decades to research and development in this field, Matt has the skills and strategies to unlock and amplify trans-formational leadership in your organisation. Your amplified leaders will become masters of maximising human potential and developing other great leaders among their colleagues.
Thought Leaders
Helping Clever People be Commercially Smart
Matt’s presentation on thought leadership is the ideal catalyst for change. If you want to harness the intelligence within your organisation, this keynote will help the best and brightest shine even brighter. It will help to identify and release potential and also activate greater activity and innovation.
A thought leader is a leading authority in their field of expertise. They have access to a wealth of specialised knowledge which makes them uniquely valuable. They have collected information from varied and comprehensive sources and – most importantly – have packaged it so it can be effectively taught to others.
Whether they know it or not, organisations are driven by the opportunities created and discovered by the thought leaders within, and it’s important to realise that these abilities can be nurtured and developed.
As the founder of Thought Leaders Global, Matt Church is arguably the world’s leading authority on the subject of thought leadership. He has spent more than twenty years working with thought leaders in almost every field of human endeavour, developing strategies and frameworks to unlock the potential of clever people all over the world.
This keynote session with Matt can have a dramatic impact on the effectiveness of your teams and leaders. It can be the catalyst that helps your people discover knowledge and innovative ideas they didn’t realise they had within them.
The Leadership Landscape
The Leadership Landscape is Matt’s new Leadership Development Program. A picture book for leaders, it generates a deeply engaging facilitated experience around what it means to be a leader.
‘Walking the land,’ leaders visit any of 48 different locations, each designed to create learning and generate coa-created experiences around topics ranging from: engagement to performance, culture to innovation or vision to accountability. Leaders can walk the land as emerging, existing or established leaders and explore a range of stages, skills and states.
A book, an online program, a train the trainer or a half day conference experience, the Leadership Landscape is a way to teach and experience the big ideas of leadership.
