Thomas Murrell MBA CSP is an inspiring, engaging and authentic keynote speaker with a passion for helping others harness their full potential.

Described by BRW Magazine as "committed to using creativity as a competitive edge", he is recognised internationally as an expert on how to be media and marketing savvy. His 'Integrity Marketing', 'Brand Building' and 'Winning the Media Game' topics are full of real life experiences and practical advice. In a former life he was a TV and radio personality, executive producer and senior media executive … describing his 12 years at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as an "apprenticeship".

As an International Business Speaker, Tom delivers more than 150 presentations to clients around Australia and overseas each year and has been recognised by his peers as a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), the highest possible international qualification and accreditation for professional speakers. There are only 464 CSP's in the world, of whom only 53 are in the Asia Pacific Region.

The author of "Media Fundamentals: 8M's Essential Media Kit", "How to Turn Your Big Marketing Idea into a Competitive Advantage" and "Web Marketing Essentials", his cutting edge ideas are in great demand around the world.

He is the co-author of a new book, Understanding Influence for Leaders at All Levels released by McGraw-Hill in January 2005. Tom has won several State and International broadcasting awards and in 1988 was the recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship for Young Australians. He was also one of 15 young Australians awarded a prestigious Vincent Fairfax Fellowship, a program on ethics and leadership for “people of exceptional promise to make a difference to the world in which they live”, designed and administered by the St James Ethics Centre, Sydney. A graduate of three Australian Universities, he gained his MBA in marketing from the University of Western Australia and is a former National Junior Hammer Throw Champion!