LYD25 Speakers

Stan Phelps helps forward-thinking organizations drive consumer loyalty and growth.

As a best-selling author and CSP®, Stan’s keynote presentations and workshops combine research and real-world examples to transform how organizations connect with their customers and employees.

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Stan has a unique perspective on customer experience and employee engagement based on over 20 years of brand and agency experience. After completing his JD/MBA at Villanova, Stan progressed through sales and marketing roles around the world at IMG, Adidas, PGA Worldwide Exhibitions and Synergy. 

Paul is a 4-time TEDx speaker. He is a Senior Fellow in one of the World’s Leading Think Tanks and consults to and mentors leading-edge businesses around the world. His training programs are used by an estimated 226,000 companies around the world and he continues to push the boundaries. He was recently featured in Forbes Magazine alongside Sir Richard Branson in a global piece on ‘disrupters’ in business.

Jo Hurley is a technology entrepreneur, trusted business coach/adviser, and motivational speaker.

Jo is best known for her success as CEO and founder of self-managed super fund audit business ENGAGE. From start-up to a highly publicized sale to Big 4 Deloitte, Jo gained a reputation for being a high-performance business leader with a talent for driving new technology and automation. It was in this role she was named Telstra Australian Young Business Woman of the Year.

Clayton Oates is recognised as a respected member of the Accounting | Bookkeeping and Technology community in Australia and Internationally. He has been working in (and consulting to) the Accounting | Bookkeeping and Software Consulting Professions in Australia for more than 30 years.

Dr Craig West is a strategic accountant with over 25 years of experience advising business owners. He is widely regarded as the “go-to” expert on Business Succession and Exit planning and employee ownership and is a sought-after business conference and keynote speaker.

As director, shareholder, and consultant in several award-winning companies, Michael Jeffriess has carved his name as a renowned expert in business and finance. He is the regular host and panelist on education webinars to the accounting and advisory industries, as well as podcast host, radio guest, and opinion piece writer. Michael is also on the ​board of Succession, Asset Protection, and Estate Planning Advisors Association.

Grant Abbott has established many businesses including NowInfinity, the Strategist Group, SMSF Strategies, I Love SMSF, LightYear Docs, and LightYear Training Group. LightYear Group is Grant's most exciting business yet and provides business tools, learning, resources and strategies that make a real difference in the lives of clients of accountants and financial planners. Grant also chairs the Succession, Asset Protection and Estate Planning Advisers Association.

Ben Gill stepped into the role of Chief Sales Officer at LightYear Docs in October 2021, bringing with him over a decade of experience working with accountants to transition their firms to cloud-based solutions. His dedication to enhancing business processes and boosting profitability has earned him widespread respect within the industry. 

Nick Sinclair is an Australian entrepreneur whose businesses are actively enabling growth for more than a thousand successful accounting firms globally.

Today, he leads an award-winning company that he built from zero to $100 million in just ten years. He coaches owners of high-performing accounting firms around the world, and is one of the foremost authorities on enabling growth through global teams.

Amanda helps accounting practice owners have better practices and better lives.

If your life has become surviving from one lodgement deadline to another, putting out fire after fire and thinking to yourself, “Surely things have to get better… things will turn eventually”, but you end up never really making progress, she's here to help. 

Heather is a Strategic Thought Partner with many businesses in the Accounting Technology industry. A management and technology accountant with a deep understanding of how Accounting Apps can be implemented and utilised effectively to improve workflow and surface information useful for telling the businesses story and for data driven decisions.

Rodney commenced work as an accountant in public practice before moving to ASIC as a financial investigator for seven years.

He worked with both the ASX and Sydney Futures Exchange in compliance roles before moving into corporate banking with JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, and HSBC Bank.

Timothy and his team at CHANGE have been advising clients for over 34 years. Change’s purpose is to help clients make smart financial decisions now so that they can live their best life! Timothy’s personal focus is to help clients with asset protection and estate planning strategies to help keep his client’s wealth in their family “bloodline”.

Kyelie Baxter is the managing director of IQ Accountants, an accounting firm located on the Gold Coast, Australia. Kyelie is a dynamic and efficient "non accountant" style accountant and has over 20 years experience working in the industry. She is a lover of technology, change embracer and has a passion for productivity.