STRATEGIC
PRESENCE
Closing the gap between what we know and how we show up
Because the way we work today, that gap is the difference
Keynote Speaking Topics
Have you noticed the pattern?
Capable people who feel invisible. Teams that seem aligned but stay quiet when it matters. Pitches that sound confident but don't land. Leaders with real potential who haven't earned the team's trust.
It's not from a lack of capability. It's because being careful became more important than being real, and sounding confident replaced being seen.
This isn't a character flaw. It's biology. When we perceive a threat, it's easy for protection mode to kick in. Soften the message, polish the delivery, edit what we share, and do what everyone else does to fit in. It happens before we notice. And over time, it becomes automatic.
That gap between what's possible and what is seen and experienced is where the real opportunity sits
The opportunity in unlocking the human advantage:
STRATEGIC AGILITY: Move at speed when competitors are stuck in internal friction
MARKET RESILIENCE: Handle the uncertainty that breaks other teams
COMPETITIVE DIFFERENTIATION: How your organisation and team show up, together, is the commercial advantage.
How this works:
I help close that gap, not through frameworks (I'm a strategist, of course, I have frameworks, but they're tools, not solutions) and not through superficial tactics or feel-good sessions that fade by Tuesday.
I create experiences where we work on what's actually holding back progress. Then we build confidence in the change that's owned by those doing the work, not sold to them or layered on as another process or seven steps to success. This way, the shift sticks, long after our time together ends.
If this resonates, let's talk.
How the work shows up.
Workshops & Offsites.
This is where connection resets and behaviour shifts happen. I work with teams that look aligned but aren't realising their full potential, and leaders who want to close the gap between their potential and how the team experiences them. The result is faster decisions, stronger alignment, and a team that holds together as everything around them changes.
Influence Building Programs.
Most people try to change others to get what they want. The leaders who actually move people work on themselves first. This is about developing the kind of presence that earns attention, shifts thinking and builds the trust that makes influence possible. Not through tactics or technique, but through how you show up, what you stand for and the conviction you bring to every room you walk into.
Keynote Speaking.
The room sees the pattern they're living and names the gap in real time, so everyone walks away with clarity on what to do next. It’s human behaviour married with why we do what we do, delivered with a sprinkle of humour and lived experience. Highly engaging, deceptively simple, immediately actionable change.
I work with people who are outstanding at what they do and ready to close the gap to their full potential.
Who should work with Fishy?
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Teams ready to unlock the people behind the titles
When you are formidable on paper but fragmented in the room, the expertise is there, but the connection is missing.
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Teams where uncertainty is shifting behaviour
When hesitation results from second-guessing every move, and the "wait and see" mindset stalls momentum.
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Commercial leaders losing winnable deals
You are tired of great thinking failing to get traction, and enthusiastic prospects who turn into ghosts.
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Leaders who need visibility without theatrics
You refuse to play the superficial personal brand game and want to be known for who you are and what you stand for.
The gaps we close together.
Presence that Converts
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The offer is strong, but the narrative and the delivery aren't doing it justice. I work with sales teams and commercial leaders to strip back what's been over-engineered and replace it with clarity and conviction that increase your value, reduce indecision, and make you easier to buy.
Presence that Connects
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For leadership teams and teams where there is no shortage of capability, but something in the dynamic is holding back potential. We identify what lives in the gap, name what hasn't been named, and build the behaviours, individually and collectively, that unlock what the team is actually capable of.
Presence that Positions
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For trusted experts and leaders who have earned their credibility but haven't yet mastered translating what they know into influence. We work on how you show up, what you say and the conviction you bring, so the right people feel it without you having to sell it.
When we solve for where the pattern has become the handbrake on what's possible, everything else starts to move. Together, we identify where that shift can make the biggest impact:
Partnerships.
The pattern.
The people I work with remind me of myself. They've achieved plenty, but somewhere along the way, achievement became the shield instead of the substance. I see the pattern because I lived it and still do. I help you stop performing and start living into who you actually are.
Media Coverage
Fishy is a regular podcast guest, and feature writer and contributor to these leading publications
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At the end of the day, people won’t remember the pitch, the post, or the nice shirt.
They remember how it felt to be in the room with us and the stories and moments they can relate to.
We have a choice right now: to work harder to compete with the noise to stand out, be noticed and liked, or to be known for who we are and what we bring because of who we are.
I say let’s own that.
