Deborah Dickinson

Deborah Dickinson spent 20 years climbing the corporate ladder, reached General Manager in a male-dominated industry, and then realised it was the wrong mountain. As a Māori woman, she talks about success, identity and fulfilment from the inside, drawing on her own experience of resilience, loss and change. Out of that came her Deliberately Living YOU framework, which helps women step into leadership on their own terms. Topics include Women in Leadership, The Feminine Warrior Mindset, Resilience and Reinvention, From Corporate to Calling, and Deliberately Living YOU. Each session is tailored to the audience, whether it's a keynote, a workshop or a panel, and she also presents virtually, speaks in schools and works as an MC. A women's leadership event or a conference session on career change is where this material lands hardest. She's based in Melbourne and travels nationwide.