Craig Harper is one of Australia's leading presenters, writers and educators in the areas of health, high-performance, resilience, self-management, leadership, corporate change, communication, stress management, addiction and personal transformation. Craig has been an integral part of the Australian health and fitness industry since 1982 and in that time has worked as an exercise scientist, corporate speaker, consultant, University lecturer, AFL conditioning coach, radio host, TV presenter, writer and successful business owner. In 1990 Craig established Harper's Personal Training, which evolved into one of the most successful businesses of its kind and inhabited the Australian fitness landscape for almost a quarter of a century.
Current work
Craig can be heard weekly on various radio stations around Australia and hosts his own weekly show on Melbourne radio called the Science of Sport'. For two years he was the host of Foxtel's Living Life Now and for three years Craig filled an on-air role on Network Ten's '9AM' morning show as their resident Fitness Expert and Performance Coach. Craig currently fills an on-air role as the host of a lifestyle show called Get a Life', airing on Foxtel. As well as having written for the Herald Sun newspaper, numerous magazines and authoring five books,
Craig was also the director of Health and Wellness for Dayhab; one of Australia's leading addiction treatment facilities for three years.
Previous experience
Teams: As an Exercise Scientist, Craig has worked with many professional athletes and teams including St. Kilda F.C., Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Phoenix, Port Melbourne F.C., Nissan Motorsport and a long list of Olympians and world-class athletes competing in a broad range of sports. While still working with teams and individuals on a regular basis, these days Craig delivers more than one hundred corporate presentations annually.
Talking Points
From Mediocre to Amazing: Creating our best life
From Mediocre to Amazing: Creating our best life
Defining, Exploring and Creating Success? As a company, as individuals
Defining, Exploring and Creating Success? As a company, as individuals
Effective Goal Setting: We know what it is but we don't do it!
Effective Goal Setting: We know what it is but we don't do it!
Exploring the Principles and Mechanics of Positive Change
Exploring the Principles and Mechanics of Positive Change
Effective Communication 101: At work, at home, in relationships
Effective Communication 101: At work, at home, in relationships
Creating our Ideal Work Culture
Creating our Ideal Work Culture
Effective Management: Managing 'me' first
Effective Management: Managing 'me' first
Developing our Opportunity Consciousness
Developing our Opportunity Consciousness
Excuse-ology: The science of excuse making
Excuse-ology: The science of excuse making
Energy Vampires and Dream Squashers
Energy Vampires and Dream Squashers
Craig's presentation was awesome, very motivating and honest. I haven't heard such honesty in a long time, very refreshing. I found him very inspiring, motivational & good at identifying the ... keep reading Matchworks
We recognise that we would not receive such positive feedback from delegates without the excellent presentations and stimulating discussions provided by talented individuals, like you. Your time and effort in ensuring the success of the Convention is greatly appreciated.
We had our annual conference over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th Feb, 2008 and we had Craig Harper as one of our presenters. He was wonderful, funny and professional, and he got our message through to the staff in a positive and fun way. He was loved by all!
