You can have a seat at the table or you can build your own.
Faustina Agolley, affectionally called Fuzzy, has enjoyed a career of over 15 years across Broadcast Television, Music, DJing, Writing, and Theatre.
She's a proud Black and Asian gay Australian of Ghanaian and Chinese-Malaysian heritage.
Faustina began her career interviewing her idols like Alicia Keys to then icons-in-the making like Adele, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga while bringing joy to Australian homes on Video Hits.
She's also co-hosted The Voice and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. She openly speaks and writes about queer matters, queer life and overcoming her own mental health struggles for Women of Letters, ABC, Netflix Pause, and Huffington Post.
She was personally chosen by the Harpo team to be Oprah Winfrey's touring DJ across Oprah's tour of Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand and can verify that Oprah gives some of the best hugs ever.
Since early 2021 Faustina has embarked on her entrepreneurial journey, founding a haircare brand for textured hair that will launch in Australia, New Zealand and the US from 2025. This brand was selected to be part of Credo For Change, an entrepreneurial program for BIPOC founders established by America's fastest-growing clean beauty retailer, Credo.
She loves nature, surfing, and traditional practices from her heritage for personal health, wellbeing, and environmental care.
Talking Points
Follow the Joy: ways to shape a meaningful life and career
Faustina's first ever memory was on her migration journey to Australia. Born in England, her family took a pit-stop to her mother's home country - Malaysia. She was on a beach, heard pop music blasting out of a radio, got up on her shaky baby legs and broke out into dancing, not knowing that at the next moment, a crowd of locals would cheer as she revelled in her joy. Follow the Joy: ways to shape a meaningful life and career
She's always been chasing that feeling; which has navigated her from wagging a strict Catholic high school - just so she could watch The Oprah Winfrey Show, to becoming a straight-A student and School Captain, to realising she can get paid for having fun.
That feeling and the lessons its given her has had her touring with Oprah as her DJ, playing sets of music to screaming arenas of 15,000 people at a time, interviewing her music idols and idols in the making, to dismantling her life, wading through her most difficult mental health challenges to then come out as her true self, a vulnerable but proud gay woman.
With new refined tools and lessons, Faustina continues to live a genuine Queer life as a brand founder and CEO, with a spot of Djing for good measure.
Who this is for: literally anyone who likes to be in their feelings, or is at least ready to be in their feelings, for those who want to learn greater self-awareness and self-identity, for those who a bloody frustrated with their life situation and want a change.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn tools to identify genuine personal life goals
- Resources to develop greater self-awareness
- Overall, this should feel like a warm hug with a bunch of anecdotes and lessons right in your back pocket.
Ownership is the real flex - from employee to entrepreneur
Most creative types have a dream of starting a business or a side hustle. But between the thought and the morning your special something launches there’s a secret garden almost all entrepreneurs need to walk through. Ownership is the real flex - from employee to entrepreneur
Some pivotal life moments in 2021 compelled Faustina to make that dream into reality and found ways to equip herself with the tools of entrepreneurship determined to compensate for the skills she wished she had learned decades earlier.
Fast forward to early 2024, Faustina is poised to launch Superfamily™, a global hair care brand for people with textured and curly hair. Remarkably, before its launch, Superfamily has already gained acclaim in the United States. It has proudly earned both the Goodkind Co grant and a spot amongst just 13 esteemed brands in the Credo Beauty Accelerator program.
While many keynotes can leave you feeling motivated, Faustina's keynote goes the extra mile by providing tangible tools and a clear map to navigate the secret forest.
Her story is a testament to the power of recognising the need for change and seizing it. Showing it’s never too late to start a new chapter and to have both life and financial goals work in unison.
Key takeaways:
• Tools and strategy for the dreamers who want the map to realise their creative idea
• Tools for freelancers, soloprenuers, agencies and businesses of all types (product based, service based to digital businesses) who want to refine and create a clearer plan
• Genuine, practical insights forged from firsthand experience
MC & Host
Faustina Agolley is a dynamic and experienced MC and Host. With over a decade of experience in the media, from hosting live televised events to interviewing A-List celebrities for Video Hits and being hand-picked to DJ for Oprah during her last Australian tour, Faustina is guaranteed to bring professionalism and her signature charm to your event. Nothing can faze her!MC & Host
Faustina elevates every event, infusing it with energy, humour, and a sense of purpose that leaves a lasting impression on attendees. As a bonus – she can DJ your afterparty too!
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Faustina 'Fuzzy' Agolley | Broadcaster, Writer, DJ, Clean Beauty Entrepreneur & MC | Saxton Speakers
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Thank you for jumping in when needed and making the show work in every city in Australia and New Zealand despite minimal rehearsal. Your hustling to get it done, to make smooth transitions and a seamless show, was felt by me and, of course, our audiences in every arena. You have earned a special chapter in my Gratitude journal.
Fuzzy was AMAZING! She really went to extra lengths to understand what our needs were and what we wanted our people to hear and understand. Her knack for storytelling is unrivalled, having our audience fully engaged from the moment she started talking, until the end (we had to cut question time short as we had so many). Fuzzy is very thoughtful and generous in sharing her story. Thought-provoking, entertaining and inspiring are words that come to mind when thinking back on the event.
Fuzzy looked beautiful, behaved in a totally professional way and was an outstanding MC - perfect for the audience of young kids, families and tweens.
Fuzzy did a fantastic job and was a pleasure to work with. She was very well prepared and arrived with plenty of time to be briefed. She was also a celebrity draw card with lots of people asking for photos and signatures.
On behalf of ASF Limited and the Australian Science Festival team, we would like to thank you for your participation in the festival this year. We appreciate your time, enthusiasm and professionalism in preparing for and being involved with Hot Innovation The feedback we have received from your contribution has been extremely positive, and ASF were very happy with the event in general. Once again, thank you for helping make the 2009 Australian Science Festival such a success. We look forward to the opportunity of working with you on future festivals.
Faustina was an absolute delight as the MC for our Spotify Sparks event. From the moment she took the stage, her professionalism, humour, and engaging presence shone through. It's no small feat to have an audience laughing by 9am on a Thursday, but Fuzzy accomplished this effortlessly, setting the exact light-hearted and fun tone we wanted for the day. Her ability to keep the crowd entertained and engaged throughout the event was remarkable. Fuzzy was not just a pleasure to work with, but she also went above and beyond in her role. She actively leaned into her responsibilities, providing valuable input on her script and offering creative ideas to enhance the event's flow and impact. Her relaxed and calm demeanour made the entire process smooth and enjoyable. Fuzzy's dedication, coupled with her easygoing nature, made her an indispensable part of our event's success. We couldn't have asked for a better MC to bring our vision to life and keep our audience captivated. Thank you Fuzzy!
Visa invited Faustina to be on a panel discussion on the topic of The Art of Joy at Splendour in the Grass. This event is one of Visa's major marketing investments and together with our team and the agency, we create an insightful and interesting environment for our clients so they can learn more about the behaviours, trends and cultural engagement with young Aussies, and the positive impact music and marketing to this audience in their environment' has for brands. Faustina was devoted to her preparation for the panel topic and gave an abundance of ideas during our group briefing call whilst also being respectful and an astute listener to what our other rockstar panellists had to say. Faustina arrived early on the day, was professional, respectful to everyone involved including my team, my agency team, the Splendour team, invited guests, and the production crew. With Faustina's ability to read the room, she was able to bring an in-depth and nuanced contribution to our panel topic. She was honest, vulnerable, and, where appropriate, humorous as she navigated topics around women's rights, collective pain, and the comfort and potential joy that comes from the solidarity of #MeToo. Faustina spoke about the power of music and its intersection with political and social movements. And she spoke candidly about ways to be accountable with systemic racism and bias in our workplaces and to be more inclusive and genuine with the stories we put out to the world. Faustina's contribution deeply connected with our invited guests and took what could've easily been a light-hearted discussion to a level of deep connection.
