Dubbed by the US media as the excuse-buster from Down-Under', Lizzie Williamson is on a mission to help people energise their day to transform the way they work and feel.
Current Work:
Lizzie started her career as a professional dancer, dancing around Australia and the world. When she became a mum of two and experienced post-natal depression, she launched Two Minute Moves - workouts that make exercise possible when it feels impossible.
Her first book was published under the same title, where she shares her personal journey of overcoming depression, two minutes at a time.
Lizzie's energising breaks and keynotes enliven conferences and corporations across industries with clients including Amazon, KFC, Lenovo, Service NSW and Westpac Bank.
Lizzie has energised tens of thousands of attendees worldwide on both small and large-scale meetings, sales events, training days and conferences, featuring President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Tony Robbins, Arianna Huffington and the Dalai Lama.
A certified personal trainer and mental health advocate, Lizzie is a regular on morning television and in global news publications. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, Studio 10, the Today Show, Women's Health and Prevention Magazine.
Talking Points
Boosting Mental Resilience
In Lizzie Williamson’s inspiring keynote, explore how to overcome inertia and drive progress even on the toughest days. Drawing from her personal experience with postnatal depression, Lizzie introduces the Two Minute Method - a transformative tool designed to integrate simple, effective practices into everyday routines. This keynote provides actionable strategies for enhancing mental wellbeing, maintaining motivation, and building resilience through small, consistent actions.Boosting Mental Resilience
Key Takeaways & Tangible ROI:
• Lizzie will guide your team in adopting mindset shifts that make taking action feel achievable, even on challenging days. These shifts will enhance perseverance, reduce mental barriers to procrastination, and foster a more productive and engaged workforce.
• Discover how to implement Lizzie’s Two Minute Method, which integrates straightforward, effective practices into daily routines. These techniques promote mental health and wellbeing, helping employees feel more energised, focused, and engaged. The result is higher productivity, improved efficiency, and greater job satisfaction.
• Learn strategies for creating routines that support consistent action, regardless of motivation levels. Lizzie’s moves and methods will help your team develop habits that enhance ongoing productivity and foster a proactive mindset, contributing to long-term success and resilience.
Lizzie Williamson brings a unique blend of personal experience and practical solutions to the forefront of mental health and resilience. Her keynote offers a compelling combination of mindset shifts and the Two Minute Method, providing actionable tools for overcoming overwhelm and maintaining momentum. By booking Lizzie, you equip your team with essential strategies to boost mental resilience, stay motivated, and achieve their goals, even on their toughest days.
Energise Your Workday - Strategies for workplace productivity and wellbeing
During today's fast-paced work environment, many of us find ourselves shackled to our desks, glued to screens, and drowning in a sea of tasks. This sedentary lifestyle not only takes a toll on our physical health but also dampens our productivity and mental well-being. The lack of movement throughout the workday leads to sluggishness, reduced focus, and ultimately, a decline in overall performance. Energise Your Workday - Strategies for workplace productivity and wellbeing
Join Lizzie Williamson as she unveils a transformative approach that seamlessly integrates movement into daily routines, enhancing both productivity and well-being. By incorporating simple (embarrassment-free) exercises and science-backed microbreaks into your workday, you can counteract the negative effects of prolonged sitting, boost energy levels, and sharpen cognitive function.
Who is this for:
Business professionals, office workers, team leaders, HR managers, and anyone interested in improving workplace productivity and well-being.
Key Takeaways:
- Break the sedentary cycle: Learn how to seamlessly integrate movement into your daily work routines to counteract the negative effects of prolonged sitting.
- Boost energy levels: Discover science-backed microbreaks and exercises that will re-energise your team throughout the day, leading to increased productivity and focus.
- Enhance cognitive function: Uncover innovative strategies that go beyond the conventional, designed to sharpen cognitive function and promote mental well-being.
- Create an active workplace culture: Gain insights on how forward-thinking organisations are implementing Lizzie's techniques to create a culture of movement and empowerment, resulting in happier, healthier, and more productive teams.
Wellbeing in Action - Small steps, big results
With mental health issues on the rise and individuals constantly juggling work pressures and personal health, prioritising wellbeing can be extremely challenging. Amidst the chaos of modern life, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure of where to start. But what if there was a way to take small, actionable steps that lead to significant improvements in overall well-being? Wellbeing in Action - Small steps, big results
Join Lizzie Williamson as she unveils a transformative approach to wellbeing in action. Through practical strategies and science-backed insights, Lizzie demonstrates how implementing simple, manageable actions can yield big results for mental health and productivity.
Who is this for:
Individuals struggling with mental health, professionals interested in holistic wellbeing, leaders seeking mental health strategies for their teams, anyone looking for practical, science-backed strategies to boost mental health and wellbeing.
Key Takeaways:
- Strategies for individual growth: Learn practical techniques to enhance personal resilience, focus, and wellbeing.
- Fostering organisational thriving: Discover how to create a supportive workplace environment that promotes the wellbeing and success of all it’s people.
- Collaborative success: Explore the symbiotic relationship between individual flourishing and organisational prosperity, and how they can mutually reinforce each other.
- Sustaining momentum: Gain insights into sustaining long-term wellbeing and success, both personally and within the organisational context.
Revitalise Your Conference with Lizzie’s Energiser Breaks
As conferences, sales kick-offs, meetings and events extend into long hours, attendees often find themselves battling a myriad of challenges - from sedentary behaviour and cognitive overload to fatigue and waning enthusiasm. Prolonged sitting coupled with information overload can leave participants feeling tired, achy, mentally drained, and unenthusiastic. Revitalise Your Conference with Lizzie’s Energiser Breaks
Enter Lizzie Williamson, the renowned 'excuse-buster from Down Under.' With her energising breaks, Lizzie confronts these multifaceted obstacles head-on, offering a dynamic antidote to the strains of prolonged events. Her tailored sessions infuse movement, dance, meditation, and more, revitalising attendees and reigniting their energy, focus, and enthusiasm.
Conferences and events worldwide are embracing Lizzie's approach, transforming gatherings into dynamic experiences that prioritise wellbeing alongside productivity. Lizzie's energiser breaks ensure that participants leave feeling refreshed, recharged, and ready to tackle the rest of the event with renewed vigour. And they get to have some fun along the way!
Lizzie’s Energiser Breaks offer a range of outcomes:
- Attendees are energised and ready to engage with presentations and sales pitches. - Participants express overflowing appreciation, thanking event organisers for the revitalising breaks.
- Captivating visual content showcases the lively atmosphere, providing material for future promotions.
- Practical wellbeing techniques empower attendees to seamlessly integrate energising activities into their daily routines.
However, if you're worried that your audience may be hesitant to participate, rest assured that Lizzie's energizer breaks are designed to accommodate all comfort levels. After all, energizing a room is Lizzie's superpower!
Lizzie’s Energiser Breaks enhance the audience experience in a range of ways:
- Focus-Booster Break: Elevate concentration levels with simple techniques to reduce stress and enhance focus, alleviating cognitive overload.
- Mood-Booster Break: Combat fatigue and uplift spirits with invigorating dance moves and energising music, relieving tiredness and boosting enthusiasm.
- Concentration-Booster Break: Refresh the mind and maximise productivity with mindful moments to enhance cognitive performance and combat mental fatigue.
- Energy-Booster Break: Recharge energy levels with non-impact movement and dynamic activities to combat mid-day slumps and keep attendees alert.
- Confidence-Booster Break: Foster a sense of empowerment and connection through engaging movements and open postures, boosting confidence and engagement.
- Creativity-Booster Break: Ignite innovative thinking by taking active breaks to stimulate creativity and problem-solving, overcoming mental blocks.
- Posture-Booster Break: Alleviate discomfort and maintain comfort with stretches and movements to promote good posture, relieving physical strain.
- Stretch-Booster Break: Renew the body and mind with chair yoga stretches to invigorate attendees for the rest of the event, promoting physical and mental wellbeing.
With Lizzie Williamson's Energiser Breaks, transform your conference or sales event into a beacon of wellbeing, productivity, and engagement. Say goodbye to mid-morning slumps, post-lunch drowsiness, and the 3pm crash, and hello to sustained energy and enthusiasm throughout your event.
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Lizzie Williamson | Showreel
Dubbed by the US media as ‘the excuse-buster from Down-Under’, Lizzie Williamson is on a mission to help people energise their day to transform the way they work and feel.Energise your Conference with Lizzie Williamson
Bust fatigue and boost wellbeing with Lizzie's energising breaks and keynotes. Get ready to have your attendees smiling, connecting, and raving about their experience. Lizzie will help audiences fill their toolbox with easy and effective ways to energise your day. You'll never sit through an ordinary conference again!Lizzie Williamson | TEDx
Now, more than ever, we need to be taking care of our physical and mental health. But many of us are feeling so tired and burnt out from the pandemic, everyday stress, and navigating the ‘new normal’, that some days it feels too hard and overwhelming. In this fun, interactive talk, Lizzie Williamson, dubbed “the excuse-buster from Down Under”, shares how to breakthrough these challenges and get your energy back, 2 minutes at a time. Big change starts with a small step. Dubbed by the US media as ‘the excuse-buster from Down-Under’, Lizzie Williamson is on a mission to get people moving in their day, even for just 2 minutes. The founder and author of Two Minute Moves, her energiser breaks and keynotes enliven conferences and corporations across the world. A certified personal trainer and mental health advocate, Lizzie is a regular on morning television and in global news publications.Today Show: Best Exercises to Stay Fit & Energised at Work
Lizzie Williamson | Studio 10 | TV Segment
Research shows that 95% of new year's resolutions are fitness related but after just 3 months, only 20% think their resolution will last. In this Studio 10 tv segment, I share 5 habit-stacking hacks to help make exercise stick.We had Lizzie at our conference to help with our focus on wellbeing and to keep people energised throughout the day. I wasn't sure how the audience would react but they were up and out of th ... keep reading NSW Department of Customer Service
Lizzie's breaks really lifted the mood in a technical heavy conference.
Thank you Lizzie for your energy, passion and zing! It was just what we needed to lift the spirits, get energy and be reminded about the positives of moving every day for both physical and mental wellbeing.
We have got such great feedback from people across the team who are feeling inspired and making some small changes in their daily lives. Such a massive win!
I really appreciate the deeply personal, caring way Lizzie works with our business.
Katherine delivers such a warm, insightful and immensely educational conversation. Professional, humorous. She lights up the room with her passion for educating people on inclusion and common sense social etiquette.
Lizzie energised and engaged us from the stage and also delivered a highly valuable workshop. She brought fun, excitement and lots of information about the importance of taking two-minute breaks to move. I very much hope we can persuade her back next year!
Lizzie’s The Active Workday Advantage is revolutionary in challenging sedentary habits. It’s not just about work; it’s about infusing life with vitality. Discovering strategies to incorporate movement seamlessly has revitalised my routine and reignited my motivation.
IGO recently engaged with the energising Lizzie Williamson to support the physical and mental wellbeing of our people, especially those working in our mining operations. There was also this added benefit of joy that provided this rare opportunity to connect with the person next to you not only through movement but also through laughter. Lizzie is an absolute pleasure to work with, and any company looking to energise their teams through movement, Lizzie Williamson is a great way to do that.
With our people being our principal value creators, Lizzie Williamson provides a blueprint for the future of work while illuminating the transformative power of an active workforce. This book brilliantly articulates how productivity, creativity and well-being intersect.
Lizzie Williamson ignites the spirit of movement, infusing practical and enjoyable methods that invite everyone to participate. Her dynamism sparks immediate inspiration, reminding us that small changes can revolutionise our lives.
