Speaking that helps the room think differently.
I speak on the ideas I’ve lived. Resilience built through endurance sports. Staying effective when conditions get hard. Building long-term freedom through deliberate moves in work, wealth, and life. Creating communities. My talks are built to be practical, energising, and grounded in real-world experience.
Available for conferences, leadership events, project and delivery communities, panels and podcasts.
Topics
All talks can be adapted for your audience, format and context.
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“Doing hard things helps you do hard things.”
On resilience, performance under pressure and what endurance sport actually teaches us.Resilience isn't vague toughness. It's a set of habits and mindsets that help people stay steady. This talk connects endurance sport directly to demanding delivery environments.
Best suited to: project professionals, women's leadership events, organisations navigating demanding delivery environments.Drawing on XTERRA racing, representing New Zealand at the World Triathlon Championships and endurance adventures across multiple continents — this talk is practical, personal and built around a simple truth: what you learn pushing through discomfort transfers directly into how you lead, deliver and decide when conditions get hard.
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“Whatever it takes”
On backing yourself to make strategic moves, investing in good advice, taking action, and getting results through being proactive with determination.
I share practical reflections on moving to Australia from New Zealand after a restructure to build a property portfolio as a self-employed individual.
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From red centre rocks to outback gravel
“A soul-satisfying experience”
On ‘doing the double’ - Run Larapinta & the Gravel Muster back-to-back.
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“If you can’t find it, build it”
On how building communities opens doors to friendships, support, stability, and opportunities you might never otherwise have been exposed to.
I’ve created brand new communities several times in different places I’ve lived when what I was looking for didn’t exist.
It has make transitions easier, created a sense of belonging, and led to unexpected opportunities and the best adventures. You can start small and be amazed at what unfolds.
Featured talk
Embracing Resilience — Takeaways from Triathlon
Doing hard things helps you do hard things. In this session, I share practical lessons from triathlon and off-road adventure on how to stay calm near your limits, break a big challenge into smaller pieces, and keep moving when the easy option is to back off. Drawing on experiences including XTERRA racing, representing New Zealand at the World Triathlon Championships, endurance adventures, and triathlon Epic Camps, the talk connects endurance sport to resilience, delivery, and performing under pressure.
Best suited to project professionals, leaders, and teams working in demanding environments.
“Doing hard things helps you do hard things”
Upcoming & previous engagements
SEPTEMBER 2026 // PERTH, AU
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA CHAPTER
Embracing resilience: takeaways from Triathlon On resilience, performance under pressure and what endurance sport actually teaches us.
JULY 2026 // PODCAST, AUSTRALIA
PROPERTY INVESTOR TALES, POSITIVE REAL ESTATE
Whatever it takes: tenacity as a superpower
On backing yourself, investing in good advice, taking action, and getting results through proactivity and determination.
AUGUST 2025 // PERTH, AUSTRALIA
WOODSIDE ENERGY
From red centre rocks to outback gravel
Run Larapinta & Gravel Muster – doing the double.
OCTOBER 2022 // TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND
PRODUCTTANK NEW ZEALAND
How to lead when we're not all in the room
On remote product management, visibility and keeping teams connected across distance.
Speaker bio
Rebecca Speirs is a Perth-based strategic execution leader, endurance athlete, and investor. Her speaking brings together practical lessons from endurance sport, professional reinvention, and long-term wealth-building to offer a fresh perspective on resilience, performance, and creating better options over time.
