Mentor List

Sam Cawthorn is the authority in personal corporate resilience, best selling author, professional speaking coach, philanthropist and was awarded Young Australian of the year.

In October 2006 Sam’s life changed forever when he was involved in a major car accident, where he was pronounced DEAD. He was thankfully resuscitated, but left with an amputated right arm and a permanent disability in his right leg.

Sam was hospitalised for over 5 months and was told that he may not survive and best case was that if he was to survive he would never walk again. A year later he defied all odds taking his first steps into a new life, where his story would continue to INSPIRE and change the lives people all over the world.

It was Sam’s difficult journey that enabled him to develop a mental resilience and strength that gave him the tools to miraculously recover from an accident that could have taken his life. Sam’s story is simple, yet his message demonstrates the awesome power and strength found within the human spirit when faced with the choice to continue living as a victim of a tragic accident, or to make a choice to seize the opportunity of ‘life’.

Forever the opportunist Sam chose LIFE, and is now a hugely successful professional keynote speaker, reaching tens of thousands of people around the world each year. Sam is at the forefront of global trends and has the unique ability to transform impossibilities into possible realities.

Dr Sam Wylie is a Principal Fellow of the Melbourne Business School, an Associate Professor of the University of Melbourne and a Director of Windlestone Education. Dr Wylie’s research and consulting is focused on banking, wealth management, corporate finance and the GFC.

Dr Wylie has worked with many global and Australian firms including Merrill Lynch, Franklin Templeton, AustralianSuper, NAB, ANZ, AMP, Moss Ledge Capital, Resource Capital Fund, BHP, CSR, Leightons, Greenway Capital and many others. His commentary appears regularly in the Australian Financial Review and on national radio and television.

Dr Sam Wylie is a Principal Fellow of the Melbourne Business School, an Associate Professor of the University of Melbourne and a Director of Windlestone Education. Dr Wylie’s research and consulting is focused on banking, wealth management, corporate finance and the GFC.

Dr Wylie has worked with many global and Australian firms including Merrill Lynch, Franklin Templeton, AustralianSuper, NAB, ANZ, AMP, Moss Ledge Capital, Resource Capital Fund, BHP, CSR, Leightons, Greenway Capital and many others. His commentary appears regularly in the Australian Financial Review and on national radio and television.

Julie is a passionate LinkedIn expert and specialises in creating strategies that promote your brand, enhance your reputation and generate big money leads for your business.

Julie has over 25 years experience in traditional sales and 15 years in door-to-door cold calling prior to discovering social media and starting to use those tools to build two successful businesses herself using the methods she now teaches others.

In the past 12 months Julie’s clients have generated over $1,000,000 using simple strategies that are proven to work. Whether to position yourself as an authority in your niche or to generate quality leads and sales, Julie has a strategy that will be tailored for your business needs.

Sanjay is the Group Financial Controller of Telstra and a passionate mentor who believes strongly in active leadership.

It was no surprise the high amount of interest The Mentor List team received from listeners recommending Sanjay to be on the show.

Brad Smith is an Australian entrepreneur, speaker, champion Superlite MX motocross rider and advocate for safe motocross riding practices. He was knocked back by over 50 manufacturing plants during the start-up of his motocross brand “braaap” however, his drive and tenacity lead him to successfully build Australia's only motorcycle company. Brad is the recipient of several achievement awards including two times Australian Young Entrepreneur of the year and four times Australian Retail Business of the year. Brad is also on the advisory board to the Reserve Bank of Australia. In 2008 Brad launched the first braaap store, a retail outlet intended to be “the motocross equivalent of a surf shop”. Braaap has since expanded and has four retail outlets across Tasmania and Victoria and is available in seven countries worldwide.