Change your thinking. Change your experience.
Nadine Champion is an inspiring speaker, author and martial artist who truly knows what it means to use "10 Seconds of Courage" to overcome obstacles and reach her potential.
She is a highly sought-after speaker and mindset coach who works with individuals, organisations and corporations to foster their courage, adapt positively to change and develop resilience.
Nadine has built a strong reputation as a high-performance mindset coach and storyteller, known for offering practical tools via memorable anecdotes. She passes on the lessons learnt from years of elite performance under immense pressure when conducting keynote speeches, specialised workshops and ongoing corporate programs.
The central principle of the 10 Seconds of Courage message is that action must be combined with knowledge. Nadine lives the concepts she is devoted to sharing with others, so they can move forward from allowing fear to create missed opportunities in their personal and professional lives.
Talking Points
10 Seconds of Courage
In '10 seconds of courage' Nadine outlines the strategies for 'facing your fear', understanding how 'strength comes from the mind' and enabling others to be strong. Nadine also addresses the highly symbolic 'it doesn't hurt less if you close your eyes' principle, the importance of being prepared to take risks and fail; and the '10 seconds of courage' principle.
10 Seconds of Courage
Championship Leadership: The Art of Authentic Leadership
True leadership is defined by authentic character. Research shows 74% of leaders overestimate their ability to inspire, yet only 26% of employees agree. To ignite high performance in your humans, they need empowering leaders who inspire self-leadership and set powerful motivational examples.Championship Leadership: The Art of Authentic Leadership
Nadine Champion draws on her colourful competitive career and academic background as a social scientist to show how authentic, values-led leadership closes this gap. Using practical tools and the 8 Samurai Values (Courage, Compassion, Honour, Integrity, Justice, Loyalty, Respect & Self-Control), Nadine equips leaders to inspire trust, create courageous conversations, and build winning cultures.
Key Takeaways
- Apply the 8 Bushido Values to create inspired, high-performing teams.
- Replace force with leverage to drive collaboration and commitment.
- Balance “black belt” authority with “white belt” humility to earn trust and empower shared success.
Mindset Bodygaurd: Mental protection from success’s greatest opponent.
What if the greatest opponent of your company's success has already infiltrated your team & is secretly sabotaging them every single day? The unique human brilliance of your people is under threat from mindset traps that undermine their ability, agility & productivity.Mindset Bodygaurd: Mental protection from success’s greatest opponent.
As a former professional celebrity & corporate bodyguard with a degree in criminology, Nadine shares tools & tips that create a protective shield from the stress of negative internal dialogue (e.g. self-doubt, imposter syndrome), which is responsible for $500 billion productivity loss annually.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Learn strategic skills to strengthen mindset.
- Discover personal protection tools to optimise positive psychology.
- Experience scientifically proven wellbeing tactics & tips to safeguard success.
Mind Fight: Mental strength tools for high performance.
As a gold medal-winning martial artist, cancer survivor and undefeated champion kickboxer, Nadine knows the greatest fight to win is within ourselves. This is the Mind Fight - where mindset decides the rules of engagement & mental strength dictates the outcome.Mind Fight: Mental strength tools for high performance.
Renowned as a high-performance mindset coach by CEO’s, celebrities & civilians, Nadine has a unique talent for teaching life-changing martial arts mindset secrets without them ever stepping into the ring. Bringing out the best in people happens through victory over the inner combat that holds them back. This entails understanding the five conflict styles and learning the best proven mechanisms to conquer internal & workplace conflicts.
Speaking from her unforgettable lived experience, Nadine will arm your team with unique mental tools to create consistent, powerful performance.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Gain understanding of the psychological & physical impact high-performance pressure has on mindset & nervous system responses (fight, flight, freeze).
- Getting the body on board with preparatory practices for conflict resolution (including facing internal conflicts, conflict conversations & corporate conflict).
- How to control emotions under pressure with actionable success strategies.
Workshop: 10 Seconds of Courage
More than just your typical corporate workshop — this is a wake-up call for your team to step out of their comfort zones and into their most courageous selves. Nadine Champion delivers high-energy sessions that turn her 10 Seconds of Courage keynote concepts of resilience, taking courageous action, and building connected teams into powerful, physical & intellectual experiences. Combining the keynote & workshop creates double impact as participants don’t just think about change — they experience it.Workshop: 10 Seconds of Courage
With 40 years of martial arts experience, Nadine is a uniquely talented teacher who loves tailoring the workshop to your team’s goals, blending practical mindset tools with light-hearted instruction, making the sessions safe, fun, and deeply impactful.
By seamlessly combining thought exercises with memorable experiences that give behind-the-scenes access to martial arts mindset secrets, your team will be buzzing with energy from connecting mindset with action. They will gain a renewed sense of self-belief and the practical skills to apply these lessons in both their professional and personal lives.
The result is a stronger, more self-aware and connected team fully equipped to face challenges with courage, collaborate more effectively, and perform at their best.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Experience the power of influence by moving through three energetic presentations.
- Create your own courageous corner team.
- Unleash the fabulously fun fighting spirit that fuels the winning mental edge.
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Nadine Champion | Introduction | Saxton Speakers Bureau
Nadine Champion is a rare speaker who makes such a profound impression, your audience will still be talking about her long after the event. No doubt because they have adopted her key messages to create their own culture of courage. Her life changing concept, 10 Seconds of Courage, is a powerful call to action that challenges people to change their thinking in order to create their own success. Having overcome life threatening challenges, Nadine's story of perseverance is truly unforgettable and filled with instantly useable mindset tools.10 Seconds of Courage: Life Lessons from a Fighter | Nadine Champion | TEDxSydney
"Nadine Champion shares her strikingly honest and surprisingly funny insights on what a life of martial arts has taught her about strength, fear and courage. In a dramatic and inspirational talk, the undefeated fighter applies the principles of elite fighting to overcoming the challenges that we all face in our daily lives. This is a moving speech for anyone who has ever been afraid or wished they had more courage. A must share talk about a tough subject, given with a warm heart and with an unexpectedly memorable finale." Sensei Nadine Champion is a martial artist with almost 30 years experience. An undefeated fighter and inspirational teacher, she is dedicated to applying what she has learned in and out of the boxing ring to transform not only people's physical health but the way they think and feel about themselves.Nadine Champion | 10 Seconds of Courage | Saxton Speakers Bureau
Nadine Champion is a rare speaker who makes such a profound impression, your audience will still be talking about her long after the event. No doubt because they have adopted her key messages to create their own culture of courage. Her life changing concept, 10 Seconds of Courage, is a powerful call to action that challenges people to change their thinking in order to create their own success. Having overcome life threatening challenges, Nadine's story of perseverance is truly unforgettable and filled with instantly useable mindset tools.Nadine Champion | Change Your Thinking | Saxton Speakers Bureau
Nadine Champion is a rare speaker who makes such a profound impression, your audience will still be talking about her long after the event. No doubt because they have adopted her key messages to create their own culture of courage. Her life changing concept, 10 Seconds of Courage, is a powerful call to action that challenges people to change their thinking in order to create their own success. Having overcome life threatening challenges, Nadine's story of perseverance is truly unforgettable and filled with instantly useable mindset tools.Nadine Champion | Mastering Your Resilience | Saxton Speakers Bureau
Nadine Champion is a rare speaker who makes such a profound impression, your audience will still be talking about her long after the event. No doubt because they have adopted her key messages to create their own culture of courage. Her life changing concept, 10 Seconds of Courage, is a powerful call to action that challenges people to change their thinking in order to create their own success. Having overcome life threatening challenges, Nadine's story of perseverance is truly unforgettable and filled with instantly useable mindset tools.Saxton Fireside Chat with Resilience Expert Nadine Champion
The exchange of stories and ideas is more important now than ever. In this bi-weekly series of virtual Fireside Chats you can gain unprecedented access to the world's greatest storytellers and thought leaders. In this intimate session, Nadine chats with Scene Change CEO, Ian Whitworth, about Resilience and Courage. She shares the mindset tips she uses every day to maintain resilience and her mental health.Audio
This is the second time that I have engaged Nadine to speak at a team offsite, both times she has done an amazing job at connecting with the audience in a way that has lasting impact. Her se ... keep reading Qantas
Nadine is one of the most engaging and thoughtful keynote speakers I have had the pleasure of listening to. When she shares her inspiring story about the challenges she has endured, she also encourages a conversation between an attendee and themselves. She guides those listening to take a deep look inwards and ask the hard questions, which is something many of us need a small nudge to do. In both the preparation for this keynote and the session itself, it was very apparent how much Nadine cares about the people she is speaking to - every part of her talk felt honest and insightful. It was an absolute pleasure getting to work with Nadine - she is professional, compassionate, and effortlessly hilarious. I would recommend any group or organization ask Nadine to share her story, as it leaves an obvious positive impact on those who are lucky enough to learn from her.
Nadine's talk was interactive and full of energy, it was a hot day, and the venue was hot and stuffy, however regardless of the distraction she had the audience's full attention 100% of the time. Nadine left all of us feeling positive and driven to take that next step of whatever may have been on our minds, we have had nothing but great feedback and we will be recommending her to our Eastern State Offices for the next events.
Nadine tailored her content to suit us and what we were trying to achieve. The content of her presentation was spot on and the feedback from the audience was terrific. It was a great way to start our event, set the tone and get everyone excited about what was to come. Highly engaging and upbeat, practical and actionable messaging, and thoroughly engaging. (and very patient with our tech hiccups as our presenter's laptop died completely after her presentation!!) The participants who wanted to speak to Nadine afterwards greatly appreciated her taking the time to chat with them and sign her books. all in all, a huge success.
Nadine went down very well with our group she came in during a challenging part of the day (back end of the afternoon), where a lot of the team was already drained from a day's worth of content. She well and truly restored our energy levels with a highly entertaining, engaging and energising block of content (which was totally on point), reading the team expertly and adjusting her style, tone and delivery to bring us all on the journey with her
Nadine was one of the best speakers I have engaged for a company event. She was able to understand key messages we were looking for and adapt her speech accordingly. Even in a virtual setting she was great at engaging the audience and helping them learn through her own story. Her story is emotive and powerful with a lot of key takeaways for the group.
Nadine is exceptional in every way - the way she delivers her story is so inspiring, she is no ordinary motivational speaker, she has substance and the audience was captivated from the start. Thank you for kicking off our Conference with a bang!
We recently had a very important company team building event, to try and reconnect after two years of pandemic operating environment. Nadine delivered thought-provoking, high-energy and actionable ideas about how to re-establish trust, challenge each other to be better and to further build courage in our organisation. Nadine Champion is now part of the vernacular of our company. She is one of the best speakers I have ever engaged for a team event and the ONLY one I have ever wanted to learn more from.
I first heard Nadine speak when I needed inspiration and boy, not only did I get it but I acted on it and I have never looked back. Nadine is very real and very authentic, and her words and actions spoke to things that were holding me back and I am forever thankful. I have had the Nadine experience twice and both times I have left the room uplifted and ready for what comes my way. Nadine speaks to the heart and the head in such a relatable way that makes you want to be more and to do more. If you get the opportunity to hear Nadine speak, grab it with both hands. She is in a word PHENOMENAL!
Nadine's keynote was very inspiring. She owned the room and engaged the audience in person and online.
To set the tone and engage our people in the year ahead, Nespresso engaged Nadine Champion to share her experience and expertise in managing change. With a new brand platform to launch, and at a time where the business had come off a successful yet challenging year, we needed an external voice to help drive excitement for the year ahead. Nadine came in and showcased her 10 seconds of Courage platform to help communicate the new brand values We Act, We Care, We Inspire and left the audience completely enthralled from start to finish. Her incredible passion came through in every minute of her talk, and the team unanimously voted her contribution to our overall offsite as the most impactful and enjoyable. Nadine has an incredible knack for levelling with her audience, making her experience relevant to all, and providing that thought-provoking motivation to do more, to reject fear, and be more. We were incredibly fortunate to share Nadine's story with the team, and thank her for her time and 10 seconds of Courage!
Nadine was sensational. She encouraged self-reflection amongst a very broad and wide-ranging group, in terms of skills and development areas, and was so inspiring. Everyone took something valuable away from it on both a personal and professional level. Her message is simple and her story is incredible the engagement levels of our team with her was something we hadn't seen before and I couldn't recommend her more highly to teams and businesses wanting to make a step change. Thank you for giving us 10 seconds of courage it is something we have lived and breathed in and outside the business since that moment.
Brilliant session, we have had so many positive comments from our participants who attended the session. Nadine's style and approach was exactly what we needed.
Our entire company was blown away by Nadine's talk at our recent conference. She was INCREDIBLE and the talking point of the day for many. Nadine's story was engaging, funny, moving, thought provoking and inspiring. Given that Nadine spoke at a corporate event for us she still managed to focus on aspects of her journey and life lessons relatable to our industry and we have all come away from Friday with new mantras and advice to live by. Thank you Nadine for sharing your story with us! It was a privilege to listen to you.
We recently had the pleasure of hosting Nadine as our keynote speaker for a breakfast event, and I must say, it was an absolutely brilliant morning. Nadine left a lasting impression on our guests, filling the room with inspiration and courage. Nadine's presentation was nothing short of captivating. She seamlessly blended engagement, entertainment, inspiration, and humour, keeping the audience engaged. We can't thank Nadine enough for delivering such a fantastic morning. Nadine's professionalism extended beyond her captivating presentation. Her communication and organisation leading up to the event were exemplary, making the entire process smooth and hassle-free. Nadine's theory of '10 Seconds of Courage' has profoundly impacted me, and I'm determined to incorporate it into my life moving forward. If you're searching for a keynote speaker who is not only engaging and entertaining but also deeply motivational, look no further than Nadine. She is undoubtedly the one to inspire and uplift your audience.
