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Key Points for Ellie Cole OAM

  • With 17 Paralympic medals, Ellie Cole has cemented her place in history, proving that resilience and determination can break every barrier.
  • Awarded an AM in 2024 for her advocacy, Ellie passionately uses her platform to create meaningful change in sport and beyond.
  • Raw, real, and effortlessly charismatic, Ellie connects with audiences of all backgrounds, inspiring them with her journey and humour.
  • A beloved figure in sports media, Ellie now shines as a Channel 9 commentator and TV host, continuing to inspire both on and off the screen.

 

Topics for Ellie Cole OAM

  • Motivational mindset
    Shifting your mindset can be the difference between a happy, fulfilled existence and a daily struggle. After a year of unsuccessful chemotherapy, Ellie’s parents made the heartbreaking decision to amputate her leg. She jumped into a swimming pool eight weeks later for rehabilitation - and from that moment built an inspiring and glittering career. Ellie focuses on embracing life and adapting to change. She believes that having a disability has taught her that things don’t always go our way, and how important it is to focus on the positive and move forward. A lot of people have emotional limitations that prevent them from living the lives they want to live - but Ellie says these are stepping stones that are easy to overcome - once you know how.
  • Diversity and inclusion and positive impact
    Throughout Ellie’s career as a Paralympic athlete, she has seen first-hand how genuine acceptance and encouragement of diversity and inclusion practices can be a serious game changer. Not only does diversity provide society and individuals with an empowering competitive advantage, but it also brings together people from different backgrounds to excel in creativity, problem solving and innovation. Here Ellie shares her tips and experiences in building brilliantly diverse teams and communities and the enormous benefit we can all enjoy from it.
  • Accessible communities and environments
    The tourism industry contributes 10.8 billion dollars to our Australian Visitor Economy, which is greater than the Chinese tourism industry. With an estimated 20% of Australian adults having a disability and an ageing population, the disability sector is set to grow. So, how we can change our world to accommodate people living with an impairment? Through the process of universal design our world can be accessed, understood and used by all people regardless of their age, size, ability or disability. An inclusive world is not waiting for a special occasion to address issues in our environment, but by doing the best we can to address issues in our communities so they are able to be enjoyed by all.
  • Master of ceremonies and event hosting
  • Panel moderation

Testimonials for Ellie Cole OAM

On behalf of the Senior Leadership Team, we’d like to thank Ellie for a fantastic session last week. Everyone in the group thoroughly enjoyed meeting her and listening to her story. She is very down to earth and relatable, with a great key message that we could all take away from. Ellie was very personable, and everyone felt comfortable talking to her – she had an ability to really make everyone relaxed and open. Ellie certainly captured everyone’s attention and gave us the wow factor we were after, so thank you for your assistance in arranging this and a big thank you to Ellie!
Manager People & Culture
Strathfield Council

The thing that struck me most about Ellie is how down-to-earth she is. Even though she’s a 6 time Paralympic gold medal winner, she could just as easily be the friend you knew from school. She’s funny and she quickly connected with the audience (250 people who were under 30 years old). Wow, what an inspirational young woman!
Westpac Group