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Key Points for Mitch Wallis

  • Mitch Wallis doesn’t just talk about mental health, he lives it. With over 20 years of personal experience and a Master’s from Columbia University, he offers rare authenticity that breaks through stigma and creates immediate trust with audiences.
  • His message goes beyond awareness, it drives cultural change. Through his acclaimed Real Conversations program, Mitch transforms how teams communicate, leading to more psychologically safe, connected, and high-performing workplaces.
  • As the founder of Heart On My Sleeve, Mitch sparked a global movement. What began as a raw social media post has grown into one of the world’s most recognisable mental health platforms, inspiring millions to drop the mask and speak their truth.
  • Global brands and institutions turn to Mitch when the stakes are human. From the United Nations to Google and Amazon, he has advised and inspired leaders on four continents with a message that is equal parts science, soul, and strategy.

Topics for Mitch Wallis

  • The human skill that changes everything
    We've all been there. Someone we care about opens up, and we have no idea what to say.
    The team-mate who goes quiet. The customer who breaks down on the phone. The friend who texts at 11pm. The partner who's not OK. The colleague who's holding something heavy. These moments don't care what your job title is - they show up in 1:1s, in classrooms, in living rooms, in call centres, at school gates, at family dinners. And almost no one has ever been taught what to actually do in them.
    Real Conversations® is a behavioural framework grounded in clinical psychology that teaches the technology of human connection. It moves people from helpless to helpful, from panic to confidence, from fixing to connecting - in every relationship that matters.
    This is the keynote your audience talks about on the way out, because it applies to every single area of their life.
    This session is for you if you've ever cared about someone and didn't know what to say.
    Audience walks away with:
    • The ELSA-B™ framework for emotionally charged conversations
    • A behavioural shift they can apply in their next real conversation - at work or at home
    • Shared language that travels through the organisation, the team, and the family
  • From individual contributor to contributing to the individual
    The 10-second leadership skill that changes everything
    Most organisations don't have an empathy problem. They have a capability gap.
    Managers are promoted for technical skill and held accountable for emotional outcomes they've never been trained for. They sit between "I care about my team" and "I have no idea what to say right now." That gap shows up in restructures, performance conversations, quiet quitters, and burnt-out high performers - and it costs organisations far more than the awareness campaign that tried to fix it.
    This keynote gives leaders a practical operating system for emotionally complex conversations. The result: earlier intervention, reduced people risk, and leadership that scales trust under pressure.
    This session is for you if your managers are great with strategy and frozen by emotion.
    Audience walks away with:
    • The ELSA-B™ framework for high-stakes leadership conversations
    • Behavioural language leaders can use in their next 1:1
    • A clear shift in how to respond when a team member isn't OK
  • My customer's (accidental) therapist
    How to show you care without becoming over- or under-involved
    Your frontline staff didn't sign up to be therapists. But every week, they become one.
    The customer who breaks down on the phone. The client who overshares. The patient whose grief lands in someone's lap. The complaint that's really a cry for help. Most customer-facing professionals are exposed to high emotional load without ever being trained for it - and the cost of getting those moments wrong is hidden in your attrition data, your NPS scores, and your psychosocial risk register.
    This keynote equips customer-facing teams with the language and structure to respond with empathy, clarity, and clean boundaries - without sliding into over-involvement that drains them, or under-involvement that fractures the relationship. The result is a workforce that feels purposeful rather than depleted, and customers who feel met rather than processed.
    This session is for you if your people care too much and don't know where the line is.
    Audience walks away with:
    • The ELSA-B™ framework adapted for customer-facing moments
    • Language to use in the next hard customer interaction
    • Clean boundaries that protect both the customer and the staff member
  • What's failing and what comes next
    Workplace mental health isn't deteriorating because organisations don't care. It's deteriorating because they're intervening at the wrong level.
    Awareness programs, EAP campaigns, and one-off resilience training haven't moved the dial. The reason: psychological safety is being treated as a program rather than an operating condition. Manager behaviour - not posters, lanyards, or app subscriptions - is the variable that determines whether teams thrive or fracture under load. And in Australia, that variable is now regulated.
    This keynote reframes workplace mental health as a risk and leadership capability issue, mapping directly to psychosocial hazard regulations and global people-risk standards. It replaces the most common organisational errors with evidence-aligned behavioural standards leaders can act on.
    This session is for you if you're tired of programs that don't change behaviour.
    Audience walks away with:
    • A clearer mental model for psychosocial risk
    • The manager behaviours that actually move the dial
    • A defensible narrative for the board
  • Master of Ceremonies 

Testimonials for Mitch Wallis

Mitch resonated in a way we hadn't been able to get through in the past.
CEO
Microsoft Australia

Mitch Wallis is the real deal. He is the definition of culture transformation.
Head of People & Inclusion
KPMG

Mitch is real. Raw. And incredibly powerful. Technically sharp and accessible.
People & Culture Leader
Mercer

I think he just inspired 14,000 people to wear their heart on their sleeve.
CEO Customer Success
Suncorp

Mitch spoke with such openness about his journey with mental health that our colleagues were inspired to share their own stories.
Managing Director
American Express Australia

Mitch has helped to break down walls and hearts. There is such wisdom in his words. Head of Inclusion
Diversity & Wellbeing
Allens