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Key Points for Shaun Christie-David

  • Shaun Christie-David has been featured on Australian Story, SXSW Sydney, and other leading national stages, where he inspires audiences with honest storytelling and practical lessons on purpose-driven business, leadership, and social entrepreneurship.
  • Shaun’s awards include the 2024 NSW Governor General’s Humanitarian Award, 2024 TimeOut Sydney’s Future Shaper, 2023 EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year, 2023 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Innovator of the Year, 2021 Australian Human Rights Commission: Community Human Rights Champion and more, showcasing his impact.
  • Working with clients like the Sydney Swans, Netflix, Mirvac, and Commonwealth Bank, Shaun offers insights on purpose-driven leadership.
  • Shaun founded Plate It Forward, employing 300 people from marginalised communities, and donating 1 million meals to date, blending high-quality dining with social impact.

Topics for Shaun Christie-David

  • From Finance to Food: Building a social enterprise with heart
    Shaun shares his journey from banking to founding Plate It Forward, creating four restaurants that employ refugees, immigrants, and formerly incarcerated individuals, fostering cultural connections. This talk inspires audiences with actionable insights on launching purpose-driven businesses that prioritise impact and community over profit.
  • Breaking Barriers: Leading with kindness to create equality
    Shaun extols the power of compassionate leadership, employing 300+ underrepresented individuals—refugees, migrant women, and formerly incarcerated people—offering them opportunities through skill development. This presentation shares practical strategies for building inclusive workplaces that champion equality and transform lives for generations
  • Feeding Communities: Lessons in empathy and impact
    Shaun recounts how Plate It Forward has donated 1,000,000 meals since 2020 and now supports 14,000 meals each week across Sydney, Melbourne, and Sri Lanka, reaching First Nations communities, refugees, and more. Attendees learn strategies for using empathy to drive community support and create lasting impact, one meal at a time.
  • Turning Adversity Into Action: Leading with purpose
    Honoured with awards like the 2024 NSW Governor General’s Humanitarian Award, Shaun inspires audiences to transform challenges into meaningful change through purpose-driven leadership. Drawing on his experiences, he shares how to build resilient, impact-focused organisations that unite communities and drive social good.

 

Testimonials for Shaun Christie-David

I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for the extraordinary work you’ve done and taking the time to come today to present to our students. Your journey as a social entrepreneur is nothing short of inspiring—breaking the mould, challenging norms, and forging a path guided not by convention, but by your own unwavering vision and moral compass. Your talk today with our students left a lasting impression. They were deeply moved by your authenticity, courage, and the clarity of your purpose. Many shared how your story challenged them to think differently about success and inspired them to consider how they might use their own talents to serve others. In a world often driven by profit, your commitment to doing good for those less fortunate stands as a powerful reminder of what true leadership looks like. You’ve shown that compassion and innovation are not mutually exclusive, and that real change begins when we dare to imagine a better future—and act on it.
Adjunct Fellow
School of Business
Western Sydney University

Shaun is without doubt one of the greatest storytellers of our generation. His lived experience and focus on empathy, integrity and authenticity makes him a captivating speaker and evokes so much emotion from the audience – whether that be laughter, tears, or more importantly; motivation to make impactful change.
Uber

Shaun Christie-David, a proud UTS alumnus, delivered an inspiring commencement address to our new graduates, captivating them with his journey from finance to founding Plate It Forward, and showing how food can unite communities and drive social change. His heartfelt storytelling and practical insights left our graduates motivated to make a meaningful impact, reflecting the values of innovation and purpose that UTS instilled in him.
UTS

Shaun’s authentic vulnerability really hits you in the heartstrings, he is an impressive role model of powerful intention. 
SXSW