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Key Points for Tania de Jong AM

  • Tania’s entrepreneurial spirit is unmatched, having founded six businesses and four charities that span innovation, creativity, and social impact, earning her a place among Australia’s most influential entrepreneurs.
  • With the voice of an angel and a TED Talk that’s sparked global attention, she seamlessly combines performance and keynote speaking to create unforgettable, emotionally resonant experiences for audiences.
  • Her contributions to culture, innovation, and community have been recognised with an Order of Australia, a Churchill Fellowship, and numerous national honours, including Ernst & Young’s Australian Social Entrepreneur of the Year.
  • Tania’s international influence spans 40 countries, with clients such as McKinsey, Thinkers50, BHP, and INSEAD, who trust her to inspire creativity, leadership, and transformation from the stage.

Topics for Tania de Jong AM

  • Singing, performance and events
    Tania de Jong is a top-class performer available for a wide range of special events, from conferences and awards nights to weddings and concerts. Known for her beautiful voice and engaging performances, she customises her repertoire to suit each occasion, including special lyrics. Whether indoors or outdoors—concert halls, boardrooms, vineyards, or by the sea—Tania creates unforgettable musical experiences tailored to any setting.
    Tania tailors every keynote to suit your audience, crafting unique and engaging presentations that leave a lasting impact. She can also develop a custom topic to align with your event’s themes and objectives. Here are some suggested topics:
  • Human intelligence 2.0 – How to manage change in troubling times and build a collective future?
     We are living through an era of unprecedented transformation, where fear, change, and opportunity collide. Global challenges—climate change, AI disruption, inequality, and rising mental illness—demand new ways of thinking and collaboration beyond traditional institutions. As change accelerates, individuals and organisations must embrace agility, creativity, and resilience to thrive. How can we cultivate inclusive, innovative cultures and develop the skills needed to navigate an uncertain future? Now more than ever, we must rethink leadership, foster human intelligence, and work together to shape a better world.
  • Being human in an age of machines – The mental health challenge
    We are living in an era of rapid technological acceleration, global unrest, and deepening disconnection. As loneliness, anxiety, and mental illness rise, many turn to distractions and substances to cope. Climate change, social media, and uncertainty about the future add to this growing distress, especially among younger generations. If we fail to evolve alongside these changes, will the cost be an escalating mental health crisis? To thrive, we must cultivate resilience, heal collective trauma, and adapt our minds and emotions. The future is ours to shape—what kind of world do we want to leave for future generations?
  • Voices of innovation – The power of positive human collisions
    Every voice matters. We are all creative. What if your organisation could awaken the potential of your people, through the development of a creative and collaborative voice? Your people are an amazing resource of untapped potential, who together have everything that is required to enhance innovation and creativity and solve challenging problems through the power of positive human collisions.
  • Psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health: It’s coming and you should know about it!
    Rates of loneliness, social isolation and mental illness are increasing, and we are numbing our fear and anxiety through a range of distractions and substances. One in four Australians now have a chronic mental illness. One in six are on anti-depressants and suicide rates are increasing. Climate change, complex issues, social media and concerns about the future are causing significant additional anxiety, particularly amongst younger people. Our increasing mental health crisis is a significant challenge to a happy and meaningful future for our human civilisation.
  • Breath, mindfulness and the neuroscience of singing
    Would you like to increase your courage, improve your brain and build your team’s capacity to manage increasing change and complexity? This keynote and workshop will teach you tips and tools to:
    • Tap into presence and the power of your breath in an accelerating world.
    • Increase your brain’s neuroplasticity and improve your memory, language and concentration.
    • Foster a more creative, collaborative and innovative culture.
    • Build a united team that celebrates its diversity and sings off the same song sheet.
  • Pot-Pourri
    Pot-Pourri is one of Australia's leading feature acts, known for their captivating performances combining opera, Broadway, comedy, cabaret, and more. Their interactive shows uplift audiences and are ideal for corporate events, conferences, and special occasions. They were awarded Australian Event Entertainers of the Year. Pot Pourri's performances include:
    • Opera, broadway hits, comedy, didgeridoo, dance, acrobatics, and magic.

Testimonials for Tania de Jong AM

Tania brings her own special magic to an event. She combines valuable insights with a fantastic singing voice – a truly unique experience. She electrified the 2018 European Business Forum.
Thinkers 50 European Business Forum 

It was a fantastic experience to hear your speech at Thinkers 50 in Odense in 2018. You really made it crystal clear to all of us what “purpose” means and how important it is if you want to make a difference. Very impressive.
Thinkers50 delegate

Session was great. A terrific buzz after it. Freedom is coming…truly first rate!
McKinsey & Company
 
We were delighted with the impact and outcome of your session. Many people have made positive comments on the session and the energy and passion that it produced. Brilliant!
AON Top 200 Conference
 
Tania’s keynote address was an inspiring call to action on our individual and collective creative capacity.  And I never thought I would witness our national team in full and rapturous song together.  The experience left us all with a sense of unexpected elation!
General Manager
Myer Family Company
 
Tania, thank you so much for being part of BCG’s 50th Birthday Celebration Day. The feedback from our staff on your session has been tremendous – it was a real standout for many of us. One of the teams told me that before your workshop, they were struggling to get the rest of their team to engage and be creative and that afterwards they all wanted to be involved and participate. Thank you for being flexible and accommodating with our event. Your energy, passion, enthusiasm and joie de vivre are a real inspiration. Keep it up!
Partner and Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group
 
The keynote and ONE TEAM, ONE VOICE Workshop was truly a binding experience, inspirational to a group in need of self-belief and confidence. In an engaging and memorable way, the team was able to perform as a unit like never before. Something to refer to for a long time!
Mondelez 
 
You were wonderful. You engaged with over 700 of our consultants in a powerful way and reinforced our own potential. The standing ovation was a testament to the way you moved us into a different headspace. Many people have mentioned it was the best session they have attended at a conference anywhere!
Price Waterhouse Coopers
 
The event last night was a great success, and on a number of different levels. It was fun, built trust and shared experience amongst our group, and helped advance the leadership program we are workshopping. Your contribution was wonderful and you obviously have a winning set of products that are refreshingly different. Thank you for sharing the experience with us last night.
BHP Worsley Alumina
 
This golden-voiced diva gave us all goose bumps. Her message was powerful and her never give up attitude was so inspiring. She has clearly earned her success through hard work and extraordinary talent. Entertaining and brilliant!
Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year
 
Tania de Jong brought warmth, enthusiasm and inspiration to our launch of Constellation – Professional Women’s Speaker Series. We were overwhelmed with the positive feedback on our selection of speaker. Tania managed to transcend our business world with her background as a lawyer, evoked compassion and understanding with her family history and encouraged us to be resilient when our dreams are shattered. She inspired us all to look for the music in our lives, let our dreams soar and our voices sing.
Founding Patron, Constellation
NAB
 
The session was very well received and will always be a memorable one. The energy was great and we had excellent feedback.
AGL Senior Leadership Team
 
Your speech and song were real masterpieces! YOU REALLY WOWED THEM!
The Florey Institute
 
You make the world a much better place. This city and country are blessed by your talents, generosity and immense vision.
Louise Karch 
 
Thank you for being one of main drawcards at our Florey Innovation Symposium and giving the opening address. You set the scene beautifully for what was to follow with presentations from a broad array of neuroscientists and related disciplines. There is no doubt that the link between innovation, creativity and practical outcomes is beautifully enhanced by creative minds.
The Florey Institute
 
Thank you so much for your presentation. The feedback from delegates has been very positive with responses focussing on your theme of unlocking the creativity of those in the workforce. Several indicated they intend going back to their organisations with a mission to harness the creativity of their staff more effectively. You certainly touched a nerve with many of them signalling the risk-averse culture that has been steadily built up over the years standing as a barrier to their organisation’s going forward and have been inspired by you to reverse the trend.
National Local Government Human Resource Conference
 
We were excited to have Tania speak as part of our Excellence Seminar Series. The postgraduate students and staff who attended the talk only had wonderful things to say about her. They found her presentation inspiring, creative, engaging and very personal. Tania’s personality shone through her style and everyone responded to her beautiful heart. We would like to thank Tania for her amazing gifts and sharing them with us.
Monash Postgraduate Association
 
Tania’s presentation was one of the most insightful and entertaining talks we had in recent months. The students and the professors thoroughly enjoyed the engaging talk and learnt about the power of creativity, innovation and collaboration. The importance of creativity in large corporations, the need for innovation especially in Australia and the real power of diversity are some of our key learnings we will remember and use. It was our privilege to hear her beautiful voice in the end, a perfect finish to the event. The event was a great success. A big thank you to Tania, on behalf of the students at Melbourne Business School.
Melbourne Business School
 
Your insightful, and highly entertaining presentation certainly provided our audience with a detailed perspective and greater understanding into why creativity is more important now than ever before, and some of the key benefits to nurturing creativity which you identified such as: improved wellbeing, leadership, and increased productivity, further highlighted how creativity ultimately leads to innovation.
Your in-depth knowledge into why diversity is also critical to unlocking creative potential and thus enabling innovation to flourish, was of great interest to our attendees, and was further demonstrated in the example you provided through your highly successful ‘One Voice’ program.
Innovation Series, Brisbane
 
Your presentation “Creative Leadership – The Key to Success in Uncertain Times” was excellent, evidenced by the number and calibre of questions from the audience. You provided cutting edge public policy thinking for our Trustees. Feedback from the event has been excellent.
Centre for Economic Development Australia

Innovator, entrepreneur, entertainer – Tania has it all and delivers it all! Tania gave our CEO members so much more than we expected - highly recommended for your next event.
The CEO Institute
 
Tania is one of those rare people who change the world for the better and who positively influence and create opportunities for the community. At a recent presentation to BPW Geelong Tania inspired our members to rediscover their inner creativity, to aim high and to persevere toward achieving their goals. Her passion and enthusiasm is infectious.
BPW
 
Mark Twain said: ‘Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like it’s heaven on earth’. This philosophy epitomizes Tania de Jong!
Melbourne Business School
 
The National Board and others really enjoyed having you with us for the two days and thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and your enchanting performance at the dinner. Your keynote was powerful, engaging and inspiring. I heard nothing but glowing reports from the Board about your performance, so you really made an impact!
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board Retreat
 
Tania is an accomplished professional and delivered an immaculate performance with substantial impact in a short space of time. This in itself confirmed to the delegates how sustainable new behaviors are possible with focused commitment.
PHA
 
Tania presented a keynote to our 450 delegates from Catholic Care programs across Sydney. Her powerful keynote inspired and moved all of us to unlock more of our creative potential and find our passion and purpose. To top it all off her beautiful voice enchanted us all. It was a very life-affirming session and we have received great feedback from our staff.
Catholic Care Total Staff Day
 
Tania was the most engaging speaker we have had - never in my dreams did I believe I would have over 80 of my clients holding hands and singing all in tune! A great testament to the ability of Tania to not only get a critical message across but getting people to take immediate action. Leadership is about taking action - there's no doubt Tania, that is what you delivered. Great presentation, great fun and most important, a message that people won't forget. Thanks again for 'bringing to life' creativity in leadership. Others are good at the talk, you walk the talk!
Director
Bridgeworks
 
Tania de Jong is a great story-teller and her presentation on creativity was wonderful!
Australian Positive Psychology Conference
 
Fabulous, amazing & joyful - Aha moments! Wonderfully inspirational, uplifting & refreshing.
Thought provoking & emotional. Great story telling. Great concept & initiatives - gave me lots to think about at a personal level and a business/learning and development level.
Lovely message - those who feel included, valued & supported achieve great outcomes.
Very relevant. Best session so far.
Comments from Australian Institute of Training and Development National Conference