So who is
Geoff Kirkwood and why should I take notice
of what he says?
Geoff
Kirkwood brings with him 40 years of diverse
business experience - several successful
businesses - and lessons learned as a world
class speaker, author, catalyst and center
of influence.
From Adelaide to Arkansas –
California to Kuala Lumpur – Vancouver to
Vladivostok, Geoff Kirkwood has
entertained audiences for nearly 20 years.
More than 5000 people have learnt better
presentation and speaking skills from Geoff
Kirkwood. He was the very first western
speaker to speak in the then closed city of
Vladivostok in 1990. He was also the
President of the National Speakers
Association of Australia in Queensland
in 2001.
Geoff grew BNI in Australia
from 40 chapters to 170! He is
therefore a proven BNI leader. As National
Director for BNI in Australia he was
responsible for Australia achieving the
highest percentage growth in the world in
2004.
He is the creative brains
behind such ideas as International
Networking Week® and International
Networking Day® – both key events in the
international BNI calendar in 37 countries.
This event has been embraced worldwide by
numerous BNI entrepreneurs. In addition
he created the ultimate referral trademark
of Who Can You Refer Today?® and has
invested substantial effort in creating the
Young Entrepreneurs Award® in Australia.
Honored by BNI for his
creative work with these ideas he has
also been personally recognized in both 2002
and 2003 by the founder of BNI for his work
in creating and sharing word-of-mouth
marketing ideas worldwide in 15 countries.
He is now regarded as the Referral
Master™
